Engineering service provider for process control, automation and electrical upgrades at long-product rolling mills in the steel industry.
GEVA automation GmbH
AachenNew on Amplifa
About GEVA automation
GEVA automation GmbH is an engineering company based in Aachen specialising in process control and automation for long-product rolling mills. The company modernises existing installations of bar, wire rod, section and rail rolling mills with a focus on equipment, process and process control improvements. Its range of services covers potential quantification of existing installations, basic and detail engineering including electrical design, software development with technological standard modules, manufacturing in its own workshop and laboratory, on-site installation supervision, commissioning, and optimisation service after commissioning. GEVA also renews drive and switchgear systems, among others based on SIEMENS 6RA70 and 6RA80 DC drives, and develops Level 2 systems as well as mill control systems (Mill Control). Since 1991, more than 90 modernisation and expansion projects have been implemented on five continents, with branches and partners in Germany, Austria and Russia. Customers include OneSteel, voestalpine, Lech-Stahlwerke (Max Aicher Group) and Annahütte.
- Site
- Aachen
- Processes
- Modernisation and automation of rolling mills, Electrical upgrades for rolling mills, Automation and drive modernisation for bar, wire rod and section rolling mills, Mill Control (rolling mill control), Automation of reheating furnaces and heat treatment plants, Pusher furnace automation with drives and Level 2, Potential quantification / analysis of existing installations, Basic and detail engineering / electrical design
- Materials
- Steel
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1991
- Industries
- Steel industry, Rolling mills (bar, wire rod, section, rail rolling mills), Plant engineering, Mechanical engineering, Special machinery construction
- 01
Potential quantification and analysis of the existing installation
- 02
Basic engineering
- 03
Detail engineering (electrical design)
- 04
Software development (standard modules and application-specific software)
- 05
Manufacturing in own workshop/laboratory according to own plans
- 06
On-site installation (project management and supervision)
- 07
Commissioning and start-up
- 08
Optimisation service after commissioning
Fields of work and processes
Steel
Process optimisation and automation in the steel industry, in particular for reheating furnaces, heat treatment plants and long-product rolling mills.
Locations
Aachen
DEHeadquarters with IT, electrical, warehouse, workshop and laboratory
- Materials
- Steel
- Workshop
- Laboratory
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modernisation and automation of rolling millsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Electrical upgrades for rolling millsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automation and drive modernisation for bar, wire rod and section rolling millsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Mill Control (rolling mill control)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Automation of reheating furnaces and heat treatment plantsHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Pusher furnace automation with drives and Level 2Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Potential quantification / analysis of existing installationsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Basic and detail engineering / electrical designEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Software development (technological standard modules and application-specific software)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing in own workshop/laboratory according to own plans and drawingsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| On-site installationAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Commissioning and start-upAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Optimisation service after commissioningEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Renewal of drives and switchgear systems (e.g. SIEMENS 6RA70, 6RA80 DC drives)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality management
GEVA automation has been certified to ISO 9001:2015 (DEKRA) since 08.06.2016 and applies the Six Sigma principle with the goal of near-zero defects.
| Evidence | Aachen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
Company history
- 1991
Founded as GEVA Gesellschaft für Energie-, Verfahrens- und Automatisierungstechnik with a focus on consulting and automation of reheating furnaces and heat treatment plants in the steel industry.
- 1992
Start of the partnership with Lech-Stahlwerke (Max Aicher Group) with pusher furnace projects in Meitingen.
- 2002
Foundation of the sister company ZAO GEVA Russia in December.
- 2003
Renaming to GEVA automation with a focus on process optimisation at long-product rolling mills.
- 2016
First ISO certification (ISO 9001:2015) on 08.06.2016.