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Press releases
Fives Group
Reshape, boost and roll out
Arvedi AST, a leading European stainless
cise control of the furnace to automatically
steelmaker, entrusted Fives, an internation-
adjust the heating power and improve the
al engineering group, with an upgrade of its
temperature transitions of the strip regard-
cold annealing and pickling line to increase
less of operator’s shift. The direct benefits
production efficiency and throughput for
are a reduction in coil rejections by more
future demand in the food, chemical, con-
than 5% and better heating management
struction and automotive industries.
resulting in lower gas consumption.
Technological advancement
In order to increase line productivity and
eliminate the current limitations of the
furnace when transitioning between dif-
ferent products, Fives proposed installing
cutting-edge technology to ensure a more
balanced flow across the production chain.
In addition, an AI-based cooling model will
be introduced to regulate the cooling speed
of the strip.
“We are proud to collaborate with Arvedi
AST in advancing intelligent manufacturing
systems and sustainable process innova-
tions that redefine the future of stainless
CELES EcoTransFlux™ - a transverse flux
steel production in the plant,” says Steve
induction heater - is a very compact system
Decroix, Vice President of Steel Services
designed for very rapid heating at extreme-
and Digital Sales at Fives.
ly high temperatures, even for non-mag-
netic steel grades. This rapid heating
technology added to the annealing section
will speed up the process and allow for an
additional output of more than 16% on cer-
tain products. Induction technology is also
environmentally friendly, as it significantly
reduces NOx and CO2 emissions.
Industrial benefits
The introduction of transversal induction
technology and digital furnace control will
not only increase the plant’s productivity,
but also pave the way for long-term oper-
ational resilience. Arvedi AST has already
benefited from another digital solution
from Fives. Eyeron®, an intelligent quality
“Arvedi AST has chosen Fives as its technol-
management system, was installed across
ogy partner for the project, relying on the
the entire integrated plant to take quality
company’s undisputed leadership in trans-
management to a higher level.
verse flux induction heating technology
and integrated digital solutions. We firmly
believe that the electrification of processes
and the implementation of advanced digital
solutions, including sophisticated artificial
intelligence algorithms, are an integral part
of our decarbonization plan for the strate-
gic development of the site,” says Gian Luca
Gigli, CTO at Arvedi AST.
Significant improvements will also be
achieved thanks to a digital solution to con-
trol the heating section.
Virtuo™-L, a thermal process solution will
be installed to decrease fuel consump-
tion and improve mechanical properties
through precise transition management.
It’s an industry-proven solution based on
Arvedi AST & Fivespredictive modelling that implements a pre-
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