Abstract:
The modern steel plant is a far cry from steel plants of the
previous century. Although the processes haven’t changed
that much from a metallurgical point of view, the
implementation, of sensors, PLC’s SCADAs and other
process control technologies have meant that there is an
abundance of detailed information about the process that
have not been in the past. It is indeed now the case that
there is so much data generated, that the current resources
available to steelmakers cannot handle it appropriately. Over
the last decade however a new technology called BDA have
come to the forefront that can solve this analysis paralysis
conundrum that complicated systems face. AST-BDA is
passionate about applying these tools and techniques,
through the unique AST-BDA coaching methodology, in the
industrial, and more specifically the steelmaking
environment, for the benefit of steelmakers. This paper will
help the reader to understand how to optimize the process
with BDA and find his/her path in a new era of
improvement (predictive maintenance, productivity, cost
and quality), toward the age of artificial intelligence.