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 to invest in advanced casting technology, targeting automotive industry
With the NOK 80 million investment in casting tables with Adjustable Flexible Moulds (AFM), and new liquid distribution systems, Hydro strengthens its position as a supplier of advanced sheet ingot. “This investment is strategically important, and fits very well with our strategy to high-grade our...
Aluminium future, Jaguar Land Rover Ingenium and all-new XE
JLR’s global sales presence has improved beyond its traditional major markets from below 15% in 2008 to more than 40% at present. Last week,Jaguar Land Rover received 2014 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands, Mr Paul Chandrasekharan Sabapathy CBE...
Hydro aluminium trafo strip within a week
Being in the business for 30 years, Hydro holds the leading market position and is the most experienced partner for all big producers of electric transformers across Europe, increasing shipments to manufacturers overseas, notably in the Middle East, South America and Australia. The top product is...
Deeside recycling plant unveils new equipment, offers new products, cuts energy consumption
This week, customers were invited to tour the Deeside plant and see its latest investments. Through installing a new sawing and continuous homogenizing line, the Deeside recycling plant now can offer seven-meter-long extrusion ingots, the standard length of such products in Europe. With the ability...
“Delivering lightweight technologies to our customers at a good value is the main challenge faced by the automakers” … Craig Renneker, Chief Engineer – Component & Pre-Program, Transmission & Driveline Engineering, Ford
This year’s Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Initiative: Detroit 2014 will feature 20+ brand new case studies focusing on technical solutions for incorporating the materials & manufacturing techniques that are having the biggest impact on reducing the cost of mass produced lightweight...
Innovation in packaging technology awarded
European Aluminium Foil Association annual awards this year included three innovative drinks packaging applications. The EAFA this year included a discretionary award – a cross-category award that recognises an exceptionally remarkable achievement, application or design using alufoil, which takes...
High strength cellular aluminium foam for the automotive industry
Aluminum foam is used for applications that require high level of energy and sound absorption characteristics. UiTM researchers have developed an innovative process to make high strength cellular aluminium foam with help from some salt. Aluminium foam exhibits unique properties when compared to its...
Alcoa boosting aerospace capabilities in Virginia to meet demand for next-gen aircraft engine parts
Leading aerospace manufacturer Alcoa is expanding in Virginia to capture demand for next-generation aircraft engine parts. The Company is investing $25 million at its Alcoa Power and Propulsion facility in Hampton, Virginia to scale-up a breakthrough process technology that cuts the weight of its...
Alba inaugurates new datacentre
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) today, June 16, 2014, inaugurated its new datacentre in the presence of Managing Director, Kuwait & Bahrain, HP, Omar Draghmeh and Alba’s Executives along with Manager Information Technology, Esam Hadi, various department Managers, Alba Labour Union representatives....
India e-scrap volumes set to grow
Discarded electronics are poised to provide a growing source of secondary commodities within India, according to a recently published report by TechSci Research called India E-Waste Management Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2019. Noida, India-based TechSci Research says India’s e-scrap market “is...
Norsk Hydro: Enova supports Hydro's technology pilot at Karmøy
Enova, a public enterprise which supports new energy and climate-related technology development, has decided to contribute NOK 1.5 billion toward Hydro's full scale next-generation electrolysis pilot project at Karmøy, on the west coast of Norway. This contribution is subject to approval by the...
Israeli-Canadian aluminium-air battery goes 1000 miles
A new “aluminum-air” battery developed by Israel-based Phinergy and Alcoa Canada can more than triple the distance electric cars can travel. The battery, shown to the public in Montreal this week, is made of panels that are mostly made of aluminum. By using the new battery on an "ordinary car"...
Scientists Use Nanocomposites to Improve Properties of Thermal Block Coatings
Iranian researchers from Materials and Energy Researcher Center tried to modify the properties of thermal insulations used in turbines and thermal engines through nanotechnology. Results of the research may help the increase in thermal efficiency and lifetime of gas turbines and diesel engines....
Ford builds lightweight family car
Luxury manufacturers such as BMW and Jaguar make extensive use of materials such as carbon fibre and aluminium in the structure of some new cars such as the i8 supercar and upcoming XE sedan. More affordable models, such as the Holden Commodore, have introduced some alumiunium panels to save weight...
Siemens Ltd enters an agreement with Mitsubishi-Hitachi to transfer Metals Technologies Business
Siemens AG, Germany has made an agreement with Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc for a joint venture to operate metallurgical business industry as a complete provider of products, plant and services for aluminium industry. In accordance to this, the Board of Directors...
Orbite appoints Director of Engineering
Orbite Aluminae Inc. today announced it has appointed Diane Néron as its new Director of Engineering. The Company also provides a progress report on the status of delivery of its calcination system. Ms. Néron, who will initially be supporting the Company's efforts to complete its 3 tonnes per day...
Special coating designed to fight flange wear on aluminum wheels
A new aluminum wheel coating from Accuride Corp. is designed to reduce the rim flange wear seen in heavy-haul, shifting-load and frequent stop-start applications. The Accu-Flange coating, which can be applied to many of the company’s aluminum wheels, is a special protective treatment applied to the...
China makes graphene reinforced aluminum up to 58% stronger than regular aluminum alloys
Graphene-reinforced aluminum matrix nanocomposites were successfully synthesized through ball milling and powder metallurgy. The tensile strength and yield strength of graphene-reinforced aluminum matrix nanocomposites are remarkably enhanced by adding graphene nanoflakes(GNFs). Importantly, the...
