In many (steel) foundries, ironworks, steelworks the IT-support for the melting in contrast to other areas of production, is still a long way from achieving its full potential. Very often the level of industry is more or less on a “2.0” – infrastructure and very far away from the “Industry 4.0 or Foundry 4.0” – digitalization and deployment of cyber-physical system – concept.
In order to achieve the desired quality for melt-shop operations, continuous and discontinuous processes have to be synchronized and process parameters within the individual manufacturing steps have to be aligned to each other.
Why FRP®.melt can support YOUR melt-shop operations?
- The melt shop is THE MOST important part of a foundry / ironworks / steelworks
- It however comprises of up to 70% of total energy cost in a metal casting company
- The „melt process“ makes a foundry unique in manufacturing, it requires attention
- Evolutionary process inside the Melt Shop Area allows creation of databases
- The melting and alloying process is in many foundries a well protected company secret –> this special Know-How must be preserved in form of a Data Base and not in Excel or even paper
- FRP®.melt can be a standalone software package or fully integrated into the FRP® – suite of foundry resource planning solutions.
- MELT PROCESS PLANNING – FRP.melt delivers extensive melt process planning for all melt and treatment steps at charge, ladle and casting levels.
- ACCURATE CHARGE COMPOSITION AND POST CHARGE COMPOSITION – FRP®.melt optimizes the usage of materials, especially of expensive metals, by means of accurate (post) charge composition.
- PRELIMINARY COSTING – FRP®.melt enables preliminary costing to be carried out, calculating the requirements for scrap, alloying materials and metals.
- ONLINE SUPPORT – FRP®.melt provides online support for the smelter, reduces melt times significantly and thus increases melt capacity.
- ENERGY MANAGEMENT – FRP®.melt reduces energy consumption per ton and supports energy management at the point of highest consumption, which in turn leads to considerable cost savings.
