Mining, Minerals, Metals solution: Process Control solutions for Iron Making

Value proposition

Main drivers

• " Investments in new process and product technologies, facilities, employee training, and product development have reduced the number of man-hours required to produce a ton of steel by 60%" 
  Energy and Environmental Profile of the U.S. Iron and Steel Industry

 

Value proposition
Our solutions answer the major steel industry challenges:

• Competitiveness
• Increase production and yield
  - Process Innovation
  - Production Management
  - Extension of equipment life
• Improving the product quality
  -Driven by customer new requirements (automotive, construction)
• Cost-effective production
  - Energy Efficiency
  - Maintenance
• Reduction of the negative impact on the environment
• People health and safety

Solution architecture

A Blast Furnace solution (simplified example) showing the hi-availabitiy architecture for all levels

Main characteristics

Schneider Electric has developed steel solutions for many years, with several references in iron making applications: Blast Furnace Automation Coke Plants Automation Sintering Plants Automation With flexible architectures we can answer you main application challenges:  - High availability (redundant) systems (Processors, Power supplies, I/O network, Control network)  - Transparent connectivity to dedicated and expert systems  - Transparent communication from the device level to IT levels Solution description: ● Control System - Best in Class process control and I/O systems - Better performance for critical process - Advanced Process Functions - Multiple network capabilities  ● Process design & programming tools:  - Advanced design and generation software tool that integrates multiple control systems and supervision  to provide an distributed automation solution - Tested process control and user customized object libraries are available to save development costs and be re-used for plant expansions or new plants ● Connectivity everywhere - Open connectivity to dedicated systems (Expert Systems ; Moisture Analyzers ; Gas Analyzers) - Open Connectivity to the major instrumentation fieldbuses: (Hart ; Foundation Fieldbus ; Profibus PA ; Modbus) - Total transparency to higher levels through Ethernet ●Supervision and plant operation   - Integration with programming software Integrated database eliminates duplicated work - Scalability  Flexible systems to expand or modify as your Challenges change - Performance Multiple servers assure high performance data updating - Reliability Possibility to work with  multiple redundant servers - Process analysis tools Powerful tool that integrate alarm and trend screens to analyze process disturbances