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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Hydro's aluminium helps power the Azores
Hydro's Rolled Products is working to establish aluminium foil as an important part of power-storing lithium-ion batteries. With Swiss battery producer Leclanché, this battery foil is now being used in the Azores. It looks and feels like typical aluminium foil used at home, but is a product of...
Lightweighting Metals Institute looks to toughen up aluminum
The Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT) consortium has announced its first two technology accleration projects to develop lighter cast iron and harder die-cast aluminum. The consortium is operated by the public/private American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute...
Space technology to check illegal mining in India
India would soon use indigenous space technology to check illegal mining and guard its mineral wealth using satellite imagery, a top official said on Thursday. "We are in talks with the Indian space agency to use its earth-observation and remote sensing satellites for tracking illegal mining...
LME to launch an improved metal-tracking system
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is launching an electronic system to better track material stored outside its exchange warehouses in response to a financing fraud in China that roiled banks and trading. The new system, called LME Shield, will launch in December this year, and will allow the...
Aludium installing new recycling technology in Amorebieta
With operations in Spain and France, Aludium is now installing new recycling technology in Amorebieta that, by the end of 2016, will increase the production volume of this plant substantially. The new technology will melt down and recycle lacquered aluminum and aluminum cans, profiles, and slag,...
Redwave updates on its next-generation sorting system for metal recycling
Redwave, the premiere technology solutions provider for the recycling and mining industry, has developed a next-generation sorting system for the metal and aluminium recycling industry. The sorting system Redwave XRF was initially used in the field of glass sorting, for the separation of...
Rusal plans more JVs with Chinese companies
United Company Rusal Plc, a leading aluminum producer, is setting up more joint venture with its Chinese partners in Russia to make high value-added, greener aluminum products. "Rusal has a clear advantage in aluminum technologies, and hydropower resources are abundant in Russia," Oleg...
Galaxy S7 likely to feature new aluminum alloy design
A recently published tech report claims Samsung could be experimenting with a new aluminum-magnesium alloy for the upcoming Galaxy S7. It is unclear why the company wants to try a new metal material, though it may have something to do with Apple. Samsung already uses high-strength 6013 series...
iMT Taiwan 2015 to present latest metal manufacturing technology advancements
The first edition of the International Metal Technology (iMT) Taiwan- the only international exhibition in Taiwan dedicated to metal technology- will be presenting latest manufacturing technologies and high function products from 2-4 December, 2015 at Kaohsiung Exhibition Center. The Future of...
ISRI launches video promoting the value of recycled electronics
A new video aimed at providing the public with more information on the value and impact of the electronics recycling industry was introduced at the E-Scrap Conference in Orlando by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI). As part of a series focusing on recyclable commodities, the...
Orbite Technologies updates on HPA construction
Orbite Technologies Inc. today provided an update on the construction of its High Purity Alumina (HPA) Plant located in Cap-Chat Quebec. The company said since commencement in Q3 the commissioning of the project is right on schedule and will be ready for commercial production in Q4. Below are a few...
Airbus nearing final approvals for A350 lithium ion batteries
Airbus has reached the final stages of regulatory reviews over a plan to use lithium ion batteries for backup and starting power on the A350-900, says executive vice-president of engineering Charles Champion. But well-publicised safety problems with lithium ion batteries on the Boeing 787-8 and...
Names of aluminium experts announced for OEM Collision Technology Summit
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has announced the speakers for the second annual OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit to be held November 5th at the Las Vegas Convention Center during the 2015 SEMA Show. SCRS is welcoming back Doug Richman, vice president of engineering and...
HTA's new automated fibre laser cutter expedites aluminium sheet processing
Coventry-based HTA Group has invested over £2 million in automated laser profiling technology in an installation that is said to be unparalleled in the UK. The equipment comprises two 5kW TRUMPF TruLaser 5040 fibre laser cutting machines (4m by 2m format) with BrightLine fiber technology and...
Redwave to showcase its aluminium recycling expertise
Recycling technology specialist Redwave of Austria is to throw open the doors of its headquarters to customers and industry experts from around the globe on September 30 and October 1. The event is being described by Redwave as ‘the best opportunity to stay on top of new developments in the field...
Alcoa to commercialize MicromillTM Technology in Worldwide Licensing Deal
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa today announced it will commercialize its breakthrough MicromillTM technology, working with the Danieli Group, a global supplier of plants and equipment to the metals industry. Danieli will license Alcoa’s intellectual property associated with manufacturing advanced...
Kitimat smelter expansion to be reviewed
Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, has successfully argued before the BC Supreme Court that Rio Tinto’s Kitimat aluminum smelter must reviewed by the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB). The project, to be built without a sulphur dioxide scrubber, had been approved by the province’s...
Ford, Alcoa collaborate on more formable and design-friendly next-generation aluminum alloys
Ford Motor Company and Alcoa Inc. are collaborating to produce next-generation automotive aluminum alloys that are more formable and design-friendly. Ford will use Alcoa’s Micromill® material in multiple components on the 2016 F-150 - becoming the first automaker to use the advanced automotive...
