Downstream products weekly recap: Aidro qualifies to supply Leonardo Helicopters with 3D printed aluminium flight parts; Capral Aluminium acquires Edge Architectural Glazing from Aluminium Industries
This week, the aluminium downstream sector witnessed some vital occurring, being one of only two suppliers, Aidro received Leonardo's Declaration of Qualification for Additive Layer Manufacturing. While in Australia, Capral Aluminium acquired EDGE Architectural Glazing Systems from Victoria-based Aluminium Industries, this will enable Capral as a dealer of this particular range. A South-Korean automobile component provider, DongShin Motech Ltd, agreed on an investment of $60 million with the Windsor-Essex authorities to construct a 170,000 square-feet aluminium casing factory for lithium-battery makers like LG Energy Solutions and Stellantis.
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Aidro, a subsidiary of Desktop Metal that creates and markets 3D printing systems, has become a qualified supplier of Leonardo Helicopters' additively manufactured aluminium flight parts.
One of Australia’s leading suppliers of aluminium products and other auxiliary services, Capral Aluminium has inherited EDGE Architectural Glazing Systems from another Australia-based aluminium innovator, Aluminium Industries, situated in Victoria State.
To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/australia-capral-aluminium-acquires-edge-architectural-glazing-from-aluminium-industries-80628
Previously this month, DongShin Motech Ltd, a South-Korean vehicular component provider, signed a letter of intent with the Windsor-Essex authorities declaring an investment of $60 million (expandable to $90 million) for the construction of a 170,000 square-feet battery casing factory that will generate 300 jobs.
Electric-powered heating stations for the aluminium melt have recently been used for the first time in a test operation in the BMW Group’s Landshut facility, the plant’s main production area. As a result, the plant's energy efficiency and resource consumption are both growing.
To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/aluminium-smelter-at-bmw-group-s-landshut-facility-uses-electric-heating-stations-80643
On June 7, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) declared that Golden Aluminum received the ASI Performance Standard V2 (2017) certification for its recycling, re-melting, casting and rolling activities at Fort Lupton, Colorado, US. The rolled products made at Golden Aluminium’s Colorado rolling facility are in demand throughout the automotive, construction and electronics industries.
To know more: https://www.alcircle.com/news/asi-awards-performance-standard-to-golden-aluminium-for-aluminium-rolling-unit-in-colorado-80637
FibreCoat, a start-up business, demonstrated its success in coating individual basalt fibres with aluminium, making them versatile and cost-friendly. AluCoat from FibreCoat has reduced the cost of manufacture by a tenth when compared to other aluminium fibres already in use. With this feature, the Aachen-based business beat the stiff competition at JEC World 2022 in Paris' Start-up Booster Competition.
Averatek, the technology innovator for next-generation electronic capabilities is all set to collaborate with Toyo Aluminium K.K. (Toyo), the developer of eco-friendly aluminium products to manufacture a new catalysed aluminium foil named, Ranafoil destined for A-SAP.
On Thursday, June 9, aluminium billet inventory in China expanded by 12,900 tonnes W-o-W across five major consumption areas to score at 140,000 tonnes. Arrivals were high due to upstream manufacturers' centralised shipment during the Dragon Boat Festival, but downstream manufacturers continued to purchase on rigid demand, which was lower than pre-holiday levels.
NanoAL has signed a three-way Joint development agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan Ltd. (RtMJ) and Nikkei MC Aluminium Co., Ltd. (NMA) to extend its business collaboration. This cooperation comes after NanoAL and RtMJ signed a licencing agreement for additive manufacturing material technology (Addalloy® powders) in February 2021.
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