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What is research and development (R&D)?
R&D stands for “Research and Development”. This term refers to activities that are carried out in order to advance scientific and technological knowledge, improve products and processes, and initiate new initiatives in an organization or industry.
The research and development unit (R&D) in organizations and companies is responsible for conducting advanced research and developing new technologies. This unit, together with expert teams, using financial and human resources, tries to add new added values to the company’s products and services.
In the context of steel companies, research and development can include improving production processes, improving product quality, reducing costs, and developing new technologies. . These activities can play a very important role in advancing the steel industry and increasing the competitiveness of companies in different markets.
The importance of research and development in steel industries
1. Improving production processes: Research and development in steelmaking helps companies find better and more efficient ways to produce steel. This can lead to increased productivity and reduced production costs.
2. Cost reduction: Research and development can lead to optimization of production processes and reduction of production costs. This issue can have a direct effect on the price of steel products.
3. Increasing the quality of products: Research and development by combining technical knowledge and new technologies can improve the quality of steel products This can increase the trust of customers in the company.
4. Innovation in technologies: Research and development in steelmaking can lead to the innovation and updating of related technologies, which ultimately increases the competitive ability of companies in the market.
5. Development of new products: These activities allow the creation of new and diverse products in the steel industry, which can help expand the market and attract new customers.
6. Business sustainability and endurance: Research and development, by improving processes and technical initiatives, allows steel businesses to withstand market challenges and ensure their sustainability.
Research and development in Bisotoun steel complex
In this regard, activities have been carried out in recent years in the following departments:
2019–2021
- • Refractory and isolation unit in order to increase the quality of refractories and ensure their performance
- • Pollutant and dust collector control unit by modifying its systems and automation in order to improve quality
- • Compressed air unit with changes in transmission system to improve performance
- • CCM casting unit with changes in some materials and mechanical systems
- • Water supply unit with changes in its systems and modification of cooling towers
- • Modification and improvement of hydraulic systems by solving existing problems and optimization
- • Improving and developing maintenance and repair systems
- • Studying and researching the causes of failures and problems created in induction melting furnaces and suggesting optimal cases.
2022
- • Construction of expansion equipment for connections and ducting of filter bag inlet and outlet - DRI unit
- • Construction of gas burner for sintering furnace - iron melting
- • Construction of hydraulic jack for the slidegate system - iron smelting
- • Design and manufacture of diverter - DRI unit
- • Construction of slag destruction slag from the opening of the furnace-smelting iron
- • Reconstruction of the crane movement control lever - iron smelter
- • Construction of Tandish studs - iron smelting
- • Installation and operation of CBFAN and BLOWER by network inverter... - DRI unit
- • Modifying the main raw material crusher panel and designing the wiring diagram to connect with PLC through Profibus network - DRI unit
2023
- • Wrench design to close the locking nozzle of the slidegate-iron melting system
- • Modifying the design of the iron-smelting furnace template
- • Repair of emergency iron smelting pit
- • Process for separating scrap iron from soil - iron smelting
- • Monitoring the flow of all DRI electric motors
- • Providing platform for loading by local operator-DRI unit
- • Flushing hopper GCT - DRI unit
- • Circular slide gate with a diameter of 3000mm - DRI unit
- • Guillotine pool modification - DRI unit
