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Vitkovice Steel's Digital Transformation with ICONICS Software

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Databases
Applicable Industries	Life Sciences Metals
Applicable Functions	Maintenance
Use Cases	Behavior & Emotion Tracking Leakage & Flood Monitoring
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Vitkovice Steel, a leading European manufacturer of rolled steel products, was faced with the challenge of replacing an outdated production monitoring system from the late 1980s. The company was also dealing with control systems based on obsolete Czechoslovakian computers (PPC-4). The need for a modern, efficient, and reliable system was paramount to ensure the smooth operation of the company's production processes. The challenge was to find a solution that could seamlessly integrate with existing systems, provide high availability, and meet the needs of about 180 users. The solution also needed to be able to handle the diverse user group that ranged from general plant and service personnel to developers, administrators, and supervisors. Read More
About Customer	Vitkovice Steel, a.s., a member of the Evraz Group S.A., is a leading European manufacturer of rolled steel products. The company’s main product mix consists of plates, sections, sheet piles, and flame-cut shapes. As the largest steel plate manufacturer in the Czech Republic, located in the city of Ostrava in the Moravia region, Vitkovice Steel produced 802,000 tons of steel products in 2005, mostly high-quality steel plates. The company has a diverse user group that ranges from general plant and service personnel and guests to developers, administrators, and supervisors. Read More
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Solution	Vitkovice Steel, in collaboration with systems integrator Real Time Software, selected ICONICS GENESIS32™ OPC Web-enabled HMI/SCADA suite. This included the AlarmWorX™32 distributed, enterprise-wide alarm and events management system and DataWorX™32 OPC data aggregation, bridging, redundancy, and tunneling. The new Plate Mill Coordination System, “KSUP”, was gradually phased in, replacing the outdated management execution system and the control systems of key production aggregates. The GENESIS32 software suite was used for the automatic monitoring of material moving on roll-transporters as well as of material stored in piles. The system also automatically registered all the key parameters of individual production operations and stored them in the Oracle database. All alarm and event messages were posted and archived using AlarmWorX32. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Databases

Applicable Industries

Life Sciences

Metals

Applicable Functions

Maintenance

Use Cases

Behavior & Emotion Tracking

Leakage & Flood Monitoring

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Vitkovice Steel, a leading European manufacturer of rolled steel products, was faced with the challenge of replacing an outdated production monitoring system from the late 1980s. The company was also dealing with control systems based on obsolete Czechoslovakian computers (PPC-4). The need for a modern, efficient, and reliable system was paramount to ensure the smooth operation of the company's production processes. The challenge was to find a solution that could seamlessly integrate with existing systems, provide high availability, and meet the needs of about 180 users. The solution also needed to be able to handle the diverse user group that ranged from general plant and service personnel to developers, administrators, and supervisors.

About Customer

Vitkovice Steel, a.s., a member of the Evraz Group S.A., is a leading European manufacturer of rolled steel products. The company’s main product mix consists of plates, sections, sheet piles, and flame-cut shapes. As the largest steel plate manufacturer in the Czech Republic, located in the city of Ostrava in the Moravia region, Vitkovice Steel produced 802,000 tons of steel products in 2005, mostly high-quality steel plates. The company has a diverse user group that ranges from general plant and service personnel and guests to developers, administrators, and supervisors.

Customer Name

Vitkovice Steel

Solution

Vitkovice Steel, in collaboration with systems integrator Real Time Software, selected ICONICS GENESIS32™ OPC Web-enabled HMI/SCADA suite. This included the AlarmWorX™32 distributed, enterprise-wide alarm and events management system and DataWorX™32 OPC data aggregation, bridging, redundancy, and tunneling. The new Plate Mill Coordination System, “KSUP”, was gradually phased in, replacing the outdated management execution system and the control systems of key production aggregates. The GENESIS32 software suite was used for the automatic monitoring of material moving on roll-transporters as well as of material stored in piles. The system also automatically registered all the key parameters of individual production operations and stored them in the Oracle database. All alarm and event messages were posted and archived using AlarmWorX32.

Impact #1	The implementation of the ICONICS GENESIS32™ OPC Web-enabled HMI/SCADA suite has brought about significant operational improvements for Vitkovice Steel. The company is now able to replace older equipment to guarantee related maintenance and service. The new system has also increased the company's flexibility in responding to user requests in regards to varying production patterns. The seamless integration with existing systems, including KEP Servers, Stratus Servers, Siemens Simatic S7 PLCs, Oracle 9.2 database, UZ line-over databases, stampers in hot or cold conditions (3964R), and paint stampers, has further enhanced the operational efficiency. The ICONICS solutions also connect easily to the company’s existing Microsoft products, including Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2000 and XP clients, Microsoft Office, and SQL databases.

Impact #1

The implementation of the ICONICS GENESIS32™ OPC Web-enabled HMI/SCADA suite has brought about significant operational improvements for Vitkovice Steel. The company is now able to replace older equipment to guarantee related maintenance and service. The new system has also increased the company's flexibility in responding to user requests in regards to varying production patterns. The seamless integration with existing systems, including KEP Servers, Stratus Servers, Siemens Simatic S7 PLCs, Oracle 9.2 database, UZ line-over databases, stampers in hot or cold conditions (3964R), and paint stampers, has further enhanced the operational efficiency. The ICONICS solutions also connect easily to the company’s existing Microsoft products, including Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2000 and XP clients, Microsoft Office, and SQL databases.

Benefit #1	The GENESIS32 software suite runs on 26 client stations, providing approximately 40 main operating and overview screens with an additional 250 pop-up window support screens.
Benefit #2	The system meets the needs of about 180 users.
Benefit #3	The company produced 802,000 tons of steel products in 2005, mostly high-quality steel plates.

Benefit #1

The GENESIS32 software suite runs on 26 client stations, providing approximately 40 main operating and overview screens with an additional 250 pop-up window support screens.

Benefit #2

The system meets the needs of about 180 users.

Benefit #3

The company produced 802,000 tons of steel products in 2005, mostly high-quality steel plates.

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Vitkovice Steel's Digital Transformation with ICONICS Software

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