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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EGA to discuss regional industry dynamics and innovation at ARABAL 2015
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) will meet with leading industry professionals at the upcoming Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL) which takes place from 15 to 17 November in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The premium trade event within the Middle East aluminium sector, ARABAL provides a...
Antifungal aluminium surface help improve air quality produced by air-conditioners
Korean engineers have shown that a specially-designed aluminium surface could help improve the air quality produced by air-conditioning units. The issue is that aluminium – which most commercial evaporators are made from – isn’t inherently antimicrobial, so requires careful and frequent cleaning to...
Scientists develop an ultra-hard glass made using alumina
Scientists in Japan have developed an ultra-hard glass made using alumina. The new material is thin as well as hard and is made using alumina, an oxide of aluminium. If successfully commercialised, it could increase the durability of glass used in the windows of buildings, cars and in smartphone...
Orbite selected in TOP 20 most innovative public technology companies
Orbite Technologies Inc., announced that the selection committee of the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX), made up of technology experts and investors from across the country, has selected Orbite as a TOP 20 public technology innovator. Hundreds of company profiles were reviewed and the TOP 20...
Orbite receives U.S. fly ash monetization patent
Orbite Technologies Inc. announced that further to its October 6, 2015 press release, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the Company U.S. patent No. 9,181,603 titled "Processes for Treating Fly Ash". The patent covers the selective extraction and recovery of valuable elements...
Essential investment for Welsh Aluminium Firm to meet demand
Aluminium fabricators Dudley’s Aluminium has invested £125,000 in cutting-edge machinery, and taken on two apprentices, as it continues to complete a number of important projects throughout the UK. The company has purchased its first ever CNC machining centre as well as an automatic notching...
Research on reducing pollution in aluminium smelting wins award
Pioneering research to reduce pollution from the production of aluminium has earned Professor Margaret Hyland of the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Engineering this year’s Pickering Medal from the Royal Society of New Zealand. She is the first woman to receive the award. Professor Hyland and...
iMT Taiwan to present unmatched business opportunities for global metal industry
The industry-awaited inaugural staging of International Metal Technology Taiwan (iMT Taiwan) has garnered curious spotlight from market watchers and all-involved in the global metallurgy sector eager to see the latest innovations and technologies at the trade exhibition. Organized by Kaigo Co.,...
Pahang bauxite operators to foot the bill for Adherex 120 red dust-control technology
Malaysia Pahang's bauxite operators will have to foot the bill once the state government decides to adopt the ore dust control agent known as Adherex 120. The state government was yesterday given a demonstration of the product, which aims to cut down on the 'red dust' phenomenon which has hit the...
China makes breakthrough in bauxite flotation technology
China's Zhengzhou Mineral Utilization Research Institute has been awarded national intellectual property for its invention of inhibitor that effectively separates diaspore from silicon-containing substances. Diaspore is one of the three component minerals of the economically important aluminum ore...
Linde oxyfuel remelting technology speeds shift to automotive aluminum
With the demand for automotive aluminum accelerating in the U.S., Linde LLC is focusing its global expertise in oxyfuel technology on improving both the casthouse processing and heat treating of aluminum and aluminum alloy products. At the Aluminum Show 2015 in Detroit, November 11 and 12, Linde...
"We are making all efforts to keep our operations running… resorted to closure only after exhausting all other viable options," Dr Mukesh Kumar, President & Group Head - Technology & Innovation, Vedanta Limited
Vedanta Limited, a Vedanta Group company is one of the world's largest global diversified natural resources company, with operations across zinc-lead-silver, oil & gas, iron ore, copper, aluminium and commercial power. To remain competitive in the recent global melt down condition due to low metal...
Rusal prepares testing site for RA-550 reduction cell
Global aluminium producer Rusal has completed preparation of a testing site for the RA-550 reduction cell. Prior to this, the Russia-based company completed engineering works and plans to commission the first cell in the third quarter of 2016. According to Rusal, the RA-550 cell development is...
Researchers use alumina to develop nearly 'unbreakable' glass
In a revolutionary breakthrough, Japanese researchers have developed a new type of glass that is nearly unbreakable and is said to be as strong as steel. To make glass tougher, alumina- an oxide of aluminium and silicon dioxide- is used. However, in the past, when researchers tried building strong...
Researchers develop new energy-efficient technique to weld steel and aluminium
As manufacturers, particularly in the automobile industry, continue to work toward incorporating lighter metals like aluminium with heavier steel, the ongoing problem has been how to successfully weld them together. The problem is that the high heat created in the welding process actually weakens...
Aluminium structural components showcased in SAG Tech Days North America 2015
SAG Tech Days held at each of the two US truck manufacturers and current SAG customers Navistar-International respectively Daimler Trucks North America in mid September were a huge success. Thereby less known possibilities from SAG as Rheocasting or aluminum structural components in general were...
RUSAL invests up to $10 million in the casthouse modernisation project at Sayanogorsk
UC RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, has conducted the initial tests of new equipment within the project for melting furnace installation in the casthouse at Sayanogorsk smelter (RUSAL Sayanogorsk). The project investment will total up to USD 10 million. The project, scheduled to be...
Metalface offers new communication option for recyclers
Metalface, an Internet and mobile communication network designed for metals recyclers, says it will go online in late October 2015. Sepp Hermelink of the Netherlands-based company describes Metalface as an “all-in-one business network [that] will enable metal recyclers to find, connect, communicate...
