{"id":56647,"date":"2026-05-26T06:34:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abf.at\/how-innovative-intralogistics-in-the-steel-industry-reduces-costs-by-up-to-30\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T07:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:01:11","slug":"how-innovative-intralogistics-in-the-steel-industry-reduces-costs-by-up-to-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abf.at\/en\/how-innovative-intralogistics-in-the-steel-industry-reduces-costs-by-up-to-30\/","title":{"rendered":"How innovative intralogistics in the steel industry reduces costs by up to 30%"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"56647\" class=\"elementor elementor-56647 elementor-56641\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f933b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19f933b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b24c93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b24c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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. At the same time, customers today expect on-time delivery to the exact point\u2014and plants increasingly need to create digital transparency at full capacity without interrupting operations.  <\/p><p>The framework conditions have changed significantly in recent years. Markets have become more volatile, products more customized, and system landscapes more complex. At the same time, the shortage of skilled workers in the steel industry is real and tangible.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-921f429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"921f429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cAfter more than three decades of digitalization experience, we can see very clearly that this increasing market, product and system complexity can no longer be managed by hiring additional staff. What is missing today are automation, transparency and an overarching control logic.\u201d<\/em><br \/><strong>Christian Hiebl, COO, ABF GmbH<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b06f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3b06f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is particularly evident in intralogistics. When material positions are unclear, cranes or forklifts compete, or priorities change at short notice, even a well-organized operation can quickly slip into reactive mode. <\/p><p>This is exactly where the intralogistics suite <span><i><b style=\"font-weight: bold !important\">OneBase<\/b><\/i><sup><span style=\"font-style: normal !important\">\u00ae<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-style: normal !important\">MFT<\/span><\/span> from ABF in Linz\u2014the digitalization specialist for Manufacturing and intralogistics\u2014comes in: it combines modern locating technologies, automated posting mechanisms and intelligent optimization into a system that not only makes material flows visible, but actively controls them. What used to be based on experience, paper slips or the assessment of crane and forklift operators is now a precise, digitized process\u2014even in plant environments that have grown over decades. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0e0fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf0e0fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From searching to digital material transparency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc057bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc057bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How great the operational effort can be without digital support was evident for a long time at the <strong>voestalpine form cutting center<\/strong> in Linz. There, hundreds of heavy plate sheets are stored stacked on top of each other every day. To provide the required piece of material for Manufacturing in the next shift, picking teams often searched for the right plates for hours. Sheets were marked with colors, stacks were uncovered and prepared so that crane personnel could remove them specifically\u2014considerable manual effort that was necessary to avoid costly production downtime.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4efcd4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4efcd4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/voestalpine_fzz_kranbediener.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-51581\" alt=\"voestalpine_fzz_kranbediener\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Manual cranes, digitally controlled: At the voestalpine form cutting center, OneBase\u00aeMFT ensures clear material localization, reduced search times and a stable material flow to the production facilities <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d20960b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d20960b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Similar situations were also found in other warehouses that ABF has already optimized with its intralogistics solution, for example at <strong>Salzgitter Mannesmann Grobblech<\/strong> GmbH. Manual cranes, high stacks and complex storage logic also required very close coordination there\u2014often driven by the experience of individual employees. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf50d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bf50d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RTLS as the foundation for automatic material tracking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb42ab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb42ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the introduction of <span><i><b style=\"font-weight: bold !important\">OneBase<\/b><\/i><sup><span style=\"font-style: normal !important\">\u00ae<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-style: normal !important\">MFT<\/span><\/span>, this picture changed fundamentally. For the first time, the solution made every single piece of material digitally visible. The system automatically records the positions of materials and transport equipment, detects load changes, documents inbound, relocation and outbound movements seamlessly, and provides all data in real time. The digital twin creates exactly the foundations that steel-processing companies need: the right information at the right time\u2014without manual intervention.   <\/p><p>The technical basis of these solutions is precise real-time locating (Real-Time Locating System, RTLS). ABF has relied on RTLS technologies for more than 15 years and is deliberately technology-agnostic. Depending on the environment, GNSS, radar or 2D\/3D LiDAR are used. RTLS in combination with load sensors makes transport equipment and loads clearly locatable; material movements are automatically posted without barcode scans.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d62d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d62d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/voestalpine_fzz_kran_visualisierung_lager-1920x1280.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-51586\" alt=\"voestalpine_fzz_kran_visualisierung_lager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/voestalpine_fzz_kran_visualisierung_lager-1920x1280.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/voestalpine_fzz_kran_visualisierung_lager-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/voestalpine_fzz_kran_visualisierung_lager-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/voestalpine_fzz_kran_visualisierung_lager-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/voestalpine_fzz_kran_visualisierung_lager.