Area student's design project published in journal

2016 Apr 18

ANGOLA - An area student was part of a team of three Trine University mechanical engineering students who had their senior design project selected for publication as student work in the International Journal of Metalcasting.

The team of Dustin Arvola of Churubusco, Jacob Haller of Indianapolis and Jordan Bontrager of Goshen completed their project at the SDI LaFarga LLC copper mill in New Haven, a joint venture between Steel Dynamics Inc., based in Fort Wayne, and The LaFarga Group, based in Barcelona, Spain.

The goal of the project was to reduce the variation in the oxygen levels of copper wire produced in the facility. The group redesigned sampling procedures based on an understanding of oxygen to copper diffusion models and conclusions drawn from statistical analysis. The team then created a dynamic model to make real-time predictions.

The International Journal of Metalcasting is dedicated to leading the transfer of research and technology for the global metalcasting industry and has been named the official research journal of the World Foundry Organization.

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