Bosch SDS, Dassault Systèmes collaborate to advance AI-led manufacturing in India
Bosch Software and Digital Solutions (Bosch SDS) and Dassault Systèmes today announced a collaboration in India to help manufacturing enterprises accelerate digital transformation across product engineering, manufacturing operations and industrial value chains. The collaboration brings together...
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...
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Alcoa chief to discuss aerospace portfolio
Olivier Jarrault, executive vice president and group president of Alcoa's engineered products and solutions, will speak on February 7th at the Cowen and Company 34th annual aerospace/defense conference at New York's Intercontinental Barclay. Jarrault's presentation will be broadcast live via...
RUSAL starts rig testing of the industrial inert anode pot
UC RUSAL, world's largest aluminium producer, is pleased to announce the start of rig testing on the industrial smelting pot, based on the revolutionary and unique inert anode technology. Rig tests are being held on a 3kA amperage in Krasnoyarsk. For inert anode technology the Company has developed...
Orbite Aluminae and Veolia Environmental Services tie up to recycle Red Mud
Orbite Aluminae Inc. ("Orbite") and Veolia Environmental Services ("Veolia") signed an exclusive worldwide collaborative agreement for the treatment and recycling of red mud generated by industrial alumina production using the Bayer process. The terms of the partnership include the construction of...
Alcoa Fastening Systems ties up with China Aircraft Manufacturer
Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS), a unit of Alcoa, has announced a new agreement for strategic technology and commercial cooperation with Commercial Aircraft of China Ltd. (COMAC). COMAC is a manufacturer of large passenger aircraft in China and has ambitions of competing with Boeing and Airbus. The...
Global Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor Industry is down due to slow demand
The global aluminum electrolytic capacitor market has been heavily battered against the backdrop of faltering economies and bleak demand in the downstream consumer electronics market. Subsequently, leading industrial players including NCC, Nichicon, Panasonic, LELON and Jianghai witnessed declines...
SML launches new extrusion lamination line
In recent years, the flexible packaging market has demonstrated continuous growth. The demand for new packaging materials is on the rise due to pressure for longer product shelf lifes, a smaller CO2 footprint, reduced packaging weights, better optics, etc… Extrusion lamination is increasingly...
Orbite produced its first tonne of high-purity alumina (HPA) at its Quebec plant
On 22nd Jan, Orbite Alumina announced that it successfully produced its first tonne of high-purity alumina (HPA) during the last week of December 2012 and early January 2013 as part of the initial commissioning and testing activities at its commercial-scale HPA production plant in Cap-Chat, Quebec....
PanAsialum to raise HK$1.22b in Hong Kong
PanAsialum, a major manufacturer of aluminium casings for Apple's iPad, plans to raise up to HK$1.22 billion from an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, the Shenzhen-based company said yesterday. Aluminium parts for various Apple products have increased their share of the firm's portfolio...
Orbite Aluminae rises on news of production breakthrough
Orbite Aluminae Inc. shares rose more than six per cent in heavy trading Tuesday on news that the Quebec company has produced its first tonne of high-purity alumina. The stock reached $2.82 in midday trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, up from the previous close of $2.65, with more than 2...
New Hydratight aluminium in-line test tools set to expand weld testing capabilities
A new range of aluminium in-line weld test tools from Hydratight is set to expand the capabilities of weld testing operations. Hydratight’s new aluminium in-line test tools find application primarily in branch-line pipework where they can be used to isolate the line completely, create a vapour...
Vimetco commissions new aluminium hot rolling mill
Vimetco NV, the global producer of primary and processed aluminium products, today announces that it has successfully produced the first hot rolled coil at its new hot rolling mill at its Chinese unit, Henan Zhongfu Industry. "The first coil was rolled on 20 December, 2012, 33 days ahead of...
Novelis opens New Global R & T Center in Kennesaw
Rolled aluminum and aluminum can recycling giant Novelis has a new Global Research & Technology Center whose design is intended to give customers a close look at the company's world-class R&D, engineering and manufacturing expertise, drive collaboration with customers, and showcase innovative use...
Quaker launches eco-friendly coolant for machining aluminum alloys
Quaker, a global leader in metalworking process fluids has introduced QUAKERCOOL® 7000 ALF BAF, a European approved machining and grinding coolant, to the U.S. aerospace industry. QUAKERCOOL® 7000 ALF BAF is an environmentally friendly water soluble coolant designed for the machining of aluminum...
Chinalco SWA Forge Plant creates new production record
Chinalco Southwest Aluminum Group Co., Ltd’s forge plant grasped key emphasis in work to promote technological innovation and make great efforts to tubing production in 2012, at the end of November the plant’s extrusion workshop production increased 55% yoy, which has broke the former highest...
Nokia's next Lumia handset to have an aluminium body
Nokia may introduce a fresh line of Lumia smartphones this year, and is said to be planning to encase one of the high-end models— codenamed 'Catwalk'—in an aluminium body, according to a report by The Verge. If this is true, the Catwalk would be thinner and lighter than the Nokia Lumia 920, which...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. Named as National Winner of the 2012 Regional Awards for New Technology
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) in collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP), recognize Orbite Aluminae Inc., based in Montreal, Quebec, as national winner of the 2012 Regional Awards for New Technology. Orbite Aluminae...
Al Andalus grows portfolio with latest additions
Al Andalus Holding Company continues to steer ahead with a well-devised growth plan that includes adding the latest and best technologies to its portfolio, which has ensured its success in the building and construction industry. The Saudi-based company is now planning to set up one more extrusion...
NTN Corporation develops first corrosion resistant bearing using aluminium bronze
Japan’s NTN Corporation reports that it has developed a corrosion resistant “Bearphite” material for use in environments that result in the fast corrosion of bearings, such as within gasoline. Motorised fuel pumps and exhaust gas recirculation devices (EGR) for automobiles and motorcycles are...
