INDUSTRY NEWS German Alliance Focuses on Liquid Metals Technology
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden- Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Tech- nology, Karlsruhe, Germany, have established an alliance to study the applications of liquid metal technolo- gies, particularly for the steel and light metal castings industries. Te new Helmholtz Alliance
LIMTECH (Liquid Metal Tech- nologies), which will work with other Helmholtz centers and universities in
Alcoa Develops Anodized Diecasting
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, recently an- nounced the first commercial success of a new technology that will allow aluminum diec astings to take on the look and feel of an anodized part. Te first use of the new ColorKast
technology appears on Samsung’s new digital camera NX210. According to a press release by
Alcoa, ColorKast allows electronics makers to create cosmetically high-end, lightweight and cost-effective compo- nents for portable electronic devices. Parts produced in the process will combine the appearance of anodized aluminum and the high productivity and cost advantages of diecasting.
NEWSCAST
Te Bühler Technology Group has announced the acquisition of the Revisions and Retrofits business of the Italian company Brescia Presse S.r.l.
Fairmount Minerals’ Wedron Sili-
ca sand-mining facility has earned the Community Relations Award from the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) for its “outstand- ing community involvement” in the region, according to the IAAP.
Flow Science, Inc. announced it has
entered into a new international asso- ciation agreement with Don Comput- ing to sell and support Flow Science’s FLOW-3D software in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
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Germany, has secured almost $25 mil- lion for the five-year project. According to the alliance, liquid met-
als are becoming increasingly significant for liquid metal batteries for energy storage, carbon dioxide-free hydrogen production and solar cells because of their ability to store energy in large
quantities and dissipate heat effec- tively. Teir thermal conductivity is 50 to 100 times higher than the that of water, and they continue to stay liquid in a broad range of temperatures. Two subprojects of the alliance are dedicated to the use of liquid metals in solar power plants.
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