EUROPEAN STEEL TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATION DAYS 2017 - ESTAD 2017

Maintenance is gaining more and more attention in the steel industry as companies realize that it is critical to monitor the condition of assets to increase plant availability and reduce the risk of an unplanned shutdown. Due to global overcapacities, modernization investments have been reduced, pushing plant equipment to its maximum lifecycle level. To reduce unplanned shutdowns, increase operational availability, and increase plant performance, steel producers are turning to the latest maintenance concepts and technologies. An integrative solution with monitoring functions for complete mechatronical packages such as caster, converter, mills, processing lines and others can be used to monitor critical equipment or processes that can cause bottlenecks in the production chain. The condition monitoring from Primetals Technlogies includes evaluation of mechatronics, technological controls, process models, and third party systems as well as a lifecycle service concept. Examples from upstream and downstream part from metallurgical plants will show how an intelligent monitoring concept can be used to supervise an advanced production.