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What’s next for Industry 4.0? Since it’s inception in Germany in 2011, Industry 4.0, also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, has set out to transform the process manufacturing industry. It brings together a number of technological advances, including machine learning (ML), cloud and edge computing, big data from the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and robotic process automation. Manufacturers today are already seeing the transformative benefits of Industry 4.0 and recent surveys have shown that the significant impacts are still to come, with up to 85% of American manufacturing companies set to be using smart factories by 2025. But is progress towards this Fourth Industrial Revolution lagging behind the optimistic perception of its potential? Where is the gap when it comes to realising the value of Industry 4.0 and implementation? Have companies adapted to a change in culture that sees them able to move beyond the proof of concept? Or are there still issues with plants struggling to integrate data and connect across all systems? The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt across a number of industries, but it seems that the aluminium sector was able to use this time to accelerate plans for robotic automation programs and ensure factory employees were kept at safe distances, while integrating more remote working and assisted technologies. Smart factory tools like remote monitoring, predictive maintenance and analytics played a crucial role while plants ran on skeleton staff and supply chains were interrupted. So, how can the aluminium sector ensure there isn’t a gap between those industry leaders who are already embracing Industry 4.0 and those who are holding back from making changes? Is it now a case of no other choice, but to act fast and catch up? This year’s Future Aluminium Forum will aim to answer all of these questions and look at the challenges of implementation. We have a great line-up of speakers waiting in the wings and while this year will see us once again host the event virtually, we are looking forward to continuing the discussions and hopefully hosting them live in 2022. Nadine Bloxsome Content Director Aluminium International Today

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Process optimisation: Solutions for process optimisation

Sustainability: Showing industries the way forward with greener aluminium

Digitalisation: How to significantly improve operational efficiency?

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Automation innovation release new AiR-100 efficiency of alum Current methods of cleaning anode rods, such as industrial brushing, allows for surface contamination to build up, leading to inefficient aluminium production and increased electricity usage. The use of in-line automated brushes attempts to clean the surfaces of the rods with inconsistent results. On top of this, contact with the rods destroys the brushes requiring regular

replacement, at high cost. To solve this issue, the AiRC-1000 provides a high quality clean, which is fully flexible, and provides savings in the smelting process through reduced electricity usage. This is achieved using state-of-the-art technology including a high-power laser system and robotics. This in conjunction with advanced control algorithms have been developed to achieve optimum

throughput, flexibility, and usability. With this automation implemented, production issues such as: wearing of parts, ongoing consumables and excessive power usage are reduced or eliminated. AiRC-1000 is a turnkey solution with easy installation at any site globally, with low overheads and power requirements and has industry 4.0 integration and reporting.

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Rio Tinto tunnel boring machine breaks through in Kemano hydropower project milestone

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In a major milestone for Rio Tinto’s Kemano T2 hydropower project in British Columbia, the tunnel boring machine has broken through to complete its journey which started 30 months ago. The Kemano T2 Project is completing a second tunnel to carry water into the Kemano Powerhouse, to ensure the long-term reliability of the power supply for Rio Tinto’s BC Works smelter in Kitimat. The tunnel boring machine cut 7.6 kilometres through the rock in remote mountains over 30 months, completing the route for a 16 kilometre tunnel that was started in the early 1990s.

Kemano T2 Project Manager Alex Jones said: “This is a significant milestone towards finishing the second tunnel and securing the long term reliability of hydropower for Rio Tinto’s smelter in Kitimat, which produces some of the world’s lowest carbon aluminium. Boring this tunnel is a highly-skilled and technical feat that has been achieved in an extremely remote location that is only accessible by air or sea.” He continued, “We thank all our partners who are supporting tjis important project- from our employees , to contractors, First Nations, government and community members. It will ensure our operations continue to make a

significant contribution to British Columbia's economy into the future. We look forward to celebrating the completion of the project next year.” The 1,300 tonne Herrenknecht tunnelboring machine is named tl’ughus by the Cheslatta Carrier Nation after a legendary giant monster snake and is decorated with artwork by Haisla Nation students. It is 190 metres long and more than six metres in diameter. The tunnel will be filled up with water in the middle of next year, with the project expected to be complete in the second half of 2022.

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EGA announce the completion of new powe of its low emission aluminium Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), Mubadala Investment Company and Dubal Holding today announced the completion of the UAE’s mostefficient power plant, which will significantly improve environmental performance at EGA in Jebel Ali regarding its aluminium production. A ceremony to mark the completion was attended by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of EGA and Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Electricity & Water Authority; Musabbeh Al Kaabi, Board member of EGA and Chief Executive Officer of UAE Investments at Mubadala Investment Company; EGA Managing Director Abdulla Kalban and Chief Executive Officer Abdulnasser Bin Kalban; and Karim Amin, Executive Vice President Generation, Siemens Energy. The AED 1 billion state-of-the-art power

plant is built around a Siemens Energy H-class gas turbine, the first in the UAE and in the global aluminium industry, with a generation capacity of around 600 megawatts. The new power plant further improves the efficiency of power generation at EGA, saving natural resources and reducing costs and environmental emissions. Five older, less efficient turbines at EGA are being put on standby for use only in emergencies. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of EGA, said: “The new power plant at EGA is considered one of the plants with high operational efficiency and an important step towards enhancing environmental sustainability.” Musabbeh Al Kaabi, Board member of EGA and CEO of UAE Investments at Mubadala, said: “The successful completion of

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this project is a testament to the focus we have placed on improving EGA’s cost position while reducing its emissions, which further cements the importance we place on addressing key Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues. We are proud of the EGA’s resilience and the team’s ability to deliver this project safely and under budget despite challenging circumstances presented by the pandemic.” Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of EGA said: “Despite COVID-19, this project was completed on time and, most importantly, safely. We now have on our site the most efficient power plant in the UAE, which will significantly reduce our environmental emissions as well as lowering our costs. This plant will deliver value to EGA and to the nation for many years to come.” Karim Amin, Executive Vice President Aluminium International Today

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Generation, Siemens Energy, said: “This project, equipped with Siemens Energy’s H-class technology, created a new benchmark in the aluminium industry by significantly improving reliability and efficiency of energy generation whilst lowering emissions and costs at the same time. We are proud that our innovative solutions will help to drive decarbonisation in the UAE’s industrial sector and are looking forward to many more years of collaboration with EGA, Mubadala, and Dubal Holding.” The new power block is expected to lower greenhouse gas emissions from EGA’s power-generation and aluminium-smelting operations at Jebel Ali by some 10 percent. NOx emissions are expected to decrease by as much as 58 percent. The UAE Energy Strategy 2050 aims to reduce the carbon footprint of power generation in the UAE by 70 per cent, and increase energy efficiency by 40 per cent.

