Robotics meets aluminium: Fives and Norda Stelo redefine Anode Rodding Shops' efficiency

Fives, an industrial engineering Group, has entered into a partnership with Norda Stelo, a Canada-based impact engineering firm, offering sustainable and innovative solutions, to bring innovative robotics solutions to the aluminium industry. Within this collaboration, Fives ECL will incorporate robotic technology within its Anode Rodding Shops (ARS).

By implementing these systems, the firm can connect both the upstream and downstream with SOFIA (Smart On-the-Fly Inspection and Analysis). SOFIA, a solution by Fives, which has been designed to characterise anode butt process parameters and boost operational quality.

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With nearly 30 years of experience in high-precision robotic automation, the Canadian firm made its mark within the domestic aluminium smelters. Now, with this collaboration, the industrial engineering group has gained two innovative robotic solutions, including:

1. Robotic anode stub and butts cleaning, for automating cleaning, exclude any manual exposure to the dust and vibration, as well as ensure results that are of high quality and consistent

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2. Robotic skimming, which acts as a fixed base robotic system for enhancing the skimming of molten metal, which further leads to improved productivity and product quality. These are done while eliminating operating workload as well as the safety risks.

Within the markets outside of Canada, Fives is to become the exclusive sales representative for these robotic solutions. The firm has established dedicated teams who will be serving as the customer interface, ensuring smooth integration, deployment and ongoing support around the globe.

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