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    "publication_status": "qualification_required",
    "generated_date": "2026-07-28",
    "last_verified": "2026-07-21",
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    "confidential_fields_excluded": true,
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    "name": "Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers",
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    "market": {
      "market_entity_id": "MKT-m24",
      "market_name": "Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers",
      "human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/industrial-vacuuming-solutions-industry/",
      "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Engineering / EHS"
    },
    "portfolio_summary": {
      "scenario_count": 8,
      "control_modes": [
        "Bulk Recovery + Pre-Separation",
        "Settled Debris Housekeeping",
        "Airborne Dust Source Capture",
        "Alternative Control Required",
        "Overhead, Pit or Hard-Access Recovery",
        "Central / Multi-Point Vacuum Network"
      ],
      "primary_categories": [
        "Continuous-Duty Three-Phase & High-Power Vacuums",
        "Industrial Dust Collectors & Source Capture",
        "Engineering / alternative control",
        "Mobile Wet & Dry Industrial Vacuums",
        "Centralized Vacuum Systems"
      ]
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      {
        "scenario_id": "SCN-M24-0205",
        "market_code": "M24",
        "market_name": "Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers",
        "department_or_area": "Rolling / finishing line",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Scale cleanup",
        "application_use_case": "Mill scale and metal-fines recovery",
        "material_examples": "mill scale, metal fines",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-02",
        "parent_material_family_name": "Metal Chips, Swarf & Turnings",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-11",
        "control_mode": "Bulk Recovery + Pre-Separation",
        "primary_category_id": "CC-02",
        "primary_category_name": "Continuous-Duty Three-Phase & High-Power Vacuums",
        "product_family_group": "PF-HEAVY",
        "candidate_product_count": 5,
        "candidate_products": "PUMA 20 SP; PUMA 30 P SP; PUMA 35 P SP; TX 550 P SP; TX 750 SP",
        "qualification_questions": "bulk density; abrasiveness; volume; chunk size; separator efficiency; filter protection; discharge container and handling",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "A pre-separator protects the system but is not the vacuum source; abrasive wear and discharge must be qualified.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "Material hazard, abrasion and handling review",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Engineering / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P0",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/primary-metals-steel-mills-service-centers.json#SCN-M24-0205",
        "answer_summary": "For mill scale and metal-fines recovery in Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers, resolve bulk density; abrasiveness; volume; chunk size; separator efficiency; filter protection; discharge container and handling. The control method is bulk recovery + pre-separation; route to continuous-duty three-phase & high-power vacuums only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "First-party proof linked at market/product level",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "status": "Complete"
      },
      {
        "scenario_id": "SCN-M24-0206",
        "market_code": "M24",
        "market_name": "Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers",
        "department_or_area": "Slitting / cutting line",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Scrap cleanup",
        "application_use_case": "Metal strip, cutoffs and fines recovery",
        "material_examples": "strip, chips, fines",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-02",
        "parent_material_family_name": "Metal Chips, Swarf & Turnings",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-02",
        "control_mode": "Settled Debris Housekeeping",
        "primary_category_id": "CC-02",
        "primary_category_name": "Continuous-Duty Three-Phase & High-Power Vacuums",
        "product_family_group": "PF-HEAVY",
        "candidate_product_count": 5,
        "candidate_products": "PUMA 20 SP; PUMA 30 P SP; PUMA 35 P SP; TX 550 P SP; TX 750 SP",
        "qualification_questions": "material mix; wet/dry state; particle or piece size; volume per shift; duty cycle; collection and disposal method",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "Do not confuse settled housekeeping with source capture; department-specific hazards override a general vacuum recommendation.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "SDS, exposure, combustible-dust and waste review by department",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Engineering / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P0",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/primary-metals-steel-mills-service-centers.json#SCN-M24-0206",
        "answer_summary": "For metal strip, cutoffs and fines recovery in Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers, resolve material mix; wet/dry state; particle or piece size; volume per shift; duty cycle; collection and disposal method. The control method is settled debris housekeeping; route to continuous-duty three-phase & high-power vacuums only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "First-party proof linked at market/product level",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "status": "Complete"
      },
      {
        "scenario_id": "SCN-M24-0207",
        "market_code": "M24",
        "market_name": "Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers",
        "department_or_area": "Grinding / conditioning",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Dust source capture",
        "application_use_case": "Metal grinding-dust capture",
        "material_examples": "metal oxide, abrasive dust",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-13",
        "parent_material_family_name": "Welding Fumes, Smoke & Grinding Dust",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-03",
        "control_mode": "Airborne Dust Source Capture",
        "primary_category_id": "CC-07",
