Avtron provides drive systems and automation solutions for the metals industry to improve productivity. They offer turnkey installations, automation systems, system engineering, mechanical modifications, and field service. Avtron has experience across ferrous and non-ferrous metal production including hot and cold rolling mills. Their solutions include digital drives, HMIs, temperature controls, and process diagnostics to boost throughput and reduce costs. Avtron also offers industry-leading service and support through a 24/7 hotline and on-site engineers.

1. Metals
Industry
Solutions
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2. Metals Industry Solutions
Driving Productivity.
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complete process automation
Profit from Avtron’s Experience
The Avtron Metals Team serves the global metals industry by working
directly with mills and mill equipment builders to improve productivity
in new and existing facilities. Whether the project is a line upgrade
Boosting Productivity — Reducing Costs with high performance drives or installation of a complete process
automation system, Avtron can handle the project – regardless of
Aging and overworked mill equipment causes low throughput and who made the original equipment. Since 1953, we have been helping
breakdowns that are much too frequent. The resulting maintenance worldwide industry solve productivity problems and reduce costs with
costs are bad enough, but they are only the tip of the iceberg innovative drive systems and related automation products.
compared to lost revenue and profits due to poor product quality,
increasing downtime, and reduced output. With decades of experience as the manufacturer and systems
integrator of Westinghouse metals industry drives, Avtron is uniquely
Added to these headaches are difficulties in getting parts and mill qualified to supply process line drive and automation solutions.
equipment serviced because the original manufacturers may no We designed the first Digital Front End (DFE) for drive systems, and
long make that equipment or supply parts for it. Even when parts are custom electronics for industry leaders such as GE and Reliance
available, technical data and service personnel may not be available Electric. We form close partnerships with mill builders to understand
from that OEM. Struggling with a repair, upgrade, or retrofit because their mechanical designs and how best to control them. Our advanced
of poor support will extend downtime all the more. electrical drive technology complements their technology.

3. Metals Industry Solutions
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Avtron can get
Keep output rolling
mill operation
even in the face of aging
back to peak
or overworked equipment. 
performance.
Iron & Steel Flat Products Flat Products Flat Products Long Products
We Supply Productivity Production Hot Rolling Cold Rolling Cold Finishing Rolling
Today, Avtron offers a comprehensive range of automation • Blooming Mills • Reversing Mills • Leveling Lines • Merchant Mills
products, systems, and services for new and existing mills – • Blast Furnace
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ferrous and non-ferrous: • Hot Strip Mills • Tandem Mills • Coating Lines • Bar and Rod Mills
• BOF & BOP • Skin Pass/
• Steckel Mills • Slitting Lines • Tube Mills
 Turnkey Installations Vessel Tilt Temper Mills
• Plate Mills • Cut-to-Length
 Level 1 and 2 Automation Systems • Slab, Billet, and Lines
Bloom Casters • Pickle Lines
 System Engineering/PLCs/HMIs
 Mechanical Mill Modifications
 Digital DC and AC Drives and Systems
 Field and Factory Service and Training Front to Back Mill Experience
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Avtron engineers work with you to answer the tough questions: dolor aut as aped. multi-stand continuous tandem rolling mills, we supply electric drives, supply replacements and upgrades for all the major OEMs, including:
 What equipment can be kept and what really process diagnostic monitoring systems, and other process automation
equipment that improve productivity and quality in the finished  Obsolete GE drive systems such as the Silcomatic, Silco, Siltrol,
needs to be replaced?
product. For example: and DC2000 Drives
 How can we upgrade or replace equipment By answering questions like these, we quote exactly what’s needed
for the best results. But that’s only the beginning; our experienced  PLC-based HGC & AGC regulates the thickness of the strip  Retrofits for Reliance drive systems such as the MaxLine,
with minimum disruption?
project managers work hard to ensure the successful implementation MaxPak, and AutoMAX™ system
 Should we install a digital retrofit or an entirely new drive?  Shape and flatness controls optimize strip quality
of every mill project – on time and on budget. They will be deeply  Upgrades for other drive equipment, including Ansaldo,
 Which will be the most cost effective, an AC or DC drive? involved with scheduling, engineering, manufacturing, coordinating  Custom rolling models improve surface quality and yields Westinghouse, Siemens, and ABB
product shipments, creating documentation, and training. During during product changes
installation and commissioning, they help expedite startup by making Avtron’s system solutions have proven we are the uptime and
 Roll eccentricity compensation results in performance experts in North American and Asian mills. Generally,
sure integration testing is coordinated, and that installation and unparallel performance
supervisory personnel are familiar with the system’s operation. the system architecture uses “off the shelf” products that seamlessly
integrate with existing plant systems. Our “Limited System” upgrades
are cost-effective, easy to install, and designed for zero downtime.
They can get a mill operating at peak performance for a fraction of
the cost of an all-new system.

