1st May 2013
Banbury, UK |
We're ten years old today!
1st May 2013 marks ten years since the formation of Innoval Technology following the closure of Alcan's Banbury Laboratory. We're proud to say we've grown year on year since then, and we now have over 300 clients. Everyone at Innoval would like to thank our customers, past and present, for their support over the last decade. You can read our press release here. |
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18th April 2013
Banbury, UK |
Oxford Times: Metal Memories
The April 'In Business' supplement to The Oxford Times contains an article about Innoval Technology in recognition of our forthcoming tenth anniversary. It includes some interesting history about Banbury and Alcan's Banbury Lab. You can read a copy of the article here. |
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26th February 2013
Banbury, UK |
Come and meet us in Istanbul!
We've just confirmed our participation in Aluexpo 2013. This aluminium technologies, machinery and products trade fair will take place on 3 - 6 October 2013 in Istanbul Expo Centre (halls 9 -11). We'll be in hall 11, booth D135. For more information about the fair, click here. |
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31st January 2013
Banbury, UK |
2012/2013 edition of 'innform' published
Our latest newsletter is in the process of being sent out, but you can read it now here. In it you will find a report on the progress of the first Danieli Diamond Mill, an update on our Process Models and short case studies about our training courses. We hope you enjoy reading it. |
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28th January 2013
Banbury, UK |
Welcome to our new graduate recruit, James
James Buffham, who graduated in Engineering Science from Oxford University last summer, has joined our Process Improvement team to support the application of our process models. |
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19th January 2013
London, UK |
Andy Green mentions Innoval Technology in his BLOODHOUND diary for the BBC
Wing Commander Andy Green, world land-speed record holder, is writing a diary for the BBC News website about his experiences working on the BLOODHOUND project. In his latest update, in which he talks about the manufacture of the car's wheels, he gives us a mention. Read Andy's diary here and our project updates here. |
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15 December 2012
Banbury, UK |
2013 Aluminium Rolling Technology Course dates
The dates for the 2013 courses will be as follows: 13-17th May and 18-22nd November. Both courses accept a maximum of twelve delegates and there are discounts for early bookings. For a registration form (which shows the provisional course timetable), please click here. |
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16th November 2012
Banbury, UK |
30th Rolling Course held in Banbury
Friday 16th November was the final day of our 30th Aluminium Rolling Technology Course. Since the courses began we've trained 350 people, from 56 different companies based in 33 countries! For more information about this week-long course, including an agenda and booking form, please click here. |
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9-11 October 2012
Düsseldorf, Germany |
Come and meet us at Aluminium 2012!
We're very excited to be taking part in the aluminium industry's biggest show at its new venue, Messe Düsseldorf. Tom Farley, Gary Mahon and Helen Forrest, as well as several other members of the Innoval team, will be on our stand (E01 in hall 12) to welcome you. Why not pop along for a chat, a glass of Hook Norton beer and a Banbury cake? We'd love to see you! For more information about Aluminium 2012, click here. |
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27-31 May 2012
Sorrento, Italy |
Keynote address at Aluminium Surface Science and Technology - ASST 2012
The ASST Symposium series has become recognised as the key event which brings together personnel active in aluminium surface critical products and their innovations. Geoff Scamans presented the keynote address which was entitled 'Surface treatment of aluminium automotive sheet: mythology and technology'. Eoghan McAlpine, who is also on the ASST organising committee, presented a paper entitled 'Anodic alumina oxide membranes as catalyst supports'. You can find out more about ASST 2012 here. |
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24-26 April 2012
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Expoaluminio 2012/V Aluminum International Congress
Tom Farley gave a presentation entitled 'Improving Rolling Plant Performance' in the 'Transformation Processes' section of this conference. The conference was organised by ABAL. For more information, click here. |
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23rd March 2012
Banbury, UK |
Innoval Technology joins Danieli Aluminium Strip Division
Following a successful five-year collaboration with equipment manufacturer Danieli, we're delighted to announce that we have joined forces with Danieli Fröhling and Danieli Wean United to form the Danieli Aluminium Strip Division. The Danieli group of companies rank among the three largest suppliers of plant and equipment to the worldwide metals industry. Being a part of a global organisation, but maintaining the ability to govern ourselves, represents a huge and exciting opportunity for Innoval Technology. To read our official press release, please click here. |
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1 December 2011
Banbury, UK |
2011 edition of 'innform' now published
The eighth edition of our annual newsletter 'innform' has been published. It includes case studies from Meyer Aluminium and Hypo Alpe Adria, as well as news about a new analytical technique for measuring oxide growth on surfaces. If you'd like us to send you a copy, please complete the form in the 'Contact Us' page. Alternatively, you can download an electronic version here. |
