Aluminium International Today News
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Transforming aluminium production with real-time molten metal analysis
In the world of aluminium production, where efficiency, quality, and safety are paramount, the advent of real-time molten metal analysis represents an opportunity to expedite the production process while granting much greater levels of process control in real time than traditional laborious and error-prone manual sampling techniques, leading to delays, inefficiencies, and heightened safety risks.
Based in Iceland, DTE is at the forefront of integrating advanced digital technologies into the production process and promises to revolutionise the industry by providing instantaneous, accurate data that can be used to optimise every aspect of production.
23 September 2024 -
A once-in-a-decade chance
How one refractory contractor created safer processes 10 Years later
17 September 2024 -
5 Decades of Aluminium
Mick Wayne has worked in the Aluminium Industry at JMC / McIntyre for nearly 50 years. Starting his career in 1975 in the Nottingham U.K location as a Ferrous Worker, he worked up the ranks to become a Foundry Manager and has become a well-respected name in the industry. To this day, he is travelling around the world and advising businesses on how to make their Aluminium more profitable and their processes more efficient.
We caught up with Mick to find out more about his story…
16 September 2024 -
Advanced measurements and furnace monitoring
Melting and holding furnaces are an essential part of most aluminium processing facilities, but many of these aren’t run anywhere near full capacity due to limited process information.
Standard infrared pyrometers or thermal imagers typically cannot provide real-time information into key process conditions, such as temperature and melt characteristics, without considering the special and very demanding measurement and application conditions that are particularly associated with liquid aluminium and its properties. This requires intelligent infrared (IR) temperature measurement technology to support highly efficient and better-controlled furnace operations.
02 August 2024 -
Laser-based technology enables melt composition analysis
The versatility of aluminium
Aluminium is the metal of choice for a myriad of applications, in large part due to the wide range of properties (e.g., physical, chemical, electrical) that can be engineered through changes in alloy chemistry. Precise tuning of alloy properties for demanding applications, such as in the aerospace and automotive sectors, calls for equally precise control of chemical composition of the molten alloy, prior to casting and subsequent mechanical and/or thermal treatment.
Among the most common alloying elements in aluminium alloys are silicon, magnesium, copper, manganese, and zinc. Many alloys also require careful control of specific elements that are present in smaller concentrations, e.g., for influencing phase formation during solidification, preventing structural defects during casting, improving electrical conductivity or corrosion resistance, or to avoid harmful chemicals in food packaging, to name a few examples. With increased aluminium recycling also comes the need to understand the effects of additional elements introduced into the production process due to imperfect separation or liberation in recycling streams.
29 July 2024 -
Alumobility: Further lightweighting the Porsche Taycan
Zahra Awan spoke with Prof. Mark White on the project, its outcomes, and the future of BEVs.
25 July 2024 -
Event Review: AQW Alumina 2024
The AQW Alumina 2024 opened its doors on the 21st April. The weeklong show took place outside of Australia for the first time in AQW history. Opening the conference on the 22nd April, Steven Rosenberg, AQW Chairman welcomed attendees, supporters, and sponsors to Dubai, UAE.
“We endeavour; this is not a single company narrative.” - Israel Oyelunade, Director, Dramalysis
11 June 2024 -
India’s Vedanta Aluminium - leading the charge towards a sustainable future
Our world today has a clear mandate. If we are to secure a habitable future for human life on Earth, we must act swiftly and collectively to halve all greenhouse gas emissions by the mid-2030s. This will enable us to limit the rise in global temperature to under 1.5°C above preindustrial levels. Achieving this goal will require a rapid transition to a low carbon global economy.
Of the myriad of materials needed to facilitate this transition, aluminium is undoubtedly among the most critical. Aluminium’s inherent versatility and recyclability - a relatively unique combination of essential characteristics – has placed it at the forefront of the push to decarbonise key industries, lending it the sobriquet of ‘The Metal of the Future.’
29 May 2024 -
Mining Automation Cannot Be ‘One Size Fits All’
Automation in mining has come a long way, providing precision and safety solutions on autonomous vehicles, ship loaders, crushers, and other plant.
As automation has become mainstream across the industry, the world’s major players in mining autonomy have responded with every greater level of functionality and accuracy, including the likes of Caterpillar (US), Komatsu Ltd. (Japan), and Sandvik AB.
29 May 2024
