ABB has achieved successful integration of its ABB Ability Data Analytics Platform for metals, tying together all manufacturing and operational data of steel melt shop and rolling mills to improve production planning and plant performance optimization.
In its regulatory filing today, the company stated that the plant, which can produce 500,000 metric tons of high-quality special steel per annum, now has the platform to integrate data sources across 17 operational areas, including non-ABB systems. A key example is that information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) has converged to positively impact Sunflag’s steel melt shop (SMS) and rolling mills.
“Together we’re looking forward to realizing the full benefits of enhanced operations and quality,” said Ragunath Satyan, Industry Lead for Metals, ABB India. “ABB Ability Data Analytics Platform for metals will provide clear advantages in terms of monitoring and troubleshooting daily process and quality issues.”
Satyan added, "We have ensured that Sunflag Steel’s people have a visualization of real-time plant operations on the most modern dashboards. This will allow for better decision making and will ultimately show returns in productivity, quality, and resource efficiency.”
ABB integrated with the existing automation systems for process and quality monitoring in real-time, aligning with user-friendly operator dashboards available via a web page on mobile. The platform enables the identification and diagnosis of issues or the use of extra resources.
It is one of the first global implementations of ABB’s integrated plant monitoring system in the metals industry and is part of a long-term vision across process industries for a future where the physical and digital worlds are connected, scalable and harness machine learning potential. The project has been part of a wider digital transformation engagement with the customer, with ABB providing domain expertise for systems that improve overall process visibility to enable data-driven business decision making.
ABB Ability solutions combine ABB’s deep domain expertise with connectivity and software innovation to empower real-time, data-driven decisions for safer, smarter operations that maximize resource efficiency and contribute to a low-carbon future. A large portfolio of digital solutions helps organizations automate, optimize and future proof their business to achieve new heights of performance and drive sustainable progress.
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