The standardised mode of operation is expected to be accompanied by a reduction in the quantities of additives used. The contract negotiations and initial project meetings were held by video conference. Primetals experts are scheduled to commission the plants in Linz, Austria, and Yekaterinburg, Russia, in the summer of 2021. Primetals will also provide additional support to EVRAZ NTMK for the adaptation of the Level 1 system.

Modern process optimisation for converters

EVRAZ NTMK is upgrading the existing process optimisation on the four converters in its Nizhnij Tagil plant in Russia. After Primetals has modernised the Level 1 system, the existing Level 2 system will also be replaced. The new process optimisation solution offers more accurate physical models for calculating the metallurgical processes and more exact process parameters, such as the tapping temperature and the chemical composition of the molten steel. The modern user interface of the software offers operators ease of use with its intuitive handling and clear layout. Primetals will assist EVRAZ NTMK with the adaptation of the Level 1 system.

Local and digital project execution

One great advantage for project execution is the local support provided by Primetals employees in the Yekaterinburg location in Russia, and the support of Primetals experts at the location in Linz, Austria, who are connected, as required by the situation at hand, to internet-based remote cooperation via digital solutions. Commissioning is scheduled for the summer of 2021. Particularly in recent months, Primetals has successfully brought a number of plants online by remote support. This has also involved video conference solutions, head-mounted display units and augmented reality solutions.
EVRAZ is a multinational, vertically integrated steel production and mining corporation headquartered in London, Great Britain. With an annual production of 4.9 million metric t of pig iron and 4.3 million metric t of steel, EVRAZ NTMK is one of the largest steel works in Russia. The integrated iron and steel works in the city of Nizhnij Tagil, in the Sverdlovsk Region in the Urals, primarily produces train wheels, rails, structural steel, pipe blanks and semifinished products. The Nizhnij Tagil location is one of Russia’s oldest steelmaking and mining centers.
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