Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) has commissioned Primetals Technologies to implement an automation system upgrade at its five-meter plate mill in Angul, Odisha province, India.
The level one and two automation upgrade includes the advanced SIMATIC S7-1500 control system and the latest WinCC software, both part of the completely integrated automation (TIA) portal.
Primetals Technologies will supply new hardware and migrate the existing application software for the mill’s main rolling area.
This marks the first-ever installation of this automation platform at a plate mill of this size in India.
JSP’s five-meter plate mill has a capacity of 1.2 million tons annually and produces plates ranging from five to 350 millimetres in thickness and 900 to 4,800 millimetres in width.
Currently, the outdated automation system at the Angul site is a major cause of unwanted downtime for JSP.
Installing the latest hardware and software will improve production stability and allow for seamless integration of future system updates.
The project is scheduled for the first quarter of 2026.
