Aluminate - Smelting Optimization

As the world shifts towards renewable energy and sustainable transportation, the demand for primary aluminum is projected to increase significantly nearly 40% by 2030. Despite this increasing demand, the industry faces significant challenges in scaling up production due to limitations in process efficiency and control.

The main barriers to innovation in the primary aluminum industry arise from the challenging operating environment and man-machine interaction. The harsh conditions in which aluminum smelting pots operate make it difficult to obtain real-time data on the pot’s current state, resulting in reliance on infrequent manual measurements that put operators at risk. This inability to make quick operational adjustments results in significant wastage and unnecessary emissions. As Aluminum smelting accounts for 1% of global CO2 emissions, comparatively small improvements can have an outsized impact.

To overcome these challenges, Kite has assembled a team of world-class experts in the aluminum smelting and sensor technology fields. Our focus is on a solution that combines real-time online measurements of critical parameters with autonomous control actions. This increase in process data will enable operators to make faster, more informed decisions when taking corrective action on a pot, resulting in more efficient pots that generate less fugitive emissions and waste while enabling more throughput.