Software, equipment and engineering solutions for the steel and metals industry – from raw material optimization to automatic couplings.
qoncept technology GmbH
Leoben, AT · Coraopolis, PA, USNew on Amplifa
About qoncept
qoncept is a technology provider specialized in the steel and metals industry, headquartered in Leoben (Austria) with a US branch in Coraopolis, PA. The company combines expertise in metallurgy, mechanical engineering and software development and offers solutions along the entire steel plant process chain: software for raw material optimization (qontrol MAPS), Level-2 automation with digital twins (qontrol L2), Manufacturing Execution Systems (qontrol MES), ladle management systems (qontrol LMS) as well as intelligent camera sensors (qurve AI). In the equipment sector, qoncept manufactures and supplies automatic coupling systems (qouplerG for gas, qouplerM for multiple media, qouplerD for slide-gate drives), bin and silo systems as well as special machinery such as hydraulic manipulators. The service portfolio includes concept, basic and detail engineering, manufacturing, delivery, installation, commissioning and training, complemented by strength calculations/FEM simulations and consulting on metallurgical processes and digitalization strategies. Customers come from steel plants (EAF, LF, VOD, AOD, ingot casting, continuous casting), foundries and aluminium smelters; projects are documented in Austria, Germany, China, Europe and America.
- Site
- Leoben
- Processes
- Automatic gas coupling systems for steel ladles (qouplerG), Multi-media coupling systems for gas/liquid/hydraulics/power/signals (qouplerM), Automatic slide-gate coupling systems (qouplerD), Silo and bin systems including design, manufacturing, transport and installation, Engineering services (concept, basic and detail engineering for machinery and plants of, Strength calculations and finite element analyses (FEA), Software: raw material management and self-learning usage optimization (qontrol MAPS), Software: Level-2 automation and digital twins for steel production (qontrol L2)
- Materials
- Scrap, DRI/HBI, Alloys, Fluxes, FeNiMo, FeV, Calumet®, Ash
- Industries
- Steel industry / steel plants (EAF, LF, VOD, AOD, ingot casting, continuous, Foundries, Aluminium smelters, Metallurgy / special machinery construction
- 01
Consulting & feasibility studies
- 02
Concept, basic and detail engineering
- 03
Strength calculations / FEM simulations
- 04
Manufacturing
- 05
Delivery
- 06
Installation & commissioning
- 07
Training
- 08
Software integration & continuous optimization
Materials & Media
Steel
Material for coupling systems, bin/silo systems and special machinery in service under the harsh conditions of steel production.
Locations
Leoben
ATHeadquarters of qoncept technology GmbH & qoncept engineering GmbH (engineering, software, equipment)
- Materials
- Steel
- qouplerG / qouplerG1 / qouplerG3 automatic gas coupling systems
- qouplerM multi-media coupling systems
- qouplerD / qouplerDx slide-gate coupling systems
- qurve / qurve AI camera sensors
- Bins & silos (2 × 20 to 2 × 250 m³)
- Hydraulic manipulator with actuator coupling for TN flushing lance
Products & Systems
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic gas coupling systems for steel ladles (qouplerG)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Multi-media coupling systems for gas/liquid/hydraulics/power/signals (qouplerM)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Automatic slide-gate coupling systems (qouplerD)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Silo and bin systems including design, manufacturing, transport and installationAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Engineering services (concept, basic and detail engineering for machinery and plants ofEngineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Strength calculations and finite element analyses (FEA)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Software: raw material management and self-learning usage optimization (qontrol MAPS)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Scrap, DRI/HBI, Alloys, Fluxes |
| Software: Level-2 automation and digital twins for steel production (qontrol L2)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Software: Manufacturing Execution System (qontrol MES)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Software: ladle management system (qontrol LMS) incl. lifecycle and temperature managementEngineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Intelligent camera/sensor systems for ladle identification, tracking and breakout preventionTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Metallurgical process consulting and digitalization consulting (studies, feasibility studies,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic gas coupling systems (qouplerG) | qoncept qouplerG / qouplerG1 / qouplerG3 | – | – | – | Leoben, Austria |
| Multi-media coupling systems (qouplerM) | qoncept qouplerM | – | – | – | Leoben, Austria |
| Automatic slide-gate coupling systems (qouplerD) | qoncept qouplerD / qouplerDx | – | – | – | Leoben, Austria |
| Hydraulic manipulator with actuator coupling for TN flushing lance | qoncept | – | – | – | Leoben, Austria |
| Intelligent camera sensors (qurve) with embedded computing, cooling and protective housing | qoncept qurve / qurve AI | – | – | – | Leoben, Austria |
| Silo/bin systems (bins & silos) | qoncept | – | Sizes from 2 x 20 to 2 x 250 m³ | – | Leoben, Austria |
Additional services
History
- 2022
Technical evaluation of continuous casting operation and plant setup at a producer of high-alloy tool steels in China