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TheMILL+ suite has been developed specifically for companies operating in the METAL sector, such as steel mills, aluminium, copper and brass foundries, wire-drawing mills and pipe mills. | |
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TheMILL+suitecomprises configurable and parametrizable STANDARD PRODUCTS and CUSTOM SOLUTIONS developed for specific customer requirements, based on a feasibility study starting from a large FRAMEWORK, i.e. a series of objects that implement the basic functions to be customized in order to handle the specificities that each customer process requires to computerize production, logistic and process control activities and flows. | |
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Having made numerous successful installations in steel mills, foundries and wire-drawing mills, we know full well that scrap yard management is a common requirement, but the methods, needs, people and flows vary considerably between companies in the same line of business. The same goes for heat tracking, warehouse management, despatch, quality control in the field and so on. | |
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So a product is not enough, it takes experience and specific know-how built up over the years to develop a software solution that encompasses corporate culture, the special cases that everyone has, methods and processes, and not vice versa. | |
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This is the only way to develop a solution that creates value as it will be used by all company functions, it will computerize materials and data flows and it will provide precisely the information needed to identify hidden process costs and implement a corporate culture aiming at continuous improvement. | |
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This sort of approach does not of course mean re-writing the software each time, but rather, based on our engineers’ know-how and experience, personalising the MILL+ FRAMEWORK to incorporate the particular features of your processes, and designing suitable interfaces and procedures to achieve a competitive edge that would be impossible with a pre-packaged standard product that could cause the organisation to lose the flexibility and distinctive features that differentiate it from its rivals. | |
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The STAIN method (SPM&BI - STAIN PROJECT MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT) is used to develop a tailor-made solution for your company by personalising the large, powerful MILL+ FRAMEWORK, covering all specific metal sector requirements in the areas of production, logistics, quality, maintenance and process control. | |
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RTM Framework: Incoming scrap and raw materials. This handles incoming scrap, automatically acquires load weight and a vehicle photograph, and automates all the weighing and control procedures. |
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RTM Framework: Scrap and ferroalloy grading. Starting with computerization of incoming scrap management flows, this framework automates all procedures for scrap sampling, loading and classification of raw materials stocks (scrap, ferroalloys, special materials) in close collaboration with the ERP department. |
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CLT Framework: Heat tracking and management. Heat planning, automatic acquisition of furnace and plant consumption, chemical analyses, process parameters, electronic tracking, and advanced analysis of production and process data for each heat. |
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SVR Framework: Equipment stocks, lifetime, location and condition: ladles, tundishes, cooling beds, boxes, baffles, refractory materials, slabs and so on. |
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PRD Framework: Productivity analysis (OEE) for rolling mills and processing lines. Acquisition, monitoring, storage and analysis of production, tooling and downtimes, and quantities of OK products, non-conformities, rejects and so on for ROLLING MILLS, PIPE MILLS and PROCESSING LINES. |
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LGT Framework: Management of finished and unfinished product warehouses, identification, despatches and stocks. This framework handles the identification and storage of finished and unfinished products, with real-time stock visibility. It automates the stages of loading, unloading and despatch by lorry or train, in association with ERP. |
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LBT Framework: Mechanical and spectrometry test laboratory management. Handles the results of mechanical and chemical tests conducted on process-sampled specimens. |
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Standard Products. The metal sector has certain requirements that can be met with STANDARD PRODUCTS integrated in the MILL+ suite. Standard products are sold as server and client licences. We also provide a range of services, including product installation and configuration, which take several days. Our standard products are: | |
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SPC+ Module: Statistical Process Control. Handles and acquires measurement data (SPC) for product and process control obtained from operators or automatically from field instruments. |
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MTZ+ Module: Plant Maintenance. This module, which can be integrated with the production control module, handles the ordinary and breakdown maintenance processes. |