Integrated Operating Center, Daye Steel (China)

SMS group has completed its first X-Pact^® IOC (Integrated Operating Center), a central monitoring room for the entire 460 mm tube plant, at Daye Special Steel. Cameras installed along the production line provide the basis for centralized operator monitoring, thus eliminating the need for operating activities in the harsh environmental conditions found in the metallurgical industry. The automation system utilizes AI video analytics to respond to abnormal situations during production.

• Highlight: Only six insted of fifteen operators are required to supervise the entire rolling line