VDEH-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH (BFI): BFI is a non-profit, limited liability company and one of Europe’s leading private-sector institutes for applied research and development in the field of process industry with the main area in steel technology.
ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH (AMB): ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH is one fully integrated steel mill site of world’s largest steel producer ArcelorMittal S.A. with a local production of up to 4 million tonnes of crude steel annually. The product mix ranges from pig iron to hot rolled, cold rolled, to zinc and zinc magnesium galvanized steel stripes for various industrial applications and car makers.
Centre d’Excellence en Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication ASBL (CETIC): CETIC is a Walloon (BE) applied research center focused on Information and Communication Technologies. Its main mission is to act as the interface between Academic and Industrial areas.
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM): UPM is the largest Spanish technological university. With two recognitions as Campus of International Excellence, it is outstanding in its research activity competitive on international level.
Rina Consulting – Centro Sviluppo Materiali S.p.A. (CSM): CSM is a leading center for applied research focusing on research on science and technology and promoting industrial activities in the field of material innovation and know-how development for the steel industry.
Arlenico S.p.A. (ARL): ARL is a rolling mill for wire rods in special steels owned by Caleotto S.P.A., active in the business of wire rod markets for special steel in automotive sector and other as for spring, and special products for automotive.
Feralpi R&D (FER): FER is the corporate research department of Feralpi Group whose main areas are technological developments, quality developments, process data analysis, software development and process modelling, industry 4.0 technologies.
SMS Group S.p.A. (SMS): SMS group mainly focuses on design & construction, commissioning and complete after-sale service of hot rolling mill plants. SMS group S.p.A. has distinguished for its research in science & technology.
QuinLogic GmbH (QUI): QUI is a software company founded 12 years ago with the only objective to provide quality management software for steel production. Many customers worldwide are using QUI data integration capabilities, including some AI companies. SMS group has acquired QUI in 2019 as a corner stone for its digitalization initiative.