Real-time continuous analysis in production of iron and steel

Many producers of iron and steel are struggling with unstable content of such elements as Si, Ca, Al, Mg, C etc. in iron ore, sinter, fluxes, coal and other raw materials, as their use in the production process not only lead to customer claims due to lower and unstable quality of sinter, pellets, iron and steel, but may also significantly increase production costs, i.e. coke and energy consumption in sintering and blast furnace production. Thanks to continuous control of Fe, SiO2, CaO, MgO, Al2O3 etc. by MAYA online LIBS analyzers directly in the production process you can control material flows in real time.

• Quality control of crushed iron ore to reject off-grade material that can deteriorate the quality of iron concentrate, sinter and pellets and lead to penalties

• Limestone and coke quality control in sintering and blast furnace production

• Accurate formation of iron ore and iron concentrate stockpiles with pre-set iron content

• Accurate dosage of fluxes before sintering to get the required sinter strength and basicity

• Accurate dosage of fluxes, coal and water for pelletizing to get the required pellets quality

• Quality control of iron concentrate and pellets to reject off-grade material and prevent customer claims.

• Reduced production costs for commercially valueless material by removing them prior to the further processing, as problems in the process can be identified at much earlier stages

• Improved efficiency and stable sintering and blast furnace production

• Reduced operational costs by savings in fuel, water and reagents in sintering, pelletizing and blast furnace production

• Stable quality of sinter, pellets and iron as requested by your customers.