"Through-Process Optimization (TPO), an Integrated Solution for Steel Production With Best Quality and Highest Productivity at Lowest Cost"

by "Jan Friedemann Plaul, Wolfgang Oberaigner, Yuyou Zhai, Thomas Pfatschbacher, Manfred Kuegel"

Publisher - Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH, Primetals Technologies China Ltd.

Category - Engineering & IT

"The progress of digitalization in many industries is creating new opportunities for the improvement of overall efficiency and quality in steel production. At the same time, end-customers are demanding steel products at higher quality levels. They look for tailor-made steel-grade solutions, short development times for new steel grades, and the manufacturer’s ability to swiftly respond to quality deviations that have resulted in rejections. The number of customers requesting zero-defect products is constantly growing. As a consequence of this trend, steel producers need to target even higher quality levels, increased process stability, greater process flexibility, and high production efficiency, in order to be successful at manufacturing challenging products for demanding customers. This means that steel producers need to become even more capable and to use a system that ensures accurate and stable control of all process parameters. Producers require quick and complete access to quality- and process-relevant data, a deep understanding of how a change in process parameters will affect the properties of their products, and the know-how to develop products quickly and successfully. To meet these requirements, Primetals Technologies has developed and introduced the Through-Process Optimization (TPO) solution, which targets the smart, digital interconnection of various process units and the accumulation of know-how along the entire steel-production chain."

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