4. Metals Industry Solutions

Avtron improves
Inefficient operations
line control and
and troubleshooting? 
diagnostics.
High-Productivity Processing Lines Avtron Systems with Powerful Diagnostics
Process Automation System
For treating and conditioning cold rolled aluminum and flat steel Avtron provides superior product quality and systems of unparalleled
products, Avtron supplies the latest drive and control technologies for reliability, with the engineering capacity to design the system best
processes such as pickling, annealing, skin passing, galvanizing and suited for your application. The biggest gains in productivity and
color coating. To meet the productivity and quality demands on these finished product quality are often attributed to the automation
lines, Avtron designs its high-performance drives and controls in a way system. Avtron PV (Performance View) automatically records events,
that enables operators to supervise complex processes efficiently and status bits, drive values, and PLC data from the controllers on the
control an entire inline operation. Avtron systems feature: wiring. It also allows you to upgrade all or part of a drive system – as it process line.
fits your mill schedule and budget. By upgrading a mill in sections, it’s
 Ergonomically designed Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) possible to complete an upgrade in a few hours of regularly scheduled Avtron’s PV can collect 768 analog inputs and 9728 logic inputs with
that increase operator efficiency maintenance downtime. Along with its DFE, Avtron supplies firing up to 10ms resolution. Coupled with a large number of inputs, this
 Temperature control systems for continuous lines that modules, transformers, and field wiring as needed for upgrades. Its increases the likelihood of catching the fault the first time it occurs. PV
regulate the structure of a strip Advanced Motor-Generator Set Controller (AMG) delivers process software then makes it easy to reduce this data to useful information,
performance improvements worthy of a completely new drive system. rapidly isolating the problem and pointing to its solution.
 Dynamic drives and AC motors that reduce maintenance
and improve uptime Avtron also has extensive experience upgrading M-G sets. We provide
 High-speed process control platforms for optimum control digital solutions for motor and generator field power supplies up to
510A DC. The forcing algorithms in our regulator allow performance
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Avtron has been a pioneer in developing drives, motors, and controls
for all kinds of mill processes, applying these products on both new
projects and line upgrades. In addition to our drive manufacturing
expertise, from fractional kW to MW sizes, our application engineers
have a deep understanding of the effects that motors and driven
equipment have on each other. This allows us to engineer controls for
the best throughput, while avoiding the kind of drive operation that
leads to maintenance problems and downtime.
For instance, Avtron’s Digital Front End (DFE) controller provides
distributed control functionality for optimum performance and cost-
savings in mill upgrades. This DFE design generally allows you to retain
existing motors, generators, and/or SCR power converters and field

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
Quick problem-
Downtime eating solving keeps
up your profits?  Avtron customers
coming back.
Industry-Best Service and Support
Surveys consistently show that Avtron’s world-class service is a major Beyond service and support, service contracts are available, which
reason customers keep coming back for solutions to their drive and can be customized and created at the time your Avtron equipment
automation problems. or automation system is purchased. Service contracts can also be
developed at any time during the life of your system. Under these
 “Most important criteria are reliability, service, and cost; contracts, Avtron engineers and service experts can provide:
Avtron has been great at all of these.”
 “Avtron has very good products, product knowledge,  Retrofits/Modernization Engineering
and their service is great.”  Commissioning/Startup
 “These are very smart guys at Avtron and they always The reasons Avtron is a preferred provider of drive systems and  Training
help us out.” process automation are many. We consistently deliver robust designs,
supported by the engineers who created them, and backed by the  Inspection/Evaluation
 “Other companies want to start charging us the minute we best field service in the industry. Avtron’s ISO 9001-certified project  Predictive/Preventive Maintenance
need support; Avtron is more interested in helping us out.” management, engineering, and commissioning service teams provide  Power Quality Studies
 “High quality products, good service, and cost.” assistance throughout each phase of a project.
 Transient Analysis
 “Good service and I’m impressed with what I’ve learned In addition to talented design engineers, a dedicated full-time  Testing
about Avtron drive capabilities.” Customer Support Engineering Department is available to help  Repair
customers maximize the use of their Avtron equipment. We maintain  Spare Parts
a 24/7 toll-free emergency hotline, allowing many technical problems
to be resolved by phone. If on-site service is required, our technical  Automation Program Revision Services
coordinators quickly dispatch field service engineers and parts as
required from the nearest location. Furthermore, we maintain a Program revision services provide software support on a
strategically located warehouse with an extensive inventory of spares. contract basis to customers who have purchased automation
In addition, many products and components are available within our systems from Avtron. This service allows customers to update
large network of distributors. their software with new algorithms and process routines as
conditions change on the plant floor.
Avtron PV’s built-in teleservice feature connects our engineering and
service centers via modem or VPN to your installation, making our
concentrated resources available to your staff. This allows easier and
faster troubleshooting and repair of a problem. It can also be used
to establish “normal running conditions” as part of a Preventive or
Predictive Maintenance Program.

6. Metals Industry Solutions
We’ll be your partner
for driving performance.
For world class drive systems, process automation, and
unmatched service, call on the Avtron Metals Team:
7900 East Pleasant Valley Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44131
Telephone: 216-642-1230
Email: metals@avtron.com
Or visit our website at www.avtronautomation.com

7. For world class drive systems, process automation,
and unmatched service, call on the Avtron Metals Team:
7900 E. Pleasant Valley Road, Cleveland, OH 44131
Telephone: (216) 642-1230
Email: metals@avtron.com
www.avtronautomation.com
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