Company profile With the merger of Mittal Steel and the Arcelor-group in 2006 th e world’s largestcompany for steel production emerged. T oday ArcelorMittal produces around one tenth of the steel manufactured throughoutthe world. In 2007 the company achieved a turnover of 76 billion Euro and employed 320,000 workers in more than 60 countries. In the factory in Fos-sur-Mer, which was once part of the Sollac Group, 3,300 workers are employed and 4.5 millions of tons ofsteel are produced every year . Company strategies The aim of the group is to expand the use of ArcelorMittal’s steels worldwide, byinventing and producing steel solutions for today and tomorrow with products thatcreate outstanding value for their customers. The company constantly tries to improve its competitiveness by optimizing currentindustrial processes and developing newapproaches, to reduce cost and improve quality . This is exactl y what has been achieved by modernizing the blast furnace with the qualified help of Endress+Hauser . Goals of the project• Reduction of production and maintenance costs • Digitize the original measurementprocedures and thereby modernize them • Realization of reconstruction under tightschedule without delay• Installation of the PROFIBUS technologyto improve equipment life Customer challenge/re questAs it is generally necessary to renew an outworn blast furnace after two decades of continuous operation, one of the two giants installed in the plant at Fos-sur-Mer was due to be revamped. At least this was the original plan. However, while assessingthis rebuild the need for new measurementdevices became apparent. Blast furnace No. 1 , it was decided, was about to be digitized. “If you want to know today , which part ofyour car is defective the mechanic boots up his computer to investigate . That’s what we want to do in the future, when maintainingour processes.” said Alphonse Fabiani, electrical engineer at Fos-sur-Mer . To control the process of raw iron production, the automation technologies and the measuring devices have to be very robust and reliable to withstand the extremely rough conditions of the industry. Su ccessful pr oj ect executio n: Blast furnace Re- vamp Working hand in hand to upgrade the “ old giant” “We need solutions – not people who simplypass the book, to others. From Mr. Endress to the technician on site the Endress+Hauser team were fully committed.” Philippe Divol ArcelorMittal Results • Cost saving• 3.5 Mio € profit per daysaved by project deliverywithin schedule • Efficiency• Flexibility• Risk reduction
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Company profile With the merger of Mittal Steel and the
Arcelor-group in 2006 the world’s largest
company for steel production emerged.
Today ArcelorMittal produces around one
tenth of the steel manufactured throughout
the world. In 2007 the company achieved
a turnover of 76 billion Euro and employed
320,000 workers in more than 60 countries.
In the factory in Fos-sur-Mer, which was
once part of the Sollac Group, 3,300 workers
are employed and 4.5 millions of tons of
steel are produced every year.
Company strategiesThe aim of the group is to expand the use
of ArcelorMittal’s steels worldwide, by
inventing and producing steel solutions for
today and tomorrow with products that
create outstanding value for their customers.
The company constantly tries to improve
its competitiveness by optimizing current
industrial processes and developing new
approaches, to reduce cost and improve
quality. This is exactly what has been
achieved by modernizing the blast furnace
with the qualified help of Endress+Hauser.
Goals of the project • Reduction of production and
maintenance costs
• Digitize the original measurement
procedures and thereby modernize them
• Realization of reconstruction under tight
schedule without delay
• Installation of the PROFIBUS technology
to improve equipment life
Customer challenge/request As it is generally necessary to renew an