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REDUCING SCRAP GENERATION AND REWORK OF SLABS THROUGH WIDTH OPTIMIZATION IN CONTINUOUS CASTING AT ARCELORMITTAL PECÉM

REDUCING SCRAP GENERATION AND REWORK OF SLABS THROUGH WIDTH OPTIMIZATION IN CONTINUOUS CASTING AT ARCELORMITTAL PECÉM

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MENESES, ALINE DIAS; FERREIRA, HILDER CALDAS; UCHOA, LUCAS SOUSA; COELHO, HANA LIVIA FROTA; JÚNIOR, FRANCISCO NECY ALVES; LOPES, CARLOS HENRIQUE; NASCIMENTO, ALEX MAIA DO; SOUSA, FERNANDO EMERSON VIANA; BASTOS, PAULA RENEE DE MACEDO COSTA; CAMPOS, WEVERTON GUIMARÃES MENDES

MENESES, ALINE DIAS

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FERREIRA, HILDER CALDAS

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UCHOA, LUCAS SOUSA

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COELHO, HANA LIVIA FROTA

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JÚNIOR, FRANCISCO NECY ALVES

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LOPES, CARLOS HENRIQUE

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NASCIMENTO, ALEX MAIA DO

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SOUSA, FERNANDO EMERSON VIANA

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BASTOS, PAULA RENEE DE MACEDO COSTA

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CAMPOS, WEVERTON GUIMARÃES MENDES

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DOI

10.5151/2594-5300-40624

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Abstract

THE PLANNING PROCESS OF CONTINUOUS CASTING HAS A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON PRODUCTIVITY, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION COSTS. FOR SEQUENCING MATERIALS WITH DIFFERENT WIDTHS, IT IS NECESSARY TO PRODUCE SLABS WITH WIDTH CHANGES, OR WITH TAPER, TO TRANSITION FROM THE CURRENT WIDTH TO THE REQUIRED WIDTH FOR THE SUBSEQUENT ITEM WITHOUT THE NEED TO INTERRUPT THE PRODUCTION SEQUENCE. TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTIVITY, YIELD, AND REDUCE PRODUCTION COSTS AT THE ARCELORMITTAL PECéM, A SIMULATOR WAS DEVELOPED TO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION OF DIFFERENT WIDTHS SIMULTANEOUSLY IN EACH OF THE STRANDS OF CONTINUOUS CASTING OF SLABS, WHERE A 49% REDUCTION IN THE GENERATION OF SLABS WITH WIDTH CHANGES WAS ACHIEVED.

THE PLANNING PROCESS OF CONTINUOUS CASTING HAS A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON PRODUCTIVITY, YIELD, AND PRODUCTION COSTS. FOR SEQUENCING MATERIALS WITH DIFFERENT WIDTHS, IT IS NECESSARY TO PRODUCE SLABS WITH WIDTH CHANGES, OR WITH TAPER, TO TRANSITION FROM THE CURRENT WIDTH TO THE REQUIRED WIDTH FOR THE SUBSEQUENT ITEM WITHOUT THE NEED TO INTERRUPT THE PRODUCTION SEQUENCE. TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTIVITY, YIELD, AND REDUCE PRODUCTION COSTS AT THE ARCELORMITTAL PECéM, A SIMULATOR WAS DEVELOPED TO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION OF DIFFERENT WIDTHS SIMULTANEOUSLY IN EACH OF THE STRANDS OF CONTINUOUS CASTING OF SLABS, WHERE A 49% REDUCTION IN THE GENERATION OF SLABS WITH WIDTH CHANGES WAS ACHIEVED.

Keywords

Planning and scheduling; Rework; Metal loss; Width change

Planning and scheduling; Rework; Metal loss; Width change.