Gerdau implements QMOS Scrap Receiving Automation System at its Midlothian, TX plant. The system will enable fully automated operation of the Midlothian’s two scalehouses (four scales) as the drivers interact with automated kiosks for inbound and outbound processing. The Scrap Automation System interfaces with the scales, radioactive signals and the traffic systems including the traffic lights and gates. All contracts …
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.
Gerdau implements the QMOS Recycling Management System in three additional Facilities
Gerdau implemented the QMOS Recycling Management System at three additional recycling facilities: • West Tennessee, TN • Midlothian, TX • Manitoba, Canada The system enables all these facilities to fully manage their Ferrous and Non-Ferrous operations. The main features of the system would be: • Campaign planning • Mass balancing • Delay tracking • Quality sample analysis • Historical process …
Lab Assistant Commissioned at Gerdau West Tennessee
The QMOS DS Lab Assistant screen made its debut at the Gerdau West Tennessee plant. Designed to assist chem lab technicians with their decision making, the screen utilizes machine learning models for accurate predictions of physical properties for all products each heat is intended for. Users can see the probability of tensile failure and take appropriate action before billets are …
QMOS DS Alloy Calculator Commissioned at Nucor Steel Kankakee
The QMOS DS Alloy Calculator has officially started at its first location! The screen has been designed after extensive collaboration with the engineering team at Kankakee, aiming to streamline their alloy addition workflow. The screen also includes a machine learning model that significantly improved over existing linear regression predictions of physical properties. Automated model retraining is in place, ensuring ongoing …
Gerdau implements the JobAid System in all their North American steel making operations
Gerdau implements the cloud based JobAid management system in all North American facilities. The system is implemented centrally on Gerdau’s cloud system and enables all facilities to digitalize all paper forms such as checklists, inspections and job aids among others. The JobAid system is fully integrated with Gerdau’s Maintenance Management System to auto generate work orders as needed. The JobAid …
Scrap Optimizer Pilot Conducted at Nucor Steel Kankakee
A pilot of the QMOS DS Scrap Optimizer tool was conducted at the Kankakee plant. The goal was to evaluate optimized recipes created based on the proprietary algorithm that combines machine learning models and mixed integer optimization to reduce scrap cost while maintaining quality needed for specified grade groups.
Optimus Steel completes the QMOS integration with its corporate SAP system
Optimus Steel completes the integration of its corporate SAP system and the QMOS MES at its Beaumont, TX facilities. With this interface, all work orders are received from the SAP system by QMOS. Once the work orders are completed, all production and performance information is set back to the SAP system.
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 …
Gerdau implements the QMOS Recycling Management System in its Whitby plants for Ferrous and non-ferrous operations
Gerdau has implemented the QMOS Recycling Management system in their Ferrous and non-ferrous facilities in Whitby, Ontario. The Gerdau Whitby plant can new use QMOS to manage all stages of their operations from campaign scheduling, production tracking, material handling, quality control, delay tracking and much more. QMOS enables Whitby to make major improvements in operational accuracy and transparency by creating …