PCT was asked to design, program, assemble, and install a new system for control of the mill drives, winders, and shear, as well as providing a Level 2 gauge control system. The PCT control system utilized new digital control boards connected to the existing mill drive SCRs, thereby leaving the high current components (SCR stacks, bus work, and overcurrent protection) in place. Modifications of the system included the following: Aluminum Hot Mill A Metals Case Study Innovative. Reliable. Customer focused. Visit our website: www.pctebi.com EBEAMAND INTEGRATION The Application A large aluminum manufacturer was struggling to maintain the obsolete control equipment on their only hot mill. The mill, which normally produces over a million pounds of aluminum per day, experienced two wee

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