Steel Authority of India Limited signs digital transformation agreement with ABB

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ABB and Steel Authority of India Limited will explore developments for Rourkela Steel Plant to improve productivity and efficiency of operations. Digital twins of the existing blast furnaces and steel melt shop are part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the companies Data-driven models will be used to assess opportunities for optimizing ironmaking and steelmaking in line with sustainability improvementsABB and Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to digitally optimize ironmaking and steelmaking processes at the Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha state, India. SAIL's plant will exchange data with ABB India to prepare data-based models to create digital twins of blast furnaces and basic oxygen furnaces of steel melt shop areas. The collaboration comes at a time of growing challenges within the steel industry, including the need to meet stricter environmental regulations, reduce operational costs, and maintain competitive advantages in a rapidly evolving market. Rourkela Steel Plant produced 4.08 million tons of saleable steel products in FY 2024-25 and SAIL has plans to grow output to about 9 million tons by 2030 to meet escalating market demands. It has ambitions to attain the highest levels of operational efficiency and sustainability using digital transformation. The plant will harness ABB's expertise in automation and digitalization, including mathematical and data-based models, to optimize processes in both ironmaking and steelmaking. The goal is to deliver actionable insights and enable data-driven decisions to support optimal operations, paving the way for a more sustainable and cost-effective future in steel production. The MoU was sealed with a handshake between (from left) Kapil Agarwal of ABB and Biswa Ranjan Palai of SAIL. Image SAIL The partnership will enable increased modernization of operations through digitalization. Image SAIL Leadership teams met for a signing ceremony to mark the start of explorations between SAIL and ABB. Image SAIL The MoU was sealed with a handshake between (from left) Kapil Agarwal of ABB and Biswa Ranjan Palai of SAIL. Image SAIL The partnership will enable increased modernization of operations through digitalization. Image SAIL Leadership teams met for a signing ceremony to mark the start of explorations between SAIL and ABB. Image SAIL The MoU was sealed with a...

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