Smart and Solid – The Digital Heart of Ironmaking
(Room 405)
07 May 19
2:30 PM
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3:00 PM
Complex ironmaking processes require reliable automation with high performance and maintainability. Clearly structured systems, advanced programming tools, flexible communication, inclusion of smart sensors, digital twins for simulation (for training and development of software modifications), online documentation (supporting operation and maintenance) and virtualization are cornerstones of digitalization and are offered by state-of-the-art automation systems. Common features of current state-of-the-art automation systems are illustrated by four recent projects:
• Raw material handling and ore preparation at thyssenkrupp, Germany.
• Blast furnace revamping at Dillinger, Germany.
• New blast furnace at EVRAZ NTMK, Russia.
• Direct reduction plant of voestalpine Texas LLC, USA.