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1ST DECEMBER  DAY ONE 9am WELCOME Nadine Bloxsome, Editor, Aluminium International Today

KEYNOTE SESSION 9.05am Digital Solutions for Aluminium Battery Industry - Status Quo and Future Concepts André Barten, President & CEO, Achenbach Buschhütten GmbH & Co. KG 9.30am AI Based Smelter Debottlenecking with the Hatch Optimizer Thessy Moodley, Regional Director – Digital, AEM, HATCH Daniel Richard, Subject Matter Expert – Aluminium Processing, HATCH 10am -11am NETWORKING BREAK 11am Industry 4.0 Was Always Supposed to be About People Johann Reps, Global Technology Manager for Digital Innovation, Connected Worker, and Automation, Alcoa 11.30am Fives’ Digital Solutions: From Promise to Reality Sébastien Gauguier, CEO of Fives’ Aluminium Division 12noon -2pm LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING 2pm Digital Experiences in Hydro Hans Erik Vatne, Chief Technology Officer and Interim Head of Battery Technology, Norsk Hydro 2.30pm How to Make Sure Your Digital Transformation Journey is a Success Jonathan Silvestre, Systems Engineer, AVEVA 3pm -4pm NETWORKING

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2ND DECEMBER  DAY TWO 9am How Digital Can Help the Metals Industry with its Sustainability Issues Juliana Bruwer, Solution Management and Sustainability Expert, Mill Products and Mining Industry Business Unit, SAP 9.30am Dynamic Control for Carbon Neutral Industries Craig Phasey, EnergyFlex 10am The Casthouse of the Future: Eliminating Dross From Entering Landfill and the Electrification of Industrial Heating David D’Aoust, Sales Manager – Drosrite™, Pyrogenesis 10.30am NETWORKING 11am Implementing AGVs with Quantillion’s Traffic Management System: Automated Anode Transport Polina Gurmane, Data Analyst, Quantillion Hilbrand Kuiken, CEO, Quantillion 11.30am Significantly Improving Your Operational Efficiency is Easier Than You Think Thore Hauptmann, Key Account Director, Visavi 12 noon Predicting the Future is a Matter of Trust Gunther Schober, Sales Manager, PSI Metals Non Ferrous GmbH 12.30am Asset Performance Management for Metals Steffen Zendler, Heavy Industry Strategy & Marketing Manager in EMEA, Rockwell Automation 1pm -2pm NETWORKING

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ANDRE BARTEN

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President & CEO Achenbach Buschhütten GmbH & Co. KG BIOGRAPHY André E. Barten is President & CEO of the Achenbach Group and leading the family company in 8th generation. He studied mechanical engineering and business administration and is award winner 2021 of the famous ‘Social Market Economy Award’ of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Together with his team he was awarded by the Handelsblatt Diamond Star Award 2019 ‘Best Industrial Solution 4.0 – Smart Solution’ for the Achenbach OPTILINK System. As part of the Industry Advisory Board of the Cluster of Excellency ‘Internet of Production’ of the RWTH Aachen, André E. Barten is engaged in various activities around the digitalization of production technology.

‘DIGITAL SOLUTIONS FOR ALUMINIUM BATTERY INDUSTRY  STATUS QUO AND FUTURE CONCEPTS’

‘Our future is lean, green and digital - undoubtedly a clear and ambitious goal for Achenbach as well as for many of us. With a compressed learning curve due to the changes brought about by the global pandemic and the need to pursue sustainability more vigorously, the aluminium industry needs to meet these challenges. Well-digitalised plants and supply chains as well as innovations in battery technology and packaging give wings to our market and the unlimited solutions made from aluminium.’

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JULIANA BRUWER

Juliana Bruwer

Solution Management and Sustainability Expert, Mill Products and Mining Industry Business Unit, SAP BIOGRAPHY Juliana has spent more than 20 years consulting to a range of global SAP customers in multiple industries, including Mining, Metals, Chemical and Process plant, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Retail, Fast Moving Consumer Goods and Discrete Manufacturing. Previously, Juliana worked as a principal pyrometallurgist, conducting research and development in the base metal and platinum industry.

HOW DIGITAL CAN HELP THE METALS INDUSTRY WITH ITS SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES

Metals companies are under tremendous pressure to take action on sustainability in the face of its critical importance to stakeholders including customers, employees, partners and investors. Companies are looking to track and reduce GHG emissions, reduce waste, increase circularity and use socially responsible business practices across product lifecycles and value chains. In this session hear how companies can take action using a building block approach to sustainability starting with meeting global regulations and obligations, moving toward increasing efficiencies and making business processes sustainable and finally creating sustainable products, services & business models.

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DAVID D’AOUST

David D’Aoust

Business development manager PyroGenesis’ BIOGRAPHY David D’Aoust is a business development manager specializing in PyroGenesis’ Aluminum Environmental Services business segment. He is passionate about driving increased adoption of environmental technologies that help to preserve nature, while improving operating economics and achieving cost reductions for aluminum smelters.

THE CAST HOUSE OF THE FUTURE: ELIMINATING DROSS FROM ENTERING LANDFILL AND THE ELECTRIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL HEATING •PyroGenesis presents its vision for the green aluminum smelters cast-house of the future, from a zero land-fill and low energy dross management strategy, to the elimination of fossil fuel / GHG emitting heating sources across a primary or secondary smelters operations.

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Chief Technology Officer and Head of Hydro’s Corporate Technology Office BIOGRAPHY Hans Erik Vatne is Chief Technology Officer in Hydro and head of Hydro’s Corporate Technology Office. He holds a Master degree in Physics and a PhD in Metallurgy, both from The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway. He has more than 20 years of experience within the aluminium industry in Hydro, holding positions in R&D, management positions in rolling and recycling and lately Chief Technology Officer. Vatne is also chairman of the portfolio board for energy, transport and low emissions of the Research Council of Norway.

DIGITAL EXPERIENCES IN HYDRO Hans Erik, Chief Technology Officer at Hydro will be discussing an array of industry 4.o automation topics. Digital twins: new examples of twins and results, Automation: new examples, Creating value from data (data housekeeping, trusted data layer, data platforms, machine learning, examples) being some of those topic. He will also be discussing the way forward for the industry.

