Tata Steel's immense industrial site in IJmuiden - 750 hectares in total - has 17 plants and adjoining facilities that are intensively intertwined. The entire steel production process happens here: from the supply of raw materials - coal and iron ore - to the loading of ready-to-use rolls of steel to customers.
Close coordination between all these links is crucial to ensure the continuity of steel production. It needs little explanation that scheduling maintenance is then a complex job.
A summer shutdown of several days takes place annually on entire parts of the site, during which factories and installations are completely shut down. For regular maintenance, some 600 maintenance professionals roam around the plants.
Why partner with Techport?
With Techport, we have a great connection with education and the manufacturing industry in the region, among others. Techport is also based at the Tata Steel Academy, making it a good location and basis for a partnership.
The Fieldlab Smart Industry gives us the opportunity to make even better use of innovation together with the other partners.
Tata Steel is one of the founders and supporting partners of Techport.