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SESSION 1:
CONTINUOUS ANNEALING OF CU AND AL STRIP
IN A FLOATING STATE
Location: Presentation Areas Inside Hall B1
Times: Tuesday, 11:45 AM
Don Martosko,
Techint Technologies Inc,
100 Corporate Center Drive,
Coraopolis, PA, 15108-3185
This annealing process delivers superior metallurgical quality over
conventional heat treat systems. With low strip tension, the material
passes in transverse waves through the furnace in a “floating”
state, using a strategically placed high velocity jet heating air
circulation system. The speed of the treatment gives excellent and
uniform crystallization, higher yield and tensile strengths, and better
elongation than is obtained in conventional systems.
The features of this system also include low operating costs, rapid
heating and cooling of material, uniform thermal processing, enhanced
buckling resistance, no formation of “sea gull wings”,
no scratches or wrinkles, tracking that is free from vibrations and
fluttering, and a finished product that is very clean and bright.
The consistency of these mechanical properties is more difficult
to obtain with conventional furnaces.
Depending on strip width, copper strip treatment accommodates gauges
down to 0.0013”, line speeds of 16-650 ft/min., and throughputs
of 1-22 TPH. Aluminum strip treatment accommodates gauges down to
0.001”, line speeds of 32-650 ft/min, and throughputs of 1-32
TPH.
AUTOPAK - TOTAL AUTOMATION FOR D.C.
SLAB CASTING
Location: Presentation Areas Inside Hall B1
Times: Tuesday, 12:15PM
John V. Griffin, Pechiney Aluminum
Engineering, Inc.,
333 Ludlow Street,
Stamford, CT 06902
Pechiney Aluminium Engineering has built on 20 years of continual
improvements and advancements in automatic slab casting technology
to develop the “AUTOPAK”.
Technology Concept
The Pechiney “AUTOPAK” technology is a complete automotive
casting package consisting of “state-of-the-art “ process
equipment and a total integrated management and information system.
The “AUTOPAK” process provides the cast house team with
greater control over the operational casting station parameters; from
the holding furnace(s) to the D.C. casting machine.
CSE4 EDUPACK – A COMPLETE TEACHING
RESOURCE FOR MATERIALS EDUCATION
Location: Presentation Areas Inside Hall B1
Times: Tuesday, 12:45PM
Anthony Osborn, Sales Manager –
Worldwide Education Sales,
Granta Design Ltd, Unit 300, Rustat House,
62 Clifton Rd, Cambridge, CB1 7EG,
United Kingdom
The principles underlying CES4 EduPack are those developed by Professor
Mike Ashby at Cambridge University, England for the teaching of materials.
Using Ashby charts as a basis, students have a tool they can immediately
start to use in their role as engineers.
CES4 EduPack comes as a complete teaching solution – including
books, lecture notes and additional teaching resources. These are
specifically designed to meet a variety of course requirements and
are supplied at three levels. These levels excite and inspire students
from the freshman year through to senior year and graduate level –
where materials information is displayed at the same level of complexity
as for the full commercial database.
OVERVIEW OF STAS FLUXING TECHNOLOGIES
Location: Presentation Areas Inside Hall B1
Times: Tuesday, 1:15PM
Dominique Prive,
STAS,
1846 Outarde, Chicoutimi, PQ,
G7K 1H1, Canada
Metal quality is continually improving for a wider and wider range
of alloys and products. Fluxing is a common term used to describe
a variety of cleansing operations including degassing, alkaline removal
and inclusion removal. STAS, being a leader in fluxing technologies,
is able to provide options for treating molten metal at various stages
in the production process. A brief overview of available equipment
together with their application will be followed by supporting data
illustrating the metallurgical improvements which can be achieved
under a wide range of conditions for each of these equipments. They
include the Treatment of Aluminium in a Crucible (TAC); Furnace Fluxing
including the Rotary Flux/Gas Injectors (RFI/RGI); Degassers including
the Alcan Compact in line Degasser (ACD); Filters including CFFs and
Deep Bed Filters (ABFs).