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CEO Fives’ Aluminium division BIOGRAPHY Graduated Engineer, Sébastien Gauguier started his career in 1999 in product development in the Automotive industry in Canada. In 2008, shortly after graduating from the Executive MBA of ESCP-EAP Paris Business School, Sébastien joined Areva T&D where he structured and drove the growth of the Services business both organically and externally thru acquisitions. He then joined in 2011 the Electrical Distribution Business Unit of Schneider Electric where he took the global responsibility of the Retrofit and Spare Parts activities, setting the Marketing roadmaps and leading the Industrial footprint transformation accordingly. Sébastien joined Fives in 2016 as Managing Director of Fives ECL before taking the position of CEO of the Aluminium Division in 2019

FIVES’ DIGITAL SOLUTIONS: FROM PROMISE TO REALITY Today, the promises of 4.0 industry for the primary aluminium becomes reality. Few recent applications will be detailed in this presentation. Fives technology is present in various areas of the smelter, from carbon to reduction, allowing us to understand the links between the processes and thus to propose solutions for a smelter-wide optimization. Over the past 10 years, Fives has developed new digital products to optimize the operation costs and to meet some environmental challenges. These solutions and Fives’s implementation method allow a high level of customisation to fully cope with the user’s needs and his production philosophy. For instance, in 2021, our MIREA and SOFIA advanced sensors were selected by a customer to implement life cycle traceability of anodes and ultimately improve the net carbon consumption. SMARTCrane, an equipment monitoring solution, has now been up and running in St-Jean-deMaurienne for 2 years. Thanks to a strong collaboration between the customer’s and Fives’s teams during its final design stage, SMARTCrane allows the stabilisation of the potline operations, hence the improvement of the metal quality and of the environmental impact. At the green anode plant and at the anode baking furnace, Amelios software brings additional functionalities for advanced process monitoring and remote analysis. Eventually, Fives Connect, an innovative customer-oriented platform, has been deployed on three sites, where a wide range of digital services and supports are accessible from one single point.

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POLINA GURMANE

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Data Analyst Quantillion BIOGRAPHY Polina is a Data Analyst at Quantillion. She has a diverse background which includes Economics, analysis of Business Processes as well as the application of Machine Learning. Polina is passionate about improving processes with innovative and sustainable technologies. In her day-to-day activities she talks to smelters and together with a team of passionate and smart individuals works on finding and developing the most suitable solutions.

IMPLEMENTING AGVS WITH QUANTILLION’S TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: AUTOMATED ANODE TRANSPORT Quantillion is on a mission to empower a Smarter, Greener and Safer operations. By combining the latest industry equipment, our unique integration layer and process optimisation techniques we deliver flexible and profitable operations for the heavy industry. At Quantillion we have been using AI and a digital copy of smelter operations to optimize production processes. We see production environments as a cyber-physical area where humans, machines and equipment need to work together in the most optimal way. But how do you do it? Where do you start? How can we leverage the power of AI in a practical way? In this presentation we will explain how implementation of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) with the use of our Traffic Management System (TMS) can optimise and automate the operations of a smelter. As one of the most common use cases, AGVs can be used to automate the transportation of anodes between the storage room and the pot room. To ensure safe and efficient movement those AGVs need to be well integrated into the operations of a smelter. Here is where Quantillion’s TMS comes in. It controls a fleet of autonomous vehicles and uses collaborative intelligence to find the most optimal decision at any time. By focusing on the goals, we can do more with less and respond to unforeseen situations quickly. With this technology we allow smelters to respond to changing demand quickly. By controlling multiple logistic flows within one environment we make sure operators, equipment and machines work together in the most flexible way.

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SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING YOUR OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK. SUBTITLE: LET US SHOW YOU HOW Industrial operations are challenging. Plans and schedules become out-dated on a daily basis. Resource availability changes. Environmental conditions vary and extreme weather changes are more and more common. Front line operational and maintenance teams deal with these challenges first-hand, every day. Management experience sub-optimal plan adherence, excessive maintenance costs, and degraded HSSE performance. Visavi is a solution which integrates all relevant planning and execution data onto one interactive game board, adding layers of live re-planning functionality, automated schedule optimization algorithms and much more. • You get full visibility and control over plans and associated data, increasing shared situational awareness at the facility. • You can optimize your day-to-day production and maintenance operations. • Your operational efficiency increases significantly reducing cost and improving HSSE. In this presentation you’ll learn how to react quicker too unforeseen events that affect production and maintenance. If you’re interested in getting more done, quicker and with less resources, then you should attend this presentation.

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HILBRAND KUIKEN

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CEO Quantillion BIOGRAPHY Hilbrand is the CEO of Quantillion. He is an entrepreneur focusing on data intelligence that enables real time autonomous decision making in complex environments. Hilbrand loves working with passionate people in creating real value for the clients. He believes data is not about analytics but about doing!

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THESSY MOODLEY

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Regional Director – Digital, AEM HATCH BIOGRAPHY Thessy brings 14+ years of post-qualification experience as a control and instrumentation engineer in various industries for local and international EPCMs and management consultancies. He has been involved in the design, engineering, optimisation, tuning and commissioning of industrial control, automation systems and instrumentation for projects in the pulp and paper, bulk materials handling, oil and gas and smelting industries He has augmented his technical expertise with the management and review of strategic contracts, cost savings initiatives, business strategy development, technology & digital strategy development and maturity assessments for the mining and metals industry. This has allowed him to home in on value creation through the application of technology and digitalisation. Under his leadership, Hatch’s Digital team in the region executes industry 4.0 based projects in optimisation, advanced planning and scheduling, digital value chains, integrated operations and digital twins for the metals, energy and infrastructure sectors. Thessy holds a Master’s Degree in Control Engineering, is a registered Professional Engineer with ECSA, and is a partner at Hatch.

AI BASED SMELTER DEBOTTLENECKING WITH THE HATCH OPTIMIZER Recent market conditions are driving aluminium smelter operators to produce more metal. While production creep represents the lowest investment per tonne of additional metal, the mix of batch and continuous processes makes smelters extremely complicated systems within which to drive further volumes. Unpacking issues related to bottlenecks in the production chain is increasingly difficult due to the tightly integrated nature of the facilities. Hatch has identified multiple use cases where mathematical optimisation, simulation and digital twinning could improve smelter performance. We will share thoughts and insights on providing digital solutions to complex process and logistics problems thereby adding value to production and enabling facilities to exceed design capacity.

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DYNAMIC CONTROL FOR CARBON NEUTRAL INDUSTRIES Flexible, Green Aluminium The transition from fossil fuel to renewables will replace our continuous electricity generation system with a variable generation system. This will challenge the aluminium industry, which is currently reliant on cheap, constant electricity. Through their work across multiple heavy industries, EnergyFlex have proven the existence of latent operational flexibility. They have demonstrated operational digital twins, that can provide safe and confident access to that flexibility. This process can transform electricity use from cost to revenue, while supporting the grid and reducing emissions.

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Subject Matter Expert – Aluminium Processing HATCH BIOGRAPHY Daniel is an aluminium reduction technology specialist with more than 20 years of theoretical and practical experience of several aspects of the Hall-Héroult process and smelter operations ranging from process control of the cells to lining design. He is also a specialist in nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of multiphysics problems, particularly of aluminium reduction cells, which was the subject of his PhD thesis. His experience includes several feasibility studies for brownfield expansions and greenfield smelters, due diligence appraisal of aluminium smelters and reduction cell technologies, reduction technology selection studies, smelter debottlenecking, amperage creep, cell heat balance, and smelter operations support projects around the world. He was notably involved as a technical specialist in pot busbars emergency repairs, potline busbars forced cooling, potline electrical insulation replacement and upgrade, potline shutdown readiness, magnetic compensation loops, cell-to-cell and potroom-to-potroom bypass bridges, test sections and booster circuits. Daniel holds three patents and has authored or co-authored more than 20 technical papers. An Associate at Hatch, he is the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for aluminium reduction in our Center of Excellence for Aluminium, and since late 2018, he also manages the Hatch Saguenay office.

