Automatic Method for Slab Dimension Design of Medium and Heavy Plate

The features of the process of medium and heavy plate are small batch size and variety of specifications.Generally,four edges of plate will be cut in the finishing process,and more than one "daughter plate" roll in one "mother plate".Slab dimension design is a key step to improve the yield,produce efficiency and normal products ratio.Using automatic method to design the slabs’ dimension is also necessary for the modernization of plate production.Here the cross dimension of the slabs and the reheating furnaces’ dimensions were considered,so did the parameters of the plate mill,the cooling bed and cutting machines.The target of the automatic design method is the highest yield,the best normal products ratio and the most efficient performance of the plate mill.