Loading/unloading jig for

anodes and butts

Suggestors:

J. Iqbal M. Wazir

Bashir Mohiuddin

Agenda

• Process Flow chart/Background

• Problems

• Suggestion

• Benefits

Thimble removal

Butts From Pot room

Butts Cleaning

Butts Removal

Rodded anodes

Casting

Mantling

Dispatch to pot room

Baked Anodes (Kilns)

Process Flow Chart

Carbon to G/M

Reasons of Loading/Unloading

• 5 to 10 butts with badly bent rod/day.

• Average of 10 rejected anodes/day.

• Shutdown/breakdown:

• 7300 anodes re-rodded in 2011.

• 900 butts handled during butt blast shutdown.

Risk Factors

• Stepping on the moving Forks of Fork lift

• Standing on the unstable suspended load.

• Stretching the body to latch or unlatch the hanger.

• Lack of communication.

• 2 incidents (finger injuries)

Suggestion

Design & fabricate a jig attachment • Safe and stable for operator.

• Suitable for handling anodes/butts with

any condition (bend rods etc.)

Benefits

• Operators’ Safety and security • System improvement for anodes/butts

handling

• Plant operation security.

Thank You