Control for aluminum production and other processing industries / Mark Philip Taylor, John J.J. Chen, Brent Richmond Young.

Includes bibliographical references and index

1. Importance of control -- 2. Tour of the plant -- 3. Welcome to production -- 4. Industrial accidents -- 5. Potline process control failure -- 6. Diagnosing variation in materials processing -- 7. Understanding potroom processes -- 8. Start of a new culture -- 9. Reformulation of potline control -- 10. People, process, and plant -- 11. Better decisions for control -- 12. Accelerating removal of variation

"The book exemplifies how to synthesize new control thinking with an understanding of process variability, to diagnose abnormalities and their causes in aluminum producing plants. Most examples also demonstrate the need for different human behavior and a more scientific, questioning approach to the management of production. This approach is drawn from the authors' more than 25 years of experience, not only in metals plants but also in oil and gas production and food processing plants. Readers get a view into the human aspect of accidents and the problems of production"-- Provided by publisher

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