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Shandong Yongfeng
Lingang Phase II: the most complete in-plant vessel tracking
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Overview
Online May 2024, one system covers four vessel types — ladles, scrap buckets, tundishes and slag pots — tracking everything from scrap to cast strand; the most complete in-plant coverage to date.
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Challenges
Phase II brings long logistics routes and heavy turnover beyond manual records; four mixed vessel types defeat single-type systems, and scrap-bucket loss traceability is a known headache.
01Long routes and fast turnover outpace manual ledgers
02Four vessel types exceed what single-type systems can track
03Scrap buckets turn over so fast that loss attribution fails
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Solution
One identity scheme brings all four vessel types into a single platform: coded, tagged and registered uniformly, with readers along the whole route and MES integration closing the loop.
Multi-type tagging
Type-specific coding and mounting for ladles, scrap buckets, tundishes and slag pots
End-to-end readers
Readers at charging, melting, refining, casting and slag handling; ID on every move
Unified platform
All four types registered, dispatched and scored on one platform and screen
MES integration
Logistics actuals flow back to MES for costing and accountability
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On Site
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Deployment Scope
Tags for ladles, scrap buckets, tundishes and slag pots
Readers and HT antennas across all process positions
Unified vessel platform with mobile query
Interfaces to MES and logistics systems
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Results
All four vessel types are now logged on arrival, tracked in transit and attributable on loss; logistics actuals feed MES automatically, giving Phase II a complete data foundation.
4Vessel types
2024Go-live
End-to-endData loop
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