Cutting-edge digital technology, which captures 1000 data points every 10 seconds, is giving Tata Steel UK’s technicians an uninterrupted 3D view of the material being laid into the top of its two Port Talbot blast furnaces saving costs, energy and CO2. This latest GBP 1 million investment on Blast Furnace 5 complements a similar investment last year on Blast Furnace 4. The installation of Topscan into Blast Furnace 5 is expected to be complete by end November 2022. The Topscan system consists of a set of radars that take a full surface scan of the iron ore and metallurgical coke being laid into each furnace, every 10 seconds. Computer modelling then gives a really clear, finite view of the raw materials at the start of their journey through the furnace. Topscan is the name of the monitoring instrument; it’s made by a company named TMT.The market-leading ‘Topscan’ technology has the potential to save the company millions of pounds every year by reducing the amount of coke required in the furnaces, and will reduce CO2 emissions by at least 50,000 tonnes annually. The technology will also play a major role in improving the furnaces’ stability and efficiency.Blast Furnace 5 underwent a life-extension project in 2018. Blast Furnace 5 has 10.8 meters hearth diameter and 2134 cubic meter working volume. Blast Furnace 5 makes around 6000 tonnes of iron a day
Cutting-edge digital technology, which captures 1000 data points every 10 seconds, is giving Tata Steel UK’s technicians an uninterrupted 3D view of the material being laid into the top of its two Port Talbot blast furnaces saving costs, energy and CO2. This latest GBP 1 million investment on Blast Furnace 5 complements a similar investment last year on Blast Furnace 4. The installation of Topscan into Blast Furnace 5 is expected to be complete by end November 2022. The Topscan system consists of a set of radars that take a full surface scan of the iron ore and metallurgical coke being laid into each furnace, every 10 seconds. Computer modelling then gives a really clear, finite view of the raw materials at the start of their journey through the furnace. Topscan is the name of the monitoring instrument; it’s made by a company named TMT.The market-leading ‘Topscan’ technology has the potential to save the company millions of pounds every year by reducing the amount of coke required in the furnaces, and will reduce CO2 emissions by at least 50,000 tonnes annually. The technology will also play a major role in improving the furnaces’ stability and efficiency.Blast Furnace 5 underwent a life-extension project in 2018. Blast Furnace 5 has 10.8 meters hearth diameter and 2134 cubic meter working volume. Blast Furnace 5 makes around 6000 tonnes of iron a day
