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May 3 - 6, 2010
MSA Booth # 1555
David L.Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, PA
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Focused on improving our client’s productivity, quality and profitability through innovative systems… since 1982
MSA's Metals and Advanced Manufacturing Division specializes in developing systems: process control and automation, decision support, business intelligence and supply-chain management systems for manufacturers. We solve client challenges in the areas of process monitoring and display, operator guidance, data acquisition and process optimization.
We apply MSA's innovative use of data management, analytics and technology and MSA's years of experience in business solutions to the metals and general manufacturing industries. Formerly known as MSA PASS, this Division has a long history of innovative software development for the charging, melting, refining and casting operations in the steel industry.
Current solutions include:
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Raw Material Data Aggregation Service™
(RMDAS)
is a transaction-based, ferrous scrap price tracking service that integrates scrap purchase information from a significant number of steel companies to provide its participants with a powerful, accurate benchmarking, reporting and internal control tool for this important raw material cost. |
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Blending Optimization Software Suite™ (BOSS™)
MSA's BOSS determines the least-cost combination of raw materials needed to produce a given heat, lineup, or production schedule, taking into account all of the various operating and quality constraints. The BOSS is available as an installed turnkey system, or as an Application Service Provider (ASP) instance accessed over the Internet. The suite includes:
- Single Heat Charge
- Multi-Heat Campaign Optimization
- Purchasing Planning
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- Alloy Additions Calculations
- Under Crane Loading Optimization
- Marshalling Yard Planning
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Process Automation and Control Systems
MSA provides Level 1, 2 and 3 systems in meltshop environments. MSA’s library of thermo-chemical and metallurgical models are frequently interfaced with control systems. These control systems interface to clients’ existing scheduling and ERP systems. |
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Scrap Yard Management Systems
MSA has provided numerous Scrap Yard Management Systems to clients. The Scrap Yard System benefits clients by optimizing the utilization of scrap in the facility, the tracking of scrap usage per heat and the monitoring and control of critical scrap loading activities. The system gives the user a current view of the loading operations along with a history of the scrap loading activities to date. |
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Case Studies (PDF Download)
MAMFG Case Studies
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