Aluminum Strip Dryness Webinar: Preventing Coolant Carryover in Aluminum Cold Rolling

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 what strip dryness is in the context of aluminum cold rolling

• Learn how to improve strip edge dryness for maximum yield across the full product range

• Improve environmental credentials by reducing harmful emissions

• Identify opportunities to achieve significant cost savings through coolant recycling

Nick Saunders

Senior Sales and Product Manager, Primetals Technologies UK

Nick has worked exclusively in the metals industry since 2003, delivering significant new plant and upgrade projects within the rolling and processing sector, with extensive experience in aluminum. His roles have spanned multiple disciplines, including fluid and mechanical engineering, project engineering, proposal development, 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 Edgewipe system, which is featured and discussed in the webinar.

David Parkin

Head of Projects and Engineering, Primetals Technologies UK

David Parkin is the Head of Projects and Engineering for Primetals Technologies in UK-based ShapeTech operations. With 20 years of experience in delivering significant new metals plant and upgrade projects, he has extensive expertise in aluminum rolling. Since 1999, his roles have included responsibilities for sales, engineering, and project management. David joined Primetals Technologies in 2019 to lead the engineering team for the ShapeTech specialist product range. He is also responsible for modernizing and upgrading aluminum rolling mills by applying tomorrow's products to existing mills, thereby enhancing production and quality capabilities. In this aluminium strip dryness webinar, David explores the various causes of strip dryness issues and the preventative measures that can be implemented.

Moderator – Grant Shoebridge

Head of Downstream, Primetals Technologies UK

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 strip dryness webinar.