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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AluChem to commission a low-soda alumina plant in 2015
In 2015, AluChem will launch a new line of low and ultra-low-soda aluminas focused toward ceramics and investment casting applications. This new high-purity alumina product portfolio will utilize proprietary purification technology in the production of low and ultra-low-soda calcined, reactive and...
High Purity Alumina Market - APEC to exhibit the fastest growth by 2014 - 2020
Extensive market research has revealed that Asia Pacific is the largest market of high-purity alumina (HPA) attributed mainly to the high concentration of allied industries such as semiconductor and electronics equipment manufacturing industries in China, Taiwan and South Korea. It is then followed...
Inabata and Toyo to launch anti-counterfeit blister foil
A blister foil with anti-counterfeit features developed by Japan's Toyo Aluminium will be launched at Pharma Expo next month. The blister foil technology features colour-shifting inks that can be complemented by additional semi-overt and covert features and - according to US distributor Inabata -...
Natcore swaps silver for aluminum in solar cells
Natcore has successfully eliminated silver from an all-back-contact silicon heterojunction cell, and replaced it with aluminum. No loss of performance was said to have been recorded at the company’s R&D center in Rochester, the U.S. A provisional patent application is expected to be filed in the...
Konstantin Balakiryan develops new aluminum alloy oxidation method
Production of hydrogen by oxidation of active metals, and particularly aluminum and its alloys, is and has been studied by many universities and research centers. The main problem that scientists have been trying to solve is the formation of an oxide film on the surface of the active metals which...
PARC receives award for its scrap aluminum sorting technology
PARC, a Xerox company, announced its "plus up" award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). PARC received this new award, after completing its original $1 million contract, as part of ARPA-E's Modern Electro/Thermochemical Advancements for...
Federal-Mogul Powertrain develops new high-strength aluminium alloy for diesel pistons
Federal-Mogul Powertrain, a division of Federal-Mogul, has developed a new premium diesel piston aluminium alloy, called DuraForm-G91. In benchmarking tests, the new alloy provides between three and five times the component life of established as-cast materials in modern, highly loaded, diesel...
Aluminium-intensive Xe is the most fuel efficient Jaguar ever
The innovative new Jaguar XE claims to be the most fuel efficient vehicle its segment. Designed around Jaguar’s modular vehicle architecture, the XE is the only car in the class to use an aluminium-intensive monocoque, with lightweight aluminium accounting for 75 per cent of the structure. This...
Sapa assists DAF Trucks in transport breakthrough
DAF Trucks has created a prototype distribution truck with significantly reduced weight, resulting in lower fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Sapa played an integral role in this development toward improved transport efficiency. Alongside lead partner Leyland Trucks, and C.S.A Group,...
Novelis unveils next-generation high-strength alloys for automotive industry
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, announced the development of the Novelis Advanz™ 7000-series of high-strength alloys designed for safety-critical components of vehicle structures. Two to three times stronger than any automotive aluminum used in high volumes today,...
"Lotus has been producing cars with aluminum riv-bonded chassis for several decades", GREGORY E. PETERSON, Senior Technical Specialist, LOTUS ENGINEERING
GREGORY E. PETERSON is a Senior Technical Specialist in LOTUS ENGINEERING. Gregg's responsibilities include lightweight structures, transferring emerging technologies into commercial opportunities and program management. He has led numerous lightweighting programs for both automotive and...
Solum develops fully recyclable aluminium crane pads
Solum has developed a range of aluminium outrigger pads, reducing the weight of the units and providing a fully recyclable product. The pads are available in three sizes, all 600mm wide and either 600mm, 1,200mm or 1,800mm long. They weigh between 13-38kg, enabling them to be lifted by one or two...
Summit Racing Equipment launches Brodix BR Series aluminum cylinder heads for GM LS
Summit Racing has launched a new Brodix BR Series of aluminum cylinder heads for LS3 and LS7 engines. Brodix BR7 cylinder heads feature 262cc CNC-ported rectangular port intake runners that flow over 360 cfm of air. The BR7 STS cylinder heads are a step up from the standard BR7s. They have 264cc...
Rexam creates personalised cans for Coca-Cola Italia’s ‘Share a Kiss’ campaign
Rexam, a leading global can maker, has partnered with Coca-Cola HBC Italia to create a range of limited edition cans for the Coca-Cola Italia ‘Share a Kiss’ summer campaign. The standard 330ml cans, created specifically for distribution in vending channels, use Rexam’s innovative first-to-market,...
Orbite announces second quarter 2015 results and provides update on HPA construction
Orbite Technologies Inc announced today the filing of its Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015 . The Company reported a net loss of $3.7 million (or $0.01 per share) for the second quarter, as compared to a net loss of $4.3 million ( $0.02 per share)...
ZTE introduces Star 3 premium handset having an exclusive aluminum built
ZTE has released a number of really compelling, high-end devices this year, including the Nubia Z9, Nubia Z9 Max and the ZTE Axon variants. The company has, however, announced yet another press conference quite recently, and scheduled it for July 29th, which is today. It was rumored that the...
Rexam expands design centre capabilities
Following successful launches last year, Rexam has expanded design capabilities in its UK and Russian Design Centres. The investment in Luton (UK) sees the installation of a fully operational design reproduction studio, whilst new state of the art technology is now available in the Russian centre...
Vedanta’s innovation task force at work on next big idea
Senior managers at Vedanta have been meeting every quarter over the past one year to discuss new ideas and exchange notes with chief executive Tom Albanese on the next possible big innovation at the natural resources conglomerate. The executives are members of the 'innovation task force' which has...
