Project:MES for rail rolling mill and storage yards
Customer:voestalpine Schienen, Donawitz, Austria
Contractor:voestalpine Schienen, Donawitz, Austria

Voestalpine Schienen delivers rails in world-leading quality. Principle object of the project SPMS (SchieneProduktionsplanungs- und Materialverfolgungs- System) wasto establish systems to ensure continuous operations and support exceptional product quality, starting with a material tracking system, an automation system for the mills’ finishing lines, and a control system for the fully automated storage yards. Today, ABF’s solution covers all operations, from operations scheduling, material tracking and routing, complete process control and optimization, as well as storage control for the rail yards. The solution also offers comprehensive tool management, quality assurance, visualization, and reporting as well as fully integration into company IT.

ABF Scope of Supply:

• Project management
• Engineering
• Technical Specification
• Delivery of hardware, system- und database software
• Delivery of system platform OneBase
• Software development
• Integration and adaption of all control systems
• Installation and start-up
• Training
• Maintenance