qontrol maps – qoncept

Solution

qontrol maps

Short Desription

In this project, qoncept supported a German foundry in achieving two strategic goals: cost savings through raw material optimization and the digital replacement of manual stock yard management.

The solution is based on the qontrol framework and combines two dedicated applications. The qontrol maps charge optimization application calculates the cost-optimized scrap mix for each heat, ensuring smarter raw material use, improved energy efficiency, and substantial cost savings. In parallel, the stock yard management application replaces manual workflows with a structured digital system for managing storage locations and material movements, creating transparency and reliability across the supply chain.

Seamlessly integrated into the customer’s IT landscape, the system provides operators with clear digital charge instructions and management with detailed reporting tools. This project highlights how digitalization not only unlocks measurable cost advantages but also strengthens process reliability, transparency, and resource efficiency.

Solution

qontrol maps

Short Desription

In this project, qoncept delivered a trial installation of qontrol maps on dedicated qoncept servers to demonstrate its full capabilities and prepare the ground for a long-term software license. The project focused on evaluating how qontrol maps enables effective heat optimization in the steelmaking process, taking into account grade management, materials, and stock. To accomplish this, the system was provided with predefined grades and configured for material tracking and stock control. The trial included the Heat Optimization module of control maps, as well as training and support from qoncept experts.

Solution

qontrol maps

Short Desription

In this project, qoncept delivered a tailored production control and optimization system based on qontrol maps to support efficient foundry operations. The solution focused on streamlining the administration of grades and materials, enabling cost-optimized charge calculation, and providing standardized charge recipes for consistent results. In addition, simple warehouse management functionality was implemented to improve transparency and handling of raw materials. By combining these modules into a single integrated solution, the system supports cost efficiency, reliability, and improved process control, ensuring that key production steps are managed consistently and with a clear focus on long-term operational optimization.

Solution

qontrol maps

Short Desription

In this project, qoncept delivered an extensible raw material management solution to reduce the cost per ton of liquid steel. The system focused on automatically characterizing incoming scrap and other raw materials, and on optimizing charge and alloying recipes based on real-time material properties. With the integration of qontrol maps and its core modules Material Characterization and Charge Optimization, producers gained continuous transparency over chemical composition, metallic yield, and energy demand of raw materials. This enabled data-driven charge mixes, reduced operational costs, and improved resource efficiency. The implementation created measurable savings while laying the foundation for further digitalization steps.