THROUGH-PROCESS OPTIMIZATION

OPEN DOORS TO NEW MARKETS

WITH INTERCONNECTED
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

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GROWTH BASED YOUR ADVANTAGES

ON DIGITAL • Increased profit and growth

TRANSFORMATION
• Faster time to market
• Just-in-time delivery

THAT’S TPO
• Know-how- and data-
based decision support
• Return of investment < 1 year

Stay ahead in the market or catch up to the

leading steel producers worldwide. Through-
Process Optimization (TPO) is the interconnected
solution that covers assistance to steel production
and advanced IT platform functionality—all
combined to your ultimate business advantage.

THE SEAMLESS CONNECTION INCREASED EBIT

TPO allows know-how embedded We are your partner to enter new
monitoring and controlling of process markets. TPO, combined with the
and product quality, to improve know-how of our technologists and
and speed up communication and metallurgists will support your team
information exchange between in producing new steels that are
different upstream and downstream increasingly in demand. TPO helps
processing units — from raw material you achieve quality benchmarks and
to finished product and back. This accelerate your product development
new level of process control and for advanced steel grades.
communication results in decisive
advantages for your business:
Generate profit faster by dramatically
reducing the time-to-market on
new products. Satisfy existing and
gain new customers with accurate,
through-process quality. It’s up to you
what you make of the opportunities. Platform Service
Monitoring and Excellence in
THINK BIG, START SMALL: controlling of process and
process and metallurgical
FULLY SCALABLE SOLUTION
product quality assistance
TPO is a highly scalable solution
that can be flexibly adapted to
your requirements. The number of
functions, the number of production
units you want to integrate into TPO
and the range of services, can be
tailored to meet your specific needs
for metals production. Go ahead and
TPO
Interconnected
open doors to new markets. operational
excellence

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INTERCONNECTED
Through-Process Optimization
(TPO) is an integrated know-how KPI IMPROVEMENT YOUR ADVANTAGES
based solution and covers the entire

OPERATIONAL
Keep important information in
production chain. TPO targets
view at all times. Clear dashboards • KPI improvement
the smart, digital interconnection
provide you with a comprehensive
of various process units and the

EXCELLENCE
• Higher plant performance
overview of your production and
accumulation of know-how. This
quality-related performance. Plant • Production transparency and
is metals production for a new
operators can easily monitor the traceability

THAT’S TPO
generation.
effectiveness of QM-measures • Real-time decision support out
Through-Process Quality Control related to quality and process of your production data
(TPQC) and smart services are improvements. Plant managers
two independent parts of TPO that get a transparent overview of • Accelerate reaction time on
complement each other perfectly. The the achievement of business plan process and product quality
quality control system TPQC collects objectives. Dedicated reports can deviations dramatically
Improve performance, efficiency, across all and visualizes comprehensive quality easily be monitored online by the • Speed up root cause analysis
your production units and plants—from the data across the complete metals value
chain. It enables steel producers to
management.
• Benchmark the performance
liquid phase to the finishing lines. maximize the quality of their products
KPI improvements enable real with similar plants via KPIs
breakthroughs in terms of quality
and processes. Smart consulting
and allow you to realize through-
services include training opportunities
process quality typically required
to support your team in developing
by the automotive industry.
new products and prepare your plant
for the future of metals production.

1 2 3

DATA TPQC SERVICES

Collect and visualize Integrated know-how-based Full range of services
comprehensive quality data quality control system including know-how transfer

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COMPREHENSIVE YOUR ADVANTAGES

QUALITY DATA • Genealogy across the entire

production chain

THAT’S TPO • Tracking of each segment of

the final product across all
preceding processing units,
including all recorded high-
resolution process data
• A big data warehouse as a
basis for product development
and gaining new insights

TPO assists steel producers to maximize the

through-process quality of their products
and processes by collecting and visualizing
comprehensive quality data in a through-
process data warehouse.

TPO is your access to quality data, The collection of process data

which enables you to evaluate and across the entire production
control product quality and process route, their integration, validation,
performance continuously and at compression, and long-term storage
every level of the production chain. enables intelligent data analytics.
Plant operators gain easy access to
EASY ACCESS TO HIGH-RESOLUTION comprehensive, time- and length-
DATA AT ANY TIME based, high-resolution data per
TPQC is based on a central database product.
of quality- and process-relevant
data. These are recorded from all • Centralized, high-resolution process
production units via Level 1, Level data storage
2, or Level 3 automation systems.
Additionally, laboratory results and • Full product genealogy leading to
length projection of process and
data from all types of automatic
quality data
inspection systems and other sources
are centrally stored. This includes • Interconnection of production units
various data formats, including, for and plants across multiple locations
example, images and multimedia
• Standard interface design for easy
formats.
and reliable integration of data from
The core of data storage is the different sources
through-process data warehouse,
a centralized long-term archive of
process and quality-related data.

