Operation & Process Expert System (OPExS ) to deliver tangible value by bridging the knowing-doing gap

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1 Operation & Process Expert System (OPExS ) to deliver tangible value by bridging the knowing-doing gap

2 OPExS, guidance in the heart of our customer s production process When faced with multiple challenges, choosing the right equipment or process can often prove complicated. To see your projects through to a successful conclusion, you need to find the optimum balance between the technical performance of your products and minimizing production and operating costs. To make the right decision, you need to be able to rely on sound and versatile technical and process skills.. Consistent product quality and increased production performance for strip processing CMI has earned a world-renowned metallurgical, process and operation know-how by engineering and commissioning automotive galvanizing lines all over the world. Today CMI s state-of-the-art strip processing lines, feature the full spectrum of CMI s very latest process technologies: Multistage cleaning section, Vertical furnace (incl. CMI s L-Top math model and jet cooling system with energy recovery), Zinc pot section and Air-Knife system, APC Blowstab cooling system, Inline skin pass mill and Tension leveler, Chemical and Organic roll-coat post treatment, Side trimmer and Exit shear. This winning combination allows CMI to give the best possible advice both in terms of the selection of suitable operational parameters and production processes. This specialist knowledge coupled with an intelligent software is the heart of CMI s OPExS (Operation, Process Expert System). OPExS as an essential part of a manufacturing control strategy Steelmakers quality control systems are often set up to simply monitor key variables, affecting the production process, in real time. Any deviation from the acceptable range will be indicative of qualtiy issues, but the solution to solve them is not always at hand. As such, CMI s OPExS is analyizing all process and coil data to determine process and quality conditions and providing operational advice and guidance. Line model for easy problem identification and increased speed of intervention: ALL process data on a single wide-screen. Process & quality parameters evaluated via specific grading rules by application. Web accessibility for fast and customized intervention. 2 CMI Innovative technologies for the metals industry

3 CMI s goal is to provide its customers with the best possible advice both in terms of the selection of suitable operational parameters and production processes related to quality. The core of the CMI OPExS software is the expert knowhow that is linked online into the process control system. As such, data relating to quality coming from the line are recorded, stored, and analyzed by the OPExS. While the conditional operational advice is provided via the software, an expert system defines what action to take, as well as to where and when to take it. Such advice is available within minutes after the coil is produced. OPExS value offer: Audits, certification for the automotive industry, Operation expertise and software to reduce cost, Increase productivity, Improve product quality, and ensure safety. CMI s dedicated software, a vital part of the global OPExS offer. 3

4 Expert know-how transferred via proprietary, intelligent software The OPExS software allows for the direct link to the processing data coming from the line. Specific markers indicate whether the line status has met the required quality or not. All data and instructive guidance is displayed in form of either indication of corrective action to be taken, additional checks that are to be conducted, a library of reference documents or similar events for comparison. The operators input that can, or is requested to be entered, can be either observations, action performed, signature or notification to others. Or, it can be a combination of several of these actions. 4 CMI Innovative technologies for the metals industry

5 The CMI expert know-how is transferred via an intelligent software to assist its customers in the race for top product quality. Key Benefits of Line Model: Direct link to the processing line data Markers reflect current status for all critical check points of the line Display of advice based on coil processing data available within minutes Specific markers indicate whether the line status has met the required quality or not 5

6 OPExS is guiding operators most effectively in day to day operations OPExS allows to optimize the line settings based on the analysis of data coming from processed coils, as well as upstream data analysis end event reporting. It also provides line operators with context information as to the customer s processing specifications, but also for those set by final customers. The corrective or preventive action to be taken is identified based on this analysis and available within minutes after the coil as been processed. Markers are indicating the origin of the problem to be solved, as well as specifying the required manual intervention when needed. Coil validation and quality specification adjustment based on final customers grading rules Additionally, the system displays similar events for comparison. A feature that is linked to the capacity of the system to learn, thus continuously completing its database with the acquired knowledge from the daily strip processing. But the software can also be updated to reflect any other specifications, as for example those set by the customer himself, or those related to the final customers (e.g. car makers) quality needs. 6 CMI Innovative technologies for the metals industry

7 OPExS Products and Services: On-site know-how assistance Big data server Installation and commissioning Intelligent software Comprehensive know-how package Certification support (including automotive related certification) Optional upstream data package Software maintenance Know-how maintenance Key Benefits: Early preparation of processing line settings Context information for operators Easy to follow display of corrective or preventive actions Display of similar cases for comparison Enabling to adjust quality specifications in accordance with data related to final customers (e.g. car makers) quality needs CMI s dedicated software, a vital part of the global OPExS offer. 7

8 CMI designs, installs, upgrades and services equipment for energy, defense, steelmaking, the environment and any other industry in general. CMI numbers experienced employees in Africa, Brazil, China, Europe, India, New Caledonia, Russia and the United States., and assists clients throughout the whole of the life-cycle of their equipment in order to improve the economic, technical and environmental performance of this equipment. Proud of its past and aware of its own capacities to invent the processes of the future, CMI intends to contribute to meeting the challenges of today s society and to generate sustainable industrial progress for the benefi t of its customers, employees, the communities in which it is established, and the planet. As an international specialist in industrial processes and technologies, CMI Industry Metals designs, supplies and modernizes cold rolling mills, processing lines, chemical and thermal treatment installations for the steel and the non-ferrous industry, as well as state-of-the-art heat treatment technologies for the aviation, forging and casting industry. Based on decades of experience and successfully running references all over the world, CMI Industry Metals not only supplies Green- and Brownfi eld installations and equipment, but also provides the related services, as well as training and technical assistance. CMI s reliable and cost-effective, yet innovative solutions are always adapted to the specifi c needs of each and every customer.