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Reduced production costs due to fewer breakouts Increased plant availability and less time spent on maintenance On-site commissioning by Primetals Technologies China and remote support from PrimetalsTechnologies Austria Project realized within just three months despite travel restrictionsIn March 2021 Tangshan Heavy Plate issued Primetals Technologies with the final acceptancecertificate FAC for three Mold Expert systems for the continuous casters at the Laoting plant in theTangshan region of China. The new systems have been installed to increase efficiency even more in theprevention of breakouts on the continuous casters and cut the amount of maintenance work. Reducingthe frequency of breakouts will also help to lower production costs. Primetals Technologies Chinacommissioned the new systems on site with online support from experts at Primetals TechnologiesAustria. Despite travel restrictions the project was realized within just three months. Before the orderwas placed Primetals Technologies ran and supported a six-month test installation on one of thecasters.Increased plant availability less time spent on maintenance and reduced production costsTangshan Heavy Plate has invested in three Mold Expert systems for its existing continuous casters atthe Laoting plant in Tangshan in China. The new solutions from Primetals Technologies have beeninstalled to increase system availability at the Laoting plant and reduce the amount of time spent onmaintenance by issuing prompt alerts. Apart from preventing breakouts the system also transmits alertsin the event of abnormal casting conditions and evaluates the behavior and distribution of the moldpowder. Continuous recording of information and experiences in the Mold Expert system results in moreefficient prevention of breakouts in real-time operation thus avoiding high costs for repairs andproduction outages. The system provides data for process optimization and supports the operator in hiswork. The software can be easily scaled to meet the customers specific needs.Custom configuration of system hardwareIn the standard configuration each Mold Expert system is deployed with one computer for measuringtasks and a separate client PC. However to fulfil the customers wishes and requirements in this specificproject a particularly slim-line version of the system was implemented with the entire software installedon just one computer in the operator room for each continuous caster.Efficient project execution despite travel restrictionsEmployees from Primetals Technologies China successfully carried out commissioning on site withexperts from Primetals Technologies Austria assisting online whenever their help was needed. Despitetravel restrictions the project was realized within just three months. Commissioning was greatlyfacilitated by information on the plant gathered by analyzing actual data during a prior six month testinstallation. Furthermore the teams from Tangshan Heavy Plate and Primetals Technologies had theopportunity to develop a relationship based on mutual trust during the six-month test phase. This was afurther important element in ensuring smooth-running commissioning.Joint ventureOn September 1 2017 the Primetals Tangshan Technology Services Ltd. PTTS joint venture wasestablished between Primetals Technologies and HBIS Tangshan Iron and Steel Group Tangsteel.The joint ventures headquarters is located in Tangshan in China. PTTS operates primarily at variouslocations in the Hebei province. The aim of the joint venture is to stimulate an exchange of technology.The joint venture provides extensive technology-based services in offline maintenance equipmentoverhauls condition monitoring and operational support for the slab casters run by Tangsteel and othercustomers. With its workforce of around 500 employees the company draws on Primetals Technologiesproprietary protected maintenance technologies and know-how to further improve operating efficiencyand product quality.Headquartered in Tangshan in China HBIS Tangsteel is a leading steel company and the backbone ofthe HBIS Group. Every year HBIS Tangsteel produces 18 million metric tons of flat bar wire and sectionproducts. Its main products include high strength auto sheet hot-rolled and cold-rolled sheet galvanizedsheet color-coated sheet medium and heavy plate as well as stainless steel strip bar wire and sectionproducts in a range encompassing 140 types with quality flats accounting for 60. The products arewidely used in the construction automotive coal machinery energy transportation householdappliance and other sectors in over 150 countries in Europe the USA Africa and Southeast Asia. HBIS
