In industrial terms, iron and steel production can be defined as melting iron ore or scrap and applying processes such as casting, rolling, forging, heat treatment and protective coating to produce reinforcing bars, structural profiles, wire products, pipes, sheet and plate. Because steel can be produced at a lower cost than many other metals while offering high strength, the industry supplies essential raw materials to strategically important sectors including defence, heavy machinery, transportation, construction, white goods, automotive and shipbuilding.
Türkiye's steel industry is strategically important because of its high export value, direct and indirect contribution to employment, and role as a raw-material supplier to other industries. Like many sectors, modern iron and steel production makes extensive use of automation. Automation ensures that processes using energy, people, equipment and infrastructure operate smoothly, accurately and consistently to transform raw and semi-finished materials into finished steel products. As the industry is fundamentally a systematic economic activity, its objective is to maximise value by producing greater volumes of high-quality products with lower cost and shorter lead times. Expanding automation is therefore a critical priority.
Builds control infrastructure designed for high temperatures, vibration and dust.
Provides precise positioning and safe synchronisation for material-handling operations.
Reduces unplanned downtime through condition-based maintenance and process monitoring.
Coils produced in iron and steel plants are often too large and wide for direct customer use. They must be slit to narrower widths, cut to the required length and sometimes tensioned into different coil dimensions. Weighing may also be required at various process stages. Oskon Automation provides solutions for:
- Slitting Lines
- Cut-to-Length Lines
- Tension Levelling Lines
- Weighing Lines
- Rolling Mills
- Aluminium Casting Lines
- Cooling Tower Processes
We deliver automation engineering and implementation services across these applications.
Most water used in integrated iron and steel plants supports cooling and cleaning. In this high-temperature, water-intensive industry, process-level monitoring and control can reduce process-water consumption, wastewater volume and energy use. Oskon Automation supports these objectives through automation projects for cooling towers.
The demanding operating conditions of iron and steel plants require purpose-built lifting and handling systems. Hazardous loads, high temperatures and intensive, high-speed operation demand cranes with high duty classifications. These cranes can be specially engineered using robust equipment and automation systems to withstand harsh environments. Oskon Automation delivers unmanned crane applications for these operations.
Oskon Automation also has a strong iron and steel reference base including Erdemir, Ersem, İsdemir, Kardemir, Borçelik, Cenk Endüstri, Çolakoğlu Metalurji and Ekinciler.