>100 -25% +8%

Production units Reduction Increase in yield
with TPO in claims

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THROUGH-PROCESS
QUALITY CONTROL
THAT’S TPO LET YOUR BEST
PRACTICE
BECOME YOUR
SUSTAINABLE OVERALL QUALITY
AND EFFICIENCY
DIGITALIZE YOUR KNOW-HOW
Digitalize the know-how of your
DAILY STANDARD
TPO comprises the sophisticated staff and your production processes.
quality control system Through- Providing a powerful rules editor,
Process Quality Control (TPQC), TPQC allows for the implementation
covering the entire production of freely editable rules, which are used
chain. Through the integration of for the execution of conformance
data-based models, e.g., predictive checks during production. Stored
and prescriptive models, and in the central data warehouse
integration to data mining platforms together with significant quality and
the system allows in-depth analysis process data, this creates a valuable
of extensive process data. It is knowledge database for use in future
optimizing performance by applying optimizations and developments.
know-how-based rules for quality This digitalizes the know-how of your
decisions, monitoring performance experts which is therefore available
by Key Performance Indicators anytime. TPQC is your perfect
(KPIs), and stabilizing production by assistance to achieve the next level
applying advanced Statistical Process in product quality—seamlessly and
Control (SPC). consistently.

FAST REACTION WITH AUTOMATED

ROOT-CAUSE ANALYSIS
To ensure a continuous increase
YOUR ADVANTAGES
in achievable quality levels, TPQC
provides advanced monitoring,
visualization, and evaluation, using • Automatic root cause analysis
Business Intelligence (BI) dashboards • Accurate quality execution
for easy access and production and fast reaction on quality
analysis. In the event of deviations, the deviations
system supports operators and quality
engineers with root-cause analysis and • 25% reduction of downgrades
automatically generates suggestions • 25% reduction of claims
for corrective and compensational
• Rejection rate reduced by 12%
actions. One comprehensive and
transparent connection from the
liquid phase to the end product
allows you to identify root causes for
quality rejects and unstable processes
extremely fast.

TPQC supports your team to take

the right actions immediately. This
will result in stabilized product
characteristics like mechanical
properties or surface quality and
reduced rejection rates.

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SMART SERVICES
SMART DECISIONS
THAT’S TPO

YOUR PARTNER FOR OPERATIONAL DATA ANALYTICS SMART SERVICES

PRACTICE AND KNOW-HOW Primetals Technologies offers you
TRANSFER
data analytics services as supporting
Based on decades of experience, Steel grade development
product development, root cause
acting as your life cycle partner, analysis and process optimization.
Primetals Technologies provides Using rule-based algorithms and
you with the full range of services machine learning, we predict the Advanced surface coating
you need to improve the plant mechanical properties and optimize development
performance and the quality of your through-process operational
products along the entire production parameters on-line, to decrease
chain. We combine operational downgrade ratio and to improve
Physical &
and domain know-how, as well process capability index values of the numerical simulations
as metallurgical expertise and IT quality.
solutions to your benefits.

Our excellent global network of Production process

standardization &
experts has many years of experience
optimization
from collaboration with leading global
steel producers. In consulting and
training sessions, we work closely with RESULTS ACHIEVED Data analytics services
your teams and ensure the necessary (prediction, decision
transfer of know-how to improve automation etc.)
• 20% increased output for
your operational performance. We processing lines
guide your experts during design
• Cobble rate reduction by 60% Consulting, trainings &
of rules and setup of Statistical
remote services
Process Control (SPC). Our service • 15 automotive certifications
scope includes also the support of within 4 years, including
digitization of your know-how into exposed parts Achieving and stabilizing
OUR COMPETENCE
TPQC and improvement of KPIs. If the best surface for
required, we may dispatch experts for exposed applications
• Excellence in metallurgical long-term support on-site.
processes, plant operation,
Our customized expert service
and performance for the entire
includes fact-finding, on-site audits
production chain
and studies, concept and strategies
• Specific expertise for for revamping, digital transformation
plant automation, quality and smart production, and proof of
management, and data concept.
analytics
• Life cycle partnership with
tailor made service packages
backed up with all Primetals
Technologies competences

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