STEEL TECH

From operator to supervisor: a safer and human-centric steel industry

Ion Rusu - R&D Manager - POLYTEC SPA

As the steel industry is already in full transition towards digitalization and Industry 4.0, the criteria of the 5.0 generation leap are already being set, with sustainability and the human element playing a fundamental role. The safety of the worker holds immense value in the Industry 5.0 transition, as it plays a key role in ensuring worker’s well-being, which can be achieved by removing human activities from the dangerous processes that characterize this industry. This paper shows how the integration of the latest robotics technologies along the whole production line, from the melt shop to the downstream, greatly increases workers quality of life, while at the same time granting all the benefits that robotic technologies can give. 

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