Title

INTEGRATED AUTOMATION SYSTEMS FOR STEELMAKING AT COSIPA

INTEGRATED AUTOMATION SYSTEMS FOR STEELMAKING AT COSIPA

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WEISZ, JOSEF; MAYR, ANTON; JUZA, PETER; ANGERMAYR, BARBARA; STRAKA, GÜNTHER

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MAYR, ANTON

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JUZA, PETER

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ANGERMAYR, BARBARA

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STRAKA, GÜNTHER

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DOI

10.5151/2594-5300-C01786

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Abstract

From end of 2001 to beginning of 2002 VAI has successfully installed and commissioned new facilities for a steel production route including one 160 t LD (BOF) converter, one aluminium heating facility and one 2-strand slab caster at COSIPA / Brazil. An important part of this project was the implementation of a complete automation system for process control and process optimization guiding and supervising all steps of the production process. Production and quality requirements are prepared and provided by the existing production planning automation and the new VAI-Q quality assurance system. The new process optimization systems feature state-of-the-art metallurgical models and technological controls and provide process observation to ensure and report the required steel and product quality at the end of each production step. The human machine interface presents an up-to-date overview about the actual production process and facilitates operator interaction if this is required. The commissioning of the new facilities including automation systems was started in Nov-2001. The performance guarantee tests commenced in Dec-2001 and Jan-2002.

From end of 2001 to beginning of 2002 VAI has successfully installed and commissioned new facilities for a steel production route including one 160 t LD (BOF) converter, one aluminium heating facility and one 2-strand slab caster at COSIPA / Brazil. An important part of this project was the implementation of a complete automation system for process control and process optimization guiding and supervising all steps of the production process. Production and quality requirements are prepared and provided by the existing production planning automation and the new VAI-Q quality assurance system. The new process optimization systems feature state-of-the-art metallurgical models and technological controls and provide process observation to ensure and report the required steel and product quality at the end of each production step. The human machine interface presents an up-to-date overview about the actual production process and facilitates operator interaction if this is required. The commissioning of the new facilities including automation systems was started in Nov-2001. The performance guarantee tests commenced in Dec-2001 and Jan-2002.

Keywords

BOF, AHF, continuous casting, process control, automation system

BOF, AHF, continuous casting, process control, automation system