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Gunther Schober

Sales Manager at PSI Metals Non Ferrous GmbH PSI BIOGRAPHY Gunther Schober, born November 21, 1970 in Leoben, Austria graduated in 1994 as Metallurgical Engineer with focus on industrial and energy economics at the Mining University of Leoben. After his first experience as sales engineer and sales manager he took over management responsibility as head of sales & marketing for AVL DiTEST an international automotive company. 2007 he joined PSI Metals. As Senior Consultant, Project Manager and Sales Manager his expertise in metals and international experience in process development and Supply Chain Management is much sought-after. With more than 10 years of experience in the area of Production Management Solutions comprising Supply Chain Management and Planning, Product Design, Quality Management, Production Execution and Logistics he became an acknowledged cognoscente in these fields. PSI Metals known as a very innovative company became metals industries’ partner for Industry 4.0. Gunther Schober’s expertise together with the innovative approach of PSI metals make him a demanded contact for future solutions.

PREDICTING THE FUTURE IS A MATTER OF TRUST Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future. Prediction is difficult because of its complexity. Looking at metals and aluminium downstream production, it is common knowledge that there are reams of parameters that influence the quality. It is not only each single value that has impact on the result, but also the interaction and the constellation of the parameters has a major effect on the outcome. Machine Learning is an essential tool to resolve this complexity. The adoption of these techniques in the reality of the metals’ industry requires an insight into the results produced by Predictive Models. We do not trust data we do not understand. Hence, our focus is on showing the application of these techniques and extracting business value from certain aspects of Machine Learning interpretations. Gunther Schober will be discussing these topics and more in his presentation on ‘predicting the future is a mater of trust’.

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Jonathan Silvestre

Systems Engineer AVEVA BIOGRAPHY Jonathan Silvestre is a Systems Engineer at OSIsoft now part of Aveva. For the past 9 years, his primary focus has been helping mining, metals and materials customers on their digitalization journey through the use of their Operations Data Platform the PI System. The breath and scale of the digitalization journey varies from customer to customer and includes: foundational activities to centralize and organize operations data for situational awareness; the use of real-time data and analytics for Energy Management, Condition-Based Maintenance, Process Improvement; the integration with Machine Learning for Predictive Analytics. Jonathan holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

HOW TO MAKE SURE YOUR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY IS A SUCCESS The aluminium industry is facing an unprecedented challenge of aligning to new sustainability standards while continuing to meet with global demand. The primary aluminium industry accounted for 2.6% of global greenhouse gases in 2020. The power required for aluminium production accounts for 60% of these emissions. Companies are racing to adopt clean technologies such as the use of hydropower or inert anode technology to reduce their carbon footprint. Many companies are also embarking on a digital transformation journey allowing for process improvement, efficient use of energy; and creation of predictive and prescriptive models. In this talk we will explore the journey of this Digital Transformation and how different opportunities are unlocked at different stages of the journey. Furthermore, we will discuss how a data infrastructure facilitates this journey. An Operations Data Platform is necessary to gain process visibility by centralizing and democratizing operational data. This data platform should allow the addition of rules to determine if the process enters specific conditions. It should be open, allowing connections to 3rd party applications where sophisticated models can be created for predictive and prescriptive analytics. Here, we will explore how this data platform is utilized by aluminium companies to achieve success in these areas. At the end of this talk, you should come away with an understanding of these main ideas: · The PI System is the Operation Data Platform that will power your digital transformation journey · Digital transformation is a journey unlocking different levels of analyses · Digital transformation examples from the aluminium industry and the broader Mining, Metals, and Materials space will be explored

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JOHANN REPS

Johann Reps

Global Technology Manager for Digital Innovation, Connected Worker, and Automation, ALCOA BIOGRAPHY Johann is a senior leader with many years of commercial, financial and operational experience in the Mining and Resources industry, focusing on innovation, digital and automation transformation both at Corporate and Operational levels. Johann has overarching responsibility for the Alcoa wide Connected Worker program, Automation & Robotics as well New Technologies, with a global, diverse, cross-functional team. He is passionate about maintaining a serving leader mind-set with an operator centric approach. He thrives for meaningful transformative change through customer engagement to ensure that solutions have a seamless user experience and are designed to drive best practice. Fluent in multiple languages, Johann studied in both France and Australia where he earnt a Bachelor of Corporate Finance, a Masters of Corporate Finance and Business Strategy and a Masters of Business Administration.

Industry 4.0 Was Always Supposed To Be About People One of the biggest misconceptions surrounding Industry 4.0 is the idea that it’s all about replacing human workers, rather than augmenting them. But technologies like machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT) and robotic process automation (RPA) were never meant to take the place of an organization’s most valuable asset: its people. During the pandemic, Alcoa witnessed first-hand just how much these powerful tools can support productivity, unlock new efficiencies and reinvent legacy processes. Over the past few years, we’ve been integrating cutting-edge technologies that have enabled our field force to streamline field inspections, training & safety, asset diagnostics, and everything in between. And, we’ve been able to build systems that provide people with greater access to real-time data and insights, empowering them to make decisions in the field that improve productivity and efficiency. This session would offer an inside look at Alcoa’s Connected Worker initiative, providing an in-depth overview of the cutting-edge technology that can help unleash human potential to solve some of the aluminium industry’s greatest productivity and operational challenges.

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Steffen Zendler

Heavy Industry Strategy & Marketing Manager in EMEA BIOGRAPHY Steffen Zendler, Heavy Industry Strategy & Marketing Manager in EMEA is responsible for setting growth & performance strategy, growing account relationships and expanding Rockwell Automation portfolio in Europe, Middle-East and Africa. Steffen has total working experience of over 18 years and over 5 years of service with Rockwell Automation. Before Rockwell, Steffen was working at global Plant Engineering Companies (OEM’s) in international sales positions concentrated in the Chemical and Heavy Industry. Steffen holds a Diploma of Engineering / Mechatronic.

Asset Performance Management for Metals The metal industry costs to keep equipment operational are well understood to be significant and again its well known if you can’t make product, you aren’t making money. And while unplanned downtime isn’t the whole story, it is also understood to be a frequently and easily underestimated part of that story.

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ACHENBACH

materials for tomorrow’s sustainable economy. And we support recycling through innovative breakthrough technologies. Our Vision tells us where we are going next in alignment with our Purpose. It’s our ambitious goal for the next several years and answers the question: “What’s next?”

