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Rio Tinto Empowering a Low-Carbon Aluminium Revolution in Finland
Rio Tinto Empowering a Low-Carbon Aluminium Revolution in Finland In a ground-breaking collaboration, Rio Tinto has joined forces with Swedish investment firm Vargas, Mitsubishi Corporation, and a hos...
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Driving Efficiency Underground with Automation and AI in Mining Operations
Driving Efficiency Underground with Automation and AI in Mining Operations As the global demand for minerals and resources surges, the mining industry faces immense pressure to operate more efficientl...
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Unlocking Iron’s Potential in Superconductivity Research
Unlocking Iron’s Potential in Superconductivity Research In a ground-breaking discovery, scientists at the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) have unveiled the intricate atomic mechani...
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Why Quality Control is Critical in Steel Fabrication
Why Quality Control is Critical in Steel Fabrication Steel fabrication plays a very important role in many industries, from construction to automotive manufacturing. Every process involved here must a...
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Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining Forging Ahead with Winu Copper-Gold Venture
Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining Forging Ahead with Winu Copper-Gold Venture The global mining industry is abuzz as Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM) solidify their partnership on the Winu...
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Revolutionising the Steel Industry with Virtual Reality
Revolutionising the Steel Industry with Virtual Reality In a remarkable stride towards innovation, BZI® is transforming how the steel industry operates. As a trailblazer in integrating cutting-edge te...
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Electrifying Steel to revolutionise Manufacturing and Beyond
Electrifying Steel to revolutionise Manufacturing and Beyond Electrolytes—the unsung heroes of many electrochemical processes—are not just the key to powering electric vehicles but may soon be a cruci...
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PPG PRIMERON with optimized zinc boosting Corrosion Protection
PPG PRIMERON with optimized zinc boosting Corrosion Protection PPG today announced the introduction of PPG PRIMERONTM Optimal zinc epoxy powder primer. The patent-pending product is formulated with an...
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First Nickel, Copper and Cobalt from Lifezone Metal’s Kabanga Project
First Nickel, Copper and Cobalt from Lifezone Metal’s Kabanga Project Lifezone Metals Limited has announced the production of nickel, copper, and cobalt cathode samples from the Kabanga Nickel P...
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Replacing Steel Floors with 3D Printed Sustainable Floor Panels
Replacing Steel Floors with 3D Printed Sustainable Floor Panels Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Maine have designed and 3D-printed a singl...
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Tube Notchers essential for Fabrication and Metalworking
Tube Notchers essential for Fabrication and Metalworking Tube notchers are essential tools in metalworking and manufacturing, designed specifically for creating precise cuts or “notches” i...
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Armour Steel
Armouring Steel to make even Tougher Materials Researchers demonstrated that stainless steel and other metal alloys coated with hexagonal boron nitride, or hBN, exhibit non-stick or low-friction quali...
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Heavy Traffic rerouted using Acrow Steel Bridge during New Jersey Project
Heavy Traffic rerouted using Acrow Steel Bridge during New Jersey Project Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced it has designed and supplied a modular steel b...
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Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion to Revolutionize Metalworking
Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion to Revolutionize Metalworking Researchers are using new, experimental techniques like Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE™) and friction stir...
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Metal Recovery from Copper Slag turns Waste into Wealth
Metal Recovery from Copper Slag turns Waste into Wealth Copper smelting is a major source of copper production, generating significant amounts of slag. In 2022, China produced over 11,000 kilotons of...
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Metal 3D Printing unlocked with Velo3D Flow Developer
Metal 3D Printing unlocked with Velo3D Flow Developer Velo3D, Inc., a leading additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical metal parts, today announced the release of Developer, a ne...
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Cornerstone Building Brands set new Metal Building Standards
Cornerstone Building Brands set new Metal Building Standards Cornerstone Building Brands’ latest metal building innovations continue to make waves in the industry, providing fast, affordable, durable...
