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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Apple unveils new aluminum Apple Watch Sport models
Apple announced the launch of its new watch cases and bands, including new Apple Watch Sport models. Apple Watch Sport’s lightweight anodized aluminum case now comes in two new beautiful colors, gold aluminum and rose gold aluminum paired with high-performance fluoroelastomer Sport Bands in...
GME ups the safety quotient with its latest Lite Aluminium Sheeting System
GME, the producers of the world’s most complete line of Trench Shields and Trench Shoring Equipment, announced the launch of its latest Lite Aluminum Sheeting system is built to be used by rubber tired backhoes and lightweight excavators. Constructed from lightweight, aircraft grade aluminum, the...
Alstom to supply key equipment to DUBAL’s aluminium smelter
Alstom has signed a contract, worth approximately €36 million, with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) to supply equipment on a turnkey basis for Potlines 1 & 3 at EGA’s core operating subsidiary, Dubai Aluminium (“DUBAL”, also known as EGA Jebel Ali), in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). The project will...
Orbite ships first 5N+ high purity alumina samples
Orbite Technologies Inc. announced shipment of its new samples of high purity alumina ("HPA") to prospective customers. The company had previously shipped 4N8 HPA samples to prospective customers. Feedback on purity and chemical composition of samples was positive and these prospective customers...
Orbite declares intention to purchase outstanding 2012 debentures
Orbite Technologies Inc. announced its intent to purchase all outstanding 8% convertible secured debentures issued on December 13, 2012 as per the terms of the indenture of that date. The debentures, the outstanding principal of which amounts to $25M, will be purchased for a price of $1,000 for...
Outotec inaugurates dewatering technology centre in Finland
Outotec has established a dewatering technology centre in Lappeenranta, Finland to develop new products, processes and services for solid-liquid separation and raw material reuse for the entire life cycle of processing plants. Tailings are the materials left over after the process of separating the...
Danieli receives FAC for plate stretcher at AMAG AG
AMAG rolling GmbH and Danieli signed a contract in April 2012 for the design, manufacture and on-site installation of a plate stretcher with all its auxiliaries. This job has been a challenge from many points of view, given the high quality standards requested by the customer and the demanding...
Alcoa expands R&D center to deepen additive manufacturing capabilities
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa is expanding its R&D center in Pennsylvania to accelerate the development of advanced 3D-printing materials and processes. Alcoa will produce materials designed specifically for a range of additive technologies to meet increasing demand for complex, high-performance...
HDDC process for aluminium heat sinks and liquid cold plates
Aavid Thermalloy has announced launch of its its High Density Die Cast (HDDC) heat sinks. These heat sinks are said to offer several advantages over their machined, die cast and extruded counterparts. They are claimed to offer increased thermal performance and uniform thermal distribution because...
Smart Vision Lights' new T-SLOT lights fit in aluminum extrusions
Smart Vision Lights, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-brightness LED lights for industrial applications, is pleased to introduce its new patent-pending powerful ultra-low-cost T-SLOT LED light series featuring diffusing optics. The new series provides a cost- and energy-saving...
Tianjin Zhongwang’s heavy plate mill finishes its first heat load test
On August 15, Tianjin Zhongwang 4500mm heavy plate mill commenced its first heat load test. The thick and heavy ingot slab was passed through the machine and then rolled down to an aluminium plate. A Tianjin Zhongwang official declared that the first heat load test of the 4500mm heavy plate mill...
Industrial vacuum delivered to aluminium smelter
Local furnace and industrial services company Dickinson Group last month delivered its new MegaVac cyclone loader to resources company South 32, where the machine will be used for a large basement cleaning project for the company’s Mozal aluminium smelter, in Mozambique. Dickinson Group CEO Trevor...
HELUKABEL publishes first-ever aluminum cable catalog
HELUKABEL has published its first-ever aluminum catalog, which presents its extensive range of aluminum cables and conductors, as well as information about proper processing techniques and the associated connection technology. It is the first catalog of its kind to appear on the market. With more...
Car-O-Liner Aluminum Workstation wins 2015 Innovation Award
Car-O-Liner has been selected as the winner of the Professional Tool & Equipment News (PTEN) Innovation Award in the BodyShop Equipment category for the Car-O-Liner Aluminum Workstation. Every year, PTEN requests tool and equipment manufacturers to submit their new and innovative products for...
METCASE offers bespoke aluminium electronics cases
METCASE, the metal enclosures division of the OKW Enclosures Limited, announed they are now offering fully bespoke aluminium electronics cases, created using METCASE’s standard case components such as diecastings and extrusion profiles or from fully fabricated sheet metal components. METCASE can...
Aluminium top hotplate for working with solids directly on the plate surface
The HP61A Programmable Hotplate by Torrey Pines offers the usual high quality and programmable features expected, but is also suitable to use when working with solids directly on the plate surface. This makes it ideal for use in tasks such as wafer processing and annealing, baking photo resists,...
Alba Line 5 successfully completes a decade of operations
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the world’s leading aluminium smelters, recently marked the 10th year of operations of its Reduction Line 5. Inaugurated by His Royal Highness, The Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa in 2005, Line 5 was a historic milestone in the Middle...
iPhone 6S packs in stronger aluminium alloy; passes “bendgate” test
Lightweighting is fast becoming the order of the day. Be it in the automotive sector or in the mobile handset industry, every company is now focussing on the technology that enables them to lightweight their products in order to add more value to them and stay cost effective in the long run....
