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Usiminas Implements Broner Melt Shop Control Center
10/22/2010 - Broner Metals Solutions has completed the implementation of the Broner Melt Shop Control Center at Usiminas, Brazil, that is expected to result in improved visibility and optimization of the steel plant processes.
Broner Metals Solutions has completed the implementation of the Broner Melt Shop Control Center (MSCC) at Usiminas, Brazil, that is expected to result in improved visibility and optimization of the steel plant processes.
The MSCC can be configured to cover a range of different process phases from hot metal production, steelmaking, and secondary metallurgy to casting and ladle management, allowing operators to identify potential bottlenecks and adjust the schedules in real time to maintain production efficiency.
The control center uses “constraint propagation” technology for scheduling and optimization within the individual components.
The companies expect this implementation to minimize delays within the plant, help improve delivery date reliability and just-in-time production, achieve an executable production schedule, optimize material flow within the steel plant, and improve utilization of melt shop resources and remove bottlenecks.
Usiminas has been working in partnership with Broner Metals Solutions since 1997, and the company uses a fully integrated Broner solution.
Usiminas is a large producer of steel in the Americas, with major steel mills in Ipatinga and Cubatão in Brazil. It has a total capacity of 7 million tonnes of steel per year; the company accounts for 28% of total steel output in Brazil. Its finished steel products include galvanized sheet, slabs, plate, and cold- and hot-rolled steel used in the manufacture of automobiles, automotive parts, appliances, electric and electronic parts, line pipe, tractors, and other agricultural products.
Broner Metals Solutions, part of Hyperion Systems Engineering Ltd., specializes in delivering MES, planning, scheduling, and supply chain solutions to the steel and aluminum industries. The company provides packaged, configurable products that are designed specifically to manage the complexities and variabilities of metals production. Solutions range from business optimization and order promising to production and material planning, integrated/through-scheduling, production scheduling, inventory and equipment management, and warehouse management.
