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Collaborative Production Management

CPM@Metals - ABB’s Knowledge Based Solution for Metals



Attain best-in-class manufacturing operations and efficient and cost optimized production with CPM@Metals - ABB’s Knowledge Based Solution for the metals industry. ANSI ISA 95 compliant and consisting of Knowledge Manager and Execution Manager, together with the process specific Tracking Manager, Storage Manager, Model Manager and Roll Manager, ABB supports you with a full suite of solutions for your mill.

Immediate CPM@Metals benefits:

Efficiency

  • Process run always close to the optimum
  • Effective production and maintenance management
  • Higher manpower efficiency
  • Improved stock and inventory control
Quality
  • Lower product quality variability
  • Lower levels of emissions to the environment
Productivity
  • Lower thermal and electrical energy consumption
  • Reduced asset downtime
  • Lower production costs
  • Increased production
Empowerment, continuous improvement
  • KPI target monitoring for continuous improvement
  • Higher frequency of timely business decisions
  • Proof-of-performance and compliance

ABB is a leading global supplier of Collaborative Production Management (CPM) in the minerals and metals industries with over 500 industry specific installations, over 2500 users and millions of hours of online process optimization experience. Our CPM solutions address the needs of all or part of the metals value chain in integrated steel plants and mini-mills. Primary Yard, Coke Plant, Sintering Plant, Blast Furnace Plant, Melt Shop, Rolling Mills, Processing Lines and Shipping Yard are all covered. Using our extensive solutions portfolio, the data from your process control system is collected and then converted to production information. Together with extensive process knowledge, both yours and ours, and proven advanced control techniques this information is used to monitor and optimize your process. Improvements in product quality, productivity and overall operational efficiency of your plant are now concrete and achievable goals.

CPM@Metals - ABB’s Knowledge Based Solutions for Metals – You are the expert on your process, but you don’t have to do everything alone. Move towards the optimum performance for your plant with support from ABB. You can improve and optimize your plant operations, process efficiency and product quality, and ABB’s Knowledge Based Solutions are ready to help you reach your objectives.

Last edited 2007-05-29
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