Umesh Chandra, Director (Operations) of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant stressed on the need to adopt modern technologies for the improved performance of rolling mills.
The operational efficiency of the steel plants relies on the improved performance of rolling mills, Chandra said at the forty-sixth meeting of the Rolling Mill Operating Committee (RMOC) hosted by the RINL. The meeting attracted experts from several public sector and private steel plants in the country.
He said there is a need to improve the operational efficiency and technical indices to enhance the quality at a time when the Indian steel industry is rapidly increasing its capacity.
He expects steel production to rise to 140 million tonne (mn t) by the end of 2016. Reduction of stabilisation period, increasing the yield, safe operations and best working practices are the need of the hour, he said and added that the meet would help in enriching the knowledge, improving the processes and removing the bottlenecks.
Pointing increasing competition in the field of rolling mills field, R Ranjan, Executive Director (Works), RINL, said proper operations and maintenance in furnace helped increase the yield. He said RINL products were best known for high quality and the company brand was recognised in the steel.
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