Folder Stahlindustrie

Solutions for the steelmaking industry Instrumentation, control and simulation

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In-house equipment engineering In-house research and development in collaboration with international network

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Our instrumentation and control systems in every steelmaking process increase production efficiency, quality and safety and have been time-tested worldwide.

Our innovative process simulators set standards in the preliminary stage of material and process development and decisively shorten development time.

As a subsidiary of voestalpine and Siemens VAI we have comprehensive expertise in steelmaking processes and plant building.

Our exhaustive range of standard products and our leading industrial competence in the development of individualized solutions make us a reliable and beneficial partner.

Customer benefits:

n Increased production efficiency

n Optimization of product quality

n Cost savings through preventive maintenance

n High efficient material and process development

n Shortened development times

vatron is a pioneer in applied, pragmatic mechatronics. Since our beginnings, we have consistently expanded to provide more benefits to our customers:

Steelmaking

n Optimized melting performance

n Lower consumption of energy, electrodes and refractory

n More than 200 installations worldwide

arcosIntelligent electrode regulation system for AC furnaces

n Reduction of carry over slag

n Reduction of conversion costs

n Reliable, maintenance free solution

slag.monInfrared based slag detection system for tapping optimization

n Automated meltdown control

n Thermal furnace balancing

n Reduction of downtime

n Reduction of conversion costs

dynarcosOptimization system for sophisticated meltdownprocess and thermal balancing

n Process optimization

n Reduced conversion costs

n More than 140 installations worldwide

lomasGas analysis for hot, corrosive and heavily dust-laden gases

n Optimized positioning of blowing lances (BOF)

n Hot heel determination (EAF)

n Increased operational safety

level.monRadar based measurement of steel bath level

n Optimization of ladle metallurgy

n Reduction of stirring gasstirring.control Automated detection and rating of stirring spot to regulate ladle stirring

n Reduction of carbon consumption

n Increase of metal yield

n Reduced refractory consumption

foamingslag.expertFoaming slag control for optimized slag amount

n Increased refractory durability

n Avoidance of ladle breakouts

n Increased operational safety

thermal.monThermal imaging of liquid steel vessels

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n Prevents loss of productivity by online recognition of oscillator malfunction

n Enhances casting process stability

oscillation.monOnline monitoring and diagnosis system for oscillator

Continuous Casting

n Improves quality by reduction of inclusions

n Combinable with automatic powder feeder

surface.monmold

Temperature monitoring of casting powder surface

n Today's best performance due to revolutionary

measurement principle spraywater.checkerDetection of blocked and misaligned nozzles

n Minimization of the down time

n Supports your quality management

thermocouple.checkerFull function check prior to put mold in operation

n Compact design with highest accuracy and reliability gap.checkerManual measurement of roll gap

n Avoids incorrect adjustment of taper

n Minimizes breakout risktaper.checkerMeasurement of narrow face taper

n Avoids shutdowns

n Guarantees condition oriented maintenance oscillation.checkerPortable or stationary diagnosis of oscillator movement

n Optimum use and maximum life cycle of continuous casting line

n Proper adjusted strand leads to better quality

n Shortens maintenance time

strand.checkerMeasurement of roll gap, - rotation, - alignment and spray water

n Non-contact and non-destructive inspection

n Quality tracking and documentationcrack.monDetection of cracks on the surface of semi-manufactured and finished products

n World leading system to avoid production down time

n Improves product quality by better understanding of solidification process

moldexpertMold monitoring - breakout prevention and detailedthermal-, mold level- and oscillation-analysis

n All-in-one device for mold adjustment

n Decreases costs by increasing mold life time

n Retains high product quality by monitoring mold wear

mold.checkerComplete 3D measurement of slab, billet and bloom

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Rolling, Processing, Finishing

n 100 % quality control of the whole steel strip

n Reduction of customer complaints

n Process optimization with respect to capacity, energy, throughput

property.monInline measurement of mechanical properties

n Prevention of breakage caused by 3rd octave chatter

n Detection of 5th octave chatter

n Detection of roll defects (work and backup rolls separately)

n Long-term data storage for additional offline analysis

vib.monPrevention of strip breakage and chatter detection

n Automatic, adjustable signal analysis

n Long term trending for every single part

n Automatic e-mail alarm features

n Easy to use web interface

drive.monPreventive maintainance for plants and drives

n Quality improvement for the side trimming process

n Prevention of claims resulting from knife breakouts

n Optimization of shear knife lifetime and minimized set-up times

n Inspection of trimmed and non trimmed strip edges

edge.monEdge inspection and evaluation of shear knive quality

n Optimization of quality and output

n Minimization of crop losses

n Automatic cutting plan generation

n Complete documentation of geometrical parameters of the rolling process

shape.monplate

Measurement of the shape of slabs and plates

n Inline measurement based on laser light sectioning method

n Completely automated measurement

shape.solbillet/bloom

Non-contact measurement of geometries for long products

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Process Simulation and Lab Equipment

n Highest flexibility concerning heating and cooling

n Water quenching to freeze the inner material structure

n Big variety of sample size

n Highest sample throughput, easy handling

anneal.sim structure

Multi purpose annealing simulator

n Exact simulation of hot dip galvanizing process

n Different heating mechanisms

n Adjustable inert gas atmospheres

n Simulation of innovative zinc-based coating types

galva.simHot dip galvanizing simulator

n Adjustable inert gas atmosphere for any kinds of surface and process studies

n Variable strip tension

n Infrared heating zone

anneal.sim surface

Inert gas annealing simulator

n Fully automatic operation

n Precise control of rolling and skin passing process

n Exact control of strip tension

n High sample throughput

n Controlled rolling of small samples possible

roll.simcold

High performance laboratory cold rolling and skin pass mill

n Accurate measurement by internal friction measurement

n Unique measurement for studying ageing behavior mechanism and for the development of BH steels

carbon.checkerMeasurement of the carbon concentration in solid solution

n Caster training

n Optimization of tundish design and SEN optimization

mold.simSimulation of steel flow in tundish and mold

n Fast and easy

n Non-destructive measurement by magnetic method

phase.checkerMeasurement of retained austenite content

n Annealing temperatures up to 1.200 °C

n Adjustable inert gas atmosphere for any kinds of surface and process studies

n Rapid quenching function for microstructure studies

n Phase transformation detection

n Variable strip tension

n Ultra compact, model-based mechatronic design

anneal.sim lab

Ultra compact laboratory annealing simulator

n 2-high or 3-high roll-stand design

n Reverse and forward mode

n Exact adjustment of coating-thickness

coating.simSimulation of the coil coating process

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vatron headquartersvatron gmbhstahlstraße 14, bg 884031 linz, austriatel. +43 732 6585 8902fax +43 732 6980 [email protected]

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Your path to measurable benefits in steel production

vatron partners and subsidiaries:n Breuckmann GmbH, specializing in 3D measurement technology, in Meersburg, Germany

n Austrian Center of Competence in Mechatronics (ACCM), in cooperation with the Johannes Kepler University and LCM (Linz Center of Mechatronics GmbH), Linz/Austria