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AISTECH in the US and Future Aluminum Forum

A Peek Into the North American Steel and Aluminum Industries

25 May 2023, Sustainability, Technology, Production

In recent years, metals producers are actively working towards decarbonizing the industry. This has led to breakthroughs in the use of hydrogen, renewable energy and digital transformation in producing green steel.This brings about numerous questions like, how can green steel and aluminum produced in the US be protected against imported ones with high CO2 footprint? How can producers leverage renewable energy for cheaper and optimized production? Furthermore, how can aluminum producers achieve the net zero target? These are some of the issues discussed at AISTECH in the US and Future Aluminum Forum, Canada in May 2023.

Escape the Digital Jungle: Chances and Risks of Digital Transformation

12 Apr 2019, Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence

As this year's AIST Digital Transformation Forum has shown, American steel producers are now striving to keep pace with other industries. An industry as complex as the metals industry can be digitally transformed with Industry 4.0 technologies, but which of these technologies are the real game changer and which are just a hype in the pool of inflated buzzwords?