Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 3
Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
$150,000.00
Steel Manufacturing - Blast Furnace Tuyere Vision System and Analytics for Process Operations Optimization
EF 2022-23
Résumé
Powered by Canadian craftsmanship, Stelco's operations in Hamilton and Nanticoke reflect the strength of their communities. Together, more than 2,200 innovative and dedicated employees work to produce over two million tons of high-quality steel products each year, building the success of customers and sectors across North America. Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, the location of Stelco's blast furnace, was commissioned in 1980 making it the most modern integrated steel mill in North America. Stelco is seeking to improve their insights into the blast furnace processes to better support their operators and the blast furnace operations. In particular, Stelco is seeking to investigate, develop, and integrate a new camera and analytics system. To address that opportunity, Stelco needs multidisciplinary support from a team with expertise and experience with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), image processing and analytics, and software development. The Mohawk College IIoT Lab is the team with that multidisciplinary expertise to undertake the investigation and system development and integration in collaboration with Stelco. This project will create 18 student training opportunities in software, mechatronics, and mechanical engineering at Mohawk College's Applied Research Department, IDEAWORKS. The project will also support Stelco employee development in IIoT hardware and imagery analytics to support long-term advancements in smart steelmaking. In 2020, Stelco upgraded and relined its blast furnace and created what Stelco believes is the first smart blast furnace of its kind in North America. The blast furnace is expected to operate for the next three to four decades. This project will help continue that smart blast furnace progress. Overall, the blast furnace upgrading and $30M invested in 2019 for a new batch annealing facility show Stelco's continued efforts to grow its operations and maintain high quality jobs in Southern Ontario. This project will help to maintain Stelco's competitiveness and resilience in competitive domestic and international markets.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 3
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
571169-2021
Name nom
McIsaac, Jeffrey J
Department département
Fennell Campus
Organization id
2189
Institution établissement
Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2022
Competition year année de concours
2021
Award amount
150000
Program id
CARD3
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 3
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 3
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
500
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Research subject code
2700
Research subject group en
Information technology
Research subject group fr
Technologie de l'information
Research subject en
Information technology
Research subject fr
Technologie de l'information
Installment
inst:1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Steel Manufacturing - Blast Furnace Tuyere Vision System and Analytics for Process Operations Optimization
Application summary
Powered by Canadian craftsmanship, Stelco's operations in Hamilton and Nanticoke reflect the strength of their communities. Together, more than 2,200 innovative and dedicated employees work to produce over two million tons of high-quality steel products each year, building the success of customers and sectors across North America. Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke, the location of Stelco's blast furnace, was commissioned in 1980 making it the most modern integrated steel mill in North America. Stelco is seeking to improve their insights into the blast furnace processes to better support their operators and the blast furnace operations. In particular, Stelco is seeking to investigate, develop, and integrate a new camera and analytics system. To address that opportunity, Stelco needs multidisciplinary support from a team with expertise and experience with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), image processing and analytics, and software development. The Mohawk College IIoT Lab is the team with that multidisciplinary expertise to undertake the investigation and system development and integration in collaboration with Stelco. This project will create 18 student training opportunities in software, mechatronics, and mechanical engineering at Mohawk College's Applied Research Department, IDEAWORKS. The project will also support Stelco employee development in IIoT hardware and imagery analytics to support long-term advancements in smart steelmaking. In 2020, Stelco upgraded and relined its blast furnace and created what Stelco believes is the first smart blast furnace of its kind in North America. The blast furnace is expected to operate for the next three to four decades. This project will help continue that smart blast furnace progress. Overall, the blast furnace upgrading and $30M invested in 2019 for a new batch annealing facility show Stelco's continued efforts to grow its operations and maintain high quality jobs in Southern Ontario. This project will help to maintain Stelco's competitiveness and resilience in competitive domestic and international markets.
