IndustrySteel Industry
The hostile environment of steel industries is a major driver of the main problems faced by the industry: corrosion and low efficiency in the maintenance of structures and equipment.
Knowing this, it is necessary to understand how to adapt the operation and data analysis processes to ensure that the value drawn from them is greater than the consequences generated by the environment.
Knowing this, it is necessary to understand how to adapt the operation and data analysis processes to ensure that the value drawn from them is greater than the consequences generated by the environment.
Main causes of corrosion and failure on Steel Plants
The particularity of the steel industry environment is due to the transformation processes involved in the operation to obtain the desired end product. These processes are mostly operated at critical temperatures, in addition to the chemical processes that may also exist.
consequence of these harsh environments is the limitation of workers’ operation in the field due to the high temperature of the processes, including cases where it is not allowed to stay more than 20 minutes working at the site in question.
Solutions
sensors can be installed in essential equipment of the operation, such as raw material conveyor belts, in order to monitor its processing parameters and analyze the behavior of these variables over time.
By cross-referencing this information, it is possible to find situational patterns that indicate possible problems from the variation of the data and prevent a failure of this belt, which would compromise the production as a whole.
By cross-referencing this information, it is possible to find situational patterns that indicate possible problems from the variation of the data and prevent a failure of this belt, which would compromise the production as a whole.
Benefits
The prediction models make it possible to act on equipment even before it fails and needs an unplanned stop, increasing its useful life and the mean time between failure. As a direct consequence of these benefits, the OPEX spent on operation and maintenance in these industries is significant.
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