Software that may help manufacturers and product designers, reduce the costs and CO2 emissions associated with transporting and storing goods is said to have been used for the first time by a major UK retailer on beverage packaging.
Making aluminium alloys easier to work with for car manufacturers is the focus of research at Imperial College London, UK, enabling them to exploit the light metal, improving fuel economy and reducing emissions.
An automatic tuning system for drilling, originally developed to aid
space exploration, has found applications in the packaging industry. The patented device is said to be able to shape thin sheets of aluminium into cans, reducing raw material requirements by 12%.
A proposed 40% Resource Super Profits Tax on mining in Australia
'jeopardises' a 'growth story that has benefited all
Australians', claims Brendan Pearson, Deputy Chief Executive of the
Minerals Council of Australia.
An online Collaborative Open Resource Environment (CORE) for materials science is being launched in the UK on 21 April. The aim is to make electronic educational resources freely available under a range of Creative Commons licenses.
A global rheological model has been developed to help predict the combined effect of shear rate, temperature and solid loading on low viscosity feedstocks used in low pressure powder injection moulding (LPIM). Producing ceramic and metal alloy parts using LPIM offers a more
economical alternative to high pressure powder injection moulding
(HPIM) for small series production in industries such as aerospace,
medical device and automotives.
