Aluminum Rolling

Secat, Inc is offering a three-day training course designed to increase your knowledge of Aluminum Rolling operations.

Secat, Inc is offering a three-day training course designed to increase your knowledge of aluminum rolling operations.

This course is geared toward Process Engineers and Technicians, Quality Engineers and Managers, Product Support Staff and Metallurgists. The course will cover all aspects of the aluminum rolling process and is designed to improve your knowledge of metallurgical considerations for each operational step.

This course will be led by Mr. Scott Goodrich, a rolling expert who spent his career working for Constellium until his recent retirement. Segments of the class will be taught by guest lectures with expertise in specific areas related to rolled aluminum products.

Course Objectives:

• Provide and introduction to metallurgical aspects of rolling
• Understand the ingot casting process and role of molten metal quality on down stream rolling processes
• Learn the mechanics of rolling and understand the interactions between heat transfer, lubricity and thermomechanical work
• Understand the origins and control of gage, profile and flatness.
• Introduction to common lubricants and coolants used in rolling mills and their role during the rolling process
• Explain the sheet finishing and painting processes and highlight common defects related to sheet surface quality.
• Provide hands-on demonstrations of rolling, analytical tools used to monitor product metallurgy and quality, and physical examples of typical sheet defects.

Registration fee includes all course materials and lunch each day.