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New control system offers substantially higher productivity in electric steelmaking

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Real Time Systems' novel control system incorporating advanced estimation of process quantities makes it possible to increase the production speed of electric arc furnaces without investments and to reduce the specific energy consumption. Reduced flicker (photo: Elena Tiihonen)

The Finnish high-tech company Real Time Systems has recently developed an advanced electrode control system that compared with conventional systems offers substantially higher productivity and reduced specific energy consumption in electric arc furnaces.