Russian Steel Plant Automates Environmental Monitoring
Sensors continuously measure emission parameters and transmit the data directly to regulators.
Novolipetsk Steel has equipped 20 key points across its sintering, blast furnace and converter operations, as well as its ferroalloy and refractory workshops, coke production facilities and combined heat and power plant with automated environmental monitoring systems.
The system allows compliance with environmental standards to be monitored in real time. Sensors measure concentrations of dust, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide and other substances. The data are automatically transmitted to the federal environmental monitoring system operated by Rosprirodnadzor every 30 minutes.
Added to Existing Monitoring
The new platform complements an environmental monitoring complex already operating at the plant. Around 100 cameras track emission sources around the clock. Computer vision systems continuously analyse the footage and automatically alert environmental specialists if irregularities are detected, enabling a rapid response.
Earlier reports noted that Novolipetsk Steel had launched its third industrial 3D printer for manufacturing copper components and introduced a digital service to model charge distribution inside a blast furnace. The technology helps optimise material loading and reduce coke consumption.