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Turning Red Mud into Green Steel for Sustainable Metal Production
Turning Red Mud into Green Steel for Sustainable Metal Production The production of aluminium generates around 180 million tonnes of toxic red mud every year. Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institut für...
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Scrap Aluminium and the ShAPE of future buildings
Scrap Aluminium and the ShAPE of future buildings The circular economy just closed the loop on scrap aluminium, thanks to a new patent-pending technology developed at the Department of Energy’s Pacifi...
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Identifying and Mitigating Corrosion Science on an Atomic Level
Identifying and Mitigating Corrosion Science on an Atomic Level When water vapor meets metal, the resulting corrosion can lead to mechanical problems that harm a machine’s performance. Through a proce...
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Adding Carbon to Copper to boost Electrical Conductivity
Adding Carbon to Copper to boost Electrical Conductivity A common carbon compound is enabling remarkable performance enhancements when mixed in just the right proportion with copper to make electrical...
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Metal Steam Turbine Blades can now be 3D Printed
Metal Steam Turbine Blades can now be 3D Printed Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory became the first to 3D-print large rotating steam turbine blades for generating...
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New treatment method improves friction and wear of steel and titanium
New treatment method improves friction and wear of steel and titanium Scientists refined the method of diffusion saturation of steel and combined it with polishing in electrolyte plasma. Under the inf...
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3D Printing with Steel improved with Lasers
3D Printing with Steel improved with Lasers The method, developed by a research team led by the University of Cambridge, allows structural modifications to be ‘programmed’ into metal alloys during 3D...
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Iron and Steel Plant upgrades would reduce Carbon Emissions
Iron and Steel Plant upgrades would reduce Carbon Emissions Upgrading, or retrofitting, the world’s iron and steel processing plants early could reduce carbon emissions by up to 70 gigatonnes by...
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Acrow Modular Steel Bridge a permanent replacement for Ontario Thessalon Bridge
Acrow Modular Steel Bridge a permanent replacement for Ontario Thessalon Bridge Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, is pleased to note one of its long-span modular st...
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Designing corrosion-resistant alloys with AI
Designing corrosion-resistant alloys with AI In a world where annual economic losses from corrosion surpass 2.5 trillion US Dollars, the quest for corrosion-resistant alloys and protective coatings is...
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Relocatable Buildings – How to Buy and Enjoy the Benefits
Relocatable Buildings – How to Buy and Enjoy the Benefits The world is evolving at a fast pace and every innovator is working around the clock to provide better solutions that are useful and sus...
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Scrap Metal Services benefit the Construction Industry
Scrap Metal Services benefit the Construction Industry Scrap metal services are an integral part of the construction industry. They allow for the efficient reuse of materials, thus reducing waste and...
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Metal 3D Printing Prototyping Services by DSB Technologies
Metal 3D Printing Prototyping Services by DSB Technologies DSB Technologies, a world leader in the manufacturing of powder metal components, announced the launch of its Metal Binder Jetting prototypin...
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Spray Paint has evolved with the Rust-Oleum Custom Spray 5-in-1
Spray Paint has evolved with the Rust-Oleum Custom Spray 5-in-1 Rust-Oleum, an innovation leader for more than a century, today announced spray paint’s newest evolution, Custom Spray 5-in-1.This first...
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Using Welding Techniques to improve 3D Metal Printing
Using Welding Techniques to improve 3D Metal Printing A research team led by Dr. Sang-woo Song, Dr. Chan-kyu Kim, Dr. Kang-myung Seo at the Department of Joining Technology of the Korea Institute of M...
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Chinese research team develops Polymers with a Metal Backbone
Chinese research team develops Polymers with a Metal Backbone Until now, you can have a metal or a plastic, but not both in one. However, things don’t have to stay that way. In the journal Angewandte...
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Smart Sensors could prevent metal thieves running off with the rails
Smart Sensors could prevent metal thieves running off with the rails Cable theft costs the UK taxpayer millions of pounds each year—and that’s just for infrastructure repairs. The total cost to the ec...
