SSAB towards the internet of materials with SSAB SmartSteel
What if the steel in your car, your house or the cruise ship taking you to your holiday destination was equipped with a key to information describing its entire history? Every party in the production chain could add to and utilize this information, and ultimately the end users - companies or consumers - could rest assured of the quality, safety and sustainability of their product. How would that affect our cities and the way we produce and use the essentials of a modern society? SSAB has recently finalized an R&D project that explores the concept of SSAB SmartSteel, a digital