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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China Zhongwang gets approval to set up Aluminium Alloy Extrusion Processing Laboratory
China Zhongwang obtained co-approval from Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Department and Liaoning Provincial Finance Department to set up "Liaoning Provincial High-end Aluminium Alloy Extrusion Processing Laboratory." The lab represents combined efforts of the industry, academia and...
Horizon’s aluminium rollers offer a strong option at half the weight of steel
Innovative aluminium conveyor rollers designed and built by Horizon Conveyor Equipment are offering light relief to site operators in their efforts to tackle health and safety risks and cut maintenance downtime. Horizon has constructed its heavy duty aluminium rollers to offer robust strength but...
SBO Award Winners 2013: Good signs for Northwest Recycling
With its water jets that cleanly restore aluminum signs that would otherwise require a lot of carbon to reuse, Prineville’s Northwest Sign Recycling has become one of Oregon’s most innovative companies. Northwest Sign Recycling hydrostrips aluminum road signs, using jets of water — some 37,000...
Jaguar F-Type Coupe launched at LA Motor show
Well here it is. The F-Type R Coupe, a car Jaguar promises is its most badass yet, has been unveiled at the LA Motor Show. Actually “performance focused” is the official language used, but with 550bhp in a relatively compact all-aluminium body and some nifty new brake-steer technology, who are they...
Constellium awarded multi-year contract to supply advanced aluminium solutions to The Boeing Company
Constellium N.V. announced today that the company has been awarded a multi-year agreement with The Boeing Company to support all of The Boeing Company's leading commercial airplane programs. With this agreement, Constellium will increase both the scope and range of products it supplies. Under the...
Alba boosts efficiency with new technology at Lines 1-3
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) boosted efficiency levels at the plant with a recent upgrade to the new resistor preheating method for Pot Lines 1 - 3. Using principles of lean management and operational efficiency, this new technique is cost and energy efficient as compared to the earlier method....
DUBAL first customer for GE's new high performance platforms
Dubai Aluminium Company (DUBAL), which powers one of the world's largest aluminium smelters with a 2,350 MW power station, has placed the first order in the Middle East for innovative, high-performance platforms by GE that enhance the flexibility, performance and value of its existing gas turbine...
JLR uses aluminium for greater efficiency
In 1948, Land Rover built its first Defender vehicle with a body made not from steel, which was scarce and expensive after the second world war, but of aluminium. Sixty-five years later, Jaguar Land Rover’s cutting-edge new Range Rover model is built from the same metal, but for different reasons....
“The turnaround in the market will happen…only if the industry manages to reduce the stock level in the warehouse” Mr Helge Jansen – MD, HYCAST AS
HYCAST AS is a well-recognized Casthouse Solution provider from Norway with extensive experience and know-how gained from numerous projects world-wide, both within Hydro Aluminium and with other aluminium companies. AlCircle Team interacted with Mr Helge Jansen – Managing Director and Einar...
DUBAL shows its product expertise at ARABAL 2013
The 17th International Arab Aluminium Conference and Exhibition ("ARABAL 2013"), held in Abu Dhabi from 5 to 7 November this year, provided ample opportunity for Dubai Aluminium (" DUBAL ") to demonstrate the company's extensive knowledge and expertise in the primary aluminium smelting industry....
UC RUSAL to invest EUR 4 mln in SUAL-Powder Metallurgy modernization
UC RUSAL, a leading, global aluminium producer, announces a plan to modernize the SUAL-Powder Metallurgy (Shelekhov, Russia) plant. The total project investment is estimated to be EUR 4 mln. The plant is acquiring a classifier mill HOSOKAWA Alpine (Germany). The installation of the new equipment...
Rusal's Kandalaksha plant to produce electrical wire rods
The more than 60 year old Rusal smelter in Kandalaksha located in the southern part of the Murmansk Oblast shines bright in the Arctic landscape. The plant buildings look nicely renovated and the lawn separating the production facilities is as well kept as in the finest city park. "We take prestige...
Elektron introduces full line of collision repair equipment for aluminum components
At the SEMA Show in Las Vegas last week, Elektron unveiled a new family of collision repair equipment designed specifically to fix aluminum vehicle components. The new line includes MIG/MAG welders, aluminum stud welders and an aluminum repair station complete with dent puller and dedicated...
The 17th ARABAL Conference 2013 concluded successfully on 7th Nov
The 17th Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL) 2013 concluded on 7th Nov after attracting more than 500 delegates to the beautiful St Regis Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Aluminium International Today was in attendance. The first day included a pre-conference workshop, which highlighted how...
Jaguar Land Rover helps drive university tie-ups
In the engineering hall at Warwick Manufacturing Group, university students are working on a project to see if it is possible to use spot welding on an aluminium car body. “There are currently about 4,000 of these on a car,” says Paul Grimley, workshop supervisor, holding up an aluminium sheet with...
Apple to use Sapphire, a crystalline form of aluminium oxide on iOS Phablet
Sapphire will surely be part of the rumored iOS phablet, the iPhone 6, as Apple announced that it has secured a steady and relatively affordable source of the sturdy coating material. A report from earlier this year suggested that future smartphones from Apple may use sapphire, a crystalline form...
Rio Tinto and Chinalco to explore technology partnership
Rio Tinto and Chinalco will explore a partnership to bring forward the next era of mining technology aimed at delivering significant value and re-shaping industry best practice. Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh and Chinalco president Sun Zhaoxue captured their intent in a Memorandum of...
SMARTDRESS welding system allows automatic aluminium welding for the automotive sector
European researchers have found a way make the automotive sector more eco-friendly, while at the same time cutting production costs. The EU-funded project SMARTDRESS ('Adaptive tip dress control for automated resistance spot welding') is developing a fully automated control system to improve...
