Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh

Primetals Technologies Germany Gmbh

Thomas Kuehas

Thomas Matschullat

Matthias Kurz

Günther Winter

Andreas Maierhofer

Andreas Rohrhofer

Franz Hartl

Franz Profelt

Michael Weinzinger

Kurt Herzog

Dieter Bettinger

Martin Lehofer

Thomas Keusch

Eberhard Karnitsch-Einberger

Thomas Kurzmann

Anna Mayrhofer

Paul Fischer

Werner Schwarz

Klaus Stohl

Philipp Aufreiter

Axel Riese

Manuel Hartl

Adnan Husakovic

Bernhard Voglmayr

Swathish Thazhath Johnce

Christoph SCHÖNEGGER

An automation system () determines control data (S'), outputs same to controlled elements () of the facility (ANL) and thereby controls the facility (ANL). Sensor devices () acquire measurement data (M) of the facility (ANL) and at least partly feed same to the automation system () and a man-machine interface (). Said man-machine interface () receives planning data (P) from a production planning system () and/or control data (S&#x2032;) and/or internal data (I) from the automation system (). The interface outputs the data (M, S&#x2032;, I) to a person (). It furthermore receives control commands (S) from the person () and forwards them to the automation system (). The automation system () processes the measurement data (M) and the control commands (S) when determining the control data (S&#x2032;). An artificial intelligence unit () receives at least part of the measurement data (M), control data (S&#x2032;) and/or internal data (I) and the data output to the person (). It also receives the control commands (S). The artificial intelligence unit () processes the data (M, S&#x2032;, I) and control demands (S) received and determines evaluation results (A) therefrom and makes the latter available to the person () and/or to the production planning system () and/or sets them for the automation system () in the form of control commands (&#x2033;) directly or via the man-machine interface (). The data (M, S&#x2032;, I) received by the artificial intelligence unit () are at least to some extent dimensional data. Said dimensional data (M, S&#x2032;, I) comprise at least one image captured by a sensor device () or an image output via the man-machine interface (), part of such an image, a time sequence of such images or a time sequence of a part of such images or an acoustic oscillation or an acoustic oscillation spectrum.

Use of comprehensive artificial intelligence in primary industry plants

A metallurgical vessel () having an outer surface () and an identification tag (&#x2033;) on the outer surface (). The tag has a carrier matrix () formed of an electrically and thermally insulating material. At least two passive transponders () are embedded in the carrier matrix (). Within a metallurgical plant, a reading station () for tracking the path of the metallurgical vessel () is arranged at a tracking position. An antenna () of the reading station () initiates activation of the passive transponders (), provided that the metallurgical vessel () is in a sensing range of the reading station (). A reading unit () of the reading station () reads out the activated passive transponders () and transmits the result to an evaluating unit () of the reading station (). The evaluating unit () determines which and/or how many of the passive transponders () were actually activated. The evaluating unit () thereafter associates a wear state with all the passive transponders () of the metallurgical vessel () as a whole.

Metallurgical vessel having a plurality of transponders

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Luftenberg, Austria

Thomas Kuehas