Case Study

Three Level Distributed Control Of Continuous Casting At SMI Steel

Three Level Distributed Control Of Continuous Casting At SMI Steel

SMI STEEL INC., a subsidiary of Commercial Metals Company in Dallas, T exas, produces commodity steel at a mini-mill in Birmingham, Alabama. There, carbon steel scrap is recycled into structural items such as I-beams, channels, and angles. Originally built before World War II by Conners Steel, the plant was acquired in 1983 by SMI. Major components include an NKK United DC arc furnace with 70-ton tap weight started up in 1994, a ladle meta

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