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This issue also features two exceptional major projects. Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) in Texas, U.S.A., is erecting a new plant with an annual steel capacity of more than 2.7 million tons. This state-of-the-art complex will comprise the complete, digitalized process chain from the melt shop and CSP^® NEXUS plant down to the cold rolling mill and the galvanizing line. The second major project is the modernization of the 2,500-millimeter hot strip mill at MMK in Russia. The revamp included facilities in the finishing mill and the renewal of the electrical and automation systems.

The Service, Digitalization, and Automation units are continuing to become more closely interlinked and are often key to our customers' economic success. The systematic integration of these three dimensions into classical plant engineering leads to increasingly refined and intelligent business models that create long-term added value for plant owners. In this issue, our Technical Service experts share their insights on new business models, such as Equipment as a Service, for example.