• Title: Casthouse Management: Profitability Considerations for Secondary Remelt Operations
• Author: Shaun Hamer
• Author Company: AluMore
• Volume: Vol. 75, No. 5
• Year: 2017
• No. Pages: 2
• Description: “Casthouse Management” is an exclusive series of articles presenting the practical aspects of improving economics in the casthouse. This fourth article in the series concentrates on designing a casthouse for profitability when producing remelt extrusion billet. Considerations include required billet quality, equipment capability, and selecting a scrap source to meet customer requirements. It also notes the potential need to educate extruder customers in order to update their alloy specifications.
• Companies Mentioned: N/A
Product Code: CAS2EA3C98