Achenbach Buschhütten is an independent family-owned company looking back on more than 565 years of history. Today, Achenbach is a global provider of non-ferrous metal rolling mills with rolling oil and automation systems as well as foil slitting machines for winding, separating and slitting thinnest metal foils and converting material. Following the company’s philosophy ‘everything from one single source’ the machines are designed, manufactured and assembled at Achenbach. Service & Support is provided through their entire operating life cycle. The range of products comprises turnkey production plants, machinery lines, single machines or selected technology components. The cloud-based platform Achenbach OPTILINK® opens the way to the overall system networking of the various value creation stages and therefore to the optimization of the entire production process. The modernization of Achenbach machines and third party machinery completes the range of products. Achenbach’s mission ‘Technology for Future Concepts’ is proven in both, in every single project and development work.

Our Vision defines our challenge – to innovate and create the lowcarbon solutions that our industry needs to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. We are seizing opportunities to realize this through our people, our processes and our products. We have the advantage of being active in all aspects of the upstream aluminium industry, enabling us to work with industry partners, governments, associations and communities to realize our Vision. www.alcoa.com

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ALCOA

Our Purpose helps guide every goal we set, decision we make, action we take and strategy we implement.

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, drives digital transformation for industrial organizations managing complex operational processes. Through Performance Intelligence, AVEVA connects the power of information and artificial intelligence (AI) with human insight, to enable faster and more precise decision making, helping industries to boost operational delivery and sustainability. Our cloud-enabled operational data management, combined with software that spans design, engineering and operations, asset performance, monitoring and control solutions delivers proven business value and outcomes to over 20,000 customers worldwide, supported by the largest industrial software ecosystem, including 5,500 partners and 5,700 certified developers. AVEVA is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with over 6,000 employees at 90 locations in more than 40 countries. www.aveva.com

Our products help customers solve problems. We offer the industry’s most comprehensive low-carbon product portfolio, Sustana. We evaluate new partnerships that create materials for tomorrow’s sustainable economy. And we support recycling through innovative breakthrough technologies. Our products help customers solve problems in a carbon-constrained world. We offer the industry’s most comprehensive low-carbon product portfolio, Sustana. We evaluate new partnerships that create

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CHRONOS

DYNAMIC CONCEPT

Chronos is a platform to manage orders for a wide variety of production equipment. Using one system for the entire shop floor will simplify production management.

Dynamic Concept is a leader in providing custom designed equipment and systems that fit perfectly to your processes at a reasonable cost. Our team, made only of specialists of aluminium and magnesium processes, displays his mastery of the latest technology to offer you creative solutions that meet your expectations both from a technical and budgetary perspective. From the preliminary analysis, where our engineers work hand-inhand with your people to define the available options and to select the best one, up to the start-up phase, including detailed design, fabrication, testing and erection supervision, Dynamic Concept is your partner of choice if you want to maximise the potential of your processes.

The main features of the system include: � Synchronize orders and products with your ERP system � Recipe management � Write recipe to PLC � Monitor order progress status � Plan orders and check machine schedule � Intuitive Web Interface � Live online reports from anywhere As it has become increasingly important to log every aspect of the product process, Chronos delivers a cost effective, simple, and convenient solution for the new working environment we are in today. While it has always been important to track and monitor your production targets without having the need to physically be on the manufacturing floor, Covid-19 has accelerated this trend significantly, and we believe this trend is here to stay. It is not a choice anymore whether your software allows you to track your production online, but an absolute necessity. As such, we think that being able to monitor one’s production has never been more important and applicable than today. With our software you will be able to: � Monitor and analyze your production targets with the actual running rate � Stay connected with your production, departments, and staff � Conveniently and easily add new equipment by using either one of our data loggers or directly connect to an OPC server � Do all that at minimal start up costs. Chronos uses commodity hardware and is available as a managed subscription, enabling you to get started at almost no initial costs.

Since its foundation, Dynamic Concept has chosen to focus on one field only and to become in it a reference in terms of expertise: the technologies and equipment for the production of aluminum and magnesium. Producers in that field face a shortage of skilled technical resources, both internally and externally. By offering niche services and products supported by a team of specialists, Dynamic Concept responds to a burgeoning demand which allowed us to grow quickly and successfully. Similarly, we are regularly called to be partner for the development of new technologies and production equipment in that field. www. dynamicconcept.com

Our combination of 30 years of experience in the field of aluminium extrusion and a team of ambitious and business-oriented software developers, makes us convinced that we have the expertise and technical sophistication to face these difficult times and to turn them into a competitive advantage. www.chronos.li Aluminium International Today

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FIVES

Fives, as an industrial engineering Group, designs and supplies machines, process equipment and production lines for the world’s largest industrial groups including the aluminium, steel, glass, automotive, aerospace, logistics, cement and energy sectors. For the Aluminium Industry, Fives has developed pioneering solutions suited to increasingly strict environmental standards to reduce emissions, and adapted to the growing capacity of smelters equipped with high amperage pots. Thus Fives is able to respond to clients’ growing needs for quality, performance, and reduced environmental impact and cost. To meet these objectives, Fives is offering ground-breaking emissions reduction solutions as well digital and control systems to make operator-machine interactions easier. Since 2007 and the introduction of Amelios, Fives’ Aluminium division has developed a comprehensive range of digital solutions to enhance the productivity of smelters and to achieve greener aluminium production. As of today, Fives’ digital portfolio consist of more than 20 solutions that can be used independently or interconnected to act on Equipment Health Monitoring, Process Optimization and Emission Control. Fives ‘expertise is to design and supply process equipment and turnkey plants for the main aluminium producers worldwide through its Fives Solios and Fives ECL companies, in: � Reduction Area: Gas Treatment Centers, Pot Tending Machines and Pot Equipment. � Carbon Area: High Capacity Green Anode Plants including Carbon Butts Processing and Pitch Fume Treatment systems, Pitch storage and processing, Firing Systems & Fume Treatment Centers for anode baking furnaces, Furnace Tending Assemblies, Anode Handling Systems, Anode Stacking Cranes, Bath Processing Units and Anode Rodding Shops. With more than 200 people dedicated to services worldwide, Fives is committed to help its customers to both improve the performance of their equipment and reduce production and maintenance costs.

GLAMA

Since 1961 GLAMA is known as a reliable supplier of innovative solutions for the material handling and production of steel, copper and light metal industry. Our material handling solutions enables our clients to just produce better, faster and more reliable which allow them to pick up new challenges and market opportunities with great success. You will find GLAMA a solution provider that enables you to reach your targets, take care of the environment and enable you to take your next innovative step in mechanisation or automation of your production line. For this reason, our experts not only work together with you, but also with many of the known industry partners in order to supply you the best, effective, low cost reliable solution for your production line. Whether your project is an upgrade of an existing transporter or manipulator, lowering your production cost by introducing tending equipment or the transport of slag, metal or a full greenfield or brownfield expansion of your production. Be sure, we are your most trusted partner, that stands for quality, innovation, robustness and service within the tight environmental restrictions of your operations. It is for this reason that year in year out GLAMA invested in its product line and people that create our solutions. We continue to strive to offer you the best solutions within the good tradition of German “Meisterschaft”, Innovation and Full Machine Integration up to the requirements of Industry 4.0. Powered by Innovation we dare to make a difference. A difference that counts in order to add value, pride and make your production a pleasant working environment and an asset to the community that supports your facilities. Powered by Innovation with solid roots in Gladbeck and industry, we know what solutions will add value within your production environment. www.glama.de/de/index.php

HATCH

www.fivesgroup.com

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Hatch is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. A global multidisciplinary management, engineering, and development consultancy to the metals, energy, and infrastructure sectors, our network of 9,000 professionals in over 150 countries partner with you to develop ideas that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. We deliver a comprehensive array of technical and strategic services covering the whole project lifecycle, from concept development through design stages to full construction supervision and handover. Working together, we’ll simplify solutions and help solve your toughest challenges.

and steel products to ensure their competitive edge by delivering products as agreed in quantity, quality and time whilst considering inventory, productivity and performance targets.

