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The aluNID® aluminium honeycomb core is exhibited in Zurich thanks to ALUCOAT‘s collaboration with Swiss artist Esther Marthis.

Esther Marthis, an avant-garde artist who uses innovative materials in her works, has extensive experience in the world of the arts. On this occasion, she has decided to make the honeycomb core, aluNID®, an important element in her new temporary exhibition. Entitled “Nightshades“, the artist has exhibited works of different sizes in which she has applied spray paint to the honeycomb, creating incredible shadows and effects.

More and more artists and photographers are becoming interested in using aluNID® as a new element for their exhibitions, not only because of its enormous moulding capacity to create new decorative and artistic shapes, but also because thanks to the properties of aluminium, aluNID® has an excellent adhesion to paint, creating unique reflections and original shapes.

In addition, the aluminium honeycomb core is known for its special properties of lightness, excellent flatness, non-combustibility, strong compression and shear and for its particular structure, making it a very versatile material for use in countless applications, which is why artists have turned to it as a new element in their works.

aluNID®, present in all kinds of applications, even the least expected.

The aluminium honeycomb core aluNID® is increasingly present in the automotive world thanks to its innovation, design and high performance. Its 100% aluminium composition makes it infinitely recyclable and 100% sustainable. Its lightness and resistance make aluNID® an essential material for the manufacture of automobiles of all kinds:

• Conventional cars: thanks to the reduction in weight, they reduce the consumption of fossil fuels.
• Electric cars: their lightness makes electric cars have a greater range.
• High-speed cars: especially those of high competition such as Formula 1, offering better aerodynamic performance and lower weight.
• Military cars: together with aramid fiber fabrics to absorb impacts in the event of an explosion.

In addition, its non-combustibility offers greater safety. aluNID® a 100% sustainable future material.

aluNID®, helping to create more sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11).

Vacuum tables are the ideal platform to perform multiple processes in today’s industry, such as screen printing, electronics, modeling, engraving and high precision laser.

Thanks to its lightness, flatness and resistance properties, aluNID® Drilled, the perforated honeycomb core, is ideal for creating these work surfaces. It provides improvements such as increased performance in the tables, static and dynamic stiffness, being able to perform a dynamic vacuum in them. In addition, honeycomb core vacuum tables are the best thermal option, since thanks to their metallic construction they reduce the effect of temperature differences on the support surface, constituting an important thermal insulation.

aluNID® Drilled is fully customizable, it is designed according to the client’s needs, it has different perforations and configurations according to what each client needs.

aluNID®, high precision and quality for optimal performance

With the aluNID® honeycomb core, panels are created that are ideal as a decorative element in interiors, with a multitude of uses ranging from walls, partitions, doors to designer furniture and even exhibition stands.

You can combine many finishes and achieve spectacular results, but one of the most unique characteristics of the aluNID® honeycomb core is that it reduces the noise level indoors, improving the acoustic quality of the home and also provides thermal insulation, which implies significant energy savings.

Additionally, thanks to the composition of the honeycomb core, the panels are very light, rigid and easy to assemble and due to the material with which aluNID® is made, that is, aluminum, it withstands extreme temperatures in an exemplary way, hence that are so resistant to fire and provide extra security to the home.

aluNID® is certified by the most demanding quality standards at European level, it is a safe, reliable material with high performance and durability.

aluNID®, innovation, quality and custom design.

Industrial metal cabinets have a multitude of uses, one of the most common is to protect electronic equipment, where electromagnetic radiation and the need to maintain a constant flow of air can become a problem. For this reason, it is necessary to use ventilation systems that are incorporated into industrial cabinets to guarantee the safety of the equipment.

The aluNID® honeycomb core is ideal for the design of these ventilation systems because it achieves an outstanding attenuation of electromagnetic radiation.

It has several cell sizes, 1/8 ”being the most used size. The smaller the cell size and the greater the thickness of the honeycomb grid, the greater the electromagnetic attenuation as shielding.

aluNID® benchmark in electromagnetic shielding, always betting on innovation (SDG 9).

The characteristics of the aluminum honeycomb core are ideal for the railway sector. It is an extremely light material, it does not add weight, which represents a significant energy saving and allows reaching higher speeds.

The resistance gives it the hardness necessary to use it in mass transport. And the adaptability allows that the aluNID® honeycomb can be installed both in the structures, in the furniture, and in the floors and walls of the trains.

In addition, aluNID® has unbeatable fire behavior, providing extra safety to passengers during the trip.

aluNID®, quality and high standards tailored for railway.

The company, which has broken the production, turnover and results record this year, is immersed in an ambitious plan for digital transformation 4.0.

Linares, January 21st. The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, visited the Alucoat Conversion factory today in Linares, (Jaen). Belonging to Grupo Aliberico, to show his support for the innovation and growth plans, which has been promoting this industrial and technological company for years, specialized in coating aluminium coils between 20 and 500 microns thick for sectors such as food, pharmacy, conditioning and building.

During his visit, the president of Junta de Andalucia was accompanied by the major of Linares, Raul Caro-Accino and was received by the Director of Alucoat Conversion, Jose Manuel González Plaza and the counsellor of Grupo Aliberico , María González Armero.

Since it was privatized by SEPI in 2001 and acquired by Grupo Aliberico, Alucoat Conversion has invested heavily in innovation and technological transformation, which has allowed it to increase the number of customer and portfolio in critical sectors such as pharmaceuticals and sanitary.

This strategy has led the company to beat the production, turnover and results record in the just ended year.
Currently, Alucoat is immerse in an ambitious plan of digital transformation that will standardize its processes to the 4.0 digital standard. This will affect internally to the company and its relationship with customers and suppliers.

Alucoat maintains intact its commitment to Andalusia and the city of Linares, which is based on the determination to continue growing through investment in new facilities and machinery and the creation of new quality jobs.

Nowadays, the company has a workforce of 70 people, 94% of them with permanent contracts. Furthermore, even being an industrial company, half of the directives positions are held by women.
Alucoat is the unique producer of coated aluminium of in Europe up to 1.650 mm wide, which positions the company as the only one in its sector both nationally and in Europe. Currently, Alucoat exports 50% of its production to more than 46 countries.

aluNID®, continues with its expansion as a sponsor in Formula Student with the UJI Motorsport team of the Jaime I University of Castellón.

Formula Student is a project that encourages young engineers to innovate and train in the world of motorsports, and is considered the most important engineering competition in the world at the university level.

aluNID® will collaborate for the first time with the UJI Motorsport team from the Jaime I University of Castellón. This team managed to qualify in Formula Student Netherlands and Formula Student Spain in previous seasons.

The aluNID® aluminum honeycomb core is installed in the chassis of the car, the main structure that supports all the elements that are assembled in the car, which provides it with extraordinary lightness, safety and quality by considerably reducing weight and increase its power.

aluNID®, bets on innovation and the future, and supports Spanish teams in the Formula Student.

aluNID® honeycomb core is the ideal material to optimize air circulation in ventilation systems and refrigerators. Thanks to the efficiency of the honeycomb core, it is possible to considerably reduce energy consumption, thus optimizing refrigeration equipment.

The aluNID® aluminum honeycomb core can be manufactured in any thickness and measure, adapting to the needs of our clients, always complying with their requests.

Thanks to its only production process on the market and its hexagonal structure, aluNID® ensures a uniform air distribution, while forming a solid structure that guarantees the strength and longevity of the air charge cooler design.

aluNID®, honeycomb for the most demanding applications on the market.