Synopsis of Tube Mill Performance Monitoring Solution

Situation: An industry leader in the production of hollow structural steel (HSS) looked to enhance operational performance by replacing manually-intense processes with automated software. Workflow processes at the customer’s three tube mills involved slitting, processing, and bundling. Nineteen sub-functions were also part of the workflow process, and were common to the three tube mills. Customer Objectives: Objectives for the performance-improvement initiative included enhancing shop-floor data collection; expanding reporting capabilities; maximizing information control; decreasing manual data entry. Requirement: Tube Mill Performance Monitoring MES (Manufacturing Execution System) Solution. Technology: Off-the-shelf MES software, Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC, Microsoft SQL Server, Ethernet, DH+.

Brock Solutions' Role: Configure and deploy a MES solution to automatically capture: Set-up information used to prepare mills for size and/or gauge measures, including roll diameter, roll position, coil tension, coil width, weld power, target length, pieces required, bundle size, etc. Production information such as length, pieces per bundle, and downtime incidents; and measures it against Coil ID, Heat Number, Shift, etc. Process information used to evaluate product quality and mill performance. Included are such variables as speed, temperature, position, etc.

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