Modernization opportunities for today’s aluminum mills

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Close to half of today’s aluminum mills are more than 20 years old. A number of modernization steps offer ways to extend mill life and reduce maintenance costs, improve reliability, increase production, and reduce product defects. This paper discusses several new technologies that offer opportunities to make incremental improvements that deliver significant savings. In particular, it discusses developments in dual reel coiler technology from Siemens VAI.

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Close to half of today’s aluminum mills are more than 20 years old. A number of modernization steps offer ways to extend mill life and reduce maintenance costs, improve reliability, increase production, and reduce product defects. This paper discusses several new technologies that offer opportunities to make incremental improvements that deliver significant savings. In particular, it discusses developments in dual reel coiler technology from Siemens VAI.

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Author(s)

David Gow, Siemens Industry Inc., USA

Publication/Event/Pages

Paper presented at WAI's 83rd Annual Convention (Interwire) in Atlanta, April 2013.

Year

2013