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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Qatar in aluminium technology initiative
An initiative to position Qatar as a core knowledge centre for aluminium technology in the Middle East has been launched jointly by Qatar University’s Centre for Advanced Materials (CAM), Hydro and Qatalum. CAM’s metallurgical expertise will be reinforced by Hydro, the global aluminium company...
Jaguar Land Rover announces an all-new aluminium vehicle architecture
Jaguar Land Rover today announced an investment approaching £1.5 billion to introduce an all-new technically-advanced aluminium vehicle architecture in forthcoming models. To support this strengthening of the Jaguar product portfolio 1,700 new jobs will be created in the UK at our advanced...
Graphene reinforced alumina tougher and more conductive than plain alumina
Graphene can reinforce ceramics, simultaneously making them conductive – at least that's what Graphenea's most recent scientific work demonstrates. The team of researchers found that when a bit of graphene is added to the ceramic alumina, the material becomes up to 50% less likely to break under...
Alcoa Technical Center in Upper Burrell is shifting its strategy
Alcoa Inc.'s battle to get more aluminum into automobiles might be won with a technology developed years ago for soda cans. It's the kind of win that would fit CEO Klaus Kleinfeld's emphasis on more profitable products and being a partner rather than just a supplier to manufacturers. While aluminum...
Recycling education partnership to inspire student scientists
With the start of the new school year, millions of children will have the opportunity to learn the science of recycling thanks to a new partnership between the scrap recycling industry and JASON Learning. The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) and JASON Learning have worked together to...
Rio Tinto Alcan celebrates first metal production in its aluminium smelter in Canada
Rio Tinto Alcan celebrates the first metal produced at its new US$ 1.1 billion Arvida Aluminium Smelter, AP60 Technology Centre, in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. This important milestone marks the transition from a world-class construction project to a 60,000-tonne technology development centre...
Outotec to deliver a technology license for a potential alumina refinery in the UAE
Outotec agreed to deliver a technology license for a potential alumina refinery in the United Arab Emirates. Outotec and Hatch, as an unincorporated joint venture, have been awarded a contract by Mubadala and Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL) for the provision of a technology license as well as the basic and...
Government of Canada supports aluminium industry
The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, today announced that Trans-Al Network Inc. has been granted financial assistance to pursue its activities with...
Jaguar releases preview of aluminium architecture at Frankfurt Motor Show
Jaguar has released a teaser image of its C-X17 crossover concept in advance of the model’s unveiling at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. The design study introduces Jaguar’s new modular aluminium architecture, which the brand said underpins its future. According to reports, Jaguar could switch...
Samsung Galaxy S5 may switch to aluminium case
Samsung is rumoured to be switching from polycarbonate to aluminium and magnesium for its shell casings for next year's wave of Galaxy smartphones. It is speculated that the first device to ditch the plastic rear will be the Galaxy S5, but there are claims that other future handsets will also...
Hammerer Aluminium Industries to use QlikView business discovery platform
QlikTech,a leader in Business Discovery - user-driven Business Intelligence (BI), today announced that the Hammerer Aluminium Industries GmbH (HAI), one of the leading European manufacturers of high-quality aluminum profiles, is using QlikView enterprise-wide to help drive a range of business...
Nokia 515 features anodized aluminium chassis
Nokia's feature phone portfolio has got a new addition, Nokia 515. The all-new Nokia 515 has been built from a single piece of anodized, sandblasted aluminium. The feature phone features a 2.4-inch QVGA display with 240x320 pixels and boasts a pixel density of 166ppi while also possessing the...
Bailey Alu-Tech construction system celebrates fifth anniversary
When Bailey began developing a redesign of their products' construction in 2007, the industry had seen few attempts at modernising the standard design. The market was full of conventionally assembled caravans, consisting of sandwich construction timber frame laminated and semi-laminated panels,...
Partnership with Khalifa Port aids EMAL's Phase II construction
Construction of EMAL's Phase II expansion is more than 70% complete and on schedule to meet its December 2013 deadline. Cooperation with Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) is helping to ensure that the expansion of Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) into one of the world's largest single-site aluminium smelters...
Hertwich Engineering commissions Batch Homogenizing plant at Dubal
Hertwich Engineering has commissioned a batch homogenizing furnace and a cooling station at Dubal (United Arab Emirates), the homogenizing plant being the third of its kind to be commissioned by Hertwich within the aluminium smelter complex. Such batch homogenizing furnaces are designed for...
East Manufacturing introduces all-aluminum flatbed trailer
East Manufacturing has introduced a new all-aluminum flatbed trailer with narrow-neck design. East has combined its new flatbed trailer with Sliding Systems, Inc. (SSI) all-aluminum Curtainside unit, resulting in one of the lightest weight trailers in the industry. Beginning August 22, East will...
Opel’s new all-aluminum 3-cylinder turbo sets refinement benchmark
Opel’s all-new three-cylinder will be celebrating its world premiere at the Frankfurt International Motor Show in September. The 1.0-liter turbo gasoline engine is not only climate-friendly, it also represents a new benchmark for refinement in three-cylinder engines, with noise and vibration...
HTC One Mini features brushed aluminium design
The HTC One Mini release date is upon us and Vodafone has confirmed it will stock the 4G ready HTC One spinoff from today, August 14. Hitting the red-hued network just days before the Vodafone 4G network rollout on August 29, the HTC One Mini will be paired with either access to Sky Sports Mobile...
