March/April 2011

The March/April 2011 issue of AIT features articles on Primary and Quality, Testing & Analysis. The Primary articles include the winner of the Best Paper Light metals Division from TMS 2010. Author Bodil Monsen was presented with the award for her paper about charcoals in anodes at the recent TMS 2011 event in San Diego.

Other Primary articles include Rio Tinto Alcan's investigation into A Green Way to Deal with Spent Potlining, while Harald Oye of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology provides an article on Power Failure, Restart and Repair.

A Testing article is provided by Nokra on A Laser triangulation system for Measuring Slab Ingots, while two recycling articles are provided: one from UK group Innoval and the other from the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro).

Front cover image courtesy of www.hydro.com

NEWS

UPDATES

    12   USA – Extrusion market on the rise
   14   RUSSIA – Producers plan consumption scheme
   16   ALFED – All set for Al conference

PRIMARY

    19   Can charcoal in anodes provide an environmentally friendly solution?
   22   A ‘green’ way to deal with spent pot lining
   25   Power failure, temporary pot shutdown, restart and repair
   28   Exhaust gas of aluminium reduction cells provide heat recovery potential
   32   Co-ordinated strategy for Gulf region
    34   Automation and IT in a greenfield smelter
   38   Vimetco Yulian in 400kA breakthrough

ANALYSIS

39 Laser triangulation system for measuring slab ingots

OTHERS

    42   Converting cans into cars
   47   Technology improvements set to boost recycling rates
   53   ECL: From quiet street to global exporter

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