Continuous Process Improvement
Introduction
The steel manufacturing company Corus focuses on meeting the needs of its worldwide customers and providing innovative solutions. It manufactures, processes and distributes steel and aluminium products worldwide.
Corus is a subsidiary of Tata Steel, part of the giant Indian conglomerate.
Corus is a subsidiary of Tata Steel, part of the giant Indian conglomerate. Tata Group includes businesses in many industries - for example, chemicals, automotive, telecommunications, leisure and consumer goods (such as Tetley Tea). Tata Steel acquired Corus in 2007 as part of a strategy of international expansion.
Steel is everywhere in our homes and all around us. Corus Construction & Industrial (CCI), a business unit of Corus, has steel manufacturing facilities in Scunthorpe, Teesside, Scotland and France. The key markets for CCI include construction, energy and renewables, engineering and machinery, mining and earthmoving equipment, shipbuilding, fastenings and rail. The principle manufacturing site at Scunthorpe covers 2,000 acres and employs 5,500 people. The site consumes 6.5 million tonnes of iron ore and 2 million tonnes of coal each year to produce 4.3 million tonnes of steel products.
CCI products go into a range of leading edge developments:
The production process
Modern steel production is a large scale operation dealing in huge quantities of materials and products. The process of steel plate production has several stages:
• Receipt of pre-cut steel slabs from the steel plant
• Reheating of slabs
• Rolling to achieve required dimension and mechanical properties
• Initial inspection for surface or quality defects
• Cutting to order size
• Marking with unique identities
• Cold levelling to agreed flatness standard
• Final inspection
• Loading and despatch to customer. Producing large volumes helps to drive down the costs of running huge and expensive steel plant. Overall, this results in steel being a relatively inexpensive
The steel manufacturing company Corus focuses on meeting the needs of its worldwide customers and providing innovative solutions. It manufactures, processes and distributes steel and aluminium products worldwide.
Corus is a subsidiary of Tata Steel, part of the giant Indian conglomerate.
Corus is a subsidiary of Tata Steel, part of the giant Indian conglomerate. Tata Group includes businesses in many industries - for example, chemicals, automotive, telecommunications, leisure and consumer goods (such as Tetley Tea). Tata Steel acquired Corus in 2007 as part of a strategy of international expansion.
Steel is everywhere in our homes and all around us. Corus Construction & Industrial (CCI), a business unit of Corus, has steel manufacturing facilities in Scunthorpe, Teesside, Scotland and France. The key markets for CCI include construction, energy and renewables, engineering and machinery, mining and earthmoving equipment, shipbuilding, fastenings and rail. The principle manufacturing site at Scunthorpe covers 2,000 acres and employs 5,500 people. The site consumes 6.5 million tonnes of iron ore and 2 million tonnes of coal each year to produce 4.3 million tonnes of steel products.
CCI products go into a range of leading edge developments:
The production process
Modern steel production is a large scale operation dealing in huge quantities of materials and products. The process of steel plate production has several stages:
• Receipt of pre-cut steel slabs from the steel plant
• Reheating of slabs
• Rolling to achieve required dimension and mechanical properties
• Initial inspection for surface or quality defects
• Cutting to order size
• Marking with unique identities
• Cold levelling to agreed flatness standard
• Final inspection
• Loading and despatch to customer. Producing large volumes helps to drive down the costs of running huge and expensive steel plant. Overall, this results in steel being a relatively inexpensive