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The MOU was signed by Burkhard Dahmen, CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board, SMS group, and by T. V. Narendran, CEO and Managing Direc- tor of Tata Steel
The MoU with Tata Steel is another mile- stone in SMS group’s mission to turn metals green. SMS can draw on its unique positioning as an expert in all major metals, as a supplier of the complete process chain, including all upstream and down- stream processes plus recycling, and as a
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Signing ceremony at Tata Steel, on November 23, 2022
provider of services covering automation, digitalization, and consulting. With more than 150 years of experience, SMS offers all the products and services needed to forge a greener metals industry (#turningmet- alsgreen).
SMS group installs its first AI-based
Integrated Operating Center at
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Daye Special Steel
• Centralized operator monitoring of the entire 460 millimeter tube plant using AI video analytics
• Only six operators are required to super- vise the entire rolling line
SMS group has completed its first X-Pact® IOC (Integrated Operating Center), a central monitoring room for the entire 460-millime- ter tube plant, at Daye Special Steel in Hubei Province, China. With the Daye 460 project, which also includes the enhancement of the tube plant’s existing automation systems, SMS group has achieved a breakthrough in its Integrated Operating Center (IOC) applica- tion, an important milestone on the path to X-Pact® Lights-out.
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Cameras installed along the production line provide the basis for centralized operator monitoring, thus eliminating the need for operating activities in the harsh environmen- tal conditions commonly found in the met- allurgical industry. The automation system utilizes AI video analytics to respond to abnormal situations during production. The line’s level of automation has been improved and a breakthrough in intelligent manufac- turing with centralized remote control has been achieved with the help of AI technology. Consequently, Daye is able to optimize its tube mill production processes from one control station.
With the demand for smart factories increas- ing worldwide, the Integrated Operating
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