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21 November 2011
Banbury, UK |
8 Weeks of Rolling Technology in 2011!
Friday 18th November saw our 13th Aluminium Rolling Technology Course in Banbury draw to a close. Including those given off-site, we have delivered 8 rolling courses this year! One delegate from November's course, a Cold Mill Section Leader, commented 'It was the best course I have been on since working in the industry. I would like to do more work on several of the subjects included.'. |
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19 October 2011
Banbury, UK |
2012 Rolling Course dates announced
The dates for the 2012 courses will be as follows: 14-18th May and 12-16th November. Both courses accept a maximum of ten delegates and there are discounts for early bookings. For a registration form (which shows the course timetable), please click here. |
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11-13 October 2011
St Petersburg, Russia |
'Aluminium-21/Flat Rolled Products' Conference and Exhibition
This new conference was organised by Alusil-MVT and was held at the Sokos Palace Bridge Hotel, Saint Petersburg. Tom Farley gave a presentation entitled 'Maximising Returns from Rolling Mill Investments'. |
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30th September 2011
Banbury, UK |
New Process Models launched!
Our FIVE new process models have been launched and information about them is now available on this web site. The models, which are aimed at the aluminium rolling industry, are very simple to use and give the user valuable insight into a process. Click here to find out more.
For AlCircle news click here. |
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28-29th September 2011
Birmingham, UK |
Geoff Scamans presents at Aluminium in Automotive Conference
This conference, organised by the Aluminium Federation, was focused on the future for vehicle lightweighting and recycling. Geoff gave a presentation entitled 'Aluminium from Cans to Cars: Closing the ELV Recycling Loop'. You can read it here. |
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19th September 2011
Banbury, UK |
Welcoming a new recruit
We're delighted to welcome a new addition to our Process Improvement team! Vicente Martin joins us from Inasa Foil in Spain, bringing with him a wealth of experience in foil production and products. |
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13-15 July 2011
Shanghai, China |
A successful show in Shanghai
It was our first time exhibiting at Aluminium China 2011. Tom Farley, Gary Mahon and Helen Forrest were present on our stand to answer technical queries and introduce the company to visitors. |
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01 July 2011
Banbury, UK |
Aluminium Times joins ARTC
Chris Holding, Editor of Aluminium Times magazine, spent some time as a delegate on our last Aluminium Rolling Technology Course. You can read his report in the July/August edition of Aluminium Times or by clicking here. |
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01 May 2011
Banbury, UK |
Company presentation available in 7 languages
Innoval Technology is a global company and we'd like to make sure as many people as possible know about us. To help with this, we've translated our Company Presentation into seven different languages, including Chinese and Arabic. You can access the translated presentations on our homepage by rolling over the globe icon. |
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6 January 2011
Banbury, UK |
A new Non-Executive Director joins Innoval Technology
We're delighted to welcome Rod Jones, formerly of Rio Tinto Alcan, to our Board as non-executive Director. Rod replaces Peter Band who retired from the company’s Board as non-executive Director in May. For more information click here. |
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29 November-01 December 2010
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Presentation: 7th International Aluminium Conference
Tom Farley gave a presentation on the development of downstream projects in the Middle East at this event, which took place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Abu Dhabi. For more information click here. |
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19th November 2010
Banbury, UK |
Another successful Rolling Course!
Friday 19th November saw our 11th Aluminium Rolling Technology Course draw to a close. Again, feedback from the eleven delegates was very positive, with one describing it as "the most important course" he's ever attended! The rolling course will be repeated twice next year: 9-13 May 2011 and 14-18 November 2011. For a booking form, click here. Please note that 'early bird' discounts do apply!. |
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18th November 2010
Reading, UK |
Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards
Following on from the International Trade Award we received earlier this year, we're delighted to have achieved third place in the Export Award category of the prestigious Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards 2010. The judges were looking for companies who demonstrated a flair for recognising new opportunities, and who had the ability to deliver results in an ever-changing commercial environment. More than 300 people packed the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre on November 18th to hear guest speaker Lord Paddy Ashdown and the results of the 2010 Awards. For a complete list of the winners, click here. |
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September 2010
Banbury, UK |
2010 edition of 'innform' now published
Our annual newsletter 'innform' is now available to download from this web site. You'll find information on how we've performed over the last year, including results from our Client Survey, as well as short case studies from Alpoco and Rexam. If you'd like to be added to our mailing list to receive a paper copy, please let us know your postal address via the 'Contact Us' page. |
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14-16 September 2010
Essen, Germany |
Another successful visit to Essen!
