• The new networks allow to ease and secure connectivity between our head offices and the Internet according to operational needs • In addition to the new smart infrastructures, the evolution from Voice to the Cloud helps us swiftly address processes such as mobility, IoT or cloud and thus face the new challenges of digitisation Sidenor...
The EU has started a progressive decarbonisation with the aim to become carbon neutral by 2050. Energy-intensive industries (EIIs) are expected to play an important role in this transition, as they represent 24% of the final energy consumption, but a clear advantage in the long term. A vision and strategy is necessary in order...
Together with Tecnalia and MSI, Sidenor has implemented monitoring and control at plant level in its secondary metallurgy, continuous casting and rolling facilities. Thanks to the digitisation of these processes, the operation of factories in the steel sector can be optimised. The development was based on the paradigm of decomposition, coordination and optimisation of plant...
Sidenor has decided not to exhibit at the 2020 Wire and Tube Fair which will take place in Düsseldorf on December 7th-11th, 2020. The company has come to the decision not to attend the Fair with its own stand due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus. Goyo Iparraguirre, Marketing Director of Sidenor, explains that this...
LIFE 5RefrACT is a Circular Economy project focussing on the valorisation of refractory waste. Such materials are characterised by their capacity to withstand severe operations and, above all, by their resistance to high temperatures; for this reason, Sidenor commonly uses them in the electric arc furnace, the reheating furnaces, the heat treatment furnaces and...
In the aftermath of the events caused by the health crisis which has affected us worldwide in the most unthinkable way, the year 2019 seems like miles away, above all from the point of view of companies and, more precisely, companies in the industrial sector. In this scenario, where the medium and long-term future is...
COCOP is a digitization project focussed on the development of an optimisation tool for complex processes such as those in the steel sector. The COCOP project aims at achieving monitoring and control at factory level by coordinating the optimization of the various processes and by using integrated predictive models with the local control systems. In...
Within the framework of its commitment to circular economy, Sidenor is carrying out various projects aiming at improving the quality of the steel it produces, while reducing raw material and energy consumption. These projects include new measurement parameters so as to further facilitate the setting of thermal processes and improve the control of operating...
The fifth edition of the Mineral Recycling Forum organised each year by IMFORMED, in which Sidenor participates as a speaker for the third year in a row, takes place on March 10-11th, 2020. This event, held this time in the German city of Aachen, continues to develop as a reference encounter for all agents...
Sidenor, a leader in the production of special long steels, has approved a total amount of 17.5 million euros in order to modernize and improve its bar straightening equipment in its Basauri plant. With this investment, the company confirms its leadership regarding the production of special steel round bars, under the strictest surface, internal and...
