CSN Training on LD Converters
Aiming at enhancing knowledge and adding more value to our employees’ professional and personal lives, AVB has provided technical visits to Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN), a company located in Rio de Janeiro. The visit, which lasts one week, has significantly improved the learning of professional activities by the attendees. “The technical visit to CSN was […]
IMPROVED MAINTENANCE
Autonomous maintenance The main purpose of Autonomous Maintenance is to make operators aware of the careful way he or she must handle his or her work equipment. Main concepts: 1-All employees are responsible for the maintenance and preservation of all equipment and facilities; 2-Every operator must “adopt” the machine he or she operates under the […]
STEEL IN FIGURES
LPG – Liquefied Petroleum Gas used for manufacturing steel pots and distributors. Consumption in 2016: 783.540 Kg Total cost in 2016: R$ 2.200,000 Did you know that AVB is the only company in Brazil that uses converter gas in replacement of LPG for heating pots? What benefits do we get when we use Converter Gas […]
QUALITY TOOLS
Flowchart Flowchart This is one of the Seven Quality Tools widely used in factories and industrial plants for the organization of products and processes. It is a type of diagram drawn in the form of charts which easily illustrate the transition of information among the elements that constitute it.
SHIPPING OF BILLETS
The year 2017 started with another important step towards the solidification of the AVB brand in the international steel market. In the first quarter of the year, three batches of billets were shipped to the foreign market. Good partnerships were established with large companies which recognize the quality of our product – ArcelorMittal Costa Rica […]
AVB’S TRAINING IN LAMINATION
In order to promote internal and external qualification and prepare professionals to work in the Lamination sector, AVB in partnership with SENAI opened the enrollment for the Training Course in Lamination. The enrollment period ended on April 17, 2017. The first group of students started classes on April 3; the scheduled start date for the […]
AVB’S INTERNAL TRAINING
AVB AF’s Transportation department, in partnership with Sotreq, has promoted training courses on the use, operation and knowledge of Caterpillar-branded equipment. The event was held for all the employees and managers of AVB AF’s transportation department. Every attendee had the opportunity to catch up on the new equipment and recycle the proper way of operation, […]
AVB’s OPERATIONAL TRAINING
In order to unify AVB and AVB AF, the operational training courses held every Tuesday with AVB’s rotating shift employees will be given to AVB and AVB AF’s employees, thus aligning concepts and strategies. These training courses have brought about important results in terms of improvement and qualification of the company’s employees.
THE “COFFEE WITH THE MANAGER” PROGRAM
The “Coffee with the Manager” program started in December 2016 at AVB. The aim of this program is to create a moment of closer proximity and exchange of information between workmates and the company management – whose current representative is Mr. Sandro Raposo. The Coffee with the Manager aims at promoting the unification and interaction […]
COST MANAGEMENT
2016 was effectively the first fruitful year for AVB – Aço Verde do Brasil’s segment of steel production. With the beginning of the activities, the need to implement a methodology for monitoring the costs generated was clear. Therefore, routine weekly meetings were held for cost monitoring. Our employees are key players for cost reduction, and […]
IMPLEMENTATION OF ISO 9001: 2015 AVB
A company’s quality management model must ensure product uniformity, with well-defined stages which comprise a unique process, from the design to the delivery of the product to customers, thus generating brand recognition and bringing satisfaction not only to the customer, but to the whole supply chain involved. In order to meet the customer’s needs and […]
AVB’S PROGRAM FOR HIRING APPRENTICES
AVB and its branches, in partnership with SENAI Açailândia, have hired 54 apprentices, 26 of which are apprentices in Electromechanics and 29 are apprentices in Metallurgy. The activities started in March and April 2017 and are scheduled for closure in December 2018. The students become employees of AVB and its branches; they receive payment proportional […]
