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AST Continuous Casting Applications

Plant Country Q-ty Application ALCAN Alma Canada 6 Cast Bar, Rolled Rods between Mills ALCAN Jonquiere Canada 3 Cast Bar ALCAN St. Jean de Maurienne France 5 Cast Bar ALUAR Argentina 2 Cast Bar SOUTHWIRE Kentucky USA 1 Cast Bar Continuous Properzi (OEM) * Italy 50+ Cast Bar, Liquid Aluminum HYDRO Norway 3 Cast Bar, Wires Coiling Bayside Aluminum South Africa 3 Cast Bar ELVAL Greece 1 Continuous wide strip casting HALCOR Greece 1 Continuous wide strip casting (AL-Zn-Ti Alloys) RONDAL Slovenia 2 Continuous strip casting, Liquid Aluminum KBC Russia 2 Cast Bar SURAL Venezuela 1 Cast Bar ANKOR Samara Russia 1 Liquid Al on strip caster DOORHAN Russia 2 Liquid Al on strip caster MAOF Israel 2 Brass billets continuous casting ALUMAN Greece 1 Continuous strip casting NEXANS Brazil 1 Cast Bar ALCOA Brazil 1 Liquid AL Casting Name Unknown Dubai 1 Cast Bar Madras Aluminium India 1 Cast Bar Yunnan Aluminiun China 1 Cast Bar 2

Continuous Casting (Wire Production)

Continius Properzi Line for rod with possible position for temperature control 4

Continius Properzi line for slabs 5

Bar Temperature measurements with AST IR-Thermometer (Correct installation) 6

On site installation -1 7

On site installation -2 8

Bar Temperature measurements with AST IR-Thermometer (Wrong installation) 9

Bar Temperature measurements with AST IR-Thermometer (Correct installation) 10

Continuous Casting 11

300 320 340 360 380 400 420 440 460 480 500 520 540 560 580 600 16:57:39 16:58:39 16:59:39 17:00:38 17:02:12 17:03:12 17:04:16 17:05:16 17:06:16 Properzi Line, ALUAR, Argentina 17:07:20 17:08:21 17:09:22 17:10:23 Continuous Casting 17:11:23 17:12:22 17:13:23 17:15:49 08-11-00 17:44 TR 17:17:25 17:18:38 17:19:48 17:21:48 17:23:15 17:24:30 17:25:40 17:26:52 17:28:44 17:29:51 17:31:00 17:32:05 17:33:13 17:34:19 17:35:28 17:36:40 17:37:44 17:38:48 17:39:55 17:40:57 17:41:57 12 17:43:03 17:44:10

410 420 430 440 450 460 470 480 21:33:37 21:34:14 21:34:51 21:35:28 21:36:05 21:36:41 21:37:17 21:37:54 21:38:32 21:39:08 Properzi Line, ALUAR, Argentina, AL 1000 21:39:47 21:40:24 21:41:00 21:41:37 21:42:13 21:42:51 21:43:29 08-11-00 21:57 TR 21:44:08 Continuous Casting 21:44:47 21:45:22 21:45:59 21:46:40 21:47:15 21:47:51 21:48:27 21:49:05 21:49:42 21:50:19 21:50:56 21:51:33 21:52:09 21:52:45 21:53:22 21:54:02 21:54:38 21:55:20 21:55:59 21:56:37 21:57:14 13

Continuous Casting Properzi Line, ALCAN Cable, Canada, AL 16160 22-01-02 17:12 Temp. 600 580 560 540 520 500 480 460 1 10 19 28 37 46 55 64 73 82 91 100 109 118 127 136 145 154 163 172 181 190 199 208 217 226 235 244 253 262 271 280 289 298 14

Rod Coiler measurements 15

Continuous Casting (Strip Production)

