By Geoff Scamans, BCAST at Brunel University London and Innoval Technology. Vehicles must become inherently more efficient and lightweight if automotive OEMs are to meet global emissions targets. The implementation of aluminum has helped move OEMs toward this goal, and as a result, there has been significant growth in aluminum intensive vehicles (AIVs) over the […]
Castool Tooling Systems, a division of Exco Technologies, installed a new, turnkey nitrocarburizing system from Nitrex. The large capacity furnace is part of a significant investment project involving the installation of various pieces of heat-treating process equipment at the company’s facility in New Market, Canada. The nitrocarburizing system will support the company’s ability to process H-13 […]
Vedanta Limited, the largest diversified natural resources company in India, plans to to demerge its business units into independent “pure play” companies. The company stated that this will simplify Vedanta’s corporate structure and unlock value and attract investment into the expansion and growth of each of the businesses. More than 90% of Vedanta Ltd’s profits […]
AMAG Austria Metall AG, with headquarters in Ranshofen, Austria, completed the integration of state-of-the-art processing facilities at the two sites of its subsidiary AMAG components in Übersee at Chiemsee and Karlsruhe, Germany. With this investment, the company has taken a major step towards growth and increased efficiency in the production of aluminum and titanium components […]
By Jackie Walsh, Freelance Writer. Global demand for aluminium is projected to increase by nearly 40% by 2030 according to a recent report by the International Aluminium Institute. The surge in demand is fueled by increased consumer focus on sustainability propelling transport, construction, electricity, and packaging sectors to use the metal in manufacturing products that […]
Novelis Inc. is partnering with Southern Company, a leading energy provider, to achieve its decarbonization goals, with an initial focus on Novelis’ new recycling and rolling plant, which is currently under construction in Bay Minette, Alabama. The new plant aims to be carbon neutral for Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions (as per the GHG […]
By Aaron Palumbo, Big Blue Technologies. Magnesium metal is trending, again. The original boom cycle of the 1930s and ’40s was sparked by the second world war, resulting in the array of foundational production technologies to which today’s processes owe a great deal. The 1980s and ’90s saw more advancement and rapid expansion of end-uses […]
NASA recently built and tested an additively manufactured rocket engine nozzle made of aluminum as part of the Reactive Additive Manufacturing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (RAMFIRE) project. By implementing 3D printing, the innovative design is able to be comprised of a single piece, which reduces manufacturing time and makes the nozzle lighter than conventional […]
