Steel industry covers blast furnace, BOF/EAF, continuous casting, hot and cold rolling and coating (galvanizing, tinplating, color coating). SMS group (DE), Primetals and Danieli lead rolling lines; ABB and Siemens dominate automation and drives. CO2 pressure is driving green-hydrogen direct reduction (DRI) into pilot stages.
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Steel industry covers blast furnace, BOF/EAF, continuous casting, hot rolling, cold rolling and coating. SMS group, P...
Steel industry covers blast furnace, BOF/EAF, continuous casting, hot rolling, cold rolling and coating. SMS group, Primetals and Danieli lead rolling lines; ABB and Siemens dominate automation and drives.
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Q What is DRI direct reduction?
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Reduces iron ore with natural gas or hydrogen at 800-1050°C to sponge iron — bypasses blast-furnace coke. thyssenkrupp Duisburg and H2 Green Steel (SE) are green-H2 DRI flagships, commissioning 2026-2027.
Q Rolling-mill automation?
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SMS X-Pact, Primetals VAI Q-Setup and Danieli iAutomation lead. Base layer is Siemens S7-1500 or Beckhoff TwinCAT; drives are ABB ACS6080 or Siemens SINAMICS GM150.
Q Auto sheet export to Germany?
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Auto sheet requires IATF 16949 plus VW VDA or Mercedes-Benz Special Terms. German OEMs inspect surface defects (SDD), mechanical properties (GMW) and weldability (DC04).