Jindal Steel Limited has partnered with UK-based Primetals Technologies to upgrade its 5-meter plate mill in Angul, Odisha. The technology company will provide hardware and the existing application software for the mill’s main rolling areas.
Aug 14, 2025
Jindal Steel Limited has partnered with UK-based Primetals Technologies to upgrade its 5-meter plate mill in Angul, Odisha. The technology company will provide hardware and the existing application software for the mill’s main rolling areas.
Primetals Technologies will supply new hardware and migrate the existing application software for the mill’s main rolling area. The upgrade includes the advanced SIMATIC S7-1500 control system and the latest WinCC software, both part of the totally integrated automation (TIA) portal. This marks the first-ever installation of this automation platform at a plate mill of this size in India. The project also includes full virtualization of all servers, making lifecycle management of the automation infrastructure smoother and more efficient.
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With an annual capacity of 1.2 million metric tonnes, the plate mill produces plates with a thickness ranging from 5 millimetres to 350 millimetres and width spanning 900 millimetres to 4,800 millimetres. The mill has key automation functions such as Human Machine Interface (HMI), reducing the ramp-up period and enabling a full production. With this new system, the downtime will be minimized and the production will run smoothly, ensuring operational efficiency.
