May 13 - 16, 2008
Gaylord Palms
Orlando, Florida USA

Extrusion Equipment

003 EE
Thursday, May 15 - 1:15pm

Automatic Closed Loop Control Comes of Age for Aluminum Extrusion

Tom Larrick and Bill Barron -- Williamson Corp., USA

Unprecedented advanced technology process automation systems have proven highly effective and reliable for aluminum extrusion, increasing plant productivity, product quality, and consistency.  Control system innovations are highlighted, including:  field data illustrating significant automatic process control benefits; proven thermal management best practices for process optimization; techniques for effective best practices implementation; and production and management reports used for planning/overseeing process operations.