dr b n singh-increasing relevance of automation in the indian metal industry
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le o
f A
uto
ma
tio
n
in
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el In
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str
y
BN
Sin
gh
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teel
•S
peed
y i
nsta
llati
on
an
d c
om
mis
sio
nin
g.
•Im
pro
vin
g t
he
pro
ce
ss.
•C
on
tro
llin
g t
he
pro
ce
ss.
•R
ed
ucin
g t
he
co
st
of
pro
du
ctio
n.
•M
ain
tain
ing
th
e e
qu
ipm
en
t.
•E
nvir
on
me
nt
ma
na
ge
me
nt.
•S
afe
ty o
f H
um
an
an
d e
qu
ipm
en
t.
AD
VA
NT
AG
ES
OF
AU
TO
MA
TIO
N
Speedy Insta
llation a
nd c
om
mis
sio
nin
g.
•R
ed
uced
cab
lin
g(u
se o
f re
mo
te I/O
’s).
•S
peed
y c
om
mis
sio
nin
g(s
imp
ler
tun
ing
of
PID
lo
op
s).
•E
nti
re e
ng
ineeri
ng
an
d c
om
mis
sio
nin
g f
rom
cen
tral
co
ntr
ol ro
om
.
•S
peedy insta
llation a
nd c
om
mis
sio
nin
g.
•Im
pro
vin
g t
he p
rocess.
•C
ontr
olli
ng the p
rocess.
•R
educin
g the c
ost of pro
duction.
•M
ain
tain
ing the e
quip
ment.
•E
nvironm
ent m
anagem
ent.
•S
afe
ty o
f H
um
an a
nd e
quip
ment.
AD
VA
NT
AG
ES
OF
AU
TO
MA
TIO
N
Auto
mation for
impro
vin
g the p
rocess.
•B
atc
hin
g C
on
tro
l.
•C
on
tin
uo
us m
on
ito
rin
g o
f th
e p
rocess p
ara
mete
rs.
•M
ain
tain
s t
he c
on
sis
ten
cy in
pro
cess p
ara
mete
rs.
•E
ase o
f O
pera
tio
n a
nd
main
ten
an
ce o
f eq
uip
men
t.
•G
as d
istr
ibu
tio
n t
o c
on
su
mers
in
safe
an
d c
on
tro
lled
man
ner.
•O
pti
miz
ed
uti
lizati
on
of
en
erg
y.
ON
LIN
E C
ON
DIT
ION
ING
MO
NIT
OR
ING
BL
AS
T F
UR
NA
CE
AT
GL
AN
CE
•S
pe
ed
y I
nsta
llatio
n a
nd
co
mm
issio
nin
g.
•Im
pro
vin
g t
he
pro
ce
ss.
•C
on
tro
llin
g t
he p
rocess.
•R
ed
ucin
g t
he
co
st
of
pro
du
ctio
n.
•In
cre
asin
g t
he
pro
du
ctivity.
•M
ain
tain
ing
th
e e
qu
ipm
en
t.
•E
nvir
on
me
nt
ma
na
ge
me
nt.
•S
afe
ty o
f H
um
an
an
d e
qu
ipm
en
t.
AD
VA
NT
AG
ES
OF
AU
TO
MA
TIO
N
Auto
mation for
Contr
olli
ng the p
rocess.
•A
larm
s a
nd
Tre
nd
s h
elp
s t
o c
on
tro
l th
e p
rocess.
•T
ren
ds w
ill h
elp
s t
o v
iew
lo
ng
term
his
tory
of
the f
urn
ace.
•S
mart
Devic
es h
elp
s in
co
ntr
ollin
g t
he p
rocess.
BE
TT
ER
PR
OC
ES
S V
ISU
ALIS
AT
ION
US
ING
ON
LIN
E T
RE
ND
S
LO
NG
TE
RM
DA
TA
HIS
TO
RY
ST
OR
AG
E F
OR
AN
ALY
SIS
PLA
NT
CO
MM
UN
ICA
TIO
N –
INT
ER
FA
CE
TH
RU
IN
TE
GR
AT
ED
AR
CH
ITE
CT
UR
E (
SIG
NA
L E
XC
HA
NG
E A
MO
NG
VA
RIO
US
PLA
NT
S)
ON
-LIN
E B
AT
CH
MO
NIT
OR
ING
•S
pe
ed
y in
sta
llatio
n a
nd
co
mm
issio
nin
g.
•Im
pro
vin
g t
he
pro
ce
ss.
•C
on
tro
llin
g t
he
pro
ce
ss.
•R
ed
uc
ing
th
e c
os
t o
f p
rod
uc
tio
n.
•M
ain
tain
ing
th
e e
qu
ipm
en
t.
•E
nvir
on
me
nt
ma
na
ge
me
nt.
•S
afe
ty o
f H
um
an
an
d e
qu
ipm
en
t.
AD
VA
NT
AG
ES
OF
AU
TO
MA
TIO
N
Auto
mation for
Reducin
g the c
ost of pro
duction.
•B
y im
ple
men
tin
g t
he e
xp
ert
syste
m o
f le
vel 2 a
uto
mati
on
.
•B
ett
er
co
ntr
ol o
f R
aw
mate
rial.
•O
pti
mu
m u
tilizati
on
of
Po
wer.
