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Aluminium industry asks for 90% renewable energy exemption
THE AUSTRALIAN Aluminium Council claims Australia can boost the aluminium industry while expanding renewable energy.
10/08/2009
Green Architecture website promotes use of aluminium
THE AUSTRALIAN Aluminium Council has applauded the launch of a new Green Architecture website which highlights the advantages of using aluminium in architecture.
01/07/2009
World’s largest aluminium refinery opened in Brazil
VALE has opened the world’s biggest aluminium refinery in Brazil and has further announced it will invest in the region to boost output of various metals.
15/08/2008
Rio Tinto may lower aluminium purity at Tiwai Point smelter
THE RIO Tinto Tiwai Point aluminium smelter may change its production mix, as demand for high purity aluminium plunges.
23/03/2009
Australian Aluminium Council urges smelters to lobby renewable energy targets
THE AUSTRALIAN Aluminium Council is urging aluminium smelters to speak up on the government’s proposed renewable energy targets.
24/07/2009
Alcoa shows off aluminium on TV
ALCOA says its facilities worldwide were featured prominently in the Discovery Channel’s ‘How Stuff Works’ television episode on aluminium.
04/02/2009
Researchers collaborate to reduce energy use in aluminium production
SCIENTISTS from CSIRO and five universities are researching ways to reduce the amount of energy used in the primary production of aluminium.
17/09/2009
ADCA meeting will address impact of green policies on aluminium industry
THE AUSTRALIAN Die Casting Association says the Australian Aluminium Council’s Miles Prosser speak at its Annual General Meeting.
26/10/2009
Rio Tinto pushes Tiwai Point aluminium production capacity up to 89%
RIO TINTO says it is starting to restore capacity at its New Zealand Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
05/06/2009
Austal wins contract to build four aluminium high-speed ferries
TASMANIAN Minister for Economic Development, Michael Aird, has congratulated Austal on securing a contract to build four aluminium ferries.
12/10/2009
Alcoa acquires Noble’s IP for welded aluminium risers
ALCOA will acquire Noble’s intellectual property for welded aluminium risers used in offshore oil and gas exploration and development.
29/06/2009
Rio Tinto defends aluminium performance
RIO Tinto says it made the right move in 2007 when it splashed out US$38b ($44.43b) to acquire Alcan, after BHP Billiton claimed the purchase had been too expensive.
28/08/2008
Nissan aluminium casting plant axes 50 workers
NISSAN Australia is laying off 50 workers at its Dandenong South aluminium casting plant, in response to low demand for its engines and parts.
30/01/2009
Climate change activists protest in Tomago Aluminium smelter
THREE climate change activists from the Rising Tide group chained themselves to a weighbridge in the Rio Tinto Tomago Aluminium smelter on 9 June 2009.
10/06/2009
Aluminium may get five-year emissions permit
POWER-hungry aluminium is likely to get free permits for five years under the proposed emissions trading scheme.
17/07/2008
Alcoa named safest in aluminium industry
ALCOA has been named as having the Best Safety Performance in the Worldwide Aluminium Industry by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI).
28/05/2008
Aluminium saves energy at games
ALUMINIUM manufacturer Alcoa says it has helped make the Beijing 2008 Olympics a “green” event by providing lightweight metal for the transportation systems and venues.
07/08/2008
Researchers challenged for new uses of aluminium
RUSSIAN aluminium company Rusal has extended an invitation to Australian universities and research centres to find new applications for the metal.
20/06/2008
Aluminium will recover: Rio Tinto
RIO Tinto claims global aluminium demand will fall 12% in 2009 to 33.5m tonnes due to the housing and car slump.
15/06/2009
Australian Aluminium Finishing’s precise powder coating for new stadium
AUSTRALIAN Aluminium Finishing says it has provided powder coating to Melbourne’s new Rectangular Stadium.
09/09/2009

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Aluminium-filled prototyping now available
ARRK says it has started supplying Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) prototype components in aluminium-filled nylon material.
Aluminium MIG welding robot
PANASONIC Factory Solutions has released a MIG welding robot for push-pull aluminium feeding, with a three motor system for wire feed.
Birchwood Casey’s Lumiclad finishes aluminium in black quickly
BIRCHWOOD Casey says its BK-LC finishing machines are suited for rapidly finishing small lots of aluminium parts with the Lumiclad process.
Walter supplies aluminium machining indexable inserts for F4033 face milling cutter
WALTER says it is now supplying special indexable inserts for the Xtra.tec face milling cutter F4033, in order to increase productivity when machining aluminium.
Specially coated indexable inserts
WALTER has released a range of indexable inserts with physical vapour deposition (PVD) aluminium oxide coatings suitable for turning applications.
Enerpac’s RACH aluminium cylinders for portable metal forming and holding
ENERPAC says its new RACH series of compact and lightweight aluminium hollow plunger hydraulic cylinders have high power-to-weight ratios.
Walter provides PVD aluminium oxide coating for 90% of its milling cutter catalogue
WALTER says PVD aluminium oxide coating is now available for almost every one of its milling cutters, with the Tiger.tec indexable inserts.
End mills for aluminium have large “sweet spot”
ONSRUD Cutter LP has introduced a line of end mills for aluminium materials, said to allow chatter-free machining at high speeds and on heavy cuts.
Portable MIG welder
LINCOLN Electric has released a compact and portable MIG welder said to have the widest welding output range of its class.
Flexible depressed-centre wheels
CAMEL Grinding Wheels (CGW) has released a line of flexible depressed-centre wheels which provide both grinding and finishing with one wheel to increase productivity and convenience.
ECEFast releases TS-6XX series sheathed thermocouples for non-ferrous metal melts
ECEFAST has released the TS-6XX series of thermocouples temperature probes with protective sheaths for monitoring molten non-ferrous metals in crucibles and baths.
Drilling-free assembly for machine guards
PRODUCTS For Industry says it is now stocking machine guards which require no drilling for installation.
Siemens releases heavy duty version for Siroll Shapemeter
SIEMENS VAI Metals Technologies has released the Siroll Heavy Duty Shapemeter, a flatness measuring system for cold rolled steel and aluminium strips up to 5.5mm thick.
Lincoln Electric’s POWER MIG 216 packed with welding technologies
LINCOLN Electric has released the POWER MIG 216 welding system for the autobody and sheet metal fabrication industries.
Streamlined TIG welder
MILLER Electric has released a TIG welder for steel, stainless steel and aluminium, which has only two controls.
Large scale laser cutter
LASER Photonics has released a high power fibre laser cutting system with a single pallet shuttle table capable of large scale industrial cutting jobs.
MIG welders upgraded
LINCOLN Electric has upgraded two of its MIG welding machines with spool gun functionality and timer functions.
Metal analyser provides lab-quality results
OXFORD Instruments has released a hand-held metal analyser which dispenses with the need for complex vacuum pump or helium tank attachments.
BOC releases Smootharc TIG 200AC/DC inverter-based TIG welding machine
BOC has released its new Smootharc TIG 200AC/DC inverter-based TIG welding machine, with built-in MMA welding capability.
Magnetic and vacuum combination grippers
GOUDSMIT Magnetics has released combination magnetic and vacuum grippers suited for automated handling of sheet steel, aluminium, stainless steel and most other sheet metal items.

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