MMK Implements AI-based system for tracking pipes output

Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (PJSC MMK) has introduced an AI-powered "smart" system for counting galvanized pipes produced at the plant. The project aims to streamline workflow processes and enhance customer service quality. The digital solution, deployed at Sheet rolling shop No. 8, is the essence of artificial intelligence technology — specifically, computer vision integrated into a custom-developed web application. Shop workers use industrial tablets to photograph finished products. ...
26 March 2025., 11:36   comment

Mechanical Repair Complex of MMK: 25 Years of Uninterrupted Operation

On January 28, LLC "Mechanical Repair Complex" (MRC) celebrated its 25th anniversary. MRC is one of the largest manufacturers of technological equipment for the metallurgical and mining industries in Russia. Throughout its history, the enterprise has ensured uninterrupted production processes at the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK). MRC specializes in the production of new spare parts and replacement equipment for MMK's technological units, as well as the repair of mechanical equipment ...
29 January 2025., 12:13   comment

Mechanical Repair Complex of MMK: 25 Years of Uninterrupted Operation

On January 28, LLC "Mechanical Repair Complex" (MRC) celebrated its 25th anniversary. MRC is one of the largest manufacturers of technological equipment for the metallurgical and mining industries in Russia. Throughout its history, the enterprise has ensured uninterrupted production processes at the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK). MRC specializes in the production of new spare parts and replacement equipment for MMK's technological units, as well as the repair of mechanical equipment ...
29 January 2025., 12:13   comment

MMK uses artificial intelligence to monitor blast furnace operations

Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has begun operating a machine learning–based digital system that helps workers control the oxygen levels supplied to its blast furnaces. The system recommends the optimal oxygen levels for the hot blast air in order to improve blast furnace efficiency during the production of cast iron. Until recently, the blast furnace operator made decisions based solely on readings of discrete data. In a dynamic environment, however, those readings may not always be ...
10 September 2024., 08:52   comment

MMK’S hot rolling mill 2000 produces 150 millionth tonne of rolled stock

Sheet rolling shop No. 10 at Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has produced the 150 millionth tonne of rolled stock on its hot rolling mill 2000. First commissioned in 1994, the mill produced its 100 millionth tonne of hot-rolled steel in 2015. Mill 2000 is MMK’s most productive rolling unit and one of the most powerful in Russia. Capable of making practically every grade of steel currently available, the mill is used to manufacture around a thousand different products for a diverse range ...
21 May 2024., 14:34   comment