With the advancement of communication and internet technologies, the intelligence level of steel mills has significantly improved. A variety of automation functions—such as online automatic tracking and monitoring, loading, cutting, sampling, and stacking—have been realized. These developments reduce manual workload, significantly enhance plant efficiency, and ensure better product consistency.
Automated Coding Machine
An increasing number of steel factories have adopted automated coding systems for billets and rolled products. These systems operate with high efficiency and help reduce risks for workers exposed to high temperatures and dust concentrations.
Automated Detection Machine
Using electromagnetic ultrasonic non-contact technology, these machines perform online flaw detection without the need for a coupling agent. After detecting flaws, the system rapidly generates inspection maps and conducts quality assessments.
Billet surface defect online inspection system integrates machine vision, machine learning, and pattern recognition technologies to capture real-time surface images of billets. It analyzes and identifies surface defects, determines their types, and accurately locates them. The system automatically generates defect reports and evaluates product quality based on relevant standards. Compared with traditional inspection methods—which often yield inconsistent results and struggle with visualizing high-temperature billets—this solution offers greater reliability and precision.
Patrol Robot
Equipped with high-precision video monitoring, infrared temperature sensors, carbon monoxide detectors, and pipeline breakage detection systems, patrol robots can autonomously perform tasks such as boarding and exiting elevators, climbing stairs, recording data, handling hazardous materials, and planning or re-planning routes.
Currently, robots are operating in hazardous and specialized environments. The adoption of intelligent technologies is helping the steel industry become more environmentally friendly and significantly more efficient.
