Future-proofing metals - the backbone of progress
- Episode 3 - video - 2025-05-28T00:00:00.000+05:30
- The essential role of metals in modern life and technology, the growing global demand for materials, and the need for responsible, sustainable production
- How automation, electrification, and digitalization improve efficiency, safety, and long‑term resilience across the metals industry
Metals That Power Progress
Metals enable progress. They are essential to everything that shapes our daily lives, from infrastructure and transport to high technology.
But with demand rising, how can the industry adapt to meet these needs in a responsible way? What steps will help to future-proof the sector? And why are automation, electrification and digitalization vital for the future of the metals industry?
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Forging innovation: 30 years of lessons in metals
In this special bonus episode, we revisit the future of metals through the lens of experience. Frederik Esterhuizen, Business Line Manager at ABB, reflects on his 30-year journey in the metals sector: from the biggest shifts he’s witnessed in the industry to what 'future-proofing' really means today. He also shares his advice for the next generation entering the metals world.
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Whitepaper
Future-proofing metals: how integrating electrification, automation and digitalization can help shape the path to sustainability
Did you know the metals and mining sectors amount to a $4 trillion industry – around 35% of which comes from steel alone?
But to support an ever-growing society that will continue to thrive for generations to come, metals must be sourced and produced in a way that aligns with a carbon-neutral future.
The ABB report: ‘Future-proofing metals: how integrating electrification, automation and digitalization can help shape the path to sustainability’, with insights from international industry association worldsteel.