Caleotto restarts operations following safety system upgrade
Caleotto, a high-quality wire rods manufacturer, restarts the production in Lecco’s line after the latest safety upgrade was finalized by AIC in mid-January. The project basically has consisted in improving roughing and 1&2 intermediate mill area, through a new software integration for interblocks and access management. Part of the job […]
Anthropomorphic robotic tagging station for Acindar’s finishing end area in Argentina
ArcelorMittal Acindar and AIC team will integrate an automation robotic tagging station for the rolling mill finishing end area at the Villa Constitución site in Argentina.Including an anthropomorphic 6-axis floor-mounted COMAU robot and equipped with different tools, each designed for a specific task, AIC solution is proven to enhance productivity, […]
Factory-acceptance tests (FAT) ended for Gerdau Cosigua steel plant in Brazil
In the ending part of 2021, AIC, ABB Group and Gerdau celebrated the accomplishment of the Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) attended at the AIC SA site, in São Paulo (Brazil). Tests were executed both with multidrives ABB ACS880 (end of November) and then with renewed AC motors (mid-December), counted for […]
SMS group to deploy Blast Furnace decarbonization technology for MMK
Paul Wurth-designed Blast Furnace 11’s newly-developed environmental technology ensures high environmental standards Hydrogen and carbon monoxide replace a large proportion of solid carbon fuels Injection of synthesis gas into the blast furnace shaft reduces CO2 emissions and increases productivity SMS group will improve the efficiency of Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works […]
Eirich presents digital solutions for increased efficiency in service and production plants
Keeping a close eye on everything thanks to digitalization. With the onset of the era of Industry 4.0, digitalization is rapidly gaining momentum in the industry with intelligent networking of machines and lines. This digital transformation is enabling companies to open up new ways to control and organize the entire […]
EAF revamp at BSW successfully completed
On Monday the 26th January at 9.21 am – one day ahead of schedule – Badische Stahlwerke’s EAF #1 started up successfully. Within 51 days the Badische Team has revamped the furnace completely. Within the first 24h of production, 29 heats were successfully tapped. BSW is operating two EAF (AC) […]
Celsa France Chooses Tenova’s NextGen® and iEAF® Digital Platform Systems
Tenova Goodfellow Inc., a subsidiary of Tenova, has received an order from Celsa France, an EAF steel producer specialized in the production of steel billets from steel scrap, for the supply of one iEAF® technology platform using the NextGen® System for their 150ton scrap AC top charge furnace in Boucau, […]