• Title: Equipment Spotlight: Shawinigan Aluminium Melting Furnace Undergoes Major Transformation
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• Volume: Vol. 77, No. 4
• Year: 2019
• No. Pages: 1.5
• Description: In January 2018, GNA alutech was awarded a contract to refurbish, upgrade, and increase the melt rate of the 30-year old F7A furnace at the Shawinigan Aluminium (SAI) plant in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. This spotlight article provides an overview of the overhaul of the furnace, which increased capacity for annual output of melted
aluminum from 30,000 tonnes to 60,000 tonnes, while reducing gas consumption per tonne of melted aluminum.
• Companies Mentioned: Shawinigan Aluminium (SAI), GNA alutech, Fives North American Combustion,
Product Code: EQU13EV242