Virtuo™-R is a dynamic control system, ensuring heating efficiency thanks to advanced modeling that reduces energy consumption and emissions, maximizes productivity, and minimizes scale loss. It offers fully automatic control to ensure accurate operations at optimal pace and heating conditions. The solution is adaptable to any steel grade, product type, fuel and furnace design which results in increased productivity and improved efficiency.
Proven results
Among several references, Virtuo™-R was implemented and upgraded at the existing walking beam furnace of North American Stainless (NAS), in USA, to overcome the excessive amount of manual intervention that was needed for thermal process control and allowed more time for operators to complete other tasks.
“Virtuo™-R system is very beneficial for our hot rolling mill at North American Stainless. The use of this system provides better consistency of discharge temperature and faster transitions between different steel grades. We wanted to achieve a stable process and we obtained a great result.”
NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS
-4% Gas consumption | +6% High-quality production | 4 h Less downtime per month | +4% Heating efficiency |
_277bffdf95.png)
Precise modeling & control
Virtuo™-R features modeling for optimal operating points while simultaneously improving bottleneck management and product temperature stability at discharge:
- Thermal modeling accounts for all heat exchanges with controlled heating and optimal heating curves.
- Dynamic control uses self-adaptive technology to optimize productivity, heating efficiency, and active pacing to achieve maximum furnace production. Virtuo™-R provides advanced feedback based on AI.
YOUR THERMAL EXPERT & DIGITAL PARTNER
✔ Tailored to customer needs ✔ Compatible with any furnace design ✔ Interface connectivity