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SMS group GmbH
At METEC 2019, SMS group makes digitalization a live experience
Model of the SMS group booth at METEC, hall 5 booth E22.
Every four years, experts from all over the world come to Düssel- dorf, Germany, to visit the trade fairs GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS in order to get the latest of infor- mation about new technologies and solutions in all areas of met- allurgy. The three fairs will take place from 25 to 29 June this year under the motto “The Bright World of Metals”. Again, the organiz- ers expect about 80,000 expert visitors to the event. Being one of the leading suppliers of met- allurgical systems solutions for the steel and non-ferrous metals industry, SMS group will partici- pate with a trade fair booth cov- ering a total oor space of 1,200 square meters. At SMS group’s
METEC booth in hall 5 (5/E22), visitors will get rst-hand infor- mation about the entire technol- ogy and service portfolio offered by SMS group. Additionally, at ESTAD 2019 (European Metallurgi- cal Steel Technology and Applica- tion Days), SMS group experts will be presenting new developments and successful reference projects accomplished during the last few years in more than 60 technical papers. The ESTAD 2019 confer- ence will be held at the Congress Centrum Düsseldorf (CCD) from 24 to 28 June 2019.
The digital steel mill has become reality
SMS group is a trailblazer in digi- talization for plant and equipment used in steel and NF-metals produc- tion and processing. At METEC, the company is going to demonstrate by way of examples of projects implemented at its customers how networked systems, self-learning process models, smart assistance systems, arti cial intelligence and virtual reality have revolutionized engineering, production and main- tenance in steelworks and rolling mills and how its customers bene t from a stronger competitive stand- ing as a result.
With its holistic approach to process control along all stages of the supply chain – as in the learning steel mill – SMS group builds not only highly ef cient new production facilities, but it also upgrades existing ones to a state that compares with that of brand new plants.
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