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Improving process efficiency - THE IMPEC WAY

Improving process efficiency - THE IMPEC WAY. IMPEC AS. Established in 1974 Close to smelters and customers Licensed technology Focus on HSE. Products. IMPEC is supplier of Rodding Shops and other products for the Aluminium Industry

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Improving process efficiency - THE IMPEC WAY

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  1. Improving process efficiency- THE IMPEC WAY

  2. IMPEC AS • Established in 1974 • Close to smelters and customers • Licensed technology • Focus on HSE

  3. Products • IMPEC is supplier of Rodding Shops and other products for the Aluminium Industry • IMPEC has done modifications with full capacity in existing rodding shop • We can offer all equipments used in modern rodding shop • Own in house engineering • Supplier of equipment for electrolysis • Specialists in aluminium welding (bus bars, transitions joints, steel – copper, etc)

  4. Rod/yoke straightening • Automatically straightens all bent rods. • Ensures correct angle between yoke and rod. • Special couplings to prevent leakage from cylinders.

  5. Rod Grinding • To improve the surface finish • Removes spikes, marks and scratches • Increases current efficiency • Can brush one or two sides • Delivered with collector and suction • Easy to install in existing plant • References: • Hydro Aluminium - Norway • Slovalco - Slovakia

  6. Induction heating We deliver silent inductor heaters for: • Pre-warming before dipping in graphite • Pre-warming of stubs before casting • Heating of stubs before stub straightening • Drying of stub holes References: Hydro Aluminium – Årdal, Høyanger, Karmoy, Sunndal Elkem – Norway Sør Norge Aluminium – Norway Dubal - Dubai

  7. Induction heating Stub hole dryer. Induction heater coil inserted in stub hole. Maximum power efficiency. Stub hole sprayed with water Heating for 30 sek with 70kW

  8. Tumblers • IMPEC delivers tumbler systems to the rodding shop • Thimble tumbler • Clean the remains of carbon and bath from the thimbles • Flexible loading and unloading of thimbles • The cleaning process is done by batches • References: Kubal - Sweden

  9. Tumblers • References: • Elkem Mosjøen - Norway • Hydro – Ardal - Norway • Qatalum - Qatar • Butt tumbler • Cleans the sodium of the carbon butts. • Handles full size butts coming from the butt stripper • The cleaning process is a continuous process or by batches.

  10. Stub straightening Unique design that: • Straighten stubs without applying any force to the yoke / spider • Same machine can be used for different stub size • Same design for all kind of yoke / spider configurations • Standardized components • Straighten pins with diameter190mm and length of 250mm. • Equipped with silent induction heater and vision system for accurate straightening of individual stubs

  11. Vision for Rodding • Butt Classification • Butt Dimension • Height, Area or Volume • Bath Inspection • Area and Coverage % • Classification • Stub Classification/Stub Measurement • 2D Measurement (cowboy) • 3D Measurement • Stub Length, Diameter (min, max, mean) • Stub Shape Classification • Bimetal Crack Detection - tbd • Rod Tracking System • Reading number on anode • Reading numbers / position in pot line

  12. Vision for Rodding Multiple application are connected over tcp/ip to a Scorpion Vision Rodding Server • Low deployment and installation cost with digital ip-cameras • Remote support and configuration References: Hydro Aluminium – Årdal, Sunndal, Høyanger, Karmøy, Neuss. Slovalco - Slovakia Qatalum – Qatar Søral - Norway Dubal - Dubai

  13. Anode slot cutting machine • Lyng Blade • High performance • Long lifetime • Narrow cut-less waste • Patented • Rigid construction • High capacity • Flexibility • Range of slots, depth and slope • Fast tool replacement

  14. Anode jacking frame / Rack Raiser Manual or semi-automatic • Proven technology • Easy operation and maintenance • Low weight References: Hydro Aluminium – Norway Kubal - Sweden

  15. Offline butt stripper • Machine for stripping butts that can’t go into the rodding shop. • Full size carbon blocks • Butts attached to faulty rod (broken, bended…) • Forklift mounted model • Using hydraulic power from forklift • Stand alone machine • Complete independent machine • Crawl hoist unit for feeding of anode assembly

  16. IMPEC’s equipment • Turn-key system • ensures system interfaces • Flexible capacity • Cost efficient • Field proven equipment • approved components chosen by experience • Low maintenance cost • High quality • Reliable • User friendly

  17. Experience • IMPEC represents more than 30 years of experience from the aluminum industry. • Selected partners and suppliers • Experience in pot room optimization and current increase. • Process understanding. Skilled staffs within: • Operation • Maintenance • Technology • Construction

  18. Reference Our references in offering systems and solutions for primary aluminium industry are: Hydro Aluminium (Norway & Germany) Årdal, Sunndal, Karmøy, Høyanger, Neuss SØRAL, (Norway) ELKEM, (Norway) ALBA, (Bahrain) SLOVALCO, (Slovakia) NORDURAL, (Iceland) KUBAL, (Sweden) MOZAL, (Mozambique) QATALUM, (Qatar) Dubal, (Dubai)

  19. Norwegian Suppliers to the primary and secondary aluminium industry

  20. Contact us IMPEC AS Post box 131 N-6882 Øvre Årdal, Norway Tel. +47 57 66 57 50 Fax. +47 57 66 32 63 www.impec.no post@impec.no

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