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Industry 4.0
Stories about the people and technology driving the fourth Industrial Revolution.
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Gerdau Orders New MES for Ouro Branco Mill
01 July 2020 - PSI Metals and Primetals Technologies have been contracted to install a new manufacturing execution system (MES) for Gerdau’s Ouro Branco facility in Brazil.
Acquisition Expands SMS group’s Digital Efficiency, Sustainability Offerings
01 July 2020 - SMS group is acquiring two Brazilian industrial tech companies and will merge them to create a competency center for industrial digitalization in Latin America.
This Digital Duo is Punching Up Severstal’s Pickling Production
29 June 2020 - Severstal believes that two digital tools developed in-house could tease an additional 80,000 metric tons of production out of one of its continuous pickling lines, the company reports.
Tenova, ORI Martin Partner Up on Smart Factory Project
23 June 2020 - Italian special steel producer ORI Martin is collaborating with Tenova on a project to transform the steelmaker’s Brescia plant into a smart factory.
Primetals Technologies Adds Three New Users of Caster Software
17 June 2020 - Primetals Technologies has sold its third subscription license for its continuous casting process optimization software in recent months, the company reports.
Gerdau, Robotics Specialist Form Strategic Partnership
10 June 2020 - Building on a five-year relationship, Gerdau has struck up a strategic partnership with Italian robotics specialist Polytec Robotics to develop new products and solutions.
Here’s Where Steel Industry Digitalization Can Have the Biggest Impact
21 May 2020 - New digital tools have the potential to greatly change steel production, but they perhaps have the most potential in two key areas, energy consumption and carbon reduction, according to Katja Windt, chief digital officer for SMS group.
Noodle.ai CEO: Mills That Adopt AI Will See Returns. But the Size and Speed of the Payoff Depends.
19 May 2020 - There are dividends to be had in applying artificial intelligence (AI) to steel mill operations, but the pace and degree of those returns depends on the operation to which the technology is applied, according to Stephen Pratt, chief executive of data science and artificial intelligence firm Noodle.ai.
Nippon Steel Explores Quantum Computing
20 April 2020 - Nippon Steel Corp. has begun collaborating with a developer of quantum software, the developer has announced.
Chinese Mill Upgrades Caster Automation, Plant Controls
31 March 2020 - China’s Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd. has commissioned a new integrated control center (ICC) to run a casting plant at its Shanghai steel works.
Startup Lands Contract to Create Steel Tracking Blockchain
21 January 2020 - A Toronto, Ont., Canada-based startup has been awarded a Canadian government contract to develop a prototype blockchain for tracking steel through the supply chain.
ArcelorMittal USA Forms Digitalization Steering Committee
20 January 2020 - Looking for competitive advantages, ArcelorMittal USA has begun to embrace industry digitalization and has created a steering committee to guide its efforts at its U.S. plants.
ABB Launches Longs-Specific Mill Optimization Service
20 January 2020 - Automation technology specialist ABB has created a new digital service designed to help long products rolling mills reach new levels of performance in terms of yield, quality and productivity.
Noodle.ai, SMS digital Release AI-Driven Production Application
16 January 2020 - A new partnership between equipment maker SMS group and artificial intelligence (AI) provider Noodle.ai has borne fruit – the companies have released their first AI-driven application for the steel industry.
POSCO Developing Precision Location Tag
02 January 2020 - A POSCO research and development subsidiary is partnering with two tech firms to develop a location-tracking tag to be used in its plants.
Harsco Environmental to Serve as Pilot Customer for New Autonomous Hauler From Volvo Construction Equipment
24 October 2019 - Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo VE) has a new autonomous battery-electric hauler and Harsco’s environmental division (HE) will be the first to use it.
Global Steel Industry Groups Call for Action on Excess Capacity Crisis
24 October 2019 - Nineteen steel industry associations across the world this week called for the governments of steelmaking economies to boost their efforts in tackling persistent global excess steel capacity.
SSAB Americas Brings Aboard Noodle.ai
23 October 2019 - SSAB Americas is partnering with artificial intelligence and supercomputing specialist Noodle.ai to improve production processes at its U.S. operations.
Danieli to Outfit New Mill With Automated Slab Management Solution
17 October 2019 - Ternium has awarded a contract to Danieli for a fully automated slab yard management system at its greenfield strip mill in Mexico.
thyssenkrupp Spin-Off to Focus on IOT Solutions
18 September 2019 - thyssenkrupp has created a new consulting and technology services company intended to help others undertake their own digital transformations.
