We have just delivered, installed and commissioned Reveal TAP system to a new customer. This steel plant needed to monitor and estimate the molten steel levels in the ladle after the tapping from the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) and the steel mass. A fixed camera was...

Last week, our expert metallurgist Juha Roininen participated in the third meeting of SUPPORT - CAST project, at one the participants premise in Spain. SUPPORT - CAST aims to develop online-monitoring systems and numerical models to identify defects during the steel...

With our demo projects, it is possible to have a quick glimpse to the benefits that you get with our Reveal products installed at your production line. During a typical Reveal CAST demo (2 - 5 days) we demonstrate the technical performance of our surface inspection...

We have upgraded our Reveal CAST brochure. Check out the new features and benefits of Reveal CAST! Reveal CAST is a total solution for surface quality monitoring. It covers processes from continuous casting to the final product. Download our Reveal CAST brochure at:...

Reveal CAST has been installed to image the top and bottom side of slabs in a record time of only 4 days. This customer is a steel producer and we are expecting a successful commissioning of this project in the upcoming months. Reveal CAST can be used to visualize and...

Sapotech solutions are versatile and they can be customized to our customer´s specific needs. For example, a new application for Reveal TAP has been developed with one of our key customers in a new location in the steel production. The new Reveal TAP solution enables...

A meeting of the European project: Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) was held in Italy last month at the location of our partner Feralpi. Interesting discussions and conclusions were achieved during this meeting where Sapotech experts Juha Roininen and Paavo...

Our experts Dr. Paavo Hooli and Chief Metallurgist Juha Roininen had two presentations at the 7th International Congress on Science and Technology of Steel Making (ICS2018) in Venice, last week. Dr. Hooli explained how Reveal CAST can help the surface quality...

Sapotech experts Dr. Paavo Hooli and Chief Metallurgist Juha Roininen will have presentations at the ICS2018 in Venice on 13-15 June. This event will take place at the Venice Mestre mainland, at NH Laguna Palace and it gathers researchers and experts involved in the...

For the first time Sapotech participated in an exposition together with Vesuvius. This is the beginning of a fruitful co-operation to provide customers with a complete, state-of-the-art solutions for steel production. We would like to thank all the experts who visited...

Dr. Paavo Hooli, Sapotech’s Senior Adviser, was granted the award for the best presentation at the International Workshop of Surface Quality of Continuously Cast Products (IWSQ 2016) in Bergamo, Italy. His presentation included examples of changes in the surface...

Consistent and high slab quality is one of the cornerstones for high-quality final products as well as for efficient production and for short lead times. It is known that some of the events that may cause surface defects can be seen from the process data, such as...

After successful operation of Reveal CAST in the continuous casting line with improved slab quality, one of our key customers requested two additional systems to be installed to their hot rolling mill. By having Reveal CAST in continuous casting and in hot rolling,...

We are happy to announce our participation as a co-exhibitor in AISTech2018. The event will take place at the Pennsylvania Convention Centre, Philadelphia in USA during 7 – 10 of May. You can find us at Vesuvius booth #2625. AISTech2018 gathers world top steel...

We are happy to welcome Dr. Iikka Salmela to join the growing Sapotech team. Iikka will be working as an Image Algorithm Specialist, strengthening the capabilities of our Reveal PLATFORM. Iikka has a solid background in biophysics from the University of Oulu. “My...

Through this cooperation, Vesuvius will distribute, under an exclusive arrangement, Sapotech’s Reveal products to Central Europe, Asia and the Americas, helping Sapotech to expand and accelerate their market development. Furthermore, collaboration between experts from...

We are pleased to announce that D. Sc. (Tech.) Hannu Suopajärvi has been appointed as the new sales director of Sapotech, effective from February 1st. Hannu has an extensive experience in the metal and steel industry from both research and production perspectives, and...

As the year comes to an end, we would like to wish our customers, partners and investors a wonderful holiday and to thank them for their continuous support and trust. 2017 was a very successful year. We participated in several conferences across Europe and our...