DIGITALIZATION
Digitalization and smart production are the driving forces for development and change in the steel industry. At INTECO, we offer you not only top-quality plant engineering, but also digital solutions tailored to the demanding requirements of our customers. Efficiently monitor your production and use the information collected for development and optimization of your production.
Get ready for the future of steel production with INTECO – your one-stop technology provider.
Production of high-performance materials requires precise control and seamless tracking of all relevant data to ensure highest efficiency, reproducibility and transparency. Modern plant automation requires vertical and horizontal integration of all equipment and production processes and must not only cover fully automatic machine operation, process tracking and reporting, but also planning and optimization for the entire production route. At the same time, it must be seamlessly integrated into the overall IT/OT architecture.
INTECO as a leading supplier to the steel industry offers digital solutions and components for machine and process operation as well as a production management software called “INTECO Metals Application Suite (IMAS)”. IMAS was developed to integrate several levels of automation and is intended to cover all levels between equipment operation (Level 1) and shop floor automation (Level 3). It is also supposed to deliver a clean interface to enterprise IT (Level 4).
At the bottom of the IMAS ecosystem, our Automation and Supervisory Control solutions directly operate the machine itself. The modular SCADA concept allows seamless integration of other digital components such as sensors, controllers, or models. The IMAS-PA system expands the machine operation to a process operation, ensuring reproduceable production quality and ideal usage of energy and material by using static or dynamic set points and specific process models. At the top of the IMAS ecosystem, IMAS-PM provides the plantwide operation function with order processing, the correct application and composition of melt recipes, downtime recording, quality standards, and modules supervising the lifespan of any kind of plant equipment.
Automation & SCADA
- Reduced need of operating staff thanks to highly automated machine operation
- Reduced downtime through extended diagnostic functionality and simplified maintenance procedures
- Tailor-made solutions ensure maximum work safety during the whole process
- Enhanced operation efficiency and production quality thanks to a seamlessly integrated process automation
- Virtual commissioning for highest quality standards
- Simulation with a digital twin for quick and safe production start-up
IMAS Process Automation
- Standardization of your process through steel grade- and customer-based recipes
- Reduced production costs thanks to cost-saving optimization algorithms
- Better product quality through deep real-time process supervision
- Improvement of your process though heat-based data recording and recipe versioning
- Production optimization through reliable time and temperature predictions
Automation & SCADA
- Reduced need of operating staff thanks to highly automated machine operation
- Reduced downtime through extended diagnostic functionality and simplified maintenance procedures
- Tailor-made solutions ensure maximum work safety during the whole process
- Enhanced operation efficiency and production quality thanks to a seamlessly integrated process automation
- Virtual commissioning for highest quality standards
- Simulation with a digital twin for quick and safe production start-up
Automation & SCADA
- Reduced need of operating staff thanks to highly automated machine operation
- Reduced downtime through extended diagnostic functionality and simplified maintenance procedures
- Tailor-made solutions ensure maximum work safety during the whole process
- Enhanced operation efficiency and production quality thanks to a seamlessly integrated process automation
- Virtual commissioning for highest quality standards
- Simulation with a digital twin for quick and safe production start-up
IMAS Process Automation
- Standardization of your process through steel grade- and customer-based recipes
- Reduced production costs thanks to cost-saving optimization algorithms
- Better product quality through deep real-time process supervision
- Improvement of your process though heat-based data recording and recipe versioning
- Production optimization through reliable time and temperature predictions
Automation & SCADA
- Reduced need of operating staff thanks to highly automated machine operation
- Reduced downtime through extended diagnostic functionality and simplified maintenance procedures
- Tailor-made solutions ensure maximum work safety during the whole process
- Enhanced operation efficiency and production quality thanks to a seamlessly integrated process automation
- Virtual commissioning for highest quality standards
- Simulation with a digital twin for quick and safe production start-up
Learn more about INTECO's integrated automation.
Equipment automation and Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) is the solid foundation of any industrial automation architecture. The modules available in IMAS Automation and Supervisory Control (IMAS-AS) range from complete integrated plant automation systems to smart package units, designed for retrofits and enhancements. The modules provide maximum level of automation while allowing operators to interfere manually if needed Plant maintenance and productivity is strongly supported through integrated diagnosis features and a smart safety design that features highest operator safety in every possible state of process and machine operation.
As a certified solution partner for SIEMENS and an integrator of leading equipment suppliers for years, we possess an extensive knowledge in seamlessly integrating a diverse range of PLC, HMI and SCADA solutions. Our portfolio encompass multiple platforms.
Our commitment to seamless project execution:
- The automation system is completely pre-tested with a digital twin to minimize the ramp-up time.
- We coordinate all operator actions with the necessary process steps and visibility and optimize the individual camera positions.
- Factory acceptance testing and operator training are carried out at our in-house INTECO experience Center before commissioning.
- Our comprehensive internal engineering services enable us to respond flexibly to customer requirements without having to rely on external interfaces.
- A high degree of automation of our services accelerates the work process and enables the rapid provision of complete documentation in accordance with all required standards.
The modules available in IMAS Process Automation provide tailor-made functionality for metallurgical plants, such as electric arc furnaces (IMAS-PA-EAF), ladle furnaces (IMAS-PA-LF), vacuum plants (IMAS-PA-VD, IMAS-PA-VOD, IMAS-PA-RH) and casting machines (IMAS-PA-IC, IMAS-PA-SC, IMAS-PA-CC). These modules provide advanced top-down process guidance through dynamic or static set points and integrated optimization tools. Process supervision is massively improved by the cockpit view and integrated real-time process models. IMAS provides instant information and alerts, based on which the operators can control and steer the process just-in-time. The heat-based data recording stores sensor data, including complex information such as video streams, allowing observation of real-time data. All of our technologies are developed in-house which enables us to have the complete ownership over them. This empowers us to drive rapid enhancements in our products and to accelerate innovation.
The superior plant management application allows you to stay on top of all processes within the production plant. The plant management unites all process automation apps under one roof. The major responsibilities include overall quality assurance, production planning, raw material distribution as well as review and analysis of all process steps to increase quality and efficiency.
We are actively embracing the IT/OT convergence trend to elevate our internal system architecture. In doing so, we are moving away from the conventional notion of the „CIM pyramid“ with its rigid categorizations of level 1, 2, 3, and so forth. Instead, our approach is centered around cultivating a dynamic landscape of distinct solutions. Every module we engineer, is thoughtfully designed to seamlessly integrade with one another, as well as to harmoniously integrate within any existing landscape, ensuring a smooth alignment without superfluous complexities. This approach not only enhances efficiency but also promotes adaptability to different operational requirements in the future.
Take a closer look on INTECO's process specific digital solutions.
Electro slag remelting
IMAS-essentials
IMAS production management
Titanium production
Charge mix optimization
Electro slag remelting
IMAS-essentials
IMAS production management
Titanium production
Charge mix optimization
