Primetals to Modernise Kardemir Meltshop
Steel producer Kardemir has awarded Primetals Technologies a contract to modernise the automation environment at its meltshop in Karabük, Türkiye.
The project includes modernising the automation for three LD converters (BOFs) for single ladle furnaces (LFs), and one vacuum degasser (VD).
Each converter is designed for 120-ton heats.
Sefa Çetinkaya, operational technologies manager at Kardemir, said: “We are excited to embark on this significant Level 2 project with Primetals Technologies as part of our steel plant's digital transformation.
“These advanced automation solutions will enhance data integration across our facility, making our production processes smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable. I am confident this partnership will deliver excellent results.”
The Level 2 process optimisation system will integrate all BOF, LF, and VD units into a single digital architecture, connecting metallurgical, operational, and planning data in one environment.
This ‘steelmaking backbone’ provides operators and metallurgists with a shared interface and standardised procedures, improving data consistency, process execution, and transparency across shifts.
Previously, Kardemir used different systems and processes across the meltshop, which limited optimisation and allowed for inconsistencies.