We are pleased to announce Quad and SMS have successfully worked together to exchange critical melt shop information at Nucor Texas.The project scope exchanges critical information throughout the melt shop. The real-time data exchange between QMOS [L3] and SMS [L2] ensures quality, production schedule, events, delays, material consumption, production, and billet tagging information are managed and recorded to meet operational …
Nucor Implements QMOS-Billet Marking at Nucor Nebraska
We are thrilled to announce that our QMOS-Billet Marking system was successfully implemented at Nucor Nebraska shop in October 2022.The QMOS-Billet Marking product boasts communication and reliability between the QMOS[L3] and the Billet Marking machine. The system offers live data on the billets on the cooling bed and what billets are queried next to the marking machine automating the manual …
Nucor Implements QMOS-Caster L2 at its Darlington Plant
We are thrilled to announce that our QMOS-Caster L2 product was successfully implemented at Nucor Darlington SBQ shop in September 2022. This marks a significant milestone in our journey to provide advanced and comprehensive solutions to our customers in the steel industry.The QMOS-Caster L2 product boasts an array of key features that enable it to provide superior quality evaluation and …
Nucor Utah Commissions new K-Welder and Spooler Line
We are thrilled to announce the completion of a collaborative effort between Quad, Danieli and Nucor Utah to commission a new K Welder and spooler line at the Nucor Utah mill in Plymouth, UT. The main physical benefits to the process include higher efficiency and material yield as well as a reduction in coil handling and cobbling. Quad delivered key …
Nucor Implements QMOS MES at its Nebraska Plant
Nucor implements QMOS at its Nebraska Plant in October 2021. As a part of its strategic roadmap for factory digitalization and Industry 4.0, Nucor Steel chose QMOS as the standard MES solution for all its engineered bar mill facilities. The Plant implements the complete suite of QMOS functions covering all production and quality operations in the Melt Shop, Rolling Mill, …
QMOS Scrap Scale Commissioned at Gerdau Midlothian
The QMOS Scrap Scale Automation system will enable Midlothian to operate all scale houses without any active operators. At the same time, the new system brings operational control and transparency across the entire operational landscape and provides real time information to operators, supervisors and managers, as well as the commercial group including the scrap buyers.
Quad Infotech has developed a Scrap Optimization algorithm to help reduce scrap usage costs
Quad Infotech developed a scrap optimization program which optimizes the scrap recipe that is used by scrap yard operators to build buckets. The program shows the lowest cost recipe for multiple grades given information such as scrap cost, scrap inventory, chemistry specifications and production requirements. This will reduce scrap costs for the melt shop as they will know which scraps …
The Electrode Management Tools in QMOS help meltshop better monitor and control their electrode consumption
Due to the recent surge in electrode prices, reducing cost has become an important aspect of the business. This can be achieved through detailed tracking and management of electrodes segments. Previously existing technologies only tracked generic electrode additions into the EAF and did not consider the electrode specifications or the type and quality of scrap steel that is being melted. …
QMOS Scalehouse System’s self checkin/checkout kiosks and mobile devices help modernize the truck and rail shipping and logistics operations by providing higher levels of collaboration, transparency and accuracy
With the new North American ELD mandate, the logistics departments are looking to improve the process and minimize the truck residency times. By bringing a higher level of organization, collaboration and oversight to the shipping activities, the Quad ScaleHouse Management System is designed to address these initiatives as well as bringing many more opportunities for efficiency improvement throughout the shipping …
QMOS Recycling Management System covers all ferrous and non-ferrous operations including planning and scheduling, production tracking, material handling, performance KPIs and much more
The Quad Recycling Management system introduces fresh concepts and methodologies for the recycling operations and creates a fully linked transparency for all production units. In doing so, the QRM enables a high level of accuracy in tracking of production and consumption material as well as KPIs such as yield, utilization, efficiency, uptime and more. Managing of the raw material inventory …