By Michael Niedzinski, Constellium. Introduction Friction stir welding (FSW) of Airware 2050 was investigated as a method for making custom blanks for spin forming large, single-piece flight articles. The objective of this study was to evaluate the behavior of 2050 parent material in addition to the FSW regions after spin forming and subsequent heat treatment. […]
Irizar e-mobility, a Spanish company that produces electromobility solutions for cities, will be the first company to use Hydro Extrusions’ recycled aluminum profiles produced from green hydrogen in their products. The aluminum profiles will be used in the bodywork of their electric vehicles, such as the “ie tram,” a zero-emission bus with the appearance of […]
Volvo Cars announced that it was doubling down on its sustainability action plan while at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, UAE. The company aims to cut carbon emissions per car by 75% by 2030 (compared to a 2018 baseline) and to become climate neutral by 2040. The company has already […]
Saltworks Fab, an automotive restoration and hot rod company, is installing two Figur G15 machines at its facility in Sarasota, Florida. Developed by Desktop Metal, a global leader in additive manufacturing technologies for mass production, the G15 is an innovative digital sheet forming (DSF) machine tool, which is able to shape standard aluminum and steel […]
Hydro is forming a joint venture with PADNOS, a Midwest leader in recycling and scrap management, to enable more upcycling of post-consumer aluminum scrap. Named Alusort LLC, the 50/50 joint venture will industrialize Hydro’s proprietary sorting technology, HySort®, bringing it to the U.S. market. “Digging deeper into the scrap pile and returning more aluminium to […]
Airbus Helicopters opened a new 3D printing centre at its site in Donauwörth, Germany. The company now operates three machines for components made of titanium, four for plastic parts, and — as a new element — a machine that can produce components made of aluminum. The additive manufacturing process allows for serial products of components, […]
ElvalHalcor S.A., one of the leading flat rolled aluminum manufacturers worldwide, is working to enhance its sustainability initiatives and energy management capabilities at its manufacturing plant based in Oinofyta, Greece. The company placed an order with SMS group for the delivery of its Viridis Energy and Sustainability Suite for its flat-rolled aluminum operations. “Our partnership […]
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) started construction on a 170,000 tonne per year recycling plant at its Al Taweelah smelter in the United Arab Emirates. This will be the largest aluminum recycling plant in the country. Market analysts expect global demand for recycled aluminum to grow from some 27 million tonnes per year in 2022 to […]
