AMI Automation will participate at 12th European Electric Steelmaking Conference, from September 13 to 15 at The Diamond, The University of Sheffield, UK & online conference.

Learn more about the latest AMI developments on Monday, September 13, Emmanuel Placier, Business Development Leader at AMI Automation, will be presenting the topic: EAF Optimization Technology for Stainless Steel production with Dynamic Model applications withing session Industry 4.0 at 3:00 PM (GMT+1).

About the EAF Optimization Technology for Stainless Steel production with Dynamic Model applications: Aperam Châtelet is a Stainless-Steel producer based in Belgium. At the end of 2019, AMI was commissioned with the installation of the SmartFurnace Optimization Technology for their 160-ton EAF. The first step in the execution of the project was the installation of the DigitARC PX3 Electrode Regulator and the SmartARC Module, both for optimization of the Electrical Energy input in the EAF. The Dynamic Models were implemented attending the different needs of Austenitic and Ferritic grades, and focusing on consumptions of Electrode and Electrical Energy, and increasing productivity. A second step consisted on the control of the chemical energy input with the SmartFurnace Oxygen Module. This development was made with considerations in the Oxygen and Natural Gas control with the lance burners, according to scrap density, and the particular stainless-steel grades. A development for the control of slag is the third step in the scope of this project, which is an ongoing cooperation between the Aperam, AMI Europe and AMI North America teams. Details of the technology used are presented in this paper, as well as results of the implementation.

Authors: A. d’Alfonso, V. Piret, Aperam, Belgium; M. Gonzalez, J. Rendon, T. Koeger, E. Placier, AMI Automation, Mexico.

For more information please visit: https://www.iom3.org/events-awards/12th-european-electric-steelmaking-conference.html