Measurements on Wide strip caster 17

Measured Temperature Profile across a strip 18

Scanning track during wide strip casting process 19

Measurements on narrow strip caster 20

Strip Caster and Liquid Al Temperature Measurements 21

Liquid AL stream measurements 22

Liquid AL Bath surface Temperature 697 696 695 694 693 692 691 690 689 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97 101 105 109 113 117 121 125 129 133 137 23

Liquid AL Stream Temperature 24

650 655 660 665 670 675 680 685 690 695 700 705 710 715 720 1 Liquid AL Bath surface Temperature 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 55 58 61 64 67 70 73 76 79 82 85 88 91 94 97 100 103 106 109 112 115 118 121 124 127 130 133 136 25

P3000 – IR Thermometer for Continuous casted Bar & Strip Temperature measurements AM3000 – IR Thermometer for molten measurements 26

P3000 Infrared Thermometer Electrical specifications: Power supply: AC 100-240V 50/60Hz 0.25 - 0.15 A Features: Optional outputs: 4-20 mA, 0-20 mA, 0-10 V, RS-232, RS-422, Simple to use - no calibrations required RS485, Alarms, Profibus, Profinet. High accuracy - (1%) in real site conditions Capable of measuring targets with variable emissivity Optional: Measures, through smoke, dust, water Display P110 monochrome single channel vapor etc. Scanning System PS3000. Temperature range: 300-1000°C / 572- 1832°F Rugged design Pointing laser source: Class II Full range of accessories Wide range of built-in functions Mechanical specifications: Application: Sensor overall dimensions: 273 x 127 x 113.5 mm Aluminum forging, continuous casting, rolling. Sensor weight: ~3.5 kg Performance: Ambient condition: Temperature range : 300 -1000°C / 572- Operating temperature range: 0°C +50°C 1832°F Storage temperature range: -20°C +70°C Emissivity range : 0.1 - 1.0 Humidity: unlimited for the sensor-head Response time: 0.1 - 10 Sec Default value: 0.5 sec Optics: Accuracy and Repeatability : +-1% Spot diameter: 10mm from a distance of 1 meter Different optics is available. 27

• Performance: Temperature range: 450-900°C/840-1650°F AM3000 Features Emissivity range: 0.1 –1.0 Response time: 0.1Sec - 10Sec • Accuracy and repeatability: ±1% * Simple to use * High accuracy - (1%) (Verified in • Electrical specifications: real-world applications) • Power supply: AC 100-240V 50/60Hz 0.25 - 0.15 A * Capable of measuring targets with • Optional outputs: 4-20 mA, 0-20 mA, 0-10 V, RS-232, RS-422, variable emissivity RS485, Alarms, Profibus, Profinet. * Temperature range: 450-900 ° C/840- • Optional: 1650 ° F • Display P110 monochrome single channel * Rugged design • Scanning System PS3000. * Full range of accessories • Pointing laser source: Class II * Wide range of built-in functions • Mechanical specifications : • Sensor overall dimensions: 273 x 127 x 113.5 mm Sensor weight: ~3.5 kg • Ambient condition: • Operating temperature range: 0°C º +50°C Storage temperature range: -20°C º +70°C Humidity: unlimited for the sensor-head • Optics: • Spot diameter: 10mm from a distance of 1 meter • Different optics is available 28

PS3000 Scanning System Plug & Play, Simple to Install Fully Automatic tracking Manual Option of camera aiming Allows for Continuous reliable Temperature Measurement Features: Selection of scanning modes: - Hottest point - Smooth point - Program point (pendulum mode) - Continuous scanning (pendulum mode) Adjustable scanning range up to ± 22º Metal Processing Application : Profile, Billet, Strip and bar. Adjustable scanning step from 0.1º to 5º Adjustable scanning time Minimal working distance 1 meter Maximal working distance target size dependence 29

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Alloy Selector AS3000 • This device allows switching groups manually by using its thumbwheel switches and push button. It is connected to P110 display with using of special cable. Below the Picture 1 of the device is shown: 35

Alloy Selector AS3000 36