IConSys – Improved quality management in flat steel production

Initial situation

• DSS developed during DECFLAQ project is successful running since 2007 at ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein
• Operators are supported to check if the product was properly processed
• Only quality degradations were detected
• No check if manufacturing specifications were considered

Working topics

• IT based storage of manufacturing specifications
• Comparison of manufacturing specifications and process data
• Detection of products with superior quality
• Suggestion to the operator how to handle products with lower or higher quality than the customer has ordered

Results

• Detection of outdated manufacturing specifications
• More homogeneous production due to the monitoring of the consideration of manufacturing specifications
• Optimised yield and delivery time due to quality based product scheduling