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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Anodized aluminium Black & Slate iPad mini to be unveiled this month
Earlier this week, new reports emerged claiming that Apple will send out invitations for an iPad mini event on 10 October, with the event being held on 17 October and a 2 November on sale date. If the new photographs prove to be legitimate, Apple could offer its 7.85in tablet in an anodized...
Aluminum Association Discusses New ATG-Funded Study
A new study out confirmed that reducing vehicle weight with aluminum is the best overall enabler for significant efficiency increases. According to a release, the report specifically shows that achieving new higher fuel economy standards in the 50+ MPG range is possible by combining a range of...
New Destacker Tooling Design Feeds Aluminum and Steel Blanks
Bilsing Automation has recently applied its pressroom tooling expertise to the development of a flexible destacking solution that can successfully separate and feed both steel and aluminum blanks in various sizes and configurations. The solution was designed and engineered by Bilsing for...
Hindalco growth to be driven by new projects and Novelis
A key growth driver for Hindalco is the commissioning of a new project this fiscal after a long delay. Additionally, Novelis, its international subsidiary, with its high-value added products and increased focus on recycling will drive earnings in the event of falling aluminium demand. The Mahan...
2013 Jaguar F-Type sports the most advanced lightweight aluminum structure
As the F- Type debuts, Jaguar had broken new ground to achieve its goals. The F-Type is built around the most advanced, rigid and lightweight aluminum architecture to date. This meets the car’s two goals of low mass and extreme rigidity. AC300, a 6000-series aluminum alloy, was specifically...
AkzoNobel Expands Capacity In US To Meet Semi-Conductor Demand
Dutch paint and chemicals AkzoNobel NV said Thursday it will expand the capacity at one of its US specialty chemicals production sites in order to meet increasing demand from the semi-conductor industry, particularly for the production of light emitting diodes (LED's). Financial details were not...
Taber Extrusions Upgrades Sawing Capabilities
Taber Extrusions, a major aluminum extrusions company, has announced the addition of two new equipment improvements at its facility situated in Arkansas. With the inclusion of these machineries, Taber Extrusions has upgraded its precision saw-cutting capabilities for customized aluminum extrusion...
GM to use new aluminum welding technology to increase fuel efficiency
In an effort to improve the fuel efficiency of its vehicles, General Motors Co. plans to use a new aluminum welding technology "more extensively" starting next year. According to the Detroit-based automaker, the resistance spot welding process, which GM says is an industry-first, is expected to...
Motor Wheel Service launches new forged aluminium heavy duty wheel range
Motor Wheel Service has expanded its xlite range with the launch of xflange, a new forged aluminium wheel designed for heavy duty applications. The wheels, which are available in 17.5, 19.5 and 22.5 inch sizes, are manufactured using a special process which embeds hard material into the flange and...
Alcoa Introduces New Lighter, Stronger High-Load Aluminum Wheels
Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products (AWTP), an Alcoa business unit, introduced four new forged aluminum wheels, two of which offer maximum loads per wheel currently unavailable in steel. The Alcoa wheels are up to 44% lighter than steel equivalents and support the move to higher-load-capacity...
Honda develops new technology to weld steel and aluminum together
Although some engineers have had success in spot welding steel and aluminum together, it has largely been considered impossible to achieve reliable, continuous welds directly between the two dissimilar metals. That changed last Thursday, however, when Honda Motor Company announced that it has...
Sumitomo Electric to sell aluminium based auto harnesses
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd, the world’s second-largest maker of wire harnesses in cars, is preparing to start selling an aluminum-based product that may help the company vie for the lead in the market. “We’re near the point where the quality is high enough and we can make final safety...
Jaguar Land Rover launched world's first aluminium SUV
Jaguar Land Rover has launched the world’sfirst all-aluminium body SUV as a result of extensive research and developmentinto aluminium manufacturing technology. The luxurious fourth-generation RangeRover vehicle will be manufactured in a new state-of-the-art plant at Solihull- the largest factory...
Norsk Hydro to highlight recycling possibilities of aluminium at "Aluminium 2012"
More than 950 exhibitors from 50 nations are taking part and around 25,000 visitors are expected at the Aluminium 2012 World Trade Fair & Conference. Hydro President and CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg and senior executives Hilde M. Aasheim, Hans-Joachim Kock and Oliver Bell will all be present to meet...
Aluminum scrap consumers using secondary aluminum scrap as feedstcock
Aluminum scrap consumers are increasingly using secondary grades of feedstock, which has put a floor on secondary scrap prices and diminished overall scrap quality, according to Garey Rittenhouse, vice president of southern nonferrous trading at Mayfield Heights, Ohio-based PSC Metals Inc. Many...
Alba Shares its Expertise with Bahrain University Students
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) underlined the importance of maintaining stringent quality standards in aluminium production process with a group of 14 students from the University of Bahrain (UOB)’s Chemical Engineering Department who visited the company for an educational tour. The visit was...
Aluminium industry requires intensive investment and high technology for growth: Qatalum
Qatalum, the organizer of the Arab International Aluminium Conference (Arabal 2012), which will be held in Doha from 20th to 22nd of November 2012, has remarked that the aluminium industry within the GCC region is increasingly attracting high levels of official interest, as well as acquiring a...
Rusal launches online trading platform
Rusal has launched an online trading platform for its suppliers so contractors are now able to obtain comprehensive information regarding competitive selections and place their bids via the company's website, the Russian aluminium producer said Monday. "The main goal of Rusal's production strategy...
