Automation and visualization

Modern metals production demands intelligent process control that adapts in real-time. We deliver advanced automation and visualization solutions that empower operators with unprecedented control while establishing the foundation for autonomous operations.

Our approach

The X-Pact^® Digital Hub is the foundation of our advanced metallurgical automation solutions, seamlessly integrating AI-enhanced monitoring and centralized management within its ecosystem. The X-Pact^® Digital Hub unifies diverse systems of automation and digital solutions into a singular control environment, effectively reducing complexity while enhancing operational insight and efficiency.

The X-Pact^® Digital Hub is more than just a platform—it's the strategic enabler that connects all our software solutions, empowering customers to harness technology for operational excellence and sustainable growth.

Optimized process guidance for consistent, high-quality production
Enhanced operational stability
Seamless integration across all automation levels
Real-time process visibility and control

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Our vision is centered on establishing autonomous metal production. On the path to this vision, we collaborate with our customers to create comprehensive solutions, integrating our complete portfolio of automation, digitalization, and technical services, and empower our customers to concentrate fully on their core business and operate their plants on a level beyond imagination.

With our X-Pact^® Lights-Out electrics & automation portfolio, we contribute to our vision of autonomous plant operation by merging centralized operator stations with sophisticated process models as well as smart tools for communication and plant visualization.

Centralization of the control stations

We envision centralized control rooms that oversee all of a customer’s global plants.

Our X-Pact^® One Pulpit as a single control pulpit per line or a centralized operator station for the entire plant complex, combines the state-of-the-art plant visualization concept with advanced process control and operator guidance.

For large companies with various locations, X-Pact^® Integrated Operating Center (IOC) consolidates all the operational expertise related to production processes in a single location and thus intensify the exchange of information among members of the core operations team. It makes also possible to establish centralized training centers using digital twins and global operating centers that are always available regardless of the time zone.
Highest level of automation

Numerous technology packages with sophisticated process models and optimization systems from our X-Pact^® family automation solutions improve the efficiency of everyday production, aiming to achieve the highest level of process stability. To this end, the various units of a plant complex are completely networked and connected to remote control pulpits. With the use of AI analytics, our automation system utilizes data from X-Pact^® Sense smart sensors and camera-based solutions to respond to abnormal situations during production. Real-time views of the plant, along with augmented reality (AR) and 3D visualizations displayed on large screens enable operational supervision for all stages of production.

Smart tools for communication with the field personnel used by our automation experts from X-Pact^® Service for remote control and support help to avoid unplanned breakdowns and improve process stability as well as operator safety.
Streamlined and secure data management

A streamlined data management across all levels of automation and digital tools enables closed-loop process control and preventive operator guidance. X-Pact^® Process Guidance automation technology creates the necessary transparency for your plant and links knowledge and data intelligently, ensuring a basic connectivity in all directions. SMS DataFactory converts raw data into information by adding relational, process, or time series data with meta information, harmonized data descriptions and interfaces.

Our holistic automation data security concept X-Pact^® Defense in Depth protects IT/OT infrastructures from cyber attacks and so helps to secure high availability levels for the plants and equipment concerned.