<p>Russian steel maker EVRAZ’s West Siberian Metallurgical Plant EVRAZ ZSMK has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for an integrated quality control system for its steel mill and rolling mill in Novokuznetsk in Russia in October 2021. The solution Through-Process Optimization will improve the quality of rail manufacturing. Production data are stored centrally, continuously and in a structured way. Immediately after installation of the solution, experts from Primetals Technologies will perform data-driven correlation analyses. The project will take 16 months to implement and will be monitored by a steering committee comprising the management of EVRAZ ZSMK and Primetals Technologies in Austria. The contract also includes a multi-year service contract.</p><p>Among other functions, the implemented TPO system will encompass statistical process control and digital assistance functions for defining improvement measures. Semi finished products will be inspected after each production step according to defined quality criteria and will only be released for the next stage if these criteria are met.</p><p>At its steel mill in Novokuznetsk, Russia, EVRAZ ZSMK operates a production line for rails in lengths of up to 100 meters. Because the quality requirements for rail manufacturing are particularly high, multiple inspections of the, semi finished, long steel products have to be performed along the entire production line. For example, the quality is inspected using non-destructive methods such as ultrasonic measurements.</p>
<p>Russian steel maker EVRAZ’s West Siberian Metallurgical Plant EVRAZ ZSMK has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for an integrated quality control system for its steel mill and rolling mill in Novokuznetsk in Russia in October 2021. The solution Through-Process Optimization will improve the quality of rail manufacturing. Production data are stored centrally, continuously and in a structured way. Immediately after installation of the solution, experts from Primetals Technologies will perform data-driven correlation analyses. The project will take 16 months to implement and will be monitored by a steering committee comprising the management of EVRAZ ZSMK and Primetals Technologies in Austria. The contract also includes a multi-year service contract.</p><p>Among other functions, the implemented TPO system will encompass statistical process control and digital assistance functions for defining improvement measures. Semi finished products will be inspected after each production step according to defined quality criteria and will only be released for the next stage if these criteria are met.</p><p>At its steel mill in Novokuznetsk, Russia, EVRAZ ZSMK operates a production line for rails in lengths of up to 100 meters. Because the quality requirements for rail manufacturing are particularly high, multiple inspections of the, semi finished, long steel products have to be performed along the entire production line. For example, the quality is inspected using non-destructive methods such as ultrasonic measurements.</p>
