A few days ago, the first domestic lightweight hot blast furnace inspection robot designed independently by the Equipment Department was officially put on duty at the No. A and B blast furnaces in the North District of the Ironmaking General Plant. These intelligent hot blast furnace inspection robots with independent intellectual property rights can effectively break through the problem of real-time monitoring of the operating status of hot blast furnaces and ensure the safety and stability of blast furnaces.

The hot blast furnace is an important piece of equipment for blast furnace production. The stability of its operating status is directly related to the level of lean and efficient production. The hot blast furnaces of No. A and B blast furnaces in the North District of the General Ironmaking Plant are externally fired. The surface condition and temperature of the bellows between the combustion chamber and the regenerator on the top of the hot blast furnace are the key to operational monitoring. Once out of control, the pipe may explode. Splash accidents affect blast furnace production. Until now, tracking the operating status of hot blast stoves has relied on manual hand-held infrared thermometers and visual point inspections. Due to its heavy workload, open-air, high-altitude, high-temperature working environment, as well as the impact of severe weather such as strong winds, rain, snow, thunder and lightning, the physical strength, energy and professionalism of point inspection personnel are extremely demanding, and intelligent hot blast stove inspection It is under this challenge that the inspection robot came into being.

The technical team of the Equipment Department took advantage of the innovation and spent 45 days and invested more than 100,000 yuan to effectively solve the problem of real-time monitoring of the operating status of the hot blast furnace. It is reported that this hot blast stove inspection robot is windproof, rainproof, high temperature resistant, integrates digitalization and visualization, and has the characteristics of 24-hour real-time monitoring. It can realize permanent storage of inspection data, trend analysis, traceability of the degradation process, on-site pictures and Abnormal alarm real-time visualization and other functions. The official "launch" of this robot will play an active role in eliminating 3D jobs and assisting lean and efficient production.