REGENERATIVE THERMAL OXIDATION FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL
APPLICATIONS AND CHLORINATED GASEOUS EMISSIONS
Location: Presentation Areas Inside Hall B1
Times: Tuesday, 1:45PM
G. Drouin, J.O. Gravel and E. Le Couedic,
Biothermica Technologies Inc.,
426 Sherbrooke East, Montreal, Quebec,
H2L 1J6 Canada
The Biotox® Regenerative Thermal Oxidation (RTO) from Biothermica
Technologies Inc. is a method used to treat and eliminate up to 99.9%
non-conventional emissions containing various gaseous compounds. These
gaseous emissions include pollutants such as Total Reduced Sulfur
(TRS), Poly-Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH), chlorobenzene, HCl (Hydrochloric
acid), Aliphatics Compounds, dioxins and furans.
The applications are in the kraft pulp industry, aluminium industry,
roofing and shingle industry and also in magnesium industry. These
pollutants are characterized by their corrosivity, a high molecular
bonding and very high oxidation temperature, above 1200°C for
the dioxins and furans.
SESSION 2:
HAUCK HIGH TEMPERATURE BURNERS AND JASPER
ECOREG ROTARY REGENERATOR SYSTEMS
Location: Presentation Areas Inside
Hall B1
Times: Wednesday, 11:45 AM
John Marino, PE -
Senior VP of Business Development,
Hauck Manufacturing Co, PO Box 90,
Lebanon PA 17042
Hauck Manufacturing has been appointed the North American distributor
of the Jasper Gmbh EcoReg Rotary Regenerator systems. The EcoReg,
the most successful rotary regenerator ever put into operation, currently
boasts dozens of units in operation all over Europe with outstanding
performance. Hauck has manufactured our first unit, and placed it
in operation in our main test facilities in Lebanon, PA. Hauck has
also developed a line of high temperature ultra-low NOx burners called
the TriOx™ to operate with this system. The TriOx™ design
is a family of burners specifically designed to operate in Aluminum
melting furnace applications to supplement our highly successful High
Momentum burners first introduce for aluminum melting over 20 years
ago. This combination will usher in many new alternatives for the
design and operation of aluminum melt furnace technology.
ADVANCED N/O/H DETERMINATION WITH
THE TCH600
Location: Presentation Areas Inside Hall B1
Times: Wednesday, 12:15 AM
Robert T. Pristera,
Leco Corp,
8200 S Quebec St Ste A3,
Englewood, CO 80112
LECO combines innovative technology with proven performance in our
state-of-the-art TCH600 Nitrogen/Oxygen/Hydrogen Determinator. Providing
advanced N/O/H determination in a single analysis for a wide variety
of metal and inorganic applications, it is ideal for production and
research environments.
The TCH600 features re-engineered solid-state infrared and thermal
conductivity detectors that provide lower detection limits and expanded
instrument range. Dynamic flow compensation ensures flow system
integrity while improving accuracy and precision for nitrogen determination
in high-level oxygen materials. A powerful electrode impulse furnace
(controlled by power, current, or temperature) can be ramped for separation
of oxides/nitrides.
The TCH600 allows for an optional batch-style sample loading carousel
and autocleaner to enhance instrument performance and productivity.
Easy-to-use Windows®-based operating software offers advanced
diagnostics, extended archiving, and flexible reporting capabilities.
LECO’s SmartLine® service modem link remotely connects the
TCH600 to our service engineers. Other advantages include a smaller
footprint, reduced maintenance, flexible upgrades, and predefined
application techniques.
BONE ASH
Location: Presentation Areas Inside Hall B1
Times: Wednesday, 12:45 AM
Ed Murray,
Murlin Chemical Inc,
10 Balligo Road,
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
This presentation will portray the use of bone ash in the nonferrous
metals industries. Differences between Synthetic and Natural bone
ash products will be described. Application methods and benefits
will be discussed along with some of the physical and chemical properties
of bone ash.
MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM (M.E.S.)
IN AN ALUMINUM ROLLING PLANT (CORUS L.P.): A CASE STUDY
Location: Presentation Areas Inside Hall B1
Times: Wednesday, 1:15 AM
Jean Bonhomme,
Keops Technologies Inc.,
1155 University Street, Suite 1100,
Montreal (Quebec) H3B 3A7, Canada
This article outlines the development and implementation of a M.E.S.
Solution by Keops Technologies in partnership with the Corus Canadian
rolling plant.
Every step, issues, drawbacks, challenges as well as the benefits
in putting into operation such systems are explained in detail in
the article.
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