{"id":2903,"date":"2026-06-23T10:51:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artelnics.com\/case_studies\/celsa-rolling-furnace-digital-twin\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T11:22:07","slug":"celsa-rolling-furnace-digital-twin","status":"publish","type":"case_studies","link":"https:\/\/artelnics.com\/case_studies\/celsa-rolling-furnace-digital-twin\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a digital twin of a rolling furnace"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.atl-case{font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;color:#17384d;line-height:1.68;max-width:980px;margin:0 auto;padding:20px 18px 44px}\n.atl-case h2{font-family:Outfit,Arial,sans-serif;color:#17384d;margin:34px 0 10px;font-size:30px;line-height:1.2}\n.atl-case p{font-size:18px;margin:0 0 16px}\n.atl-case .lead{font-size:22px;color:#244f68;margin:6px 0 26px}\n.atl-case .meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;margin:0 0 28px}\n.atl-case .tag{background:#e9f5fa;color:#1e5374;border:1px solid #cbe7f2;border-radius:999px;padding:7px 12px;font-weight:700;font-size:14px}\n.atl-case .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:18px;margin:24px 0}\n.atl-case .card{background:#f7fafc;border:1px solid #dbe8ee;border-radius:8px;padding:18px}\n.atl-case .card strong{display:block;font-family:Outfit,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;color:#1e5374;margin-bottom:6px}\n.atl-case figure{margin:28px 0;text-align:center}\n.atl-case img{max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:8px;border:1px solid #dbe8ee}\n.atl-case figcaption{font-size:14px;color:#5f7583;margin-top:8px}\n@media(max-width:760px){.atl-case .grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.atl-case h2{font-size:25px}.atl-case p{font-size:16px}.atl-case .lead{font-size:19px}}\n<\/style>\n<article class=\"atl-case\">\n<p class=\"lead\">A digital twin models furnace behavior to understand billet temperature, gas consumption and process optimization opportunities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"meta\">\n    <span class=\"tag\">Steel manufacturing<\/span><br \/>\n    <span class=\"tag\">Digital twin<\/span><br \/>\n    <span class=\"tag\">Process optimization<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<h2>Challenge<\/h2>\n<p>Continuous rolling furnaces involve high temperatures, several zones and moving billets. Operators need to understand how process settings affect billet temperature and energy consumption.<\/p>\n<h2>Data<\/h2>\n<p>The model used furnace-zone temperatures, gas-flow information, billet properties, speed and process geometry, combining physical knowledge with measured plant data.<\/p>\n<h2>Solution<\/h2>\n<p>Artelnics developed a digital twin based on differential-equation models and data validation, comparing modeling approaches and relating furnace settings to process behavior.<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"card\"><strong>Core model<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Temperature evolution of billets across furnace zones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><strong>Optimization lever<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gas flow, zone temperature and speed settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Results<\/h2>\n<p>The digital twin gives engineers a practical tool to study furnace operation, evaluate scenarios and identify opportunities to reduce energy use while preserving product quality.<\/p>\n<h2>Illustrations<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/artelnics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/celsa_twin_temp.jpg\" alt=\"Temperature comparison in the rolling furnace\"><figcaption>Furnace temperature comparison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/artelnics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/celsa_twin_gas.jpg\" alt=\"Gas consumption versus furnace temperature\"><figcaption>Gas flow and temperature<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A digital twin models furnace behavior to understand billet temperature, gas consumption and process optimization opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2913,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[],"class_list":["post-2903","case_studies","type-case_studies","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artelnics.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/case_studies\/2903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artelnics.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/case_studies"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artelnics.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/case_studies"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/artelnics.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/case_studies\/2903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2914,"href":"https:\/\/artelnics.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/case_studies\/2903\/revisions\/2914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artelnics.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/2913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artelnics.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artelnics.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}