Title

LR PROCESS EXPERT - COST-EFFICIENT AND MODULAR PROCESS AUTOMATION EXPERT CLASS SYSTEM FOR LONG ROLLING PLANTS

Authorship

Riches, Paul; Czupryna, Piotr

Riches, Paul

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Czupryna, Piotr

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DOI

10.5151/2237-0234-27161

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Abstract

LR Process Expert is a cost-efficient process automation system for all types of long rolling mills, including, rod, bar, section, rail, reversing mills, and flat blocks. The system performs a wide range of tasks for optimized operation – from suggesting pass schedules to calculating and downloading optimized mill settings according to the availability of rolls. LR Process Expert also monitors and collects data from the raw material stage through to the finished product. It delivers valuable mill reports to the operator staff and management so they can easily assess a plant’s performance and optimize production. Defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) help to assess a plant’s performance; this system is not limited to one plant but can enable plant-toplant performance at corporate level.

Keywords

Long rolling, Key performance indicators (KPIs), Expert system, Mill management, Production data analysis, Roll shop management, Pass schedule handling, Delays classification, Long rolling mill production scheduling

Long rolling mill production scheduling