Stelco Representatives Have Productive Visit to CIVS

On July 24, CIVS welcomed SMSVC member company Stelco from Canada.  Their visit included 1) an overview of CIVS & SMSVC latest development, 2) a review of past and current collaborated projects, 3) In-depth discussions on the expansion of the Stelco-PNW partnership and potential future projects in digitalization, decarbonization, and safety training in blast furnace, DRI, Casting, Ladle, Reheating Furnace, and other iron/steelmaking processes, and 4) a tour and hands-on demonstrations in the newly renovated CIVS Immersive Theater and AR/VR Visualization Lab.

Representatives from Stelco included Director (Operating Technology & Innovation) John D’Alessio, Manager (Operating Technology & Innovation, Steelmaking & Casting) Fernando Guerra, Process Engineering Consultant (Operating Technology & Innovation) Shamik Ray, Student Employee (Strategic Planning) Zachary Burley and Manager (Operations Shift) Victoria Golebiowski.

Stelco has collaborated with CIVS for more than 15 years.  They have closely worked with CIVS faculty, staff, and students to use CFD simulations and visualization for process troubleshooting and optimization, which has generated cost savings and down time reductions.