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Refractory condition monitoring system for pig iron and steel manufacturing / Sumitomo Corporation Machinex launches sales/Leverages Korean company's expertise and DX technology
admin 2024-10-23 13:19:29
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Sumitomo Shoji Machinex Corporation (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) will begin marketing a real-time monitoring system for refractory materials used in iron and steel making.

 

The system can constantly monitor the temperature and wear and tear of the entire refractory material using sensors, communication, and monitoring algorithms based on the technology of EXCELLO, a South Korean startup company, and will be proposed as a solution that will lead to stable operations and energy savings.

 

EXCELLO was founded in 2017 in Gwangyang, where POSCO's integrated steel mill is located.

 

The company combines expertise in extreme environment DX and has the technology to continuously measure temperatures on a “surface” rather than on a single part like thermocouples by attaching sensors to converter furnaces and electric furnaces around their entire circumference.

 

In Korea, major steelmakers such as POSCO, Hyundai Steel, and the Seah Group have adopted this technology, and in particular, Seah CSS, a subsidiary of the Seah Group, was able to prevent molten steel leaks with this solution, and the results were so successful that the company made a presentation on EXCELLO at the American Iron and Steel Technology Society (AIST) in the United States this year. In order to expand overseas sales, EXCELLO approached Sumitomo Corporation Korea about collaboration.

 

In response, Sumitomo Shoji Machinex conducted a PoC (Proof of Concept) in Japan last year, and after determining that the technology was effective, began formal sales activities.

 

Customers are highly interested in the sensor as a safety measure to prevent hot water leakage, and several inquiries have already been received.

 

EXCELLO's sensors are widely applicable to blast furnaces, electric furnaces, ladles, tundishes, and other refractory parts.

 

The sensors can be used for preventive maintenance by detecting the erosion of refractory materials through temperature changes, and by placing sensors around the entire perimeter between the furnace steel skin and permanent bricks, the temperature can be constantly monitored, which is expected to lead to energy savings by optimizing the temperature increase for ladle preheating.

 

Sumitomo Shoji Machinex plans to propose the system to steelmakers in the Japanese market, as well as to local subsidiaries in Thailand and Sumitomo Corporation Taiwan, utilizing the Sumitomo Corporation Group network.

 

Hidehiko Sezose, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of the Iron, Steel & Non-Ferrous Plant Division, said, “By visualizing temperatures on a surface, we were able to not only identify wear and tear, but also notice unnecessary temperature increases and variations in energy consumption. We hope to link this to new solutions such as extending the service life of refractories and saving energy."

 

 

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Heat DX 전문 엑셀로, 日 스미토모상사와 해외 공략 본격화

 

 

Heat DX(Digital Transformation) 전문 기업 엑셀로(Excello)가 일본 스미토모상사 마시넥스(住友商事マシネックス)와 협업을 통해 해외 시장 공략에 본격 나선다고 18일 밝혔다.

 

엑셀로는 고온 설비 및 내화물의 데이터를 실시간 추출-분석하는 Heat DX 전문 기업으로 고온설비 환경에서 신뢰성 높은 데이터를 추출하고 이를 기반으로 딥러닝 학습 분석이 가능한 기술을 보유하고 있다.

 

국내에선 이미 포스코와 현대제철, 세아그룹 등에 공급 실적이 있으며 본격적인 해외 판로 확대를 위해 스미토모상사와 협업에 나섰다.

 

스미토모상사 마시넥스는 지난해부터 일본에서 PoC(개념검증) 이후 효과가 있다고 판단해 정식 영업을 시작했다. 일본 시장을 비롯한 태국과 대만 등 스미토모상사 그룹 내 네트워크를 활용해 각국 철강업체에 판매를 추진할 계획이다.

 

엑셀로의 센서는 용광로와 전기로, 레들, 턴디쉬 등 내화물이 사용되는 전 부분에 폭넓게 적용 가능하다.

 

온도 변화에 따른 내화물의 침식 상황을 파악할 수 있을 뿐 아니라 용광로 철피와 영구장 사이 전체 면에 센서를 배치해 레들 예열의 승온을 최적화하는 등 에너지 절약에도 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

 

세베 히데히코 스미토모상사 마시넥스 철강・ 비철 플랜트 본부장은 “내화물 침식 파악과 함께 불필요한 온도 상승 등 에너지 소비를 실시간으로 확인할 수 있었다”며 “향후 내화물의 수명 연장 및 에너지 절약과 같은 새로운 솔루션으로 연결하고 싶다"고 전했다.

 

Source: http://www.snmnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=542335

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