• DocumentCode
    112239
  • Title

    There´s an App for That A Mobile Application for the Optimization of Electrolytic Tinning Line

  • Author

    Enrique, Eduardo H. ; Enrique, Pablo D.

  • Author_Institution
    Stantec Consulting Ltd., Kitchener, ON, Canada
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    Sept.-Oct. 2015
  • Firstpage
    53
  • Lastpage
    58
  • Abstract
    A mobile application for the optimal operation of electrolytic tinning lines has been developed. Microsoft Excel was the software of choice for the development of the user-friendly operator interface and the optimization engine. The mobile application tool is available online through Google Sites and can be used for the optimal operation of any electrolytic tinning line, whether halogen or Ferrostan type. The tool is also seamlessly adaptable to optimize tin-free lines. An allowance is made for the adjustment of constraints due to a variety of process conditions, such as limits on the maximum line speed, reduced number of anodes, and changes in the optimal current density. The mobile application has been successfully used in the optimization and operation of a halogen-based electrolytic tinning line.
  • Keywords
    application program interfaces; mobile communication; optimisation; Microsoft Excel; electrolytic tinning line; mobile application tool; optimal current density; optimization engine; user-friendly operator interface; Coatings; Current density; Electrolytes; Electrolytic tinning lines; Mobile communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1077-2618
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MIAS.2014.2345801
  • Filename
    7134731