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As market leader PSI claims technology leadership as well. Therefore PSImetals FutureLab investigates and develops the solutions of tomorrow taking into consideration � latest developments around Industry 4.0 � a collaborative approach with customers, partners and experts � leading edge IT technology based on PSI Java Framework.

HYDRO

The PSImetals software line is an end-to-end approach for the overall supply chain caring for all the needs of the primary metals industry. From supplier to customer, powerful and highly configurable standard products support all processes from planning to execution while respecting the complexity of metal production. All information is based on PSImetals Factory Model - a Digital Twin of the whole supply chain providing consistent real time plant status information.

Combining 50 years of experience in implementing production management software with innovativeness, PSI supports numerous metals producers around the globe in achieving their competitive edge. www.psimetals.de/en/met-home/ Hydro is a leading industrial company that builds businesses and partnerships for a more sustainable future. Hydro is present throughout the aluminium value chain, from energy to bauxite mining and alumina refining, primary aluminium, aluminium extrusions and aluminium recycling.

PYROGENESIS

Hydro has a keen focus on the sustainability of the production of aluminium using industry 4.0 to develop and harness the best of the industry. www.hydro.com/en-gb

PSI METALS GMBH

PyroGenesis Canada Inc., a high-tech company, is a leader in the design, development, manufacture and commercialization of advanced plasma processes and sustainable solutions which reduce greenhouse gases (GHG), and are economically attractive alternatives to conventional “dirty” processes. PyroGenesis has created proprietary, patented and advanced plasma technologies that are being vetted and adopted by multiple multibillion dollar industry leaders in four massive markets: iron ore pelletization, aluminum, waste management, and additive manufacturing. www.pyrogenesis.com

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QUANTILLION TECHNOLOGIES

Pioneer in automizing industrial operations, Quantillion revolutionizes the way equipment and operators work together and the way workflows are optimized. We build innovative technology for the heavy industry that lets every worker, every machine, and every plant use data on a (near) real-time basis to continuously and autonomously improve safety, quality, output and at the same time reduce the ecological footprint. Quantillion’s software solution allows to autonomize core operations by connecting all separate workflows and agents, both humans or machines. We ensure that precise control and full process management are available through one easy-to-use user interface, with a layer of business logic and artificial intelligence. For the past 4 years, Quantillion has developed and deployed autonomous decision solutions using Artificial Intelligence and Robust Planning. Integrating it with our client’s business operations and IT, we create more profitable, more resilient and responsive operations. Proud to be working with multiple equipment suppliers, we see ourselves as an the integration partner in an international industrial industry. Headquartered in Amsterdam, our highly skilled and passionate people make sure to drive industry forward and put their data to work!

RiA Charging Machines can evenly distribute loads up to 30 tonnes across the furnace hearth in under 90 seconds. RiA Skimming Machines can also Mix and Stir the bath, as well as cleaning between charges and remove dross in shorter timeframes than traditional methods with fork trucks and with a more repeatable and consistent performance. Both Charging and Skimming can be completed without the need of Operator involvement. Typical benefits from using RiA Machines: � Increased Melt Rates from deep penetration and even distribution of solids in the Furnace � Increased Productivity from shorter Furnace Cycles � Reduced Energy Consumption from shorter door opening times � Reduced Refractory damage leading to longer Refractory life and more Furnace uptime � Reduced vehicle movements in the Cast House meaning increased Operator Safety and reduced vehicle maintenance � Removal of Cast House Operators from Charging and Skimming operations, increasing Operator Safety

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SAP

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RIA CAST HOUSE ENGINEERING SAP has 40 years’ experience working closely with hundreds of aluminium manufacturers across the globe to use digital innovation to anticipate real-time demand and supply, enhance process excellence for operational efficiency, operate resilient supply chains, and innovate the customer experience. In addition, SAP can help aluminium companies manage stakeholder expectations to produce environmentally responsible products and services, reduce GHG emissions, minimize waste, increase circularity and use socially responsible business practices across product lifecycles and value chains. RIA Cast House Engineering, from Leipzig Germany, has supplied over 65 rail mounted precision Furnace Charging and Skimming Machines worldwide over the last 20 years, with numerous repeat references. RiA equipment is recognised as Sturdy, Durable and Reliable. Manual, Automatic and fully Autonomous Operation is possible on all RiA Machines, incorporating Machine Vision Intelligent cameras, to make decisions optimising Performance and increasing Operator Safety.

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As the market leader in enterprise application software, we help companies of all sizes and in all industries run at their best: 77 percent of the world’s transaction revenue touches an SAP system. Our machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT) and advanced analytics technologies help turn customers’ businesses into intelligent enterprises. SAP helps give people and organizations deep business

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insight and fosters collaboration that helps them stay ahead of their competition. We simplify technology for companies so they can consume our software the way they want – without disruption. With a global network of customers, partners, employees and thought leaders, SAP helps the world run better and improve people’s lives. For more information, visit website for how SAP works with metals and Industries.

Integrated Operations, Cognitive Systems / Man-Machine. Our software solution LIVE was developed in close collaboration with industry. The first installation was the large Gjøa Platform in the Norwegian North Sea in 2014. The first non-Oil and Gas user was Borregaard ASA who use LIVE at their world leading bio-ethanol plant. Any facility with multi-variable maintenance operations benefits from LIVE.

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SISTEM TEKNIK

Two college friends from the Middle East Technical University, Orhan Obalı and Mehmet Özdeşlik founded Sistem Teknik as a startup company. In 2009, with the initiatives of Orhan Obalı, Sistem Teknik Industrial Furnaces Ltd. has begun specialising in the design and production of heat treatment technology for light metals and composite materials. Housing one of Turkey’s greatest engineering and design team who have developed numerous patented technologies, Sistem Teknik R&D Centre has become a partner of the Horizon platform in 2020 to strengthen its focus on making the aluminium industry eco-friendlier. As of today, our team of 250 engineers, technicians, and experts has commissioned more than 1,500 cast houses and heat treatment plants in 35 countries around the world in accordance with ISO 9001 quality standards.

