Materials

Aluminium with its wide range of uses in automotive and transport, construction, mechanical engineering, aerospace, packaging and electronics is crucial for the energy transition. The aluminum industry is preparing...

If lithium and other materials are concentrated in a few territories, alternatives must be found to make storage systems more efficient and improve the supply chain to our advantage.

Following the completion of performance evaluations, NSK can now offer a broaderrange of anti-electrical-erosion technologies for eAxle bearings used on electricvehicles (EVs). Among the new options are over-moulded bearings and conductivebrushes, elevating...

Besides an iron ore mine, the Swedish State mining company LKAB has discovered a deposit of over 1 million tons of rare earths in the northern area of Kiruna, in Lapland. As we know,...

Copper, material typically used for the windings of conventional electric motors, is more expensive and heavier than aluminium. For this reason as well, they have started the first experimentations of aluminium windings for electric...

A new manufacturing process yields highest conductivity copper composites at bulk scale. This is a discovery of researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL): they have increased the conductivity of copper wire by about...

Global top player in sustainable technologies Johnson Matthey (JM), announced that its new battery materials facility in Konin, Poland, has received a combined €135 million investment from two leading development banks, in yet another...

In many applications, bearings and supports must work also in presence of filth, dust and chips. For this reason, they need continuous lubrication and maintenance interventions. Polymer bearings by igus are lubrication- and maintenance-free,...

Axalta, a global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, launches Voltacast 3310/Voltacast H134, a new epoxy-based casting resin system that expands the Voltacast product portfolio of casting resins from Axalta’s Energy Solutions business. Voltacast 3310...

Axalta’s bespoke automotive products provide electrical insulation solutions and are designed to improve the performance levels of modern electric motors. They include Voltron wire enamel, Voltatex 4200 for impregnation, and adhesive electrical steel coatings...