BOF Optimizer

The BOF Optimizer is a dynamic process optimization system specifically designed for LD converters, addressing critical challenges such as achieving stable and reproducible steel quality, maximizing yield and throughput, and optimizing production costs and resources. As steel producers face increasing demands for productivity and quality, the BOF Optimizer offers a comprehensive solution through functionalities like real-time visualization, dynamic process control, and a digital twin for process simulation. These features enable targeted control of the treatment process and an optimized raw material strategy, significantly enhancing operational efficiency. The system's real-time visualization allows operators to monitor and adjust processes swiftly, while dynamic process control ensures precise management of production variables. The digital twin provides a simulated environment for testing and refining strategies, helping steel producers achieve optimal performance and cost-effectiveness in their operations.

The BOF Optimizer fulfills essential demands of steel producers by reducing reblows through targeted process control and minimizing production costs with an optimized raw material strategy. It effectively mitigates variability in LD converter steelmaking, ensuring stable product quality. The system's dynamic control capabilities boost productivity, while advanced process models and continuous online calculations enhance product quality. Operators are guided to quickly implement corrective actions, supporting autonomous operation and one-button steelmaking. The BOF Optimizer ensures stable and reproducible steel quality, maximizes yield and throughput, and optimizes production costs and resources.

The BOF Optimizer features continuous online calculation and dynamic control of steel and slag properties using well-proven process models, such as heat and mass balance. It calculates necessary additions and blowing patterns, providing process visualization and operator guidance through a state-of-the-art human-machine interface. Targeted process control is achieved with Standard Melting Practices (SMP) and Charge Calculation, complemented by comprehensive reporting tools for heat logging, delay handling, and alarm generation. The DynaCon feature provides dynamic process control, leveraging the LOMAS off-gas analyzer, for targeted endpoint control enabling highest hitting rates for carbon.

The modularity of the BOF Optimizer is a key advantage, consisting of various process control modules that can be installed on the core system. This fully modular software architecture enables continuous system and module upgrades, ensuring the system evolves in tandem with technological advancements and operational needs.

Benefits of BOF Optimizer

• Enhances steel quality consistency and reproducibility
• Increases productivity through dynamic process control
• Reduces production costs by optimizing raw material usage
• Provides real-time process visualization and operator guidance
• Supports autonomous operation with one-button steelmaking
• Facilitates continuous system upgrades with modular architecture
• Improves product quality with advanced metallurgical models