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

在加拿大工艺的推动下，Stelco在汉密尔顿和南蒂科克的业务反映了他们社区的力量。2，200多名富有创新精神和敬业精神的员工共同努力，每年生产超过200万吨高质量的钢铁产品，为北美的客户和行业取得成功。位于南蒂科克的伊利湖工厂是Stelco高炉的所在地，于1980年投产，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洞察力，以更好地支持他们的操作员和高炉操作。特别是，Stelco正在寻求研究，开发和集成新的摄像头和分析系统。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拥有专业知识和经验的团队提供多学科支持。莫霍克学院IIoT实验室是一个拥有多学科专业知识的团队，负责与Stelco合作进行调查、系统开发和集成。该项目将在莫霍克学院的应用研究部IDEAWORKS创造18个软件，机电一体化和机械工程方面的学生培训机会。该项目还将支持Stelco员工在IIoT硬件和图像分析方面的发展，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重新内衬，并创造了Stelco认为是北美首个智能高炉。该高炉预计将在未来30至40年内运行。该项目将有助于继续智能高炉的进展。总体而言，高炉升级和2019年投资3000万美元用于新的批量退火设施，表明Stelco继续努力发展其业务并保持安大略南部的高质量工作岗位。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.