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Aluminum

The Aluminum industry covers a wide range of areas, each with unique requirements. Universal Dynamics offers expertise in the following areas:

Reduction - Universal Dynamics has successfully supplied some of the following systems in the reduction process:

  • Data gathering and control systems
  • Point breaker feeder systems
  • Dry scrubber systems
  • Potroom crane upgrades, including new mechanical, drive and control systems to improve operator efficiency

Our expertise in rectifiers and power systems can assist users in:

  • Modernizing rectifiers and controls
  • Performing harmonic analysis and filtering
  • Designing DC buses
  • Dealing with potline issues such as grounding and cell shorting

Bauxite Refining - Long calciner and digester delay times are difficult to control. Our kiln-based expert system and adaptive controller have been designed to handle these specific challenges.

Casting - Improvements to plant productivity have been made with PLC systems for casters, saws, advanced controls, applications requiring precise temperature control and casting recipes.

Anode Monitoring - Our Anode Monitoring System provides a practical method of measuring individual anode or cathode currents without the problems associated with millivolt taps, while providing a real-time view of the dynamics within a prebaked pot. For more information on EMACS, click here. For a description of a current monitoring application for Prebake Cells, click here.

Coke Calciner Systems - KilnMax™ is a unique PC-based control system that optimizes kiln operation to improve coke quality and increase kiln yield. Install KilnMax and receive full system payback in under one year in most applications. For more information, click here.

Related Literature  

Articles/Papers

  • Elements of a Power Systems Risk Analysis and Reliability Study (PDF)
  • Advances in Anode Monitoring (PDF)
  • Trends in Power Factor Correction and Harmonic Filtering (HTML)  (PDF)

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