•M
inim
izin
g t
he h
um
an
err
ors
.
•Im
pro
vin
g t
he p
lan
t availab
ilit
y.
BA
TC
H M
AN
AG
EM
EN
T
US
E O
F D
RIV
ES
FO
R F
EE
D R
AT
E C
ON
TR
OL A
ND
PR
OP
ER
BLE
ND
OF
RA
W M
AT
ER
IAL
EN
ER
GY
MA
NA
GE
ME
NT
–O
PT
IMU
M U
TIL
ISA
TIO
N O
F G
AS
WA
ST
E M
AN
AG
EM
EN
T –
RE
CY
CLIN
G O
F P
RO
CE
SS
DU
ST
WA
ST
E M
AN
AG
EM
EN
T –
TR
AN
SP
OR
TA
TIO
N O
F P
RO
CE
SS
SLU
RR
Y T
O P
ELLE
T P
LA
NT
WA
ST
E M
AN
AG
EM
EN
T-
CO
AL
DU
ST
IN
JE
CT
ION
•S
pe
ed
y in
sta
llatio
n a
nd
co
mm
issio
nin
g.
•Im
pro
vin
g t
he
pro
ce
ss.
•C
on
tro
llin
g t
he
pro
ce
ss.
•R
ed
ucin
g t
he
co
st
of
pro
du
ctio
n.
•M
ain
tain
ing
th
e e
qu
ipm
en
t.
•E
nvir
on
me
nt
ma
na
ge
me
nt.
•S
afe
ty o
f H
um
an
an
d e
qu
ipm
en
t.
AD
VA
NT
AG
ES
OF
AU
TO
MA
TIO
N
Auto
mation for
Main
tain
ing the e
quip
ments
.
•A
dv
an
ce
me
nts
in
as
se
t s
tatu
s a
ss
es
sm
en
t,
thro
ug
h c
on
dit
ion
mo
nit
ori
ng
.
•A
uto
mati
on
help
s in
red
ucin
g t
he B
reakd
ow
ns
an
d in
cre
ases t
he lif
e o
f E
qu
ipm
en
t.
AS
SE
T S
TA
TU
S M
AN
AG
EM
EN
T T
HR
U C
ON
DIT
ION
MO
NIT
OR
ING
•S
pe
ed
y in
sta
llatio
n a
nd
co
mm
issio
nin
g.
•Im
pro
vin
g t
he
pro
ce
ss.
•C
on
tro
llin
g t
he
pro
ce
ss.
•R
ed
ucin
g t
he
co
st
of
pro
du
ctio
n.
•M
ain
tain
ing
th
e e
qu
ipm
en
t.
•E
nvir
on
men
t m
an
ag
em
en
t.
•S
afe
ty o
f H
um
an
an
d e
qu
ipm
en
t.
AD
VA
NT
AG
ES
OF
AU
TO
MA
TIO
N
Auto
mation for
Environm
ent M
anagem
ent
•O
pti
mu
m u
tilizati
on
of
en
vir
on
men
tal eq
uip
men
ts
(Ded
usti
ng
,slu
dg
e h
an
dlin
g)
•O
pti
mu
m u
tilizati
on
of
Co
mb
usti
on
co
ntr
ol syste
ms.
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NT
–O
PT
IMU
M U
SE
OF
CH
DE
DU
ST
ING
SY
ST
EM
AN
D O
NLIN
E M
ON
ITO
RIN
G O
F D
US
T E
MIS
SIO
N
•S
pe
ed
y in
sta
llatio
n a
nd
co
mm
issio
nin
g.
•Im
pro
vin
g t
he
pro
ce
ss.
•C
on
tro
llin
g t
he
pro
ce
ss.
•R
ed
ucin
g t
he
co
st
of
pro
du
ctio
n.
•M
ain
tain
ing
th
e e
qu
ipm
en
t.
•E
nvir
on
me
nt
ma
na
ge
me
nt.
•S
afe
ty o
f H
um
an
an
d e
qu
ipm
en
t.
AD
VA
NT
AG
ES
OF
AU
TO
MA
TIO
N
Auto
mation for
safe
ty o
f H
um
an a
nd e
quip
ment.
•G
as M
on
ito
rin
g s
yste
m.
•M
on
ito
rin
g a
nd
ala
rmin
g t
he g
as h
azard
ou
s a
rea.
•R
em
ote
op
era
tio
n o
f E
qu
ipm
en
ts in
Hazard
ou
s a
rea
(Cast
ho
use e
qu
ipm
en
ts).
•S
afe
ty a
larm
s f
or
mo
tio
n e
qu
ipm
en
ts(c
on
veyo
rs).
•S
afe
ty a
larm
s f
or
rota
ry e
qu
ipm
en
ts
(pu
mp
s,c
om
pre
sso
rs,f
an
s e
tc).
Inte
gra
ted
arc
hit
ectu
re f
or
au
tom
ati
on
syste
m in
a
ste
el p
lan
t.
Mo
tio
n in
co
ntr
olle
rs
Dri
ve
syste
ms fo
r
drive
s
co
ntr
ol
PL
C’s
fo
r
sequential
co
ntr
ol
DC
S
syste
ms fo
r
pro
cess
co
ntr
ol
