Smaller grain sizes, smarter separation: At ALUMINIUM in Düsseldorf, STEINERT presents technological advances in LIBS and X-ray sorting
From October 6 to 8, 2026, STEINERT will provide a comprehensive insight into the future of aluminium sorting. Closing the aluminium loop requires both high throughput and melt-ready quality. As demand for high-grade recycled aluminium continues to grow, STEINERT is advancing its sorting systems on...
New Roeslein AI camera brings real-time spoilage tracking to canmaking
Roeslein & Associates has introduced the R.U.D.I. AI Vision Camera, a new tool for aluminium beverage and food canmakers designed to track can counts and identify production losses in real time. The camera expands Roeslein’s R.U.D.I. AI platform, which has previously focused on data management and...
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New, eco-friendly technologies could transform the European aluminium industry by 2050
Adopting innovative technological solutions - currently in early research phase - instead of following a conservative technology development path could slash the direct greenhouse gasses (GHG) emissions of aluminium production by 66% in 2050 and reduce the associated energy consumption by 21%,...
Aluminium China brings aboard electronics manufacturers and aluminium processing companies
With the rapid development of consumer electronics, with shorter life cycles and less time between upgrades, metal is increasingly replacing plastic as the shell material of choice, reducing costs and providing a lighter, slimmer and more environment friendly alternative. A look at some of the...
Japanese recycler starts scrap aluminium alloy separation project
Japanese recycler Harita Metal Co. has stepped on board a national project that is focusing on the mutual separation of scrap aluminium alloys with support from a consortium of the country’s universities and research institutes. The initiative combines an appearance recognition system with a neural...
EGA achieves international accreditation of its metallurgical laboratories
The commitment of Emirates Global Aluminium (“EGA”) to continual improvement and standardisation has led to the accreditation of the organisation’s Laboratories to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 (General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories), in the field of Metallurgical...
Alcoa adds new sizes to Ultra One aluminum wheel family
Alcoa Wheel Products added to its Ultra One family of lightweight aluminium truck wheels with three new sizes here at the 2016 Technology & Maintenance (TMC) annual meeting: • A 24.5-in. by 8.25-in. wheel that weighs 51 lbs., 3 lbs. less than its predecessor • A 22.5-in. by 14-in. wheel that weighs...
Aluminium finds use in newly launched gadgets for personal use
Onkyo Corporation, the leading Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer, specializing in premium equipment, has launched wireless headphones with aluminium housings. Onkyo has taken the wraps off a whole host of new headphones, including premium on, over and in-ear designs. Onkyo's H900Ms are a...
Rolls-Royce tests all-new aluminium architecture, will discontinue current Phantom models
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars announced that the current seventh generation of Phantom will enter the last stages of its celebrated life. Calling it the time to take the next step in the luxury journey, the carmaker will not renew the Phantom Coupé and Drophead Coupé models in the future. A special...
Trainee welders in Oman are learning a trade with KEMPER technology
The first 50 welding apprentices, who will be deployed to handle high-quality occupational safety equipment, have successfully completed their training at the new Welding Centre of Excellence in Oman's capital, Muscat, which is equipped with technology by KEMPER GmbH. The manufacturer of extraction...
Alba upgrades to EGA DX+ Ultra Technology for Line 6
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based leading international aluminium smelter, announced that it has upgraded the technology for its Line 6 Expansion Project from EGA DX+ to the EGA DX+ Ultra. The signing ceremony was held in Dubai on February 23, 2015 and was attended by Alba’s...
Sapa introduces technical innovations in Confort Smartline
Sapa Building System is bringing to market its new sliding door system Confort Smartline. The energy efficiency provided by this thermally broken aluminium sliding system has helped Confort earn the Minergie certificate for sustainable buildings. Confort Smartline, designed for maximum daylight and...
The Aluminum Association publishes 2015 Automotive Aluminum Joining Manual
The Aluminum Association has published a multi-chapter manual that details the range of commercially available production processes for joining aluminum components in automotive applications. Developed in collaboration with the European Aluminium Association (EAA) and theAluminum Extruders Council...
Lindberg/MPH ships aluminum immersion holding furnace to large automotive die caster
Lindberg/MPH announced the shipment of an electric immersion aluminum holding furnace to a large automotive die caster. The equipment provided includes three electric immersion aluminum holding furnaces used to keep aluminum at die casting temperature. These aluminum holding furnaces utilize...
Orbite ships additional 5N and 5N+ Alpha high purity alumina samples
Orbite Technologies Inc. announces it has shipped five additional high purity alumina samples to prospective customers. Four of the five prospective customers have received, for the first time, 5N (99.999%) samples as per their required specifications, while the fifth received a 5N+ (greater than...
Aluminium China brings together electronics manufacturers and aluminium processing companies
With the rapid development of consumer electronics, with shorter life cycles and less time between upgrades, metal is increasingly replacing plastic as the shell material of choice, reducing costs and providing a lighter, slimmer and more environment friendly alternative. A look at some of the...
Norsk Hydro to build the Karmøy technology pilot
Hydro has made a formal build decision for the planned full-scale technology pilot at Karmøy, Norway, aiming to verify the world's most climate and energy efficient production of primary aluminium. Total costs are estimated at NOK 4.3 billion, consisting of net project costs of NOK 2.7 billion and...
Microsoft Lumia 650 with aluminium frame to debut in "select" European markets
Nokia and then Microsoft’s Lumia has so far been banking heavily on their low-end, low-cost devices to woo the mobile handset market. And while these devices often offered decent hardware and software specifications, they never shined in the design department. With its latest launch- Microsoft...
Desalitech reverse osmosis to help Chinese aluminium manufacturer achieve ZLD
Aluminium company Novelis has awarded Desalitech a contract to supply a high efficiency ultrapure water treatment system for a production facility in Changzhou, China. The Changzhou plant is Novelis’ first aluminum automotive sheet manufacturing facility in China with a set requirement for a new...
Accuride introduces new lightweight aluminum wheels
Accuride Corp. has announced that it has added two new lightweight aluminum wheels to its product offering. Re-engineered to reduce weight by 5-7%, the new aluminum wheels are both standard type 22.5 x 9.0 wheels produced at the company’s aluminum wheel production facility in Erie, Pa., according...