This year the aluminium fair in Essen was the biggest yet, with over 18,000 visitors from 100 nations. The number of visitors to the Innoval Technology stand was the largest we've experienced in the four years we've participated, and we'd like to thank everyone who took the time to come and see us. In 2012 the fair will move to Messe Düsseldorf, and we've already secured our space in hall 12. For more information click here. |
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16-17 March 2010
Dubai, UAE |
Middle East Aluminium 2010
Gary Mahon delivered a presentation entitled 'Value-Added Downstream Processing' at this event which, this year, focused on building a sustainable downstream sector for the region's aluminium industry. The conference, which was organised by MEED, took place at The Address Hotel, Dubai Marina. It also featured an exhibition area, and we were pleased to be involved as an exhibitor. For more information click here. |
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29 January 2010
Banbury, UK |
Innoval wins International Trade Award
We're delighted to be announced as the South East Regional Winner of the International Trade Awards 2009, sponsored by HSBC Bank Plc. This prestigious award recognises the outstanding success Innoval has demonstrated in exporting its services across a range of industry sectors and to more than 20 export markets, including China and the Middle East. For more information click here. |
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18 January 2010
Banbury, UK |
Innoval Technology becomes BLOODHOUND Product Sponsor
The BLOODHOUND project, which endeavours to build a car capable of travelling at 1000mph, is designed to inspire young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Several of the car's components are expected to be manufactured from aluminium, so we've offered technical know-how to the BLOODHOUND engineering team in the areas of aluminium metallurgy, mathematical modelling, and manufacturing methods. For more information click here or download the press release here. |
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30 November 2009
Banbury, UK |
2010 Rolling Course dates announced
After two well received courses in 2009, the dates for the 2010 courses have been announced as follows: 10-14th May and 15-19th November 2010. Both courses accept a maximum of ten delegates, so book your place now! These courses have been granted PD recognition by The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. For more information and a booking form click here. |
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30 November 2009
Banbury, UK |
Chapter published in Ginzburg's 'Flat-Rolled Steel Processes' book
Earlier this year Tom Farley wrote a chapter entitled 'Cold-Rolling Mill Vibration and its Impact on Productivity and Product Quality' for the above publication which is edited by Vladimir B. Ginzburg and published by CRC Press. In this book, Ginzburg brings together industry pioneers to define the latest developments in flat-rolled processes. For more information click here. |
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24-25 November 2009
Bilbao, Spain |
Presentation: 17th Recycled Aluminium Conference
Geoff Scamans presented a joint paper (with Prof. Fan of BCAST) entitled 'Upcycling of Light Alloys by Melt Conditioning Scrap'. The event, which was organised by Metal Bulletin, took place at the Carlton Hotel in Bilbao. For more information click here. You can find Geoff's presentation slides in the Downloads section of this web site. |
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23-24 November 2009
Bristol, UK |
Innoval attends Bloodhound Product Sponsor and Media Events
The Bloodhound Project is the World Land Speed Record attempt
designed to inspire young people to pursue careers in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM subjects). The Bloodhound engineers are likely to incorporate a significant amount of aluminium into the final design, so we have offered our expertise to this exciting, challenging and worthwhile project. More details will be posted on here shortly. For a link to the Bloodhound web site, click here. |
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16-20 November 2009
Banbury, UK |
November Aluminium Rolling Technology Course
There are still some places remaining on the forthcoming course. However, to maximise student/tutor interactions, we only accept ten delegates per course, so book your place now! You may be interested to know that this course has been granted PD recognition by The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. For more information click here. |
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30 September 2009
Banbury, UK |
2009 edition of 'innform' now published
Our annual newsletter 'innform' is now available to download from this web site. You'll find information about the Strategic Support activities we've been involved in, as well as the latest MCAST updates and a short case study on our recent work with Hulamin. If you'd like to be added to our mailing list to receive a paper copy, please let us know your postal address via the 'Contact Us' page. |
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30 September 2009
Banbury, UK |
Modelling chapter published in new book for the textile industry
Our modelling expertise extends beyond aluminium! Rade Ognjanovic, who is part of our mathematical modelling team, has written a chapter in Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new book 'Modelling and Predicting Textile Behaviour'. The chapter is entitled 'Yarn Modelling'. Rade used to work in the textile industry before joining the aluminium industry. If you'd like to know more, please contact directly. |
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5 August 2009
Banbury, UK |
Web site updates
Regular visitors to our web site will have noticed a few changes recently. We've added a selection of case studies in the 'About Us' section, and our 'Strategic Support' services have been grouped together with 'Best Practice Tools'. The 'Our People' section is now part of the Home Page, and we are planning to update this with more profiles from the Innoval team soon. |
