TPT January 2024

TECHNOLOGY

Intelligent process control for hot and cold rolling mills

single device, increasing efficiency and significantly improving quality control,” said Gian Piero Ruello, coil intelligent processing project manager at Arvedi AST. As the project developed, the initial focus shifted towards real time coil production control. Eyeron ® was installed at all steel manufacturing workshops offering monitoring and intelligent process control for: steelmaking; continuous casting; hot rolling mill; hot annealing and pickling lines; cold rolling mills; and cold annealing and picking lines. “Eyeron ® fundamentally transformed our company’s work philosophy, enabling proactive quality control and production issue prevention. Fives played a key role in this process, demonstrating a high level of professionalism and expertise throughout the entire journey, offering customised solutions and constant

IN the modern steel production world, staying competitive is an ongoing challenge. Arvedi Acciai Speciali Terni (Arvedi AST), a European stainless steelmaker, has therefore chosen Fives to transform its production management. Eyeron ® , an intelligent quality management system developed by Fives, was installed across the entire integrated plant of Arvedi AST with the aim of streamlining the production process and taking quality management to a higher level. “We had, on one hand, a huge amount of process data handled by different systems across several steel manufacturing workshops, and, on the other hand, demanding requirements regarding coil quality from individual customers. Therefore, our primary goal was to find a digital solution that would allow us to consolidate process and quality-related information on a

Eyeron ® transformed the company’s work philosophy

assistance and guidance,” added Mr Ruello. The project consisted of several key stages, including data collection, rule enforcement and dashboard customisation. Each stage had its challenges that pushed the joint project team to find appropriate solutions. Eyeron ® usage across the plant represents a success in enhancing customer support and streamlining claim processing. The project resulted in a substantial improvement in productivity, quality and defect detection.

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