Simulating the manufacturing process of aluminum extrusion billets at ISAL casthouse using Simul8

• Main Author: Erla Þorsteinsdóttir 1990-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn í Reykjavík
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Rekstrarverkfræði; Framleiðslustjórnun; Hermun; Álframleiðsla; Tækni- og verkfræðideild; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Engineering management; Manufacturing processes; Aluminum; School of Science and Engineering; Kring; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/28773

Rio Tinto Alcan Iceland ltd., or ISAL, produces around 480 tons of aluminum each day. Around 200 different products are manufactured at ISAL casthouse therefore the manufacturing process of aluminum extrusion billets is very detailed. In order to run an efficient aluminum production company and meet...