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Steel Industry

Optimization of Process and Energy Consumption in the Steel Industry

By deeply involving AI in the key processes of the entire steel production process, it runs through the five major links of pre iron, ironmaking, steelmaking, rolling, and power. With intelligent furnace systems as the core, it covers nearly 80% of industrial kiln scenarios, helping steel enterprises achieve systematic reduction of energy consumption in key processes and stable and controllable production processes

Ironmaking Raw Material Preparation

The starting point of steel production, raw material processing and sintering quality directly affect the stability and energy consumption level of the entire subsequent process. AI intervention in key links such as batching, calcination, and flue gas treatment establishes a control foundation for production quality and energy consumption from the source

Using AI+big data technology to optimize and control the coupling control of raw material drying, calcination, and cooling equipment in the pellet chain loop production process, combined with infrared temperature measurement and visual flame analysis of pellets, the overall process of the chain loop is optimized. Comprehensive control of pellet production is carried out through laboratory data, visual data, temperature measurement data, etc., and parameters in the production process are optimized to achieve independent optimization and energy saving in the chain loop production process. Taking the 1.2 million tons/year chain loop as an example, the annual economic benefit is over 500000 yuan.

Core Capabilities

Joint optimization of multiple devices in the chain loop

Flame vision analysis

Ball temperature measurement and process linkage control

Predictive control of rotary kiln conditions

Covering the processes of ore blending, material distribution, ignition, exhaust sintering, and endpoint control in sintering machines, AI+big data is used for multi link prediction to achieve predictive control of the entire process from batching to finished products, stabilizing the sintering production process and reducing solid fuel consumption, in response to the complex, coupled, and lagging characteristics of the sintering process. Taking the 360 ㎡ sintering machine with an annual output of 3.7 million tons as an example, the annual energy savings and economic benefits exceed 6.5 million yuan.

Core Capabilities

Intelligent material mixing control

Intelligent fabric control

Intelligent ignition control

BTP-BRP predictive control for sintering endpoint

Fuel optimization control for sintering process

Wind box leakage detection and identification

Intelligent monitoring of ring cooler

Automatic oil injection control for wheels

Using the technology route of AI+big data+advanced control, optimize and control the entire process of desulfurization and denitrification. Take over the entire process from the flue gas entering the desulfurization tower and SCR, predict the outlet concentration based on the inlet flue gas pollutant concentration, and control it in a coordinated manner to reduce material and fuel consumption and achieve stable compliance with the outlet pollutant concentration. Taking the desulfurization and denitrification system of a 360 ㎡ sintering machine as an example, the annual reduction in material and fuel consumption benefits is over 300000 yuan.

Core Capabilities

Prediction and process optimization of flue gas pollutant concentration

Intelligent slurry control

Precise ammonia injection control

Intelligent control of flue gas furnace

Using AI+big data technology to optimize and control the flue gas furnace and mill, combined with data such as coal feeding rate to regulate the heating of the flue gas furnace, achieving parameter optimization, stable control, and energy saving and consumption reduction from coal feeding to drying. Taking the 80t/h milling system as an example, the annual economic benefits are over 200000 yuan.

Core Capabilities

Predictive control of flue gas furnace condition

Coal feeding linkage control

Using AI+big data technology route to analyze and verify the data of lime kiln incoming materials, calcination, and discharge processes, match the composition and particle size of incoming materials, and use heat consumption models to implement different calcination strategies for different incoming materials. Under the premise of optimal discharge quality, the optimal calcination strategy is formed to reduce fuel consumption. Taking a single 600 ton double chamber lime kiln as an example, the annual economic benefit is over 600000 yuan.

Core Capabilities

Intelligent Control of Heat Consumption in Lime Kiln Combustion

Prediction of Ash Quality

Matching Identification of Raw Material Composition and Calcination Process

Optimize and control the feeding, calcination, and cooling processes of the rotary kiln using the technology route of visual+AI+big data. Establish a predictive model based on the temperature and shape of the kiln flame, operating parameters, and inspection and testing data. Independently optimize the flame control and operation control to reduce energy consumption and improve lime quality. Taking an 800 ton/day rotary kiln as an example, the annual economic benefit is over 900000 yuan.

Core Capabilities

Visual recognition of flame state

Prediction and control of heat consumption and furnace condition in rotary kiln

Prediction of ash quality

Matching identification of raw material composition and calcination process

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Intelligent Stove System for Ball Chain Loop
Smart sintering full process control system
Intelligent control system for desulfurization and denitrification
Intelligent Stove System for Coal Spray Flue Gas Furnace
Intelligent Stove System for Double chamber Lime Kiln
Intelligent Stove System for Lime Rotary Kiln

Ironmaking process

The blast furnace hot blast stove is the most energy intensive link in the ironmaking process. By optimizing the combustion cycle of the hot blast stove with AI, thermal efficiency can be improved and fuel consumption can be continuously reduced

Using AI+big data technology route to optimize and control the combustion cycle of blast furnace hot blast stove, using advanced process control to achieve stable predictive control of key process parameters of hot blast stove, using RTO to determine the set values of key process parameters and actively seek optimization, achieving active optimization and thermal efficiency improvement between hot blast stove combustion cycles, and saving fuel consumption of hot blast stove. Taking a single 1800m ³ blast furnace as an example, the annual economic benefits are over 3 million yuan.

