Continuous caster, casting failures explained
When an aluminium cast failed, the cause was often guesswork. I added sensors and logging so the data shows it.
- Client
- PT Intibumi Alumindotama Industry
- Year
- 2021
- Location
- North Sumatra
- My role
- Engineer, hands-on
- Delivered through
- Firmansyah.co
Layers worked on
What we did
- 01Infrared pyrometers, cooling water inlet and outlet thermocouples, roll speed encoders and motor load monitors.
- 02A PLC collecting thermal and motion data while the metal solidifies.
- 03Reporting software that captures the signs leading up to a casting failure.
The result
Casting parameters are visible in real time, and failure causes can be traced right away.