LIVE bridges the gap between planning solutions and passive dashboards and expands on the opportunities contained within this data through algorithms, visualization, and interactive integration. Industry challenges and improvement potential in the following key areas are addressed, contributing to substantial savings and efficiency gains. � Large and complex plans are difficult to present effectively � Completion of planned maintenance tasks � Ad-hoc changes in maintenance task scheduling � Communication with the front-line execution teams: engagement, feedback, knowledge � Planning software solutions not readily accessible for frontline execution teams � Holistic overview of maintenance tasks on the facility � Making the right decisions and prioritizations � Seeing the whole picture www.visavi.com

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Aluminium International Today (AIT) is the leading bi-monthly journal dedicated to all sectors and regions of the international aluminium manufacturing and processing industry. With more than 30 years’ experience, AIT is committed to delivering up-to date global news, events, and statistics, as well as more detailed technical articles, company and country profiles, conference reports and regular regional economic briefings. The journal has changed dramatically since its formation and now publishes news regularly on its website: www.aluminiumtoday. com as well as a free weekly newsletter, which is sent to the inbox of more than 24,000 industry professionals.

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PROCESS OPTIMISATION

Solutions for process optimisation Fives, as an industrial engineering Group, designs and supplies machines, process equipment and production lines for the world’s largest industrial groups including the aluminium, steel, glass, automotive, aerospace, logistics, cement and energy sectors. For the Aluminium Industry, Fives has developed pioneering solutions suited to increasingly strict environmental standards to reduce emissions, and adapted to the growing capacity of smelters equipped with high amperage pots. Thus Fives is able to respond to clients’ growing needs for quality, performance, and reduced environmental impact and cost. To meet these objectives, Fives is offering ground-breaking emissions reduction solutions as well digital and control systems for eco-friendly operations. Being a worldwide leading solution provider for Green Anode Plant, Anode Baking Furnace equipment, Anode Rodding Shop, Fume & Gas Treatment plant, Potline cranes, Pot equipment and thanks to the combined expertise of Fives Solios and Fives ECL, Fives sets-up a cross-organizational and transdisciplinary team to further develop digital solutions. Since 2007 and the introduction of Amelios, Fives’ Aluminium division has developed a comprehensive range of digital solutions to enhance the productivity of smelters and to achieve greener aluminium production. As of today, Fives’ digital portfolio consist of more than 20 solutions that can be used independently or interconnected to act on Equipment Health Monitoring, Process Optimization and Emission Control. Equipment Health Monitoring – SMART solutions Fives’ SMART solutions (e.g. SMARTCrane, SMARTFilter, SMARTVibro, …) consist of

software solutions plugged in existing equipment for real-time and remote monitoring. The purpose of the SMART solutions is to increase the availability and reliability of the equipment and to maximize the Overall Operations Effectiveness (O.E.E.) SMART solutions aim to enhance smelters’ operations, maintenance and process by providing a new equipment experience with indicators, dashboards and recommended actions to anticipate fragilities and drifts. Process Optimization – Amelios Suite Based on advanced process monitoring & Amelios data analytics software, the Amelios Suite for Green Anode Plant, Anode Baking Furnace and Rodding Shop includes: � Advanced sensors & Advanced control functions: AVI, MIREA, SOFIA, Dynpac, Optibinder… � Innovative tracking solutions: ATS, RTS, a trusted database (Anode ID card) along with a first level of Data Analytics … The purpose of the Amelios Suite is to lower the Net Carbon Consumption (NCC), consequently the CO2 emissions as well as the consumption of raw material and energy and ultimately to increase the production of aluminium. Amelios Suite allows to: � minimise the carbon reject at all stages, � create a better intimacy between carbon and reduction sectors, � maintain key anode parameters, � guarantee the performance of the reduction process, � stabilize the production against the raw material variability and aging of the plant, � Improve operation teams responsiveness for better anode quality control, and � reduce the direct CO2 emission from the pot and anode baking.

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Process Optimization – e-GTC Based on Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) and advanced process control, the Fives’ e-GTC allows for enhancing smelter environmental performance and reducing operating costs through constant monitoring of emissions and equipment. The above-mentioned solutions have been validated by proof of concept or are already implemented in smelters worldwide with proven track records (e.g. SMARTCrane, Amelios Suite for Green Anode Plant, SOFIA,

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MIREA…). Additionally, the whole Amelios Suite has been labelled by the SOLAR IMPULSE FOUNDATION in 2021, and the Anode Tracking System based on Vision has been awarded by Light Metal Community (TMS) in 2020, and some solutions are patented. With more than 660 employees worldwide based in multiple locations across the globe, the Aluminium division of Fives has the ability to support smelters on the definition and the implementation of their

digital roadmap locally. And finally, with more than 200 people dedicated to services worldwide, located in France, Canada, Middle East, India, South Africa, Australia and Russia, Fives is committed to help its customers to both improve the performance of their equipment and reduce production and maintenance costs. Please visit our new website for the latest information on our digital solutions and to request a tailor-made presentation to suit your needs. �

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SUSTAINABILITY

Showing industries the way forward with greener aluminium We, the aluminium industry, promote our metal as the green material of the future, proudly pointing to our advantages over plastics and steel. Aluminium is infinitely recyclable, making it an excellent candidate for replacing plastics in consumer-packaged goods, capable of eliminating millions of tonnes of packaging from entering landfills each year. Aluminium is strong yet extremely lightweight, properties capitalised upon to enable the electrification of the automotive / transportation industry, bringing the world closer to reducing a major portion of its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG’s). It is true that aluminium is a material capable of driving sustainability. However, both the production of primary and secondary aluminium still result in immense amounts of greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere, and tens of thousands of tonnes of hazardous wastes dumped in landfill. It is my belief that the aluminium industry, the producers of the green material of the future, should act as leaders, not followers, in the industrial manufacturing sectors push to transition into sustainable production processes. When it comes to primary aluminium production, the main ingredient required is an

immense amount of electricity. Market forces have already been incentivising the adoption of renewable energy sources, as smelters built on the supply of renewables are increasingly among the most competitive in the world. Further down the aluminium production chain, we still face several GHG emission challenges. The electrolysis process consumes carbon anodes and emits carbon dioxide as a by-product. Fortunately, some innovative companies are taking the initiative to address this challenge. For example, Elysis, the joint venture between Rio Tinto and Alcoa, among others, are developing an inert-anode electrolysis process that would emit oxygen as a by-product instead of carbon dioxide. Even by feeding renewable electricity and using inert anodes in the electrolytic aluminium production, we still have work to do in order to become net zero GHG emitters. Both primary and secondary aluminium plants operate dozens of fossil fuel burners for various high-temperature applications across their furnaces, most notably within melting furnaces. To tackle this challenge, a proven technology emerges as an alternative: plasma torches. For over 20 years PyroGenesis has commercially operated plasma torches