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Digital twin based on RTLS data: Automatic real-time material tracking<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-894ea9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"894ea9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While radar-based RTLS systems play to their strengths particularly in robust crane locating in the harsh steelworks environment, state-of-the-art 3D LiDAR technology is especially compelling for ground vehicles thanks to infrastructure-free locating indoors and outdoors. The manual transport equipment remains\u2014but it becomes a transparent and controllable resource. <\/p><p>The result: search times disappear, color markings become unnecessary, and unnecessary relocations are reduced. <strong>This saves real money in every warehouse<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc4a79b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc4a79b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When transparency alone is not enough: material flow control at Georgsmarienh\u00fctte<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54bd73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a54bd73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In highly dynamic environments, however, transparency alone reaches its limits. This is shown by the ABF project in the finishing operation of <strong>Georgsmarienh\u00fctte GmbH<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> <strong>where bar steel material is stored for further processing at various production units as well as for subsequent shipping<\/strong>. On around 130,000 m\u00b2, cranes, side loaders, narrow-gauge railways as well as truck and rail traffic move around. Different transport requirements constantly compete with one another, while chaotic storage and changing production requirements create additional complexity.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a197e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4a197e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_langutlager.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-51584\" alt=\"gmh_langutlager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_langutlager.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_langutlager-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_langutlager-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/gmh_langutlager-1536x864.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Warehouse management and optimized material flow in the finishing operation for bar steel<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9679fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9679fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before digitalization, many decisions were made locally: Which crane takes which job? Where is material temporarily stored? Which movement has priority? This inevitably led to waiting times, unclear priorities and inefficient transports.   <\/p><p>With the introduction of material flow control from <strong><em>OneBase<\/em><\/strong><strong><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><strong>MFT<\/strong>, not only was an RTLS-based warehouse management system established, but also an overarching coordination for the first time. Transport orders are no longer optimized in isolation, but in the context of the entire plant. The integrated <strong><em>OneBase<\/em><\/strong><strong><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong> <strong>Intelligence<\/strong> assesses urgency, detects bottlenecks early and automatically generates transport orders in the background\u2014without manual intervention and without additional coordination effort.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1951074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1951074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Automatic cranes: AI-supported coordination on a crane runway<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d6c99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66d6c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This approach goes even further in fully automated coil warehouses, for example in the Steel Service Center of <strong>Sch\u00fctz<\/strong> GmbH or <strong>Wupperman AG<\/strong>. There, ABF operates automatic crane systems with its intralogistics powerhouse including control and safety technology. Especially when several cranes work on a shared crane runway, this quickly becomes a scenario that can lead to conflicts without intelligent coordination.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd49da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fd49da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/onebase_mft_automatikkran_chart-1920x961.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52363\" alt=\"3D Ansicht eines Lager f\u00fcr Stahlcoils - Software f\u00fcr Lagerverwaltung Warehouse Management\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/onebase_mft_automatikkran_chart-1920x961.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/onebase_mft_automatikkran_chart-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/onebase_mft_automatikkran_chart-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/onebase_mft_automatikkran_chart-1536x769.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/abf.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/onebase_mft_automatikkran_chart-2048x1025.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">AI-coordinated automatic cranes for efficient material flow in the coil warehouse<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93608b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93608b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is where AI-based <strong>Crane Scheduling<\/strong> can make the difference. The software calculates optimal travel paths in real time, distributes jobs and handovers between cranes, avoids collisions and at the same time takes production and shipping priorities into account. <\/p><p>Compared to classic, rule-based approaches, the AI achieves up to <strong>25% higher performance<\/strong> because it plans ahead, evaluates alternatives and continuously optimizes. The result is synchronized interaction\u2014without downtime, without mutual blockages. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f26e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29f26e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9bc36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9bc36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: the optimized transport fleet as the key to efficient intralogistics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-040218c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"040218c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c86b10f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c86b10f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhether manual or fully automated\u2014the transport equipment remains the central element of intralogistics in the steel industry. Today, the difference is no longer in the mechanics, but in the intelligence of the control system. An innovative, end-to-end solution from goods receipt through picking to shipping elevates intralogistics to the highest possible level of optimization.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-341a706 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"341a706\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4c683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a4c683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201c<\/em><em>The projects implemented by ABF show: <\/em><em>Innovative technologies such as real-time locating systems now enable the digital twin through automated material tracking, and intelligent systems ensure <\/em><em>stable, optimized material flows\u2014even under high complexity<\/em><em>. This delivers the transparency and performance that modern warehouses need.<\/em><em>\u201c<br \/><\/em><strong>Christian Hiebl, COO, ABF GmbH<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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