JSW Steel Selects Broner Metals Solutions for Project at Vijyanagar Plant
12/28/2012 - Broner Metals Solutions announced that it has been selected by JSW Steel to implement a world class production planning and scheduling solution for the JSW Vijaynagar Integrated steel complex in India.
Broner Metals Solutions announced that it has been selected by JSW Steel Ltd to implement a world class production planning and scheduling solution together with Broner's MES solution, for the JSW Vijaynagar Integrated steel complex in India. The Broner systems will be closely coupled with JSW's SAP systems.
JSW Steel is one of the lowest cost steel producers in the world. JSW's Vijayanagar Works is India’s largest single location steel plant with 10 million tons per year of capacity. The next phase of expansion taking the total production to 12 mtpy at Vijayanagar Works is also under implementation.
The JSW plant currently consists of a large cold rolling mill complex (CRM1). A second cold rolling mill (CRM2) is being built and is planned for completion in August 2013.
The Broner solution will be implemented in partnership by Broner Metals Solutions and JSoft starting with the installation of Broner’s MES functionality at JSW’s new CRM2.
Broner’s MES and APS Solutions were selected because of its ease of configurability, ease of implementation, cost effective maintenance and early delivery of business benefits.
Broner is working closely with partner JSoft Solutions. JSoft have a deep knowledge of JSW’s people and processes and will provide project management and skilled resources.
Mr David Mushin, CEO of Broner Metals Solutions said, “The new integrated solution will enable JSW to achieve significant business benefits, and we look forward to forming a long standing business relationship with JSW. The Broner team are excited by the opportunities and challenges of this project.”
Mr. Raghu Bhargava, CEO of JSoft commented, "We are very pleased to be working with Broner and leveraging the expertise of Broner and JSoft together for the benefit of JSW‘’.
JSW Steel has grown from a steel rolling mill founded in 1982, and is now India's third-largest steel producer. JSW Steel is part of the JSW Group, who are one of the fastest growing business conglomerates with strong presence in many core sectors; Steel, Energy, Minerals and Mining, Aluminium, Infrastructure and Logistics, Cement and Information Technology
JSW Steel offers the entire range of steel products including hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized, galvalume, pre-painted galvanized, pre-painted galvalume, thermo-mechanical treatment rebars, wire rods and special steel bars, rounds and blooms.
JSW Steel has manufacturing facilities across India at Toranagallu in Karnataka, Vasind and Tarapur in Maharashtra and Salem in Tamil Nadu.
By 2020, the Company aims to produce 34 million tons of steel annually with greenfield integrated steel plants coming up in West Bengal near Salboni about 35 km from Kharagpur and Barenda in Ranchi district of Jharkhand.
