2019 Pittsburgh AISTech

Increasing Safety, Operation Efficiency and Process Reliability: Implementation of Robotized Tundish Operations at Ternium Brasil (Room 408)

08 May 19
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Continuous Casting

Speaker(s): Franz Ramstorfer, Ternium Brasil; Fabio Luiz Lourenço, Ternium Brazil; Vinicius Cunha Aranda, Ternium Brazil; Leonardo Martins Demuner, Ternium Brazil; Willian Junior Correa, Ternium Brazil; Eduardo Hernandez Duarte, Vesuvius; Lúcio Mascarenhas Fernandes, Vesuvius; Vinicius Sinhorely Oliveira, Ternium Brazil

During manual tundish operations such as temperature measurement, sampling, powder application and ladle shroud manipulation, the operator is exposed to heat, dust, physical exertion, and inherent danger from tundish reactions or ladle scull. While working in this environment, important operational tasks have to be performed in order to guarantee process stability and product quality. By implementing robotized tundish operations using two robots, a major increase in safety, operation efficiency and process reliability could be achieved. The present work gives a detailed overview of the project layout, its components, features and operational performance.