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16-17 June 2009
Düsseldorf, Germany |
Presentation at inaugural Brazing Congress
A paper entitled "Developments in Aluminium Products Suitable for Brazed HVAC&R Applications" was presented by Alan Gray at the 1st International Congress, Aluminium Brazing Technologies for HVAC&R. The conference, organised by Aluminium-Verlag, took place at the Hotel Nikko in Düsseldorf. For more information click here. |
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10 - 14 May 2009
Leiden, Netherlands |
Keynote Address at the Aluminium Surface Science and Technology (ASST) Symposium
Dr Geoff Scamans delivered a keynote address at this Symposium which encompasses all aspects of aluminium surface generation, characterisation, modification, performance and development. Geoff and colleague, Dr Eoghan McAlpine, sit on the ASST Scientific Committee and Eoghan is also on the Organising Committee. For more information click here. |
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10-12 May 2009
Dubai, UAE |
Innoval's MD presents at CRU Conference
Tom Farley gave a presentation entitled 'Responding to R&D Challenges in a Changing Industry' at the 14th World Aluminium Conference. This prestigious industry event, organised by CRU, took place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai. For more information click here. |
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25-26 March 2009
Dubai, UAE |
Innoval's participation in the Middle East Aluminium Conference 2009
Tom Farley presented a session entitled 'Designing, Manning and Operating a World-Class Downstream Business' at this conference which took place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Dubai. Innoval Technology also had an exhibition stand at the event. For more information click here. |
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8 December 2008
Banbury, UK |
2009 Rolling Course dates announced
After two well received courses in 2008, the dates for the 2009 courses have been announced as follows: 11-15th May and 16-20th November 2009. Both courses accept a maximum of ten delegates, so book your place now! These courses have been granted PD recognition by The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
For more information and a booking form click here. |
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1 September 2008
Banbury, UK |
We've added a new service to our portfolio
Through a collaboration with David Goodchild Ltd, we're pleased to offer a monthly Aluminium Patent Alert Service. With this service companies can monitor technical advances in their field and identify competitors' technical developments quickly and easily.
To read more about this service, click here. |
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1 September 2008
Banbury, UK |
Join the Innoval team!
Following the success of the last five years, our business has grown considerably and we now need to recruit more people. Please have a look at the Job Opportunities section for information about the three posts available. |
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23-25 September 2008
Essen, Germany |
Come and meet us in Essen!
We will be exhibiting at Aluminium 2008 - find us on stand 7A 30 in Hall 7. Tom Farley, Gary Mahon and others will be there to answer your technical queries and introduce you to the company. |
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12 February 2008
Banbury, UK |
| Read all about it! Innoval Technology in the Aluminium Press
We've experienced a lot of trade press coverage in these first two months of 2008. You can read 'A Working Day in the Life of Dr. Colin Butler' in Aluminium Times, and we also have technical articles published in Aluminium International Today (furnaces), Steel Times International (rolling) and A&L (surface treatment). |
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27 November 2007
Banbury, UK |
Danieli Fröhling and Danieli Automation join forces with Innoval Technology
Rolling mill plant manufacturer Danieli Fröhling and sister company Danieli Automation have formed an exclusive agreement with Innoval Technology to bring to market an entirely new range of aluminium rolling mills. The new 'Diamond Mills' are designed from the customer's perspective and represent the cutting edge of equipment technology. |
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21-23 November 2007
Hyderabad, India |
Innoval Technology present keynote address at INCAL
Dr Tom Farley and Alan Gray represented us at this event, which was organised by the Aluminium Association of India. Tom presented 'Global R&D Challenges in the Aluminium Industry'. Both Tom and Alan manned our exhibition stand and were delighted to meet many potential new customers. For more information please see www.aluminium-india.org. |
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19 November 2007
Banbury, UK |
2008 Rolling Course dates announced
After two very successful courses in 2007, the dates for the 2008 courses are as follows: 12-16th May and 10-14th November 2008. Both courses accept a maximum of ten delegates, so book your place now! Please note that these courses have been granted PD recognition by The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
For more information and a booking form click here. |
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13-14 November 2007
Eindhoven, Netherlands |
Innoval presentation well-received at ALEX 2007
ALEX is a new conference for the European aluminium extrusion industry organised by Aluminium Times. Gary Mahon's presentation entitled "Metal Quality and Technology in Europe means added value?" was enthusiastically received by the delegates. Gary's slides are available in the Downloads section of this web site. For more information on the event click
here. |
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20-24 May 2007
Nottingham, UK
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Innoval Technology exhibits at VTMS8
Vehicle Thermal Management Systems was a 5-day conference and exhibition organised by IMechE.
