Process Modeling for Rapid Development of Kaiser Aluminum Select® Products

Kaiser Aluminum SELECT^® plate and extrusions have exceptional consistency which provides added value for our customers through predictable performance and lower overall manufacturing costs.   SELECT^® consistency is assured by the Kaiser Production System which uses Lean and Six Sigma principles as its foundation.   Kaiser listens to our customer’s desires for an improved product.  By use of Design of Experiments and Process Modeling Kaiser controls the Process Key Input Variables (KIVs) that correlate to these customer desires. We have found that process modeling allows for rapid and highly tailored process improvements in casting, rolling, solution heat treatment and microstructural evolution.  These tools combined with the Kaiser Production System significantly decreases overall product development time and cost