Tangshan Heavy Plate has invested in three Mold Expert systems for its existing continuous casters at the Laoting plant in Tangshan in China. The new solutions from Primetals Technologies have been installed to increase system availability at the Laoting plant and reduce the amount of time spent on maintenance by issuing prompt alerts. Apart from preventing breakouts, the system also transmits alerts in the event of abnormal casting conditions and evaluates the behavior and distribution of the mold powder. Continuous recording of information and experiences in the Mold Expert system results in more efficient prevention of breakouts in real-time operation, thus avoiding high costs for repairs and production outages. The system provides data for process optimization and supports the operator in his work. The software can be easily scaled to meet the customer's specific needs.

 

In the standard configuration, each Mold Expert system is deployed with one computer for measuring tasks and a separate client PC. However, to fulfil the customer's wishes and requirements in this specific project, a particularly "slim-line" version of the system was implemented with the entire software installed on just one computer in the operator room for each continuous caster.

 

source：SteelGuru Business News