Strip annealing optimization software

Increase Productivity, Save Energy, and Improve Quality with CAPS™ Software.

- Master the management of your anneal shop.
- Get 10% more production without adding furnaces.
- Reduce energy costs by 10% or more using software.
- Improve coil-to-coil variability and reduce defects.
- Use on any brand of furnace (not just RAD-CON).
- Less than a one-year project payback (for shops > 250kt/y).

Since the first model was developed in 1978, RAD-CON's Computerized Annealing Processing Software (CAPS™) has been optimizing annealing shops that use all major furnace brands. Today, RAD-CON’s CAPS™ processes million tons of steel per year on thousands of annealing bases, including modern hydrogen annealing facilities.

More about CAPS

Three layers of optimization apply to the anneal shop. CAPS™ handles each of these layers with different software modules:

- Coil Heating & Cooling: CAPS™ uses internal coil temperature predictions to make cycle decisions. Ensures coils meet surface and mechanical property requirements in the most efficient manner.

- Inventory & Stacking: CAPS™ builds smarter stacks and prevents over-annealing. Considers individual coil’s needs and the charge as a whole. Add-on modules improve cleanliness and strip adhesion issues.

- Shop Optimization: CAPS™ analyzes data from Layers 1 & 2, evaluates equipment and manpower to orchestrate and manage the complete shop to achieve new BAF efficiencies.