IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF OPERATION OF ROTARY FURNACES USING THE TPM METHOD

1 MICHLOWICZ Edward
Co-authors:
1 KORFEL Tomasz
Institution:
1 AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland, EU, michlowi@agh.edu.pltomekkorfel@gmail.com
Conference:
30th Anniversary International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials, Brno, Czech Republic, EU, May 26 - 28, 2021
Proceedings:
Proceedings 30th Anniversary International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials
Pages:
1357-1363
ISBN:
978-80-87294-99-4
ISSN:
2694-9296
Published:
15th September 2021
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Abstract

Zinc oxide concentrate production from industrial waste is performed in the so-called rolldown process – in rotary furnaces. It is a complex technological process. Incorrect process execution will cause a large number of unplanned stops that significantly affect production. The purpose of the work was to analyze upgrade of technological lines used for the production of zinc oxide concentrate at B. Recycling company. The detailed purposes of the study included the analysis of fault time, standstill of the planned technological lines no. 1 and 6 for processing of steel fly ashes, and line no. 2 for processing of zinc-bearing sludges. In the study the Total Productive Maintenance method elements was used. The histograms for planned downtime and failures of individual technological lines for a period of one year were developed and the MTTF, MTBF and OEE indices for three production lines were set. The results were analyzed. A solution was proposed to shorten the failure time of the above mentioned technological lines.

Keywords: Zinc from waste, TPM method, calculation of OEE, MTTR, MTBF indicators

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