Steel Industry is today deeply involved in the #green and #digital transitions. The integration of environmental and digital technologies in industrial processes allows us today to achieve not only competitive objectives like production efficiency, product quality and sustainability, but also social goals, placing the health and well-being of workers at the center of the process. Digital Technologies, as for example the winning combination between artificial intelligence (AI) and smart robotics, allow to re-imagine workplaces, safer and less burdensome, optimizing man-machine interactions with an added value acquired, i.e. the empowerment of the worker.

2. ABOUT POLYTEC
WORLD PRESENCE, COMPETENCIES & SOLUTIONS

3. POLYTEC – WORLD PRESENCE
POLYTEC NORTH AMERICA
Huston
POLYTEC MEXICO
Monterrey
POLYTEC SOUTH AMERICA
São Paulo
HEADQUARTER
Borgo Chiese IT
POLYTEC KOREA
Seoul

4. POLYTEC – COMPETENCIES
AUTOMATION
AND
INDUSTRIAL
SYSTEMS

5. POLYTEC – COMPETENCIES
ROBOTICS
AND
COMPUTER
VISION

6. POLYTEC – COMPETENCIES
AMR AND
INTRALOGISTIC
SOLUTIONS

7. POLYTEC – WORKFLOW

8. STEEL INDUSTRY NEW PARADIGM
WE COMBINE
SMART ROBOTICS, MACHINE VISION
AND ADVANCED AUTOMATION
TO ACHIEVE PLANT DIGITALIZATION
REDEFINING
THE ROLEOFTHE
SUPERVISOR
OPERATOR BECOMES
SUPERVISOR

9. POLYTEC’S ROBOTIC SOLUTIONS
MELTSHOP

10. PolySAMPLE
Sampling and measurement
robot
PolyEBT
Automatic EBT lancing and
cleaning on EAF
PolySAMPLE EAF + EYE
Sampling and measurement
robot with 360° inspection
camera
PolyCLEAN
Automatic cell for cartridge’s
sample extraction and
weighting
PolySAMPLE RH HYDRIS
Automatic hydrogen
measurement robot
STEEL MAP MELTSHOP

11. PolyEBT EAF
Electric Arc Furnace
tap hole opening
and cleaning
PolySAMPLE BF/BOF/AOD
Temperature and
sampling robot for blast
furnace, bof, aod
PolySAMPLE EAF +EYE
EAF steel temperature/
sampling and refractory
inspection
SAFETY RED ZONE AREA - MELTSHOP
Smart robotics and artificial vision for operator safety improvement
BeeSafe® Tenova patented tool

12. PolyCAST
Multitool robot for
continuous casting
machine
PolyPOWDER
Robot for powder
addition
In tundish
PolySAMPLE LF/VOD/RH
Secondary refining
temperature
measurement and sample
handling with PolyCLEAN
SAFETY RED ZONE AREA - MELTSHOP
Smart robotics and artificial vision for operator safety improvement

13. PolyLADLE
Robotic workstation
for ladle sliding gate
maintenance
SAFETY RED ZONE AREA - MELTSHOP
Smart robotics and artificial vision for operator safety improvement
PolyLAB
Robotic cell for
sample preparation
and analysis

14. PolySAMPLE BF/BOF/AOD - BF/BOF/AOD SAMPLING AND MEASUREMENT
• Safety improvement;
• AI and collision detection
algorithm automatically detect
when tap hole is freed and steel
is flowing;
• HW and SW supply of the laser
scanner;
• supply of the 3D dimensional
map of the refractory thickness
of the furnace.

15. • Safety improvement;
• AI and collision;
detection algorithm
automatically detect
when tap hole is freed
and steel is flowing;
• Multitool-lance system:
ladle temperature
measurement and
sample collection.
PolyEBT EAF - EAF TAP HOLE OPENING AND CLEANING ROBOT
ROBOT
Oxygen lances
Breach lance
TOS lance

16. PolyEBT EAF - EAF TAP HOLE OPENING AND CLEANING ROBOT

17. PolySAMPLE EAF - EAF SAMPLING AND MEASUREMENT ROBOT
• Safety improvement;
• EAF temperature
measurement and
sampling;
• Automatic loading of
the cartridge and
sample extraction;
ROBOT
Temperature lance
Sampling lance

18. PolySAMPLE EAF - EAF SAMPLING AND MEASUREMENT ROBOT

19. PolySAMPLE EAF + EYE - EAF SAMPLING AND MEASUREMENT ROBOT
WITH INTERNAL FURNACE INSPECTION TOOL
• Safety improvement;
• EAF temperature measurement and
sampling;
• Automatic loading of the cartridge
and sample extraction;
• Additional lance with camera system
integration (BeeSafe® Tenova
patented tool) with full 360° imagery
collection of furnace refractories and
shell, with both real time view and
cloud storage and refractory wear
monitoring and maintenance
prediction.
TOS lances and BeeSafe® lance
Cartridge dispenser
Sample cutter
ROBOT

20. PolySAMPLE CLEAN- ROBOT FOR CARTRIDGE CUTTING AND SAMPLING
• Safety improvement;
• Quality improvement;
• Sample quality identification;
• Weighing of sample;
Available as option to PolySAMPLE

21. PolySAMPLE EAF + EYE - EAF SAMPLING AND MEASUREMENT ROBOT
WITH INTERNAL FURNACE INSPECTION TOOL
BeeSafe® Tenova patented tool

