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CIX, Inc.

Continuous Improvement Experts

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About the firm

CIX, Inc. is a metals industry consulting practice providing process improvement, technical advisory, training, and feasibility services to steelmakers and iron producers worldwide. Partners bring hands-on operating experience across electric arc furnaces, ladle metallurgy, continuous casting, blast furnaces, and alternate iron production, serving clients in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Firm type
Industrial Engineering · Process Engineering

People

Jeremy JonesPartner

Mark TrappPartner

Zane VossPartner

Jon McCauleyPartner

Capabilities

Strategic Planning

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  • New Product Markets
  • Equipment Selection
  • Greenfield or Brownfield Planning
  • Raw Material Requirements and Optimization
  • Increasing Competitiveness
  • Training Plan Development

Raw Materials Optimization

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  • Scrap Selection
  • Process Yield Improvement
  • Environmental Impact Reduction
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Material Handling Effectiveness
  • Scrap Specifications Development
  • Value-in-Use Calculations
  • Scrap Substitute Evaluation

Simulation

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  • Stochastic Simulation of Steelmaking Facilities
  • Greenfield Plant Layout Evaluation
  • De-bottlenecking of Existing Operations
  • Multi-strategy Cost Comparison
  • Process Equipment Impact Analysis

Steelmaking Equipment Optimization

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  • On-site Process Evaluation and Gap Analysis
  • On- and Off-site Troubleshooting
  • Electric Arc Furnaces (AC and DC)
  • Ladle Furnaces
  • Continuous Casters
  • Cupolas
  • Submerged Arc Furnaces
  • Blast Furnaces
  • Off-gas Systems
  • Burner and Oxygen Injection Systems
  • Carbon Injection and Slag Foaming Systems
  • Flux Handling and Injection Systems
  • Refractories
  • Alloy Handling Equipment
  • Degassers (Tank and RH)

Training

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  • Hourly Personnel Training
  • Technical Staff Training
  • Managerial Staff Training

Process Modelling

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Mass and energy balance modelling across steelmaking and iron production processes, including value-in-use calculations for raw materials and energy sources such as DRI and HBI.

Business Planning and Feasibility Studies

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  • Greenfield Plant Development Studies
  • Facility Rehabilitation Planning
  • Acquisition Analysis for Operating and Closed Facilities

Project Management

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Supports steel-industry capital projects and operating-facility work.

  • New Plant Construction
  • Facility Rehabilitation
  • Operating Facility Improvements

Recruitment

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Executive and technical recruitment for steelmaking and iron production operations.

Industries

Metals · Manufacturing · Industrial

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