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ORGANIZER;CN=ESTAD 2023:mailto:info@metec-estad.com
LOCATION:Room 19b
SUMMARY:Innovative safety and automation concept for new ladle furnace at HKM Duisburg
DESCRIPTION:"A high degree of automation combined with a respective safety standard, reliable and user-friendly operation and a compact design are the requirements for modern ladle furnaces to be implemented in existing converter plants and steel mills. 
Primetals Technologies has successfully implemented its proven ladle furnace technology in combination with complex and high customer requirements with limited space availability at the HKM converter plant in Duisburg.
In HKM, the entire production line is operated and monitored from a central control room. For this reason, all necessary work and functions must be controlled and supervised remotely, such as temperature and sampling, ladle stirring, etc. The ladle furnace is equipped with state of the art camera systems, robotics, automatic stirring gas coupling and a semi-automatic quick exchange for stirring gas lances to reduce manual tasks to a minimum.  
These complex automation processes require proven sensor technology to ensure a high level of operational reliability in the harsh environment of a steelplant as well as a holistic approach to combining different automated functions.
Both individual components and combined automated processes of several plant parts, including the sensors used, are presented. Remaining user activities are explained, and security-related topics such as access to restricted areas and monitoring of the facility are described.
Finally, the experience and operational results after more than 2 years of operation are presented to show the impact of the integration of a ladle furnace into an existing BOF meltshop in regards to the metallurgical impact and consumptions."

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