        "primary_category_name": "Industrial Dust Collectors & Source Capture",
        "product_family_group": "PF-DUST",
        "candidate_product_count": 7,
        "candidate_products": "DF22; DF22 SP; DF40; DF40 SP; AF 40; AF 55; AF 75",
        "qualification_questions": "source geometry; required airflow/capture velocity; dust loading; particle behavior; filter cleaning; discharge; explosion/fire controls",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "A housekeeping vacuum is not an engineered dust collector or ventilation system.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "Exposure, ventilation, fire/explosion and collector-system engineering review",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Engineering / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P0",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/dust-collectors/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/primary-metals-steel-mills-service-centers.json#SCN-M24-0207",
        "answer_summary": "For metal grinding-dust capture in Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers, resolve source geometry; required airflow/capture velocity; dust loading; particle behavior; filter cleaning; discharge; explosion/fire controls. The control method is airborne dust source capture; route to industrial dust collectors & source capture only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "First-party proof linked at market/product level",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/dust-collectors/",
        "status": "Complete"
      },
      {
        "scenario_id": "SCN-M24-0208",
        "market_code": "M24",
        "market_name": "Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers",
        "department_or_area": "Finishing floor",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Housekeeping",
        "application_use_case": "Settled grinding dust and scale",
        "material_examples": "metal dust, scale",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-13",
        "parent_material_family_name": "Welding Fumes, Smoke & Grinding Dust",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-02",
        "control_mode": "Settled Debris Housekeeping",
        "primary_category_id": "CC-02",
        "primary_category_name": "Continuous-Duty Three-Phase & High-Power Vacuums",
        "product_family_group": "PF-HEAVY",
        "candidate_product_count": 5,
        "candidate_products": "PUMA 20 SP; PUMA 30 P SP; PUMA 35 P SP; TX 550 P SP; TX 750 SP",
        "qualification_questions": "material mix; wet/dry state; particle or piece size; volume per shift; duty cycle; collection and disposal method",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "Do not confuse settled housekeeping with source capture; department-specific hazards override a general vacuum recommendation.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "SDS, exposure, combustible-dust and waste review by department",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Engineering / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P0",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/primary-metals-steel-mills-service-centers.json#SCN-M24-0208",
        "answer_summary": "For settled grinding dust and scale in Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers, resolve material mix; wet/dry state; particle or piece size; volume per shift; duty cycle; collection and disposal method. The control method is settled debris housekeeping; route to continuous-duty three-phase & high-power vacuums only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "First-party proof linked at market/product level",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "status": "Complete"
      },
      {
        "scenario_id": "SCN-M24-0209",
        "market_code": "M24",
        "market_name": "Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers",
        "department_or_area": "Pickling / wet process",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Wet cleanup",
        "application_use_case": "Liquid and residue compatibility review",
        "material_examples": "water, scale, chemical residue",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-01",
        "parent_material_family_name": "Coolant, Oil, Liquids & Sludge",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-14",
        "control_mode": "Alternative Control Required",
        "primary_category_name": "Engineering / alternative control",
        "product_family_group": "PF-NONE",
        "candidate_product_count": 0,
        "qualification_questions": "material identity; process source; chemistry; temperature; airborne versus settled state; regulatory and engineering controls",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "Do not force an industrial vacuum recommendation when another control technology is required.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "SDS, industrial hygiene, ventilation or alternative-control engineering",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Engineering / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P0",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/industrial-vacuuming-solutions-industry/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/primary-metals-steel-mills-service-centers.json#SCN-M24-0209",
        "answer_summary": "For liquid and residue compatibility review in Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers, resolve material identity; process source; chemistry; temperature; airborne versus settled state; regulatory and engineering controls. The control method is alternative control required; route to engineering / alternative control only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "Proof gap: Labs test or case study recommended",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/industrial-vacuuming-solutions-industry/",
        "status": "Complete"
      },
      {
        "scenario_id": "SCN-M24-0210",
        "market_code": "M24",
        "market_name": "Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers",
        "department_or_area": "Maintenance pits",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Hard access",
        "application_use_case": "Pit and trench debris recovery",
        "material_examples": "oil, water, scale, sludge",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-16",
        "parent_material_family_name": "General Mixed Industrial Debris",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-12",
