Zenith Steel Group Company Limited was established in September 2001 and has since expanded to become a significant steel conglomerate with yearly sales close to 200 billion RMB. The company's operations include, among other things, steel smelting, steel processing, contemporary logistics, ecological agriculture, sports and education, hotels, and commerce. It is ranked 175th in the 2023 China Top 500 Enterprises, 83rd in the Top 500 Manufacturing Enterprises, and 8th among Jiangsu's Top 200 Private Enterprises. It has been listed in the China Top 500 Enterprises for nineteen consecutive years.

In recent years, the company's continuously growing business operations have urgently required digital transformation to enhance operational efficiency. Consequently, the company has adopted an industrial mobile computer-based steel production traceability system to achieve digital transformation in steel manufacturing, highlighting significant progress in the modernization of traditional manufacturing.

Traditional paper-based recording methods caused information flow delays, highlighting the need for production line data collection and management solutions. The inefficient manual processes affected overall plant efficiency and required urgent digital upgrading.

l Severe Information Silos: Data cannot be shared in real-time across departments.

l Lack of Production Transparency: Management decision-making lacks data support due to opaque production progress.

l Difficult Quality Tracing: Identifying the root cause of issues is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

The steel productionline mobile data collection solutions implemented by Zenith have increased production efficiency by 100% compared to conventional techniques. The industrial mobile devices production traceability system has significantly improved management effectiveness and operational transparency.

l Digitalization was accomplished, which resulted in a 100% increase in production efficiency over conventional techniques. 

l Made traceability possible, improving management effectiveness.

Zenith employs industrial mobile computers for steel production traceability throughout its manufacturing processes. Operators use Seuic mobile computers to record machine numbers and wet drawing trays for each production cycle, enabling comprehensive production line data collection and management.

Solution Details:

l Dedicated Terminals: Equip each key piece of equipment with a dedicated mobile data collection terminal.

l Real-time Data Upload: Production data is uploaded in real-time to a central management system.

l Full Lifecycle Traceability: Achieve end-to-end traceability for batch products throughout their entire lifecycle.

l Integrated Quality Data: Deeply bind quality data with the production processes.

Technical Advantages:

l Industrial-Grade Design: Features an industrial-grade protective design suitable for steel manufacturing environments.

l Offline Operation: Supports offline operation, ensuring uninterrupted data collection even during network outages.

l User-Friendly Interface: Boasts a simple and intuitive interface, reducing employee training costs.

l Seamless System Integration: Enables seamless integration with existing MES (Manufacturing Execution System) systems.