22. 29th September 2022 | EUROPEAN STEEL FORUM
PolySAMPLE LF/VOD/RH - SECONDARY REFINING STEEL SAMPLING
• Safety improvement;
• Temperature
measurement and
sampling;
• Automatic loading of the
cartridge and sample
extraction with
PolyCLEAN;
• Automatic analysis with
PolyLAB;

23. 29th September 2022 | EUROPEAN STEEL FORUM
PolySAMPLE LF/VOD/RH - SECONDARY REFINING STEEL SAMPLING

24. • Safety improvement;
• Temperature measurement and
sampling;
• Identification of the nozzle
position into the space using a
3D machine vision system;
• ladle shroud positioning and
removal;
• Nozzle oxygen lancing in case
of corks,
• Powder distribution on the
tundish as option or stand
alone.
PolyCAST - MULTITOOL ROBOT FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING OPERATIONS
ROBOT
Temperature lance
Sampling lance
Shroud positioning lance
Oxygen lance
Powder addition tool

25. PolyCAST - MULTITOOL ROBOT FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING OPERATIONS

26. • Quality improvement;
• Steel samples preparation;
• Milling machine;
• Spectrometer;
• Weight check, Radioactivity check,
Laser markings.
Polylab – automatic laboratory cell for sample analysis

27. • Safety improvement;
• Extraction/Insertion tool
• Refractory nozzle extraction tool
• Tool to remove fixed plate
• Nozzle cleaning tool
• Graphite spraying tool
• Lance tool
PolyLADLE - ROBOTIC WORKSTATION FOR LADLE SLIDING GATE
MAINTENANCE

28. PolyLADLE - ROBOTIC WORKSTATION FOR LADLE SLIDING GATE
MAINTENANCE

29. PolyLADLE - ROBOTIC WORKSTATION FOR LADLE SLIDING GATE
MAINTENANCE

30. PolyTAG B/BLE
Automatic tagging robotic
cell for billets, blooms..
PolyMARK B/T/L
Automatic marking robotic
for downstream products
PolyTRACK
Products & production
tracking system
TRACEABILITY: ROBOTICS AND AI TO IMPROVE QUALITY

31. • Quality improvement;
• 3D machine vision system
performs dimensional
checks (slab, bloom, H
beam, billet) and
generates alarm and
warning based on the data
acquired;
• Machine learning
algorithms to improve the
continuous
casting productivity.
PolySHAPE – BILLET SHAPE DIMENSIONAL CONTROL ROBOT

32. PolySHAPE – BILLET SHAPE DIMENSIONAL CONTROL ROBOT

33. • Quality improvement;
• Product traceability with
product identification and
tagging;
• Productivity;
• Highest reliability in
identification preservation
obtainable with metallic tag
welded directly on the material;
• Low cost of consumables.
PolyTAG B/BLE – HOT BILLET MARKING AND TAGGING ROBOT

34. PolyTAG B/BLE – HOT BILLET MARKING AND TAGGING ROBOT

35. POLYTAG B/BLE vs POLYMARK B
Paint marking vs Tag welding techniques

36. • Products tracking thanks to the usage of sensors and
scanners that are integrated with an AI algorithm
• Use of color HDR cameras strategically positioned around
the production line allow a total control even from those
areas where sensors cannot be positioned (cooling beds)
• The system also manages additional functions like
dimension monitoring, tagging and weighting of the
products
• The integration of an Automation Level 2 also allow for an
automatic management of: recipes, pieces produced,
energy consumption, maintenance (mechanical wear of
components), process value limits, product quality etc.
PolyTRACK – PRODUCT TRACKING SYSTEM

37. POLYTEC’S AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS
MELTSHOP

38. ACTIVEARC
Process control for
EAF/LF/VD
ACTIVECAST
Process control for
continuous casting
ELECTRICAL AND
AUTOMATION
EQUIPMENT
For Plant retrofitting
29th September 2022 | EUROPEAN STEEL FORUM
PROCESS CONTROL AND INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS - MELTSHOP

39. SAFETY PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY
REDUCE EXPOSURE TO
THE RED ZONE AND
IMPROVED ERGONOMICS
NO OPERATORS IN THE
RED ZONE AREA
REPEATABILITY
MEASURABLE PROCESS
TIME
DOWNTIME REDUCTION
PREDICTIVE
MAINTENANCE
PROCESS AND
PRODUCTS
TRACEABILITY
PRODUCT
CERTIFIABILITY
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION MEETS THE STEEL INDUSTRY
Goals to be reached

40. Europe:
2009 First robotic cell
polytec installed in a steel
plant
Usa:
2013 First robotic cell polytec
installed in steel plant
polytec
2022
+150
robotic cells
installed in steel
plants
2022
+85
robotic cells
installed in steel
plants
2022
+300
robotic cells
installed globally
TECHNLOGICAL TRENDS IN STEEL INDUSTRY

41. MELTSHOP ROLLING MILL AUTOMATION
2022
+150
robotic cells
installed
2022
+160
robotic cells
installed
2022
+1000
Automation &
Industrial Systems
supplied
TECHNLOGICAL TRENDS IN STEEL INDUSTRY
Polytec’s growth

42. “WE MAKE STEEL INDUSTRY
ATTRACTIVE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS”
OUR MOTTO

43. Digital Transformation today is at its peak blast.
Its impact affects not only industry but also the society and the relations between us humans.
It’s us humans who invent this smart machines, so it’s our duty to make use of everything they are capable
of to improve not only the production efficiency, but also our way of working, with the goal of improving
our quality of life as a whole.
For this reason, we work with extraordinary passion and great enthusiasm,
both our R&D team at Polytec as well as our partners.
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conclusion