Company Overview
A proud member of the Aluminum Association, Air Products is a world leader in solutions for every phase of aluminum production and recycling, including oxygen-enhanced combustion systems, degassing, molten metal blanketing, extrusion die cooling, coil annealing, and on-site gas generation.
- Melting: Oxy-fuel technologies use less fuel, achieve higher production rates, and reduce flue gas and particulate carryover.
- Inerting, stirring, and refining: Use of appropriate gases eliminates porosity and inclusions, oxidizes impurities, increases melt rates, and reduces costs.
- Extrusion: Nitrogen shrouding protects against oxidation, improves quality, increases productivity and die life, and optimizes costs.
- Coil annealing: Nitrogen atmosphere increases safety; improves process control; and reduces costs, maintenance, and downtime.
Air Products is driven to become the safest, most diverse, and most profitable industrial gas company in the world. Our more than 20,000 employees work each day to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability, and address the challenges being faced by our world.
A Leader in Decarbonization
Decarbonization is at the heart of our business. A first-mover in the low- and zero-carbon hydrogen economy, we are helping aluminum producers and recyclers navigate the complexities of decarbonization with high-efficiency, low-emissions combustion technologies and safe, reliable clean hydrogen solutions. We’re ready to help you decarbonize efficiently, sustainably, and confidently.
We are delivering on our carbon reduction goals with a $15 billion commitment to near-term clean energy projects, the production of carbon-free hydrogen, and an increase in our use of renewable energy.
Featured Product
Air Products Smart Technology
Our Smart Technology for aluminum melting is based on state-of-the-art on-burner diagnostic sensors and wireless communications that monitor and control our gases and equipment as well as track key process parameters.
Supply Mode Monitoring
Smart Technology can be used for remote liquid tank and on-site gas generation monitoring, a convenient way to manage your industrial gas supply; detect abnormal gas usage; and track liquid levels and gas flowrate, temperatures, and pressures. Data can be accessed through any internet-enabled device, and alerts can be sent via text or email.
Secondary Aluminum Melting
Smart Technology includes a suite of AI offerings that can be applied to secondary aluminum melting. In a typical scenario, melting furnace data is sent to a cloud communication system, where it is processed and analyzed and real-time data is then sent to operators and management.
Transient Heating Burner
Our Transient Heating Oxy-fuel burner features Smart Technology. It achieves energy uniformity in reverb furnaces via sensor-driven controls that minimize overheating by efficiently distributing flame energy, generate a non-oxidizing atmosphere near the melt, and reduce cold spots.
Process Advisor
Based on a digital twin of the rotary furnace process, our Smart Technology Process Advisor provides actionable information that can be used to reduce cycle times, increase production, save energy, reduce final temperatures, increase yields, and reduce costs.
Click here to view our Smart Technology on-demand webinar.
EXPERT ON-SITE GAS SUPPLY
Committed to high purity and high performance, Air Products has been meeting the on-site gas generation needs of industrial manufacturers for more than 80 years.
PRISM® VSA Systems
Our VSA (Vacuum Swing Adsorption) oxygen plants provide a dependable on-site oxygen supply that can meet a broad range of flow requirements and deliver overall cost savings. A modular design and standard system features allow easy installation and facility integration.
PRISM® HPN Systems
Our HPN (High Pressure Nitrogen) generators provide a highly reliable gas supply at a substantial cost advantage when compared to liquid nitrogen. A proprietary air separation process delivers nitrogen generation at maximum efficiency.
Learn More: White Papers
Download the following white papers for more information on how Air Products is helping secondary aluminum operations achieve higher productivity and yield while reducing their costs and lowering their carbon footprint.
Effective Use of Oxy-Fuel Combustion in Aluminum Reverberatory Furnaces (PDF)
Oxy-fuel Technologies and Strategies for Secondary Aluminum Melting Operations (PDF)
Digital Twin Methodology Improves Performance and Yield in an Aluminum Tilt Rotary Furnace (PDF)
Harnessing Industry 4.0 to Optimize Performance in the Aluminum Industry (PDF)
