Gerdau implements the QMOS Recycling Management System in three additional Facilities

QII APEX, Implementation News, QMOS, Recycling

Gerdau implemented the QMOS Recycling Management System at three additional recycling facilities: • West Tennessee, TN • Midlothian, TX • Manitoba, Canada The system enables all these facilities to fully manage their Ferrous and Non-Ferrous operations. The main features of the system would be: • Campaign planning • Mass balancing • Delay tracking • Quality sample analysis • Historical process …

Lab Assistant Commissioned at Gerdau West Tennessee

QII APEX, Data Science, Implementation News

The QMOS DS Lab Assistant screen made its debut at the Gerdau West Tennessee plant. Designed to assist chem lab technicians with their decision making, the screen utilizes machine learning models for accurate predictions of physical properties for all products each heat is intended for. Users can see the probability of tensile failure and take appropriate action before billets are …

APEX Digital Factory 3.0 for iOS is now available

QII APEX

The APEX Digital Factory 3.0 for iOS is now available for download on the App Store. Many enhancements are provided in this latest version based on the feedback of our users. The apex app enables users to have access to all their channels and reports on their iPhones or iPads anytime, anywhere. The alarm notifications will inform the users of …

APEX Digital Factory 10.0 is on its way!

QII APEX, QMOS

Quad Infotech is releasing APEX Digital Factory 10.0 with a wide range of new features and enhancements. A large amount of attention was especially paid to the mobility features in the latest version which includes a completely revamped APEX iOS app. The APEX users have now unprecedented access to all their reports and information via their iPhones or iPads. Some …

Quad Infotech has completed commissioning of QMOS MES system at Gerdau’s Midlothian plant

QII APEX, QMOS

Quad Infotech has completed the commissioning of the QMOS MES, APEX Reporting application, Manufacturing Intelligence tool (MI), and QMOS iOS App at Gerdau’s Midlothian, Texas facility. The Midlothian plant is a large facility, equipped with two Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF), ladle refining stations, and three casters feeding three rolling mills. The rolling mills produce long large section, medium section structural …

Quad Infotech has started its implementation of QMOS MES system at Gerdau’s Midlothian plant

QII APEX, QMOS

Quad Infotech has begun implementation activities at Gerdau’s Midlothian, Texas facility. The Midlothian plant is a large facility, equipped with two Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF), ladle refining stations, and three casters feeding three rolling mills. The rolling mills produce long large section, medium section structural and long bar products. QMOS will play an essential role in addressing the challenges of …

Quad Infotech has completed the commissioning of QMOS MES at the Gerdau Petersburg plant

QII APEX, QMOS

Quad Infotech has completed the commissioning of the QMOS MES at Gerdau’s large section plant at Petersburg, Virginia. QMOS receives all orders from SAP and is responsible for scheduling, production tracking and monitoring of the entire production line from scrap charging, melting and casting all the way to rolling, bundling and downstream operations. QMOS also covers all the setup and …

Quad Infotech has completed its implementation of QMOS, APEX and MI at the Gerdau Jackson, MI plant

QII APEX, QMOS

Quad Infotech Inc. has successfully completed the implementation of its QMOS MES system at the Gerdau Specialty Steel at Jackson, Michigan. QMOS covers scheduling, tracking and monitoring of the operation of their dual EAF melt shop, liquid steel refining, vacuum degassing, casting as well as the direct-charging process of billets all the way to the hot rolling and off-line operations. …

Quad Infotech introduces Mobile Apex

QII APEX

Quad Infotech has released the first version of Mobile Apex application.  Mobile Apex allows for easy creation of unified reports from multiple data sources for mobile smart phone users who need to have access to critical information at all times.  By incorporating the Push technology, Mobile Apex users are kept up-to-date with live information.  Mobile Apex’s advanced rule based algorithm …