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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Vipeak bauxite crusher adopts advanced hydraulic power system
Create their own advantage, the fight for market initiative, sand making production line, continuous improvement and innovation. Efficient processing of sand and gravel is a key step of the mechanism sand maker processing equipment last step to ensure the quality of the equipment of the mechanism...
UAE-developed world-leading aluminium technologies and premium purity products promoted at 18th World Aluminium Conference
DUBAL and EMAL continue to target growth in European market share, raise profile of UAE aluminium sector, at CRU 2013. United Arab Emirates: The key players in the UAE's primary aluminium industry -- Dubai Aluminium and Emirates Aluminium -- will participate jointly at the Commodity Research Unit's...
HELUKABEL® to showcase aluminum cable connection technology at WINDPOWER 2013
HELUKABEL®, one of the world's leading cable manufacturers, will be participating in the American Wind Energy Association's WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition in Chicago, IL (booth #1765) on May 5 - 8, and showcasing their complete range of cabling products capable of equipping the entire turbine...
Otto Fuchs eyes aluminum drill pipe market through partnership with TPS
German forging, extrusion and ring rolling company Otto Fuchs KG is partnering with TPS Technitube Röhrenwerke GmbH to enter the aluminum drill pipe market. “Based on some very special extrusion technologies, Otto Fuchs is able to produce high-strength seamless tubes with very special dimensional...
Aluminum-lithium alloys may be used for Boeing 777X
The stretched 777-9, the biggest twin-engine model Boeing Co. is planning to build, may be partly fabricated from a new breed of aluminum-lithium alloys, lighter and stronger than the aerospace-grade aluminum now used. Boeing gave the green light to the model on Wednesday. Yes, these new alloys do...
IMMT extracts alumina from fly ash
The Institute of Minerals and Material Technology has succeeded in extracting alumina from industrial waste fly ash and is all set to become the first laboratory in the country to develop the process into a commercially viable technology for the industries. The scientists at IMMT have extracted...
KEOPS Technologies deploys a new standard aluminium smelter manufacturing execution system
KEOPS Technologies, Inc. is currently deploying a new standard aluminium MES solution for the Ma’aden/Alcoa joint venture. Encompassing the electrode, general plant, and casthouse areas, the deployed functionalities will enhance the ability of the site to manage its production. After months spent...
Xlite super single forged aluminium wheels show debut at Truckfest 2013
Motor Wheel Service Distribution will give its two new xlite super single forged aluminium wheels their show debut on stand A28 at Truckfest Peterborough. The company claims the wheels are among the lightest on market, and a change in profile by manufacturer Wheels India has enabled the load index...
HELUKABEL to showcase aluminum cable connection technology at WINDPOWER 2013
Helukabel will have their vast array of wind turbine cables for show, which have been developed and tested to provide more than 20 years of operation service time. Cable manufacturer HELUKABEL will participate in the American Wind Energy Association’s WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition in Chicago,...
VHE completes fabrication and installation of a preheating furnace
VHE has completed the fabrication and installation of a preheating furnace for the Rio Tinto Alcan smelter at Straumsvík in Iceland. The furnace, which is semi-automatic, is able to heat 15 tonnes of scrap to 200°C within 2 hours. At this temperature all water and many low-boiling point organics...
Honda finds solution that enables steel and aluminium to be joined
Japanese car manufacturer Honda Motor Company has announced that it has developed a technology that allows steel and aluminium to be joined. Honda says the innovation will allow it to manufacture weight-saving vehicle doors that combine a steel structure with an aluminium outer skin. Joining...
Qatalum explores latest technology at Aluminium Middle East
Qatalum has taken a central role in the Aluminium Middle East Dubai 2013 Conference, which has wrapped up after three days at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre. The exhibition conference, which took place over 23-25 April, was its third edition and brought together...
Volvo applies Formula One technology in next-gen XC90
Volvo realizes it can’t continue on the same path forever. Now 11 years old, the XC90 is one of the oldest production cars on sale today, according to an Autocar report. Accordingly, Volvo engineers are hard at work on a new Scalable Product Architecture platform, which it claims is “flexible and...
Showa Denko KK develops aluminum reflector for liquid crystal displays
Showa Denko K.K. has developed high-performance aluminum reflector for crystal liquid displays for use in personal computers and television sets. Sample shipments started last month. This product is an extension of SDKs ST-60 aluminum alloy with high thermal diffusivity comparable to that of pure...
ANDRITZ Bricmont to supply aluminum melting and holding furnaces to China
ANDRITZ Bricmont, a member of international technology Group ANDRITZ since 2012, has received the order to supply 14 melting and holding furnaces for four direct-chill casting cells to Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co., Ltd., one of China's leading aluminum producers. The new melting and casting lines...
TRUMPF hosts laser welding of aluminum event
More than 125 people gathered at TRUMPF’s Laser Technology Center in Plymouth, MI, on April 4, 2013, for a technical seminar on laser joining of aluminum. Attendees learned about autogenous laser joining, the benefits of using filler wire, remote laser welding, and laser joining in the European...
Henkel introduces pretreatment process to increase aluminum use in vehicle manufacturing
Henkel Corporation's automotive group today announced the North American production debut of its BONDERITE Flex Process on the 2013 Ford F-150. The Flex Process, used on the body of the 2013 F-150, enables a significant increase in aluminum content on vehicles by replacing the traditional zinc...
Nokia showed off its ‘Catwalk’ aluminium Lumia device at MWC 2013
Nokia showed off its codename ‘Catwalk’ Lumia device at MWC 2013, which has supposedly been fashioned out of aluminium, to a select few at an invite only briefing. Apparently this device is the successor of Lumia 920, Nokia’s current flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone. Its internal specs are said...
