hbo internship Development of a simulation tool for setup calculations in galvanizing lines

What's your job?

TATA Steel Netherlands is an integrated steel plant, which produces both hot and cold rolled steel strips. The cold rolled strips are often processed further in our hot dip galvanizing lines to achieve the desired corrosion resistant properties by the formation of a thin Zinc layer at the surface of the steel strip. 
The temper mill (TM) is a deformation process, where the strip is forced through a set of rolls. The gap between the rolls is slightly smaller than the entry thickness of the strip, resulting in thickness reduction. The strip gets thinner but also longer due to the conservation of mass (strip widening is negligible).

A temper mill has three functions: 
1.    sufficient plastic (permanent) deformation of the strip to improve its mechanical properties 
2.    imprint roughness on the strip by textured work rolls (WR) 
3.    correct strip flatness imperfections. TM is among the final steps of the downstream operations. 

Thus, failing to achieve the targeted elongation, roughness, and/or flatness means that the customer requirements are not met. The material might be rejected which has a detrimental environmental and economic impact. In addition, the ever stringent customer requirements push the available process window to the limits to achieve those targets. 
The assignment focuses on the temper mill setup model, which calculates the required process parameters to achieve the specified elongation and roughness. The predictive models currently used are obtained by regression, including an adaption factor based on past coils. 
 

Is this you?

• hbo student who follows Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• Looking for an internship for 3-6 months

What do we offer?

We offer you a paid internship with proper guidance. In consultation with you, we start with drawing up your assignment to make sure that it fits the requirements of your university. You can count on a no-nonsense and result-oriented organization, within which you can make a concrete contribution to the realisation of improvement objectives.

During your training period you can regularly participate in events such as student tours and lunch lectures. We also offer the possibility to make use of our Library Services. When you are in your final Master of Bachelor internship, you can temporarily become part of our internal Association for young professionals "The Magnet".

Apply or learn more?

Does this assignment appeal to you? Then contact our Campus Recruiter Sophie Scheltinga at 0650043042 or Sophie.scheltinga@tatasteeleurope.com.
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