source:ENGINEERLIVENew lightweight rotor sleeve technology drives sustainability, explains Richard ThompsonPost COP26, the urgent need for action on carbon emissions could not be clearer. As the automotive industry faces escalating pressure to improve performance and reduce weight in the pursuit of net zero, new, innovative materials technology harnessing aluminium matrix composites (AMCs) is proving a dynamic, sustainable solution for engineers.The technology is based on the convergence of advanced materials and a novel manufacturing process to produce AlXal (pronounced Al-Zal), a highly vers...
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source:Mining COMUSA Rare Earth announced that it expects to produce nearly half of the critical minerals listed in the US Geological Survey’s revised list of raw materials deemed crucial for national security and the economy.In a press release, the Texas-based company said that together with partner Texas Mineral Resources, it is committed to developing the Round Top heavy rare earth, lithium and critical minerals project in Hudspeth County, thus making it a national strategic asset for supply chains essential to the US economy.“USA Rare Earth will bring into domestic production nearly half o...
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source:Building IndianaAmerican Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), a next generation and socially responsible supplier of raw materials to the new infrastructure and electrification marketplace, announced another milestone for its American Rare Earth division in receiving the final permit approval for its initial rare earth and critical element isolation and purification facility currently being constructed in Noblesville, IN.The facility will be the company’s first as it continues to execute on its innovative objectives to help establish a competitive, domestic supply chain using the most e...
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source:Forbes wheelsGeneral Motors announced two deals Thursday that will let it domestically source crucial raw materials and parts for the expanding family of battery-electric vehicles GM will roll out over the coming decade.GM says it formed strategic partnerships with MP Materials of Las Vegas and Vacuumschmelze (VAC) of Frankfurt, Germany, to supply both rare earth metals like neodymium, as well as the high-power magnets used in EV drive motors. Until now, GM, like its competitors, largely has been dependent upon foreign sources, primarily Chinese. Suppliers and automakers have been...
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