Metal
ALTXOR
OPTIMISATION AND ROBOTISATION TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF STEEL SCRAP
The increase in scrap consumption and its low availability means that tools must be available to improve and control the quality of lower quality scrap for steel production. Steel scrap contains a series of residual elements that are harmful to steel, such as copper (Cu), tin (Sn), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), etc., which cannot be removed in the manufacturing process and must be diluted to guarantee the final quality of the steel to be produced.
ARCELOR MITTAL BASQUE COUNTRY RESEARCH CENTRE is a Research Centre specialised in the steel sector, which is currently working on optimising the electric arc furnace (EAF) process, continuous casting and the treatment of scrap through new characterisation technologies. ARCELOR MITTAL (AM) SESTAO manufactures high quality flat steel products from recycled scrap in an electric arc furnace, and is aiming to consume 100% local scrap, so the installation of a scrap treatment plant could be of interest to improve the plant's operating results.
ARCELOR MITTAL leads ALTXOR and has relied on the TEKNIKER Technology Centre and its experience in the development of artificial vision solutions.
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