        "control_mode": "Overhead, Pit or Hard-Access Recovery",
        "primary_category_id": "CC-01",
        "primary_category_name": "Mobile Wet & Dry Industrial Vacuums",
        "product_family_group": "PF-WETDRY",
        "candidate_product_count": 5,
        "candidate_products": "M100; M PRO; MINIBULL; WD 132P; WD AIR",
        "qualification_questions": "access opening; vertical lift; hose length; reach; debris condition; ergonomics; fall/confined-space controls",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "Vacuum selection does not replace fall protection, confined-space or access procedures.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "Access, fall protection, confined-space and exposure review",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Engineering / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P1",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/wet-and-dry-industrial-vacuum-cleaners/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/primary-metals-steel-mills-service-centers.json#SCN-M24-0210",
        "answer_summary": "For pit and trench debris recovery in Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers, resolve access opening; vertical lift; hose length; reach; debris condition; ergonomics; fall/confined-space controls. The control method is overhead, pit or hard-access recovery; route to mobile wet & dry industrial vacuums only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "First-party proof linked at market/product level",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/wet-and-dry-industrial-vacuum-cleaners/",
        "status": "Complete"
      },
      {
        "scenario_id": "SCN-M24-0211",
        "market_code": "M24",
        "market_name": "Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers",
        "department_or_area": "Service center warehouse",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Housekeeping",
        "application_use_case": "Dust, banding and metal debris cleanup",
        "material_examples": "metal flakes, packaging, dust",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-16",
        "parent_material_family_name": "General Mixed Industrial Debris",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-02",
        "control_mode": "Settled Debris Housekeeping",
        "primary_category_id": "CC-01",
        "primary_category_name": "Mobile Wet & Dry Industrial Vacuums",
        "product_family_group": "PF-WETDRY",
        "candidate_product_count": 5,
        "candidate_products": "M100; M PRO; MINIBULL; WD 132P; WD AIR",
        "qualification_questions": "material mix; wet/dry state; particle or piece size; volume per shift; duty cycle; collection and disposal method",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "Do not confuse settled housekeeping with source capture; department-specific hazards override a general vacuum recommendation.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "SDS, exposure, combustible-dust and waste review by department",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Engineering / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P1",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/wet-and-dry-industrial-vacuum-cleaners/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/primary-metals-steel-mills-service-centers.json#SCN-M24-0211",
        "answer_summary": "For dust, banding and metal debris cleanup in Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers, resolve material mix; wet/dry state; particle or piece size; volume per shift; duty cycle; collection and disposal method. The control method is settled debris housekeeping; route to mobile wet & dry industrial vacuums only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "First-party proof linked at market/product level",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/wet-and-dry-industrial-vacuum-cleaners/",
        "status": "Complete"
      },
      {
        "scenario_id": "SCN-M24-0212",
        "market_code": "M24",
        "market_name": "Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers",
        "department_or_area": "Plant-wide mill",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Central system",
        "application_use_case": "Centralized heavy-metal housekeeping",
        "material_examples": "scale, fines, chips",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-02",
        "parent_material_family_name": "Metal Chips, Swarf & Turnings",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-05",
        "control_mode": "Central / Multi-Point Vacuum Network",
        "primary_category_id": "CC-06",
        "primary_category_name": "Centralized Vacuum Systems",
        "product_family_group": "PF-CENTRAL",
        "candidate_product_count": 22,
        "candidate_products": "CVS 40P; CVS 55P; CVS 75; CVS 110 P; CVS 125 P; CVS 150; CVS 185; CVS 200 P; CVS 250; CVS 300 ROOTS; CVS 370 ROOTS; HF 10; HF 15P; HF 18; HF 30P; HF 35P; HF 300; PUMA FIX 10; PUMA FIX 15P; PUMA FIX 20; DF FIX 55 SP; DF FIX 75 SP",
        "qualification_questions": "pickup points; simultaneous users; equivalent distance; vertical lift; material velocity; filtration; separation; discharge; controls",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "Do not size a central network without simultaneous-use, piping, separation and material-velocity calculations.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "Facility hazard zoning, system controls and engineering approval",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Engineering / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P0",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/centralized-vacuum-systems/system-design-engineering/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/primary-metals-steel-mills-service-centers.json#SCN-M24-0212",
        "answer_summary": "For centralized heavy-metal housekeeping in Primary Metals, Steel Mills & Service Centers, resolve pickup points; simultaneous users; equivalent distance; vertical lift; material velocity; filtration; separation; discharge; controls. The control method is central / multi-point vacuum network; route to centralized vacuum systems only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "First-party proof linked at market/product level",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/centralized-vacuum-systems/system-design-engineering/",
        "status": "Complete"
      }
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