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Automation in Steel Ladle Management at JSW Steel LTD, Vijayanagar Works
Automation in Steel Ladle Management at JSW Steel LTD, Vijayanagar Works
Presented By : J H Mazumder
Dy General Manager
Steel Melting Shop -2
Sketch of Casting & Ladle Prep Bay Available Facilities
D S S
D • 2 RH units
Ladle Preparation Bay
Wall
Wall
ST
S ST
U S
U
E E
ST
U
S
RH-2 LHF-4 LHF-3 ST
U
S
LHF-2 LHF-1 RH-1 ST
U
S • 4 Slab Casters
RH-2
Casting Bay • 3 casting cranes
S
F S S F
2
High idle time between caster and converter tap indicates non-optimal ladle use; Lack of
visibility of idle time at specific points (caster converter) masks the root cause
LHF
Casters
Converter
✗
Slag dump
LP Bay
??
✗ Higher preparation
time; no
✗ Delay in slag dumping
bottom jamming
accountability higher preparation time
Root cause for poor ladle management leading to high idle time and ladle unavailability is
owing to lack of visibility on the movement of steel ladles in the shop floor
Ladle unavailability coupled with non-optimal ladles in circulation cause
substantial loss in SMS-2
Effect Reason
Encoder) W
8 port switch Encoder W 8 port switch
S S
Weighing
Weighing
Display system Display system
meters meters
Wifi Modem
Wifi Modem
Configuration diagram - Ladle Tracking System(Control Room)
Client PC
Wifi Modem
Load Display meter
HTS network
8 port managed switch HTS *
LTS Server
Increase in Productivity
Improvement in quality