Steckel and Plate Steckel Mill Automation and Modernization

Steckel Mill Automation is an innovative solution designed to boost customer productivity and improve precision in steel production within Steckel mills. It ensures superior product quality by using advanced automation systems. These systems integrate sophisticated control technologies and real-time data analytics. This integration enhances operational efficiency, product quality, and cost-effectiveness. With Steckel Mill Automation, steel manufacturers achieve unprecedented levels of precision and reliability. It is engineered to meet the rigorous demands of modern steel production. This automation offers a robust and efficient solution for manufacturers aiming to enhance their operational capabilities and product quality.

The Steckel Mill Automation stands out due to its comprehensive integration of advanced control systems and real-time data processing capabilities. Customers benefit from seamless integration with existing mill infrastructure and precise control over critical rolling parameters. Features of the basic automation include Automatic Gauge Control, Roll Eccentricity Expert, and Dynamic Profile Control. These key features work together to optimize the rolling process, resulting in standout performance and exceptional product quality. The system incorporates closed-loop control mechanisms to manage critical parameters, like thickness, width, temperature, and flatness of the steel. Additionally, it includes Material Tracking, and Sequence Control, Coiler and Coil Car Sequence Controls, and controls for plate steckel mills, Hot/Cold Levellers, and Shear Line Controls.

In addition to these essential automation elements, the system utilizes advanced process automation functions for more precise control over the rolling process. This includes Multi Point Setups to reduce off-gauge lengths and the Comprehensive Temperature Model for real-time temperature modeling. The Material Flow Model ensures precise rolling pressure distribution. Furthermore, the inclusion of the Contour and Flatness Optimizer ensures the accurate achievement of profile and flatness targets using advanced techniques such as smart-crown roll shifting, pair cross, and work roll bending. This approach ensures that every product meets the highest quality standards while minimizing waste and reducing operational costs.

Moreover, the Steckel Mill Automation system incorporates machine-learning neural networks to fine-tune parameters like flow stress and heat flux. This leads to improved control over the process, ensuring consistent product tolerance. When combined, these sophisticated control and automation technologies significantly enhance the efficiency of the rolling process, optimizing performance while guaranteeing high-quality results.

Benefits of Steckel and Plate Steckel Mill Automation

• Enhanced precision: advanced control algorithms ensure accurate management of steel dimensions and properties.
• Increased productivity: automation reduces manual intervention, leading to higher throughput and minimized downtime.
• Superior quality assurance: real-time monitoring and adjustments maintain high product standards.

Features of Steckel and Plate Steckel Mill Automation

• Automatic gauge control: maintains precise strip thickness by compensating for roll force deviations, ensuring consistent material thickness.
• Roll Eccentricity Expert: mitigates periodic fluctuations in strip thickness originating from roll eccentricities, ensuring consistent and excellent product quality.
• Material tracking and sequence control: monitors slab position and initiates actions based on material location, optimizing the rolling process.
• Coiler and coil car sequence control: manages the control and interlocking functions of the down coiler and coil car, enhancing operational efficiency.
• Dynamic profile control: ensures the roll gap contour remains constant despite changes in roll force, thereby maintaining the desired profile.
• Comprehensive temperature model: predicts strip temperature throughout the production line, enabling precise temperature control and management of phase transformations.
• Contour and Flatness Optimizer: ensures target values for profile and flatness are achieved by utilizing smart-crown-roll shifting, pair cross, and work roll bending.
• Machine-learning Neural Networks: enhance process control by adapting physical parameters such as flow stress and heat flux, ensuring tight product tolerances.
• User-friendly HMI: provides an intuitive interface for easy operation and monitoring, boosting operational oversight and user experience.
• Hot/cold levellers: provide setups and control to achieve the target flatness of the plates.
• Shear line controls: automatically transports and cuts the pieces efficiently and accurately as the respective final product requires.
• Multipoint setups: provide multiple setups to compensate for temperature profiles or to achieve specific thickness profiles at the head or tail ends.