Sumit Kumar Hota
Pellet Plant Strategic Optimization & Turnaround Specialist
- Role
- Plant Head- Pellet & Beneficiation at Tata Steel
- Location
- Jamshedpur, JH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sumit Kumar Hota
Over 19 years of operation and research experience in the Agglomeration Process. Strong operation professional, Skilled in Pellet plant Process Engineering, Commissioning, and Operations. Experience in Commissioning and Operation of pellet plant both Straight grate and Grate kiln technologies. Led a team for stabilization of 6MTPA straight grate plant and 1.2 MTPA grate-kiln plant.Expert in Pelletizing of iron ore, chromite ore, sintering of Iron ore fines.Briquetting of steel plant byproducts for its effective recycling. Developed two new agglomerates for blast furnaces from steel plant waste materials.Competency in Data Analysis and interpretation, Statistical Process Control, Process Optimization, Mass and Heat balance models.Published 15 technical papers in various international & national journals and conferences and filed 12 patents and 1 trademark in the domain of agglomeration.Specialities: Operations, Process diagnosis, Alternate agglomeration techniques
Experience
Plant Head- Pellet & Beneficiation
Dec 2022 — Present · Jamshedpur, IN
Project: Revival of 1.2 MTPA Pellet Plant (Non-operational since 2018)Spearheaded plant revival post-acquisition of Usha Martin by Tata steel limited, including mechanical restoration, electrical checks, and system diagnosticsOptimized induration furnace and grinding circuit to stabilize throughputLed process redesigns and implemented critical modifications to resolve legacy design issue Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure safe and efficient commissioning Achieved production beyond rated capacity within 3 months of revival
Education
Bhilai Institute of Technology (BIT), Durg
Bachalore of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
2002 — 2006
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