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The DigitARC™ Electrode Regulation System is the base of the AMI optimization solutions for all EAFs. It provides state-of-the-art electrode control and incorporates advanced tools to monitor the performance of the heat in every aspect, with a practical and user-friendly interface.

IoTrode™ Measures, Controls, and Optimizes the consumption of graphite electrodes using advanced digital technologies and the tools of Industry 4.0.

MES.AI is a complete, fully integrated, package that can start from capturing Customer Orders to the delivery of Products, while tracking material used, plant/process performance, asset usage, quality and cost, to produce finished products.

The AMI SmartFurnace™ System improves productivity and reduces energy used per ton of steel. As an Artificial Intelligence Expert system, it dynamically selects the best operating points for electrical and chemical energy input based on the actual heat conditions. Every EAF has a personality and AMI has the tools and the experienced technical people to help you tune your EAF operation.

With the largest technical team in the America’s exclusively dedicated to EAF optimization, AMI technical advice and counsel is applicable to the PLC, HMI equipment, training, system and process analysis and diagnostics. Our team has the highly specialized background and experience in Furnace Optimization and Operation.

We are the leaders in Electric Arc Furnace Optimization Technology. We offer flexible and friendly modular control systems designed to make your EAF run more efficiently and help your operator obtain the best performance in your furnaces.

This paper describes the implementation and preliminary results of the ZoloScan Laser Off Gas Measurement and its integration into the EAF SmartFurnace™ System at Vallourec Star, Youngstown-OH operations. The main objectives of this development are the improvement of safety conditions through better detection of potential water leaks in the furnace and the reduction of operating cost through process optimization.

This paper describes the works and results during the optimization process of the EAF. Today, steel production requires the highest standards of operation in order to remain competitive, so the advantages of operation standardization and the flexibility provided by the DigitARC™ PX3 Electrode Regulation and the SmartFurnace™ to handle changing operating conditions are evaluated, while efficiently controlling the electrical and chemical energy input. Equipment reliability and robustness of the Control System design and the ZoloBOSS™ Laser Off Gas Analyzer are also part of this paper.

With a 120 ton EAF, designed originally to run mainly with HBI and DRI, KWT Steel in Kuwait installed the AMI SmartFurnace™ system in order to add flexibility to an operation requiring significant variability in the charged scrap weight, and at the same time increase the production output.

The ZoloSCAN TDLAS Off-Gas Analyzer system provides a reliable and fast real time measurement of the content of CO%, CO2%, H2O% and Temperature in the Off Gas. The information is then sent to the SmartFurnace™ Off-Gas Control module where it is used for closed loop control to optimize the fuels usage in the EAF.

El caster continuo de seis hilos en EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel en Pueblo, CO, experimentó problemas de fiabilidad con los motores de la CD de retiro/plancha (w/s), encoders y variadores de velocidad. Con el fin de mitigar el problema, el equipo de mantenimiento EVRAZ fabricó un chaleco refrigerado por agua para los motores y utilizó encoders refrigerados por agua, pero las acciones no fueron suficientes para fijar o reducir considerablemente las tasas de fracaso.