Mathematical model of rolling process is used at cold mill rolling on tandem mills in metallurgy. The model goal is to analyse rolling process according to process data measured on the mill and get immeasurable variables necessary for rolling control and optimal mill pre-set for next rolled coil. The values obtained by model are used as references for superimposed technology controllers (thickn...

Worldwide, steel and aluminum production and manufacturing is still one of the major basic industries with a huge amount of material and energy consumption. Hence, optimization of the various process control schemes which are involved can lead to signiicant savings. Artiicial Neural Networks are a new information processing technique which provides a novel approach to process control problems a...

In this paper, properties of slab deformation in sizing press mill as one of the slab reduction processes in hot rolling mills have been evaluated using the elastoviscoplastic finite element method with explicit formulation. Effect of prarameters such as initial slab width and thickness, reduction, feed pitch, and anvil speed on factors such as dogbone formation, head and tail fishtail profile,...

Nigeria is blessed with abundant iron ore deposits of nearly 3 billion tonnes and other basic minerals for steel production including coal and limestone. Yet the Nigerian steel sector has collapsed principally due to shortage of raw materials particularly iron ore for the integrated steel plants and billets for the rolling mills. The privatization of the steel sector that was done in 2004-2005 ...

key account business analyst, Quaker Chemical Corp., Conshohocken, Pa., USA [email protected] Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc. is the first U.S. mill to employ Steckel mill technology for producing high-quality wide coiled plates and discrete plates. Since 1985, the Steckel mill has consistently demonstrated product versatility, quality and cost advantage over traditional plate mills. The single...