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Stainless Steel
Stainless steel production is moving forward in a sustainable direction to lower its carbon footprint. To obtain this objective, the focus is now on a life cycle perspective regarding production efficiency and raw material optimisation.
Sustainable stainless steel requires advanced production management
Sustainability, stability, and performance
The key to sustainable stainless steel manufacturing is lowering energy, raw material, and gas consumption while ensuring production stability and overall performance. However, stainless steel operations are dependent on several variables and circumstances. The overall production needs to be flexible and adaptable to changes and disruptions to achieve stability and reach processing objectives.
Regardless of changing conditions or requirements, optimal processing is required for each heat to reach production targets and maximum yield.
Our solutions for the special and stainless steel industry
UTCAS® steel production management system
With the steel production management system UTCAS®, stainless steel production managers can rely on consistent and data-driven real-time process control for the EAF, AOD, VOD, and LF operations. UTCAS suggests the best processing route for each unit and stainless steel grade, taking into account actual conditions and data, allowing for real-time control and management of the entire melt shop.
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AOD converter refining for special and stainless steel
The Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) process is a versatile process especially well-suited for special and stainless steel production. Every AOD converter refining plant is designed based on process concepts involving local conditions, planned product range, and market conditions.
In the AOD converter, a mixture of oxygen and inert gas is blown to remove carbon from the metal. When the desired carbon level is reached, a reduction material is added to reduce chromium oxide from the slag and to deoxidize the steel. During this phase in the AOD converter refining, desulphurisation takes place when sulphur in the metal reacts with the slag.
The steel production management system, UTCAS®, is closely integrated with other equipment, such as a dynamic gas mixing station, to ensure that the high-value material in the AOD is refined to reach the production target.
Learn more about AOD and CLU®
Innovative Engineering and Metallurgical Experience
UHT has been engaged in stainless steel production for several decades. Significant contributions have been made over the years from in-house production experiences in developing a complete system for refining steel in converters, ladle treatment plants, and EAFs.
Innovative engineering and long metallurgical experience have resulted in ground-breaking solutions for stainless steel manufacturing. The steel production management system UTCAS® is developed with in-depth metallurgical knowledge, which has resulted in a proven and reliable system for the entire melt shop. UHT has long experience designing specialised equipment, including gas mixing stations, ladle tilters, and hydraulic converter drives. Every plant is designed and tailormade according to each producer’s specific requirements.
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Sustainability, stability, and performance
The key to sustainable stainless steel manufacturing is lowering energy, raw material, and gas consumption while ensuring production stability and overall performance. However, stainless steel operations are dependent on several variables and circumstances. The overall production needs to be flexible and adaptable to changes and disruptions to achieve stability and reach processing objectives.
Regardless of changing conditions or requirements, optimal processing is required for each heat to reach production targets and maximum yield.
Our solutions for the special and stainless steel industry
UTCAS® steel production management system
With the steel production management system UTCAS®, stainless steel production managers can rely on consistent and data-driven real-time process control for the EAF, AOD, VOD, and LF operations. UTCAS suggests the best processing route for each unit and stainless steel grade, taking into account actual conditions and data, allowing for real-time control and management of the entire melt shop.
Read more about UTCAS®
AOD converter refining for special and stainless steel
The Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) process is a versatile process especially well-suited for special and stainless steel production. Every AOD converter refining plant is designed based on process concepts involving local conditions, planned product range, and market conditions.
In the AOD converter, a mixture of oxygen and inert gas is blown to remove carbon from the metal. When the desired carbon level is reached, a reduction material is added to reduce chromium oxide from the slag and to deoxidize the steel. During this phase in the AOD converter refining, desulphurisation takes place when sulphur in the metal reacts with the slag.
The steel management production system, UTCAS®, is closely integrated with other equipment, such as a dynamic gas mixing station, to ensure that the high-value material in the AOD is refined to reach the production target.
Learn more about AOD and CLU®
Innovative Engineering and Metallurgical Experience
UHT has been engaged in stainless steel production for several decades. Significant contributions have been made over the years from in-house production experiences in developing a complete system for refining steel in converters, ladle treatment plants, and EAFs.
Innovative engineering and long metallurgical experience have resulted in ground-breaking solutions for stainless steel manufacturing. The steel management production system UTCAS® is developed with in-depth metallurgical knowledge, which has resulted in a proven and reliable system for the entire melt shop. UHT has long experience designing specialised equipment, including gas mixing stations, ladle tilters and hydraulic converter drives. Every plant is designed and tailormade according to each producer’s specific requirements.
Learn more about our Special solutions
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