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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Alcoa looks to expand use of aluminum sheet in cars
Technology developed by Alcoa researchers in Pittsburgh has become the linchpin of the aluminum producer's plan to expand use of the metal from high-end German luxury cars to aluminum-intensive pickup trucks, minivans and other top-selling vehicles. Randall Scheps, the executive in charge of...
Constellium unveils new aluminium functional surface solutions
Constellium N.V. unveils two innovative aluminium solutions for functional surfaces with highly demanding technical requirements. STAYBRIGHT is a long-lasting, brilliant aluminium product used in decorative trims for cars. HELARIS brings revolutionary surfaces for solar thermal energy collectors to...
Senior management changes in Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto has appointed Greg Lilleyman as the new group executive, Technology & Innovation (T&I) following the retirement of Preston Chiaro at the end of March 2014. Greg’s appointment is effective from 1 January 2014. Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh said “Under Preston’s leadership, our...
Broner and JSoft Partner to provide APS, MES solutions to the Indian Steel and Aluminium Market
Broner Metals Solutions, worldwide specialist provider of integrated MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), Supply Chain and Scheduling solutions for metals announces with Jsoft Solutions Ltd the signing of a MoU to deliver a comprehensive product portfolio of Advanced Planning and Scheduling and...
Ball Corporation receives Triple Can of the Year honors at 2013 Canmaker Summit
Ball Corporation received Can of the Year honors for three packaging innovations at the 2013 Canmaker Summit, held recently in Edinburgh, Scotland. In the beverage two-piece category, the Coors Light World's Most Refreshing Can(TM) won a gold award and the Coca-Cola Dynamark(TM) can won a silver...
Recyclable Aluminum frames for workstations and commercial use
Manufacturing plants are getting brighter and cleaner. A Japanese-based company is adding to this trend with aluminum frames for workstations and factory shelving. SUS Corp. has designed workstations and assembly shelving that is light, clean, and, ultimately, recyclable. The GreenFrame structural...
Aluminium Samsung Galaxy S5 is on the cards
The flagship smartphones from Samsung remain among the most sought after devices currently available, but the polycarbonate builds the company uses for its high end handsets often comes under some criticism. Now though the Samsung Galaxy S5 aluminium release is being claimed again. For months now...
IBC Engineered Materials collaborating with Lockheed Martin
IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. reports that its wholly owned US subsidiary, IBC Engineered Materials Corp. is in the final stages of a materials and production qualification process with Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Electro-optical Targeting System (EOTS) team based in Orlando, Florida. IB-EMC is working...
Aluminum can be more valuable than gold, silver
Humble aluminum's plasmonic properties may make it far more valuable than gold and silver for certain applications, reckons a new research done by scientists with Rice University of the United States. Because aluminum, as nanoparticles or nanostructures, displays optical resonances across a much...
Sinco-CNC.com introduces its custom precision aluminum products
Sinco-CNC is a leading engineering company that specializes in the precision products industries. The company is pleased today to announce the launch of its custom precision aluminum products. All its aluminum products can be finished according to customers’ requirements. The custom precision...
FLIR thermal cameras help Indian aluminium industry optimize production
The Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) is employing FLIR thermal cameras to help the Indian aluminium industry save energy and optimize the production process. Welcomed by the Indian aluminium production industry, the established JNARDDC institute is also...
IBAAS-CHALIECO symposium inaugurated by CHALIECO President on 28th Nov in Nanning, China
IBAAS-CHALIECO symposium on ’Present Status and Future Prospects of Bauxite- Alumina-Aluminium Industry of the World, with Special Reference to China’ is inaugurated by Mr. He Zhihni, President CHALIECO on 28th November in Nanning. He talked about the spectacular growth of aluminium industry in...
Mingtai Aluminum may become CSR Sifang’s raw material supplier
Mingtai Aluminum announced on November 15 that the company has signed a cooperation framework agreement with CSR Sifang Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd., allowing it to share the technologies and become a raw material supplier of CSR Sifang. The agreement includes four aspects: CSR Sifang agrees to share...
Shenyang customs visits China Zhongwang
Recently, Mr. Wang Ning, Party Secretary and Commissioner of Shenyang Customs, led his team to visit China Zhongwang. During the visit, the research team toured around the Group's showroom, aluminum alloy railway vehicles body production plant, aluminum deep-processing centre plant, smelting and...
LaBrae schools receive free iPads by winning Novelis Neighbor Recycling Contest
Students using the libraries at LaBrae schools will have more new technology to use due to a fundraising effort that helped the district win 25 free iPads. Bascom Elementary Principal Wally Carpenter said at a recent assembly for grades kindergarten to fifth that because the school district...
Sinco-CNC updates its website and announces its new CNC lathe aluminum products
Sinco-CNC is a high technology engineering company that specializes in the precision products industries. Today, Sinco-CNC updates its website and launches its new CNC lathe aluminum products. The first 50 customers can get a special discount on their orders. The updated website of Sinco-CNC.com is...
Last day of IBAAS-CHALIECO hosts a number of interesting papers on alumina and aluminium
On the last day of IBAAS-CHALIECO International Symposium on Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium in China; interesting papers on alternate routes of aluminium production and alternate source of aluminium were presented. The presentations on “Low Temperature Aluminium Carbothermic Smelting Process” by...
Jaguar C-X17 concept gets new paint and five seats for Guangzhou Auto Show
Jaguar has introduced a five-seat version of its C-X17 concept at the 2013 Guangzhou Auto Show in China. The British marque is previewing the company's first ever crossover with the C-X17 which was originally presented a couple of months ago at IAA in Frankfurt. While that version came with a...
