Algerian Qatari Steel (AQS) reviewed the automation and industrial control system used in its production processes, explaining its role in continuously monitoring and controlling operational variables in real-time.
The system relies on Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, in addition to industrial measurement and monitoring systems, enabling the monitoring of equipment performance, analysis of operational data, and response to changes during operation.
The company explained that the integration of measurement, control, monitoring, and operational data supports process stability and production continuity, in addition to improving the efficiency of energy and resource utilization.
This system is part of the technical infrastructure of the company's industrial complex in Algeria, which relies on automation technologies to monitor production processes and enhance the reliability of operational performance.
Automation and industrial control have become an essential part of modern steel plants, where production lines rely on digital systems to monitor temperatures, pressures, flows, equipment speeds, and other variables, and to take control actions instantaneously.
PLC systems enable the execution of control commands for equipment, while SCADA provides an interface for monitoring processes, collecting and analyzing data, which helps in detecting deviations and improving operational stability and resource efficiency.
At Algerian Qatari Steel (AQS), which entered the actual production phase in 2017, technology and automation are part of the production system at the industrial complex in Algeria; the company produces rebar and billets, and owns facilities related to the production process, including a unit for producing lime and dolomite with a total capacity of 280,000 tons per year.
