Entitled 'The cheapest weld that will do the job - a review of welded aluminium transport applications', this paper by Dr Tony Paterson of the Aluminium Federation of Southern Africa, considers welded fabrications suited to the transport sector. The paper focuses on the knowledge required to achieve a successful fabrication under cyclic load conditions and concentrates on the characteristics of welded joints - the key failure modes

The many uses of aluminium and its various alloys have made it the metal of choice across a broad spectrum of industries. Cape-based aluminium foundry, Ajax Manufacturing, has seen enormous growth in the use of this metal in many unusual applications

Bosch Rexroth recently supported the American Whirlpool Corporation in its development to modernise three thermoforming lines for plastic inner door panels. The catch - production could be halted. This was particularly important at a site that manufactures over 5 000 plastic inner door panels for refrigerators on a daily basis

Shell UK's innovative Trident platform in the Cutter field allows low-cost access to small pockets of gas by being powered by wind and solar energy that produces zero carbon-dioxide emissions