It covered the latest research and technological advances
in the field of heat transfer, passenger comfort and the
management of all thermal systems within the vehicle.
We promoted our heat exchanger expertise at this event. |
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15 May 2007
London, UK |
Innoval Technology addresses the House of Lords, London
Innoval's Principal Scientist, Dr Geoff Scamans, addressed the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Aluminium Industry at the House of Lords, London on behalf of the Aluminium Federation. Geoff's address was entitled 'Green Aluminium: The Importance of Innovation'. |
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16-17 April 2007
Mumbai, India |
NOCOLOK® Flux Brazing Seminar
This training event was organised by Solvay Fluor to cover the fundamentals of controlled atmosphere brazing of aluminium heat exchangers, the basics of aluminium alloys and corrosion resistance. Innoval Technology was delighted to take part, with Alan Gray leading a session on Materials and Metallurgy for Aluminium Brazing. |
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4 January 2007
Banbury, UK |
Innoval Technology
to lead £2m project
We
have recently won funding from the Department of Trade
and Industry's (DTI) Technology Programme to lead a project
to produce new, high-performance aluminium alloys for
demanding applications using a novel casting process called
Direct Chill RheoCasting (DCRC). |
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20 December 2006
Banbury, UK |
Organisational
changes announced at Innoval Technology
We are pleased to announce the
appointment of our new Managing Director, Dr Tom Farley,
following a Board meeting on 11th December 2006. Tom,
previously a Director of the company and Head of Process
Engineering, assumes his role with immediate effect. Dr
Gary Mahon, Head of Materials, is appointed Director. |
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9 November 2006
London, UK |
IOM3 Seminar: Vibration in Rolling Mills
Dr Tom Farley, Innoval Technology's Managing Director and mill vibration expert, chaired the IOM3 committee that organised this event. Tom also chaired the event itself and presented two papers on mill vibration.
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5-6 April 2006,
London, UK |
IOM3
Materials Congress: Disruptive Technologies for
Light Metals
Innoval's Geoff Scamans chaired this two day Symposium showcasing breakthrough technologies that can have significant impact on cost, energy and environmental issues in the refining, manufacture and use of aluminium, magnesium and titanium alloys. Selected presentations and contributed papers can be downloaded from here. |
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20-22 September 2006
Essen, Germany. |
Aluminium 2006
Innoval exhibited their capabilities
at this event. |
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14-18 May 2006
Beaune, France. |
Aluminium Surface Science
& Technology (ASST 2006)
Innoval were represented on
both the Organising and Scientific Committees. In addition
a Keynote presentation was given by Geoff Scamans on "Aluminium
Automotive Sheet Surfaces" and a paper on "Developments
in Anodic Film Replication" was presented by Eoghan
McAlpine. |
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16-18 May 2006
Düsseldorf, Germany. |
4th International Aluminium
Brazing Congress
Innoval exhibited their capabilities at this event. |
5-7 April 2006
London, UK. |
IOM3 Materials Congress
2006
Geoff Scamans chaired a two-day
symposium entitled 'Disruptive Technologies for Light
Metals'. Innoval also had a stand in the event exhibition.
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16 March 2006
Birmingham Medical Institute, UK. |
Information Day for the
Surface Finishing Industries
Innoval exhibited their capabilities
at this event. |
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