February 2025

A Team Effort to Solve Strip Surface Quality Issues From Hot Rolling Critical Applications by Eisenwerk Sulzau Werfen R&E Weinberger AG, Tata Steel IJmuiden B.V. and CRM Group (AISTech 2024) 

Best Practices for Planning and Executing Brownfield Projects by Hatch Associates Consultants Inc. (AISTech 2024)  

Bearing Selection to Improve Gearbox Reliability by The Timken Co. (AISTech 2024)

Application of Hot Rolling Lubricants to the Backup Rolls on Colakoglu Finishing Mill and the Comparison With General Work Roll Gap Lubrication Method by Çolakoğlu Metalurji AŞ. (AISTech 2024)

Microstructure Response to Intermediate Reheating in Hot Strip Processing (AIST Transactions) by CEIT-Basque Research and Technology Alliance, University of Navarra-Tecnun and U. S. Steel Research and Technology Center (3rd International Symposium on the Recent Developments in Plate Steels)

Digital Transformations:

Prioritized Anomaly Management in Steel Production Using Self-Supervised AI by Falkonry Inc.

March 2025

Zn-Bath Corrosion Behavior of the Martensitic Stainless Steels (1.4095-Type) After Variation of the Si and Cr Content in Comparison to the Ferrite-Free 316L Type (1.4409.01) by Kuhn Special Steel (AISTech 2024) 

Managing the Effects of Passline and Strip Shape on Metal Coatings by Hatch Ltd. (AISTech 2024)  

Strip Transport Digital Twin by Braho Machinery LLC (AISTech 2024)

Development of a New On-Line Sensor for Steel Surface Contamination by Sarclad and CRM (AISTech 2024)

Digital Transformations:

Advanced Strategies for Capacity Planning and Production Occupation: Marginal Cost and Productivity Optimization in the S&OP by Vallourec

April 2025

Methanation – An Opportunity to Recycle Carbon and More Efficiently Introduce Hydrogen to the Blast Furnace? by Hatch Ltd. (AISTech 2024) 

Three-Dimensional Shape Measurement of Coke Using a Medical X-Ray CT Scanner by Nippon Steel Corp. (AISTech 2024)  

Effect of the Porosity Distribution on the Industrial-Scale DRI Reforming Process by ArcelorMittal USA Research LLC (AISTech 2024)

Simulation-Aided Evaluation of Alternative Reducing Agent Conversion Experiments by TU Wien, K1-MET GmbH and voestalpine Stahl GmbH (AISTech 2024)

Digital Transformations:

Development of a System for Caster Segments Mileage Tracking at SSAB Iowa by SSAB Americas

May 2025

Enhanced Bottom Anode Monitoring in DC Electric Arc Furnaces Using Fiber-Optic Sensors by Missouri University of Science and Technology (AISTech 2024) 

Optimizing Supply Chain Scheduling in Steel Mills: An Algorithm Leveraging Digital Twin Technology by Enacom and Gerdau (AISTech 2024)  

A Friend in Need — A Friend Indeed: Successful AI Applications in Ironmaking by a Transparency Approach by Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH, voestalpine AG, K1-Met and Midrex Technologies Inc. (AISTech 2024)

Numerical Hot Rolling Simulations for Improvements in Flatness and Profile Control by Usiminas (AISTech 2024)

Digital Transformations:

Leveraging High-Speed Data, Analytics and AI at Plant Scale to Deliver Business Value in Steel Production by iba America LLC and Falkonry Inc.