Digitalization of a Foundry’s Melt Shop

With the help of an integrated Level 2 and 3 software solution, process know-how was standardized and optimized, material supply security was ensured and resource efficiency was increased.

  • Business Unit

    Software and Hardware

    We digitize where it gets too hot for others: software by metallurgists for metallurgists. The starting point for our various solutions is our software framework qontrol. Due to its modular and microservices-based architecture, qontrol can be easily and quickly adapted to specific customer requirements.

  • Client

    voestalpine Gießerei Traisen Gmbh & Co KG

    voestalpine

  • Country

    Austria

    Austria

About the Customer

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As an international player in the foundry industry, voestalpine Foundry Group, with its sites in Linz, Traisen (Lower Austria) and the joint venture in China, has made a name for itself worldwide. With a broad portfolio of steel castings, including nickel-based alloys, it offers customized solutions in areas ranging from energy production, such as hydro, offshore/wind or oil & gas, to machinery and railroad systems. By using state-of-the-art technologies and increasingly focusing on climate-friendly production processes, voestalpine Foundry Group is the first choice for cast products of the highest quality, in a weight range from a few kilograms to 200 tons.

Project Goal

The goal of the project was to integrate a software solution that closes the gap between the plant automation (level 1) and the ERP system (level 4) in order to

  • track,
  • control and
  • optimize
the entire value chain in the melt shop. All relevant data from different sources has been integrated to provide a holistic view of the processes within the entire operation.

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