How innovative intralogistics in the steel industry reduces costs by up to 30%

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In hardly any other industry do complexity, volume and time pressure come together as directly as in steel and metal processing. Slabs, coils or heavy plate sheets weighing tons must reach the right process step at the right moment, while tight Manufacturing windows and a high variety of variants put additional strain on plant logistics. […]

New Digitization Project at Hammerer Aluminium Industries

We are pleased to once again implement a major digitization project at Hammerer Aluminium:The ABF Press Control System (PCS) will be integrated into the new MES/CAQ system landscape. Goal: Future-proofing and stable, continuous data flowsThe Benefit: More transparency in processes, faster feedback, and a harmonized data basis as the foundation for higher efficiency in the […]

AI in Intralogistics: Interactive Workshop with ABF and RISC

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How can efficiency be increased and storage costs reduced? This central question of modern supply chains is the focus of a joint workshop by ABF GmbH and RISC Software GmbH, held as part of the IT-Cluster Future Forum “Future.Digitalization 2025”. The intralogistics system is presented, which makes automated decisions based on rule-based guidelines. New is […]

Success Story from the Timber Industry: ABF Impresses Once More.

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Following pioneering projects such as the Automated Warehouse Transport Control System at binderholz, the Forklift Guidance System for Finsa in Spain, and the Manufacturing Execution Systems for sawmill and CLT plants at Mayr-Melnhof Timber, the next major success follows: the Pfeifer Group is also relying on ABF’s expertise in the long term. The 5 Pölkky […]

Successful Hardware Retrofit in Brazil

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15 years ago, we carried out the first installation of our transport control system in a slab yard in Brazil. The slabs are taken from the PrimetalsTechnologies continuous casting plant and tracked in the warehouse by the ABF system. In cooperation with a PSI Software Warehouse Management solution, all slab transports are controlled via the […]