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Digitalization

We see digitalization as an opportunity to make our production processes more efficient through the use of big data, artificial intelligence and deep learning.

Group photo of three voestalpine employees in the test center

Testing center in Linz focusing on digitalization

The state-of-the-art cold-rolled strip testing center at the site in Linz has now been successfully operating for several months. It is now gradually increasing the level of automation and digitalization in its ongoing operations through to 2025.
13 Jan, 2023
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Group photo of voestalpine Digital Products

Steel goes digital

Steel with digital functions? Steel which monitors equipment conditions or sends weather reports? Innovative digital applications combined with advanced steel solutions—these are new areas of business for voestalpine. The Group’s “Digital Products” project closed with a meeting which brought together all sub-projects.
22 Aug, 2022
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greentec steel

A greentec steel conveyor bridge at the voestalpine site in Linz, with industrial facilities, pipelines, and buildings in the background.

HBI Plant Marks Another Milestone

Starting in 2027, hot briquetted iron (HBI) will be one of the primary feedstocks for our electric arc furnace in Linz. To ensure continuous feeding, a dedicated supply facility is being built at the Linz site.
13 Jul, 2026
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Microtunnel-Baustelle mit großem Vortriebsrohr, Hydraulikzylindern und technischen Leitungen in einer Betonschachtanlage.

We’re Digging Tunnels for greentec steel

The microtunnel supplying power to the new electric arc furnace at the Linz site has been completed. This brings us one step closer to our goal—even underground—of transforming steel production as part of greentec steel.
13 Jul, 2026
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Rohrpostleitung auf einem Industrieareal mit oberirdisch geführten Rohren, Stahlkonstruktionen und Gebäuden im Hintergrund.

greentec steel via Pneumatic Tube

A kilometer-long pneumatic tube system has been supporting us at our Linz site for more than three decades. It connects the production facilities of our greentec steel Edition with the central testing laboratory. This is how we ensure the quality of our most sustainable steel edition.
13 Jul, 2026
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