Process Metrix, LLC., a part of the Vesuvius group
Process Metrix (PMC) principals have a 20-year history of instrumentation development for process industries and organizations world wide. Process Metrix is a technology-focused business located in the heart of California`s high-tech manufacturing base. The company principles represent a talented group of Masters and Ph. D. level engineers who have been working together since 1987, developing innovative laser instrumentation for process control. Our product line includes instruments that measure particle size and concentration (PPC, Siris™), camera systems for demanding viewing environments (ProVision) and laser scanners for refractory thickness monitoring (LCS).
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Process Monitoring
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
About Us
Steel plants and other metal producing facilities are large and capital-intense companies competing in the worldwide market. This highly competitive environment demands seamless operations and full control over the processes. Process Metrix solutions provide the tools which allow engineers and operating personnel to make decisions based on quantitative data, where previously, experience and naked eye measurements were the only options.
Process Metrix’ products provide remaining refractory thickness in any metallurgical vessel with highest accuracy. The ANTERIS laser scanner product line provides unique features and exceptional integration in our customer’s facilities.
ANTERIS is paired with our own State-of-the-Art HYPERION software suite, offering not only the best performance in the business but also unparalleled integration possibilities.
Process Metrix is part of the Vesuvius group. Our customer focus culture and historical worldwide presence offering one of the most comprehensive support networks in the industry. Our customers appreciate experiencing our service-minded and customer-centric culture before, during, and long after the project is complete.
Join them: use Process Metrix solutions to help yourself become a more efficient facility!
Laser Contouring Systems
Laser contouring systems are devices designed to measure the remaining thickness of refractory left in the lining of a metallurgical vessel. Its functional benefits include the following:
Safety
Prevent total loss of refractory in any area, which could result in potentially catastrophic loss of containment of the molten metal.
Productivity
Safely assess the remaining lifetime of the refractory lining and adjust its service life accordingly.
Efficiency
Allow precise refractory repair by targeting only the areas of highest wear for gunning/spraying, saving material and time.
About Process Metrix
Overview
Steel plants and other metal producing facilities are large and capital-intense companies competing in the worldwide market. This highly competitive environment demands seamless operations and full control over the processes. Process Metrix solutions can provide data which will allow engineers and operating personnel to make operation decisions based on quantitative data, where operator experience and naked eye “measurements” were the only options.
Process Metrix products measurements provide the thickness of remaining refractory on any metallurgical vessel. ANTERIS laser scanner products provide unique features and exceptional integration in our customer’s facilities. It is paired with our own state-of-the-art HYPERION software suite, offering not only the best performance in the business, but also unparalleled integration possibilities.
The software suite will assist your teams to follow the wear profile of the refractory in all parts of the scanned area. This high-quality display allows the operator to make quick GO/NO-GO decisions. The historical data processing capabilities are important to the plant refractory team to have the best possible tool for historical data processing. The accuracy of the data and display open the door to quality decision-making, leading to improved safety, productivity and efficiency.
History
Innovation Through Customer and Market Need.
The Process Metrix team has a culture of developing new instruments for industrial measurement and control. This has been an evolutionary process, where a concept along with customer need has often led to new ideas in unanticipated ways. We have learned that the proper operational interface for process applications is as important as the fundamental instrument technology.
Before its time with Vesuvius, Process Metrix had written many successful proposals to the major government agencies (DOE, DOD, NSF, NASA, EPA, NIH, AlS1). This funding initiated proof-of-concept for ideas, many of which have been turned into commercial operational instruments. Following development of basic prototypes, we have worked with numerous companies (e.g. IBM, Mobil Oil, Chevron, US Steel, Exxon, Merck, Canon, HP, etc.) on customized adaptations, or hybrids of our instrumentation for specific application needs.
Key Dates
- Late 1980’s and early 1990’s: Particle size/concentration measurement focus in close associations with government labs
- 1993: Collaborative effort with Sandia National Laboratories to develop instrumentation for molten metals industry:
- Two color pyrometry (bath temperature),
- Spectroscopy (BOF/EAF off-gas control),
- Range finding (refractory thickness measurement)
- Late 1990’s: Focus on refractory thickness measurements
- 2001: Seed funding from AISI and Vesuvius to develop first mobile Laser Contour
- Scanner system
- 2004: First international sale — ISDEMIR, Turkey
- 2005: First EAF installation
- 2006: First ladle installation
- 2008: Mobile system redesign
- 2011: ANTERIS launched at METEC
- 2014: Process Metrix, LLC acquired by Vesuvius
- 2016 – ANTERIS 300 introduced
- 2018 – ANTERIS 360 introduced
- 2020 – ANTERIS 360t introduced