Per: Pedro caetano cardoso (VESUVIUS), LÚCIO MASCARENHAS FERNANDES (vesuvius), GIOVANI DELFIM APOLINARIO (ternium), EDUARDO HERNANDEZ DUARTE (VESUVIUS), MOISÉS BITENCOURT DE MIRANDA (VESUVIUS), DANILO SILVEIRA PINHEIRO (VESUVIUS), PAULO RICARDO CARVALHO TEIXEIRA (VESUVIUS)
Abstract:
IN THE LIGHT OF THE INDUSTRY 4.0, THE ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION (RPA) IS BEING CONSIDERED AS NEW WAVE OF THE FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES, CONNECTING SEVERAL FIELDS OF ENGINEERING AS MECHANICAL, ELECTRONIC AND AUTOMATION. FOLLOWING THIS TREND, THE HUMAN PROCESSES IN THE STEELMAKING PLANTS, WHOSE LEVEL OF DANGER IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, ARE BEGINNING TO BE ORIENTED TOWARDS BEING AUTOMATED. THE MAIN ADVANTAGES IN THE USE OF ROBOT MANIPULATORS IN THIS INDUSTRY ARE THE INCREASE IN THE SAFETY OF THE OPERATORS, IN THE QUALITY OF THE PROCESS AND IN THE PRODUCTION. HOWEVER, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ROBOT MANIPULATORS IN THE STEEL INDUSTRY HAS SEVERAL CHALLENGES THAT RESULT IN THE LOW RATE OF USE OF THIS SYSTEM IN THIS SEGMENT OF THE INDUSTRY, AS AN EXAMPLE, EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES, HIGH CONCENTRATION OF DUST AND PARTICULATES AND ADAPTATION TO THE ORIGINAL LAYOUT OF THE MACHINE, WHOSE SYSTEM WILL INTERACT.
IT'S SHOWN THE INCREASE OF PRODUCTIVITY, SAFETY AND PRODUCT QUALITY OF ROBOTIZED TUNDISH OPERATIONS IN CONTINUOUS CASTER OPERATION1. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PAPER IS TO PRESENT THE IMPLEMENTATION AND THE RESULTS OF THE ROBOTIZED TUNDISH OPERATIONS FOCUSED ON THE LADLE EXCHANGE OPERATION, IN WHICH IT IS NOTABLY THE MOST CRITICAL MOMENT OF THE CONTINUOUS CASTING.