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GSM Aluminium opts for IRIS Exchequer accounts software
30 JUL 20121MINS

GSM Aluminium opts for IRIS Exchequer accounts software

GSM Aluminium has selected IRIS Exchequer accounts software to maintain greater control of their stock and finances. GSM Aluminium Ltd. is a solution driven supplier of bespoke extruded, drawn & fabricated aluminium profiles. Established in Yorkshire since 1992, they provide a wide range of...

Automated Cranes for Oman Aluminium Rolling Mill
30 JUL 20123MINS

Automated Cranes for Oman Aluminium Rolling Mill

SCX Special Projects have created a highly complex crane automation system for an Aluminium Rolling Mill in Oman, designed to process around half a million tonnes of rolled aluminium product a year. Molten aluminium brought in from the adjacent smelting plant is processed into coils, which are then...

10 students from Masdar Institute visit EMAL Smelter Complex
23 JUL 20123MINS

10 students from Masdar Institute visit EMAL Smelter Complex

A total of 10 participants from the Ektashif program, an outreach initiative of Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, visited Emirates Aluminium's (EMAL) state-of-the-art smelter...

Alba boosts sustainability savings target with Sigma Wave
23 JUL 20122MINS

Alba boosts sustainability savings target with Sigma Wave

Trade Arabia reported that Aluminium Bahrain focus on achieving sustainable annual savings of USD 250 million by year end has gained momentum with the recent launch of Lean Six Sigma Wave 7 initiative. The news initaitive introduced as part of Alba SmartWay is aimed at bringing about quality...

Fortrans introduced Safe Bright, a new Product to Brighten Aluminum Surfaces
19 JUL 20122MINS

Fortrans introduced Safe Bright, a new Product to Brighten Aluminum Surfaces

Fortrans, a producer of low-toxicity, biodegradable specialty chemicals and various other environment- related products, has introduced Safe Bright, an aluminum brightener. The product is a safe alternative to hazardous hydrofluoric acid, ammonium bifluoride and other acid products that are...

Fortrans introduces Safe Bright, an aluminum brightener
19 JUL 20122MINS

Fortrans introduces Safe Bright, an aluminum brightener

Fortrans, a producer of low-toxicity, biodegradable specialty chemicals and various other environment- related products, has introduced Safe Bright, an aluminum brightener. The product is a safe alternative to hazardous hydrofluoric acid, ammonium bifluoride and other acid products that are...

Elad Mentovich, of Tel Aviv University developed a memory transistor using carbon molecules
19 JUL 20122MINS

Elad Mentovich, of Tel Aviv University developed a memory transistor using carbon molecules

Elad Mentovich, a PhD candidate at the Tel Aviv University, has developed a memory transistor using carbon molecules that can be used to both transfer and store energy and eliminate the requirement for a capacitor. Smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices are becoming popular the hardware of...

GEORG finishing lines division to supply packaging lines for KUMZ Aluminium Co.
19 JUL 20122MINS

GEORG finishing lines division to supply packaging lines for KUMZ Aluminium Co.

At the end of 2011 GEORG finishing lines division was assigned with the development and delivery of two cut-to-length lines and one slitting line, each with packaging line for the Russian aluminium producer Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works (KUMZ). Those lines are able to process aluminium coils...

Accuride introduces new aluminium wheel product
18 JUL 20122MINS

Accuride introduces new aluminium wheel product

Accuride introduced Accu-Armor, the newest aluminum wheel product offering from its Accuride Wheels business unit. Accu-Armor aluminum wheels undergo a proprietary, multi-step, post-production treatment process that texturizes, anodizes and seals the surface without changing or compromising the...

SMS Siemag to deliver anodizing line to Coil GmbH for aluminum strip
18 JUL 20123MINS

SMS Siemag to deliver anodizing line to Coil GmbH for aluminum strip

Coil GmbH, Germany, awarded SMS Siemag with a contract to deliver an anodizing line for aluminum strips. This new line is the first one of its kind to process aluminum strips having a width of up to 2,000 mm and thicknesses of up to 3.5 mm. With these record dimensions, Coil GmbH is expanding its...

First all-aluminium reflok system installed at GKN Aerospace
18 JUL 20121MINS

First all-aluminium reflok system installed at GKN Aerospace

GKN Aerospace,has installed 700 m of reflok Aluminium tube and connectors in 50,000sq ft premises in Bristol. The UK-first installation, carried out by GKN facilities manager Inviron and local contracting team J. Bracey Electrical and Lane Air, was part of a retrofit to replace an existing R22...

Qatalum set to showcase plant technology at ARABAL 2012
17 JUL 20122MINS

Qatalum set to showcase plant technology at ARABAL 2012

MENAFN reported that Qatalum's state of the art environment friendly smelting technologies will attract the attention of manufacturers and delegates attending 16th Arab International Aluminium Conference to be hosted by Qatar. Qatalum said that ARABAL 2012 will be held at the Grand Hyatt here in...

Alcoa Signs  Supply Deal with Airbus
13 JUL 20123MINS

Alcoa Signs Supply Deal with Airbus

U.S. aluminum company Alcoa Inc. AA -0.60% has signed new multiyear agreements valued at about $1.4 billion to supply Airbus with products for virtually all of the passenger-jet maker's commercial programs, including the new A350. Under the deal, signed Wednesday at the Farnborough International...

HELUKABEL introduces flexible, aluminum power cable
13 JUL 20121MINS

HELUKABEL introduces flexible, aluminum power cable

HELUKABEL has introduced HELUWIND WK POWERLINE ALU. This diesel locomotive (DLO)-like power cable is made of finely-stranded aluminum and is highly flexible, offering customers the performance capabilities of a standard copper cable, but less expensive. The installation advantage of the flexible...

Qatalum Set to Showcase smelting Technology at ARABAL
13 JUL 20124MINS

Qatalum Set to Showcase smelting Technology at ARABAL

Qatalum's state-of-the-art environment-friendly smelting technologies will attract the attention of manufacturers and delegates attending 16th Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL 2012) to be hosted by Qatar, the smelter has said. ARABAL 2012 will be held at the Grand Hyatt here in Doha...

VHE provides semi Automatic casting machine for Aluminium Industry
10 JUL 20122MINS

VHE provides semi Automatic casting machine for Aluminium Industry

VHE of Iceland supplys a complete range of equipment to ensure the lowest possible electrical resistance in the sealed anode and provide assured mechanical strength. The VHE semi-automatic casting machine relieves the operator of the repetitive parts of the casting process, while providing manual...

Aluminum Supplier Constellium uses more recycled aluminum in its products
10 JUL 20123MINS

Aluminum Supplier Constellium uses more recycled aluminum in its products

Aluminum product developer Constellium is increasing the percentage of recycled metal in the aircraft parts it produces, as it vies to lower the cost and environmental impact of using metals and to prove that composites are not the answer to everything. The French group’s latest Airware technology...

Fast Auto Drive Imports Aluminium Alloy Extrusion from Italy
09 JUL 20121MINS

Fast Auto Drive Imports Aluminium Alloy Extrusion from Italy

As the auto industry is striding towards lightweight technology, transmission products of automobiles are also stepping into lightweight stage. New transmission products developed by Fast possess obvious advantages in quality performance, energy conservation and environmental protection. In order...