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CorroLogic is the logical Corrosion solution for the Oil and Gas Industry
CorroLogic is the logical Corrosion solution for the Oil and Gas Industry The stakes of corrosion in the oil and gas industry can be astronomical, ranging from high maintenance and repair costs, to do...
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VULCAN scans microscopic behaviour of 3D Printed Metal
VULCAN scans microscopic behaviour of 3D Printed Metal From carbon fibre to concrete and bamboo, additive manufacturing—the industrial term for 3D-printing—utilizes many different materials and techni...
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New Weld Filling Wire invented for high-strength Steel Repair
New Weld Filling Wire invented for high-strength Steel Repair The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense teamed up to create a series of weld filler materials that could dramatically improve high-stre...
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Tips to reduce cost of CNC Machining Aluminum
Tips to reduce cost of CNC Machining Aluminum As world technology continues to improve, machining services also advance, and if you are not careful, you may miss out on new design tips to improve your...
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Scientists uncovering how radiation weakens metal one atom at a time
Scientists uncovering how radiation weakens metal one atom at a time Gray and white flecks skitter erratically on a computer screen. A towering microscope looms over a landscape of electronic and opti...
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Steel Carriers in India relies on Tadano all-terrain Cranes to lift 250t steel dome
Steel Carriers in India relies on Tadano all-terrain Cranes to lift 250t steel dome As far as Steel Carriers Managing Director Sunil Makad is concerned, there is no doubt about it: “This was a complex...
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Quellaveco Mining Project in Peru produces first Copper
Quellaveco Mining Project in Peru produces first Copper Fluor Corporation announced today that first production of copper concentrate has been achieved at Anglo American’s Quellaveco project in Peru....
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University of Pittsburgh boasts giant Gefertec arc605 3D Metal Printer
University of Pittsburgh boasts giant Gefertec arc605 3D Metal Printer Tucked away in the sub-basement of Pitt’s Benedum Hall, past the racecar parts spilling into hallways, you’ll find a giant machin...
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Multilayered Coating could herald Corrosion Resistant Steel
Multilayered Coating could herald Corrosion Resistant Steel Steel is one of the strongest materials found on earth and is widely used for construction. But on its own, the durability of steel is poor....
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New research exploring Ultra-Conductive Aluminium to replace Copper
New research exploring Ultra-Conductive Aluminium to replace Copper In the world of electricity, copper is king—for now. That could change with new research from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory...
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Steel Decarbonisation needs more high-grade Iron Ore
Steel Decarbonisation needs more high-grade Iron Ore Decarbonising the steel industry will require an increase in high grade iron ore production and improved beneficiation techniques, finds a new repo...
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VolvoCE delivers World’s first Construction Machine built using Fossil-Free Steel
VolvoCE delivers World’s first Construction Machine built using Fossil-Free Steel In the latest step on its path toward carbon neutrality, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) becomes the fir...
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Exploring the 3D Printing of Complex Metal Parts
Exploring the 3D Printing of Complex Metal Parts 3D printing has opened exciting new avenues for engineers and forced product designers to reimagine what is possible. The ability to print complex meta...
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Five Innovative and Sustainable Building Materials
Five Innovative and Sustainable Building Materials The construction industry is constantly evolving. To combat environmental concerns and achieve carbon neutrality for the nation, experts are creating...
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Paradigm shift needed to forecast corrosion within Civil Engineering Structures
Paradigm shift needed to forecast corrosion within Civil Engineering Structures The most common cause of degradation and failures of reinforced concrete structures is chloride-induced corrosion of its...
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MIT engineers plant-derived composite as tough as bone and hard as aluminium
MIT engineers plant-derived composite as tough as bone and hard as aluminium The strongest part of a tree lies not in its trunk or its sprawling roots, but in the walls of its microscopic cells. A sin...
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