Mold Expert Thermocouple for Continuous Casting

The Mold Expert Thermocouple is a breakout prevention and mold monitoring system designed to optimize casting operations in the steel industry. This innovative system addresses critical challenges faced by casting operators, maintenance teams, and process engineers, such as ensuring continuous casting operations, minimizing downtime, and optimizing product quality. By increasing the early detection of abnormal casting conditions and facilitating the evaluation of mold powder behavior and mold level stability, Mold Expert Thermocouple enhances process efficiency. Key features include adaptive sticker detection, thermal monitoring, solidification process insights, and critical situation investigation, making it an indispensable tool for steel producers aiming to maintain high operational standards.

The Mold Expert Thermocouple system can prevent sticker-based breakouts as well as breakouts that might arise from other critical events in the mold, which can lead to significant repair costs and production losses. It addresses the lack of directly accessible information on mold processes that often result in product defects. By providing continuous monitoring of mold conditions and early detection of abnormal casting conditions, Mold Expert Thermocouple ensures uninterrupted casting operations.

The system's advanced features, such as Breakout Expert and Friction Expert, enable adaptive sticker detection and thermal monitoring. Heatflux Expert and Level Expert offer insights into the solidification process and monitor mold level stability. Additionally, Process Expert and analysis tools facilitate the investigation of casting condition deviations and critical situations. This comprehensive approach optimizes product quality and process efficiency, minimizing downtime and repair costs.

The Mold Expert Thermocouple is also available with fiber optic sensors instead of conventional thermocouples as Mold Expert Fiber, offering higher measurement resolution.

Benefits of the Mold Expert Thermocouple

• Significantly reduces the risk of sticker-related breakouts, minimizing repair costs and production losses
• Provides real-time, accessible information on mold processes to prevent product defects
• Ensures continuous and uninterrupted casting operations through early detection of abnormal conditions
• Enhances product quality and process efficiency by optimizing mold powder behavior and level stability
• Offers comprehensive monitoring and analysis tools for critical situation investigation
• Available with fiber optic sensors for higher measurement resolution and precise control
• Enables high precision detection of critical events like stickers and longitudinal cracks
• Suitable for slab casters, billet casters, and bloom casters, providing versatile application options