| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2021 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production
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| Presentation Title |
The Readiness and Compatibility of a Modern Anode Handling and Cleaning System for Industry 4.0 Technologies |
| Author(s) |
Kevin Williams |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Kevin Williams |
| Abstract Scope |
The world economy is keeping manufacturers of all products under continuous pressure to lower costs and improve quality. In addition, low metals prices are driving primary producers of aluminum to optimize their processes to stay competitive and profitable in a very tight market. In order to assure optimum technical and financial performance of the Carbon Plants and anode block manufacturing, Aluminium manufacturers are moving forward in the adoption and integration of Industry 4.0 technologies as part of their roadmap to the Aluminium plant of the future.
This paper will present an overview of where current modern aluminium smelters are with their connectivity and readiness for Industry 4.0 integration and will explore the current technologies as they are being applied and as they may be applied in the future to the handling, cleaning, inspection and tracking of anode blocks through the anode manufacturing process. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, Process Technology, Machine Learning |