Aluminum Rolling Coolant Filtration Webinar: Optimize Filtration for Quality and Yield

Target audience

• Mill Managers / Plant Managers / Operations Managers

• Maintenance Managers

• Technology Managers / R&D Managers

• Procurement Managers / Investment Managers

• Client Project Managers

Key takeaways

• Understand the purpose and types of coolant for aluminum hot, cold, and foil rolling mills

• Identify the causes of coolant contamination and the detrimental impact this has on the rolling process and finished product quality

• Learn about the importance of coolant filtration and the world-leading Schneider filtration system

• Discuss how the filter process can be optimized and the benefits that a fully optimized filter process can bring to an aluminum rolling mill

Nick Saunders

Senior Sales and Product Manager, Primetals Technologies, ShapeTech UK

Nick has worked exclusively in the metals industry since 2003, delivering major new plant and upgrade projects within the rolling and processing sector, with extensive experience specifically in aluminum. Nick’s roles have spanned many disciplines from fluids and mechanical engineering, project engineering, proposals, and sales management.

Nick joined Primetals Technologies ShapeTech business in 2019 and is responsible for delivering sales of the ShapeTech product portfolio as well as sales of aluminum mill modernization and upgrade projects. Additionally, Nick is the product manager for the Coolant Filtration system featured and discussed in this aluminum rolling coolant filtration webinar.

Andy Ricketts

Technical Sales, JR Schneider Co Inc, Benicia, CA

In 2006, Andy joined Primetals Technologies ShapeTech business. With 25 years of experience in engineering design, management, and manufacture, Andy was responsible for the Schneider filtration system. This role involved the design of coolant systems for both aluminium rolling mills and beverage can manufacture, using kerosene and water-based coolants. Responsible for coolant filtration system design, from initial concept through to detailed design and production documentation, involving specification, then procurement of third-party components and manufacture of filtration equipment. After joining J R Schneider in 2019, Andy travels worldwide providing consultancy services and process support, including coolant system and filter audits, leading to filtration quality optimization by on-site in-process iterative paper and media testing. In this aluminium rolling coolant filtration webinar, Andy discusses the importance of an optimized coolant filtration process and the benefits that it can deliver.

Moderator – Grant Shoebridge

Head of Downstream, Primetals Technologies

With over 20 years of experience working in various manufacturing sectors, Grant joined Primetals Technologies in 2018. With a background in automation engineering, Grant is dedicated to leading a business that delivers SMART solutions to solve the quality and production challenges of the metals industry. Grant is the moderator and host of this aluminum rolling coolant filtration webinar.