ABSTRACT

An uncomfortable observation in the Shift Logs and Process Control records of most aluminum smelting plants is that process control failures, large and small, happen every day. Although only a small fraction of these failures give rise to catastrophic events, the difference between a disaster we read about and a failure which, although expensive, h

chapter 1|12 pages

Importance of Control

chapter 2|12 pages

Tour of the Plant

chapter 3|14 pages

Welcome to Production

chapter 4|16 pages

Industrial Accidents

chapter 5|32 pages

Potline Process Control Failure

chapter 7|16 pages

Understanding Potroom Processes

chapter 8|8 pages

Start of a New Culture

chapter 9|22 pages

Reformulation of Potline Control

chapter 10|14 pages

People, Process, and Plant

chapter 11|16 pages

Better Decisions for Control

chapter 12|34 pages

Accelerating Removal of Variation