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TCO - MORE THAN A STRATEGY: HOW WORK ROLL PRODUCERS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCE THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP

TCO - MORE THAN A STRATEGY: HOW WORK ROLL PRODUCERS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCE THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP

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PAAR, ARMIN; BRANDNER, MICHAEL; TRICKL, THOMAS; AIGNER, MICHAEL

PAAR, ARMIN

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BRANDNER, MICHAEL

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TRICKL, THOMAS

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AIGNER, MICHAEL

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DOI

10.5151/2594-5297-41905

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Abstract

This paper delves into the multifaceted contributions of work roll producers towards minimizing total cost of ownership (TCO) in rolling operations. Beyond the supply of rolls, work roll producers enhance the TCO by offering rolls with superior performance, heightened resistance to incidents in the mill and enhanced surface quality. Moreover, they provide comprehensive customer service, efficient claim handling, application consulting, education and training, e.g. in the domain of ultrasonic testing. Through these initiatives, work roll producers enable end-users to optimize operational efficiency, minimize maintenance costs and bolster competitiveness in the rolling process itself as well as in the surrounding processes such as roll grinding.

THIS PAPER DELVES INTO THE MULTIFACETED CONTRIBUTIONS OF WORK ROLL PRODUCERS TOWARDS MINIMIZING TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP (TCO) IN ROLLING OPERATIONS. BEYOND THE SUPPLY OF ROLLS, WORK ROLL PRODUCERS ENHANCE THE TCO BY OFFERING ROLLS WITH SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE, HEIGHTENED RESISTANCE TO INCIDENTS IN THE MILL AND ENHANCED SURFACE QUALITY. MOREOVER, THEY PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE, EFFICIENT CLAIM HANDLING, APPLICATION CONSULTING, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, E.G. IN THE DOMAIN OF ULTRASONIC TESTING. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, WORK ROLL PRODUCERS ENABLE END-USERS TO OPTIMIZE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, MINIMIZE MAINTENANCE COSTS AND BOLSTER COMPETITIVENESS IN THE ROLLING PROCESS ITSELF AS WELL AS IN THE SURROUNDING PROCESSES SUCH AS ROLL GRINDING.

Keywords

Total Cost of Ownership, Work Roll Performance, Surface Quality, Customer Service

Total Cost of Ownership, Work Roll Performance, Surface Quality, Customer Service