Core Strengths

Predictive control of hot blast furnace condition

Optimization of parameters for arch flue

Independent optimization of hot blast furnace thermal balance

Off peak burning furnace

Intelligent Stove System for Blast Furnace Hot Blast Stove

steel making technology

The precise control of steel temperature, composition, and smelting rhythm in the steelmaking process directly determines product quality and production efficiency. AI intervention in refining and scheduling key links can achieve synchronous improvement of smelting quality and reduction of energy consumption and alloy consumption

Using AI+big data technology route to optimize and control the overall production process of LF furnace, intelligent takeover is carried out from the entry, smelting, exit, soft blowing and other links of the steel ladle, optimizing and controlling the refining process in terms of steel temperature, alloy collection, slag sample identification, etc., to achieve the improvement of smelting quality and reduce power consumption and alloy consumption. Taking a single 70 ton refining furnace as an example, the annual economic benefits are over 1.5 million yuan.

Core Strengths

Intelligent prediction of molten steel temperature

Prediction of alloy composition and yield

Intelligent slag judgment

Intelligent control of argon blowing

Intelligent feeding control

Automatic travel of steel ladle

The intelligent furnace system for VD vacuum furnace adopts the technology route of AI+big data, with various production technology parameters as the optimization control objectives. It predicts the furnace condition through multiple process model sets, and based on the underlying data, realizes the prediction and feedback of argon blowing flow rate and furnace mechanism model prediction. The reinforcement learning model calculates the optimal control strategy for furnace pressure, argon blowing and other control variables, achieving the effect of stable furnace condition and process optimization, and improving the automation level of VD furnace.

Core Strengths

Temperature prediction of molten steel

Visual recognition control for argon blowing

Using AI+big data technology route to optimize the production schedule of all refining furnaces in the steel plant. By collecting production data of refining furnaces and the production situation of converters, continuous casting and other processes, the start and stop time of each refining furnace is reasonably allocated, reducing the number of steel ladles produced at the same time, lowering the electricity demand in the factory, and reducing the operating costs of the enterprise. For example, reducing demand by 10000 kW (10%) would result in an annual economic benefit of over 3.6 million yuan.

Core Strengths

Production scheduling knowledge base

Offline scheduling optimization

Real time scheduling optimization

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LF Refining Furnace Intelligent Stove System
VD Vacuum Furnace Intelligent Stove System
Intelligent scheduling optimization system for ladle furnace

Steel rolling process

The fuel consumption of the heating furnace and the heating quality of the steel billet directly affect the energy consumption level and product quality of the steel rolling production line. Using AI to achieve precise control of furnace temperature and prediction of steel billet temperature can reduce the fuel consumption per ton of steel and improve the automation rate of the production line

Using AI+big data technology to optimize and control the combustion of the heating furnace, adapting to the mixed loading of different steel grades into the furnace. Advanced process control technology is used to achieve autonomous temperature rise and fall and automatic adjustment of air-fuel ratio in the heating furnace. Based on data such as steel grade composition and raw material billet specifications, intelligent prediction of steel billet core temperature is achieved, and furnace temperature intelligent setting and closed-loop control are realized, reducing fuel consumption and oxidation loss per ton of steel and significantly improving automation rate. The annual economic benefits of a single heating furnace are over 1 million yuan.

Core Strengths

Heating furnace condition prediction control

Steel billet core temperature prediction

Intelligent mixed control

Heating furnace raw material tracking

Optimization control of steel billet heating curve

Intelligent Stove System for Steel Rolling Heating Furnace

Energy & Utilities

As an energy guarantee link in steel production, the power system directly affects the energy consumption level of the entire plant through boiler combustion efficiency. By optimizing the control of the three major circuits of gas boilers with AI, load stability and continuous reduction of fuel consumption can be achieved

Using AI+big data technology route to optimize and control gas boilers, intelligently control the three major boiler circuits of combustion, steam water, and air and smoke, independently optimize the key processes of the boiler using RTO technology, and achieve stability control through APC advanced process control. With load as the control objective, the boiler can operate stably under load fluctuations, reduce the electrical fuel consumption of the boiler, and improve the automation rate of each circuit. Taking a single 200 ton boiler as an example, the annual economic benefit is over 1 million yuan.

Intelligent control of furnace combustion

Five impulse steam drum control

Optimal residual oxygen control

Optimization control of exhaust gas temperature

Multi objective optimization control

Intelligent Boiler System for Power Plant Gas Boilers

Customer Value

Replacing human experience with AI to help steel companies achieve quantifiable and sustainable improvement in three dimensions: reducing consumption, improving quality, and stabilizing production
Continuous reduction in production costs
From fuel consumption to electricity demand, the energy consumption of each process continues to drop, directly improving the operating cost structure
Significant improvement in production stability
Key process parameters are precisely controlled by the model to reduce quality anomalies and downtime risks caused by human fluctuations
Significant reduction in decision-making risk
Each process has been thoroughly verified and validated, and enterprises can enter at their own pace. Each step is based on solid evidence.
From experience-based judgment to AI autonomous decision-making
The production operation decision is undertaken by the model to reduce human fluctuations and promote the fundamental transformation of the steel production mode
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