QUAD is proud to announce the commissioning of the QMOS Scrap Scale system at Gerdau Petersburg. The system streamlines the weighing process for trucks performing internal or commercial movements of ferrous and non ferrous materials within the premises. Along with integration with radiation sensors, PLC’s, cameras and scale weights, the system leverages the use of RFID technology to minimize driver …
QMOS Alloy Calculator commissioned at Nucor Nebraska
The Nucor Nebraska plant started their trial of the QMOS DS Alloy calculator tool in Oct 2023, officially commissioning it in April 2024. In addition to presenting prediction intervals for mechanical test results as each sample is taken at the chem lab, the tool optimizes the operator workflow by retrieving all necessary information from the QMOS ecosystem, calculating optimal additions, …
Gerdau West Tennessee Commissions new Precision Saw
A new precision saw has been installed at Gerdau Jackson, West Tennessee to enable the expansion of the mill’s precision cut to length offerings. Quad has successfully upgraded the QMOS software to handle multiple saw(precision and non-precision) operations, enabling the mill to schedule upcoming saw cut orders, increase precision cut material and accurately account for downtimes across all related saw …
Scrap Optimizer Pilot Started at Nucor Steel Nebraska
A different algorithm from the standard QMOS DS Scrap Optimizer was developed in close collaboration with the Nebraska engineering team, with the goal of utilizing prior heat chemistries in addition to scrap commodities as inputs into models predicting heat quality. This resulted in customized scrap recipes tailored for each heat. APEX reports were created to present scrap operators with standard …
QMOS interfaces with Kocks[L2] at Arjas Steel India
We are pleased to announce that Quad, AIC and Kocks have successfully worked together to create an interface which exchanges critical scheduling information at Arjas Steel India. The resulting real-time interface enables AIC to be kept up-to-date with real-time scheduling information from QMOS in order to enable Arjas to plan roll turnings and allocations efficiently for their new Kocks stands.
Gerdau commissions new GMSP facility in Midlothian, Texas
We are thrilled to announce the completion of the installation of the QMOS FIN module at the new GMSP (Gerdau Midlothian Steel Processing) facility in Midlothian, Texas. GMSP is one of the most advanced heat treatment operations in North America, producing stretched and stress relieved A722 bars which provide improved stress relaxation properties for fasteners as well as post tensioned …
Optimus Steel commissions new RBO Line at Optimus BMT
We are thrilled to announce that Quad, Optimus and Danieli have worked together to commission the new Rebar Outlet(RBO) line at Optimus Steel in Beaumont, Texas. The project scope included major changes to the QMOS tagging modules to ensure coil and rebar products can be produced simultaneously, showcasing the ability of the QMOS tagging modules to handle the printing of …
Grade Spec Optimization Study Conducted at Gerdau West Tennessee
An engineering study was conducted to analyze chemistry and physical results for data across several months and suggest new chemistry specification tolerances that will meet physical specifications while reducing alloying costs. The results of this study were used by West Tennessee’s quality team to overhaul chemistry specifications to better fit their process.
QMOS Interfaces with Danieli [L2] at Gerdau Whitby
We are pleased to announce that Quad and Danieli have successfully collaborated to exchange critical melt shop information at Gerdau Whitby shop in June 2023. This two-phase project facilitates the seamless relay of essential data related to Scrap, EAF, and Ladle Furnace between our systems.The real-time communication between QMOS [L3] and Danieli [L2] ensures that quality requirements, production schedules, delays, …
Nucor Nebraska Commissions new IM Kocks block
Quad is pleased to announce the successful collaboration with Nucor Nebraska and Kocks to install a new 8-stand Intermediate Kocks mill in Mill 1 of Nucor’s facility in Norfolk, Nebraska. Quad provided substantial interfacing upgrades to transfer key rolling process parameters as well as up-to-date Kocks roll information to Nucor’s BAMICON system. The resulting interface from Quad enables Nucor Nebraska …