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aboard US Navy aircraft carriers, the same technology capable of addressing this significant portion of the aluminium industries GHG problem. Plasma torches push compressed air through an electric arc, superheating the gas and emitting a high temperature plasma plume. Plasma torches are very similar to fossil fuel burners in terms of form factor and ease of use, the main difference being the energy source used to generate heat. Burners, of course, use the combustion of fossil fuel to produce heat and carbon dioxide (among other emissions) as a by-product. In contrast, plasma torches use air and electricity, not combustion, producing only heat, thus eliminating GHGs. Non-transferred DC plasma torch, by Rudolfensis / CC BY-SA 3.0 PyroGenesis is replacing fossil fuel burners with its proprietary plasma torches across various industries, such as iron ore pelletization, to eliminate carbon emissions and lower operating costs. Aluminium smelters, with their cheap and renewable electricity generation should lead the charge in transitioning away from fossil fuel burners, replacing them with our electric plasma torches. �

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Whilst the term “Industry 4.0” has been used by businesses and journalists alike for the last years, how this new system can be utilised and what advantages a firm can derive from adopting this new technology is oftentimes merely a vague idea. To give a quick summary, at the heart of Industry 4.0 lies the idea of improved connectivity and facilitated the flow of information between different networks. By combining connectivity with decentralised control systems, the exchange of data and therefore of information is facilitated, which makes it possible for different networks to communicate with each other intelligently.

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We at Chronos know that this transition from Industry 3.0 to 4.0 can be a long and weary process, and so we designed our software to facilitate companies along this process. We do this by digitalising a variety of production equipment, and by using only one system for the entire shop floor. While it always has been important to track and monitor your production targets without needing to physically be on the manufacturing floor, the Industry 4.0 philosophy has accelerated this trend even further. It is not a choice anymore whether your software allows you to track your production online, but an absolute necessity.

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Chronos can digitalise new state of the art machines as well as machines that have no connection to the internet. Our data logger makes the connection between sensors or measuring devices with the internet. Chronos communicate with the most common ERP systems. This means that we can allocate process data with commercial data (orders), which in turn creates the data basis for big data analysis, predictive maintenance and, in the longrun, artificial intelligence. By using commodity hardware and a managed subscription, we can offer our software and services at minimal start-up costs, making them available for any firm, regardless of what size. SPECIALISED WORK CELLS

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How to significantl operational efficien Maintaining or increasing production without compromising maintenance which in turn would risk production is an old dilemma and a daily challenge at production facilities. But by re-thinking this challenge, you can optimise resource usage without incurring substantial costs or elevated risks. This article demonstrates a novel way of addressing the challenge.

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The relationship between production and maintenance The concept of “perfect operations” has never been realistic. Anyone that’s been involved in capital goods, resource businesses, and other planning-intensive businesses knows that. Equally, there’s always a balance between increasing the output and shutting down for maintenance. It’s usually a question of risk vs. opportunity together with financial viability.  What we’ve seen throughout the pandemic, and then during the re-opening, is quite extreme – but the changes in supply and demand, unforeseen events, and changing business landscape are nothing unusual. Some companies have a lot to do. Others have not. But they all have to balance the criticality of production vs maintenance. While increasing the production might be beneficial for short-term optimisation and revenue, it can increase the risk of breakdowns – which may inhibit the longerterm output while incurring costs. Maintenance is a consequence of production, and without maintenance, you’re not able to produce. But should it really define how we think about operations?  With advances in technology, we have now come to a point where we can approach the problem from a different angle – with the added bonus of achieving more safe, lean, and cost-effective operations.

ly improve ncy? Whole countries shutting down, large ships stuck in a canal, volatile commodity prices, supply-chain issues, and a global chip shortage. There’s been quite a lot of happenings that have had quite an impact on our world the last couple of years.  While we often speak of major events from a macro perspective or on an industrylevel, there’s rarely any discussion on how

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unforeseen events impact the day-to-day operations of the actual businesses that supply us with much-needed goods; the local factory employing hundreds of workers or the cornerstone business that’s vital for a community to survive. While changes in supply and demand are important, we also need to discuss how to make operations more efficient and safer.

The power of planning data  Businesses create vast amounts of data that can be utilised for both improving profitability and enabling sales growth. By capturing and utilising data in new ways, you will be able to enhance your operations and create new business opportunities.  In a planning context, the ability to make use of data is a highly profitable advantage. In a production facility, there’s an inconceivable amount of data being aggregated every second. This data could be used to optimise all facets of your planning process; from workforce planning through maintenance planning, to executing different activities.  The problem is not if you should find better ways of using your data, but how. The main problem for most, if not all, businesses is that the data is siloed in different systems lacking

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Complete overview enables better decision making We have embraced the relationship between maintenance and production. Our perspectives are quite different. We wanted to find out how to utilize data to enhance the operations for the benefit of all stakeholders. Continuing the aforementioned “locked door” metaphor: We consider ourselves as locksmiths. In that, it is important to discover what problems and needs the stakeholders have. A bottom-up approach is often the best way to progress.

Optimising results If you are anything like our customers, you have probably figured out what one hour of downtime is costing the business. If you take incremental steps towards more optimal resource usage, say by ensuring that the production time takes the estimated 30 minutes and not 33, you will save a lot of money throughout a year. What we aim to achieve is for you to get more out of each hour. We aggregate data to construct a meaningful dataset that you can use to optimize production performance, take advantage of the downtime, and retain control of your entire production process. Thus, you will be able to increase revenues through a higher production output, as well as deferring investments due to less redundancy.

What we have done is to create a holistic solution bridging planning and execution, connecting plans with reality. The system gathers data from existing sources and visualises it in real-time adding layers of interactivity and algorithms for all stakeholders involved in the production process.

Effects beyond improved ﬁnancial results The availability of technology and new practices enable you to increase the efficiency of your operations. Often, this is measured in financial KPIs – hard facts that directly impact your business performance.

the ability to communicate with each other. In a way, the data is locked away behind closed doors. What’s needed is to find the key.

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But financial indicators do not capture all the effects of new investments. Our customers have highlighted benefits such as: � Better working environment with employees being less stressed. � Operations have become safer, due to enhanced visibility of all activities in real-time. � The investment has been beneficial in the progress towards CSR goals. � More sustainable and eco-friendly operations, as they are able to do more with less. � Want to know how to make your operations more efficient? Scan code to meet us:

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REEL International reinforces its position as a leading technology provider in the global aluminium industry

WITH THE ACQUISITION OF GE Steam Power’s Aluminium AQCS (Air Quality Control Systems) Technology portfolio and related business, REEL international adds to its offering Potline Gas Treatment Centre (GTC) and Bake Ovens Fume Treatment Centre (FTC), including implementation of specific heat exchangers and compact GTC/FTC design, in addition to the 4 businesses already active in the Aluminium industry: NKM Noell Special Cranes, REEL Alesa, REEL Möller and the former Metso Outotec’s Aluminium Business.

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