Steel Manufacturing - Blast Furnace Tuyere Vision System and Analytics for Process Operations Optimization

在加拿大工艺的支持下，Stelco在汉密尔顿和南蒂科克的业务反映了他们社区的力量。超过2200名具有创新精神和敬业精神的员工共同努力，每年生产超过200万吨的高品质钢铁产品，为北美各地的客户和行业创造了成功。位于Nanticoke的伊利湖工厂（Lake Erie Works）是Stelco高炉的所在地，于1980年投入使用，使其成为北美最现代化的综合钢厂。Stelco正在寻求提高他们对高炉工艺的见解，以更好地支持他们的操作员和高炉操作。特别是，Stelco正在寻求调查，开发和集成新的相机和分析系统。为了抓住这一机遇，Stelco需要一个在工业物联网（IIoT）、图像处理和分析以及软件开发方面具有专业知识和经验的团队提供多学科支持。莫霍克学院工业物联网实验室是一个拥有多学科专业知识的团队，与Stelco合作进行调查、系统开发和集成。该项目将在莫霍克学院应用研究部IDEAWORKS为18名学生提供软件、机电一体化和机械工程方面的培训机会。该项目还将支持Stelco在工业物联网硬件和图像分析方面的员工发展，以支持智能炼钢的长期发展。2020年，Stelco对其高炉进行了升级和改造，并创造了Stelco认为是北美首个同类智能高炉。该高炉预计将在未来三四十年内运行。这个项目将有助于继续智能高炉的发展。总体而言，高炉升级和2019年投资3000万美元新建一批退火设施表明，Stelco继续努力发展其业务，并在安大略省南部保持高质量的工作岗位。该项目将有助于保持Stelco在竞争激烈的国内和国际市场上的竞争力和弹性。

Powered by Canadian craftsmanship, Stelco's operations in Hamilton and Nanticoke reflect the strength of their communities. Together, more than 2,200 innovative and dedicated employees work to produce over two million tons of high-quality steel products each year, building the success of customers and sectors across North America. Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, the location of Stelco's blast furnace, was commissioned in 1980 making it the most modern integrated steel mill in North America. Stelco is seeking to improve their insights into the blast furnace processes to better support their operators and the blast furnace operations. In particular, Stelco is seeking to investigate, develop, and integrate a new camera and analytics system. To address that opportunity, Stelco needs multidisciplinary support from a team with expertise and experience with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), image processing and analytics, and software development. The Mohawk College IIoT Lab is the team with that multidisciplinary expertise to undertake the investigation and system development and integration in collaboration with Stelco. This project will create 18 student training opportunities in software, mechatronics, and mechanical engineering at Mohawk College's Applied Research Department, IDEAWORKS. The project will also support Stelco employee development in IIoT hardware and imagery analytics to support long-term advancements in smart steelmaking. In 2020, Stelco upgraded and relined its blast furnace and created what Stelco believes is the first smart blast furnace of its kind in North America. The blast furnace is expected to operate for the next three to four decades. This project will help continue that smart blast furnace progress. Overall, the blast furnace upgrading and $30M invested in 2019 for a new batch annealing facility show Stelco's continued efforts to grow its operations and maintain high quality jobs in Southern Ontario. This project will help to maintain Stelco's competitiveness and resilience in competitive domestic and international markets.