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A symbolic groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of construction of the new plant in Brandenburg, Kentucky, USA. Copyright SMS

Slab continuous casting plant including heating and heat treatment equipment supplied

19. August 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

Nucor Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new facility at Brandenburg, Kentucky, USA, on October 23, 2020. For this project, the SMS group will supply a single-strand caster for […]

Recovery trends after the Corona standstill

19. August 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

Following the slump in the economy caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the first half of the year, there were initial signs of recovery at Kuka in the third […]

Omlox enables the localization of forklifts, drones, automated guided vehicles or tools from different manufacturers with only one infrastructure. Image: © Trumpf Group

Omlox First Location Standard for the Industry

19. August 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

Together with around 60 partners, the high-tech company Trumpf is introducing a standard for industrial positioning technologies. The new industry standard Omlox makes it possible to integrate all existing technologies […]

Research and development creates innovations at Wikus, such as the Cubogrit saw blade sprinkled with cubic boron nitride (CBN), which is used for separation in 3D printing. Image © Wikus

Wikus receives research seal again

15. August 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

After the years 2014, 2016 and 2018, Wikus Sägenfabrik Wilhelm H. Kullmann GmbH & Co. KG receives for the fourth time in a row the research seal Innovative through Research, […]

Seamless steel tubes on the cooling bed of the PQF plant at Tagmet Image: © SMS Group

Tagmet – Anniversary batch produced

15. August 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

At the end of May, Tagmet, part of TMK’s Pipe Metallurgical Company in Taganrog, Russia, produced the five millionth ton of pipe on the PQF (Premium Quality Finishing) seamless pipe […]

From individual solutions and selective improvements to a holistically optimized Smart. © Kuka

From AI and IoT to Smart Factory

15. August 2021 Hans Georg Schätzl

A look into the future of manufacturing shows how industrial companies can increase efficiency, product quality and sales by linking artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things. When it comes […]