Industry 4.0

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SSAB Floats Product Data into the Cloud

24 May 2018 - SSAB is rolling out a new service that provides customers with cloud-based traceability and documentation of the steel they buy.

Study: Smart Automation Is Coming, But the World Isn't Prepared for It

23 April 2018 - Although the business world is rapidly moving to adopt intelligent automation, the policy world is lagging in setting plans and creating programs to make the societal transition, according to new research from The Economist Intelligence Unit.

Primetals Technologies Expands Industry 4.0 Offerings Through Predictive Maintenance Collaboration

19 April 2018 - Primetals Technologies is partnering with a U.S.-based firm specializing in predictive maintenance for the steel industry, creating a business collaboration that will cut a wide swath through the maintenance services market.

Digitalization R&D Project Could Lead to Enhanced Production Scheduling at Big River

12 March 2018 - SMS group and a German university have launched a research and development project that focuses on automating production planning at Big River Steel.

Swiss Steel to Trial Quality Control Software Package

12 December 2017 - SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Group’s Swiss Steel Emmenbrücke has placed an order with MET/Con for a quality management system, according to an announcement.

Rio Tinto and the Cargo Train that Could ... Drive Itself

04 October 2017 - Iron ore miner Rio Tinto said it has executed Australia’s first-ever fully autonomous, heavy-haul train trip, with a driverless train successfully making a 100 km pilot run between Wombat Junction and Paraburdoo in Western Australia.