VHE of Iceland has been awarded a major contract for the modification and refurbishment of the rodding plant at ISAL – Rio Tinto Alcan‘s aluminium smelter in Iceland.
The IPU Project – ISAL Production Upgrade – will increase the amperage to 181 kA in Lines 1 and 2 of ISAL‘s three-line Alusuisse EPT-10/12 technology smelter to achieve an additional aluminium production of 44kt/y.
Anode rod stub diameters will be increased and anodes enlarged in all three potrooms. Busbars in potroom basements will be upgraded and pot superstructures modified.
VHE‘s contract commenced in March 2011 and has a scheduled completion date of November 2012 during which period 21 machines will be modified and refurbished, and six machines replaced with new equipment.
New machines to be manufactured include a thimble press, a stub straightening press, a stub saw and welding system, and a rod stem straightener.
Machines to be refurbished include a butt press, the anode casting line, and collar forming and filling machines. All supporting electrical work and PLC and SCADA automation will also be undertaken by VHE.
Sourced from Aluminium today.com
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