The Challenge of Digitalization in the Steel Sector

Metals

MariaMaddalena Murri¹  Eliana Streppa¹  Valentina Colla²  TeresaAnnunziata Branca²  Barbara Fornai²  AntoniusJohannes Schröder³ 

[1] RINA CONSULTING - Centro Sviluppo Materiali S.p.A. (CSM), 00128 Roma, Italy;Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, TeCIP Institute, 56124 Pisa, Italy;Sozialforschungsstelle, Technische Universität Dortmund, D-44339 Dortmund, Germany;

关键词: digitalization;    digital technologies;    digital transformation;    steel industry;    digital skills;   

DOI  :  10.3390/met10020288

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Digitalization represents a paramount process started some decades ago, but which received a strong acceleration by Industry 4.0 and now directly impacts all the process and manufacturing sectors. It is expected to allow the European industry to increase its production efficiency and its sustainability. In particular, in the energy-intensive industries, such as the steel industry, digitalization concerns the application of the related technologies to the production processes, focusing on two main often overlapping directions: Advanced tools for the optimization of the production chain and specific technologies for low-carbon and sustainable production. Furthermore, the rapid evolution of the technologies in the steel sector require the continuous update of the skills of the industrial workforce. The present review paper, resulting from a recent study developed inside a Blueprint European project, introduces the context of digitalization and some important definitions in both the European industry and the European iron and steel sector. The current technological transformation is depicted, and the main developments funded by European Research Programs are analyzed. Moreover, the impact of digitalization on the steel industry workforce are considered together with the foreseen economic developments.

【 授权许可】

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