Automation of Aluminium Smelting Pot Cover Handling - Early Stage Development of a Customised Gripper Tool and a Manipulator Concept Review for Automation of a Primary Aluminum Potroom Process

• Main Author: Jørs, Even
• Other Authors: Steinert, Martin, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for ingeniørvitenskap,Institutt for maskinteknikk og produksjon
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: NTNU 2020
• Subjects: Produktutvikling og produksjon; Produktutvikling; Mosjøen
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2615447

Redistribution of cover mass is an aluminium potroom operation which is straining upon the workers at Alcoa Mosjøen. Though it is unpopular to perform, it is very much required for the production of top quality primary aluminium. A future goal for Alcoa is to substitute the current manual process wi...