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A big thank you to our customers from Rio Tinto (Kennecott, Utah) for attending our hands-on training and rebuild demonstration, in partnership with BBG (Kapfenberg, Austria), at our Valparaiso workshop last week! The event showcased the rebuilding of a Paul Wurth TMT/BBG Hydraulic Hammer Drilling Machine, with invaluable insights provided by BBG experts. Our goal was to equip Kennecott's team with the knowledge and skills for effective troubleshooting and repair of their Paul Wurth equipment, underscoring the high-quality service and expertise you can always expect from SMS group USA. At SMS group USA group we are dedicated to providing top-tier training and support to ensure our customers get the most out of their equipment. Thank you to everyone who participated and made this event a success! 🚀 #SMSgroupUSA #PaulWurth #RioTinto #BBG #Kennecott #Training #EngineeringExcellence #HydraulicHammer #CustomerService #Expertise

SMS group USA's Washington Workshop just finished another complete rebuild of a Hot Strip Mill Down Coiler Mandrel Repair with new modified segments, wedges, bushings, and links. The grease lines were upgraded from hard pipe to hoses with pyro sleeves and wire tied fittings. Completed a full month ahead of schedule! #hotstripmill #mandrel #upgrades #smswashington

SMS group USA kicked off the month of August by giving our interns the chance to contribute to the social good of our local community! Our interns gave their time to sustaining and beautifying the Page Street Gardens, located in the Manchester neighborhood of Pittsburgh's North Side. We strive to increase engagement levels at work by creating experiences that can address our employee's need for meaning, accomplishment, personal fulfillment and humanity. Successful community gardens are built and sustained through contributions of time, talent, and resources from the communities where they are located, and we are grateful to the The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) for allowing us to volunteer with them! #communityservice #SMScares #Interns

Last week, SMS group USA held a CPR, AED, & First Aid training for our employees to arm them with the skills needed to react in emergency situations, both at work and in their personal lives. Thanks to everyone that participated, demonstrating your #care and commitment to #act in a time of need, and to our SMS Oil City Safety & Environmental Specialist, John McGinnis for taking the time to #share your knowledge, personal experiences, and expertise with us! #SMScorevalues #act #care #share #safetyfirst

SMS group USA's Wahington Workshop recently upgraded and shipped out this massive 47,000lb Double-Helical Gear, spanning 10 feet in diameter. The gear was upgraded from a single-helical to double-helical which will greatly increase its production performance at the steel beam mill! #SMSwashington #upgrades #modernization #steel #manufacturing

Our New Employee Breakfast was a great success! In addition to enjoying some breakfast refreshments, our new hires heard personal introductions from our C-suite, learned about SMS group USA, steelmaking, and our employee resource groups. They also participated in a networking exercise to get to know each other as well as some longer-term SMS teammates and managers. We appreciate everyone's participation and are so happy to have you on board! Together, we will continue to #act, #care, #share, #innovate, and #succeed as leaders in the world of metals!

Today, we celebrate the incredible interns at SMS group USA who bring fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and boundless energy to our team! Your hard work and dedication make a significant impact, and we're grateful for your contributions. Thank you for being an essential part of our journey towards innovation and excellence. Here's to your continued growth and success! 🚀 #NationalInternDay #FutureLeaders

SMS group Inc. Mill Health Check & Expert Training at SDI Butler: Last month, SMS group USA held a Hot Strip Mill training and Mill Health Check at the SMS CSP plant from Steel Dynamics, Inc Butler. Thanks to our great relationship with the SDI Butler Hot Strip Mill team, they graciously hosted and supported this effort, offering a detailed tour and theoretical training of their hot rolling processes as well as an in depth safety training for our future SMS experts. The SMS team then provided a thorough Mill Health Check, an effort we hope to replicate throughout our customer base as a way to build proactive and strong partnerships. The concept of the Mill Health Check is to provide an overall evaluation of the Hot Strip Mill conditions from different aspects like Process Stability, Service & Maintenance, Electric and Automation, Digital Tools, Mechanics and Hydraulics. From there, SMS leverages the experience gained on the broad installed basis of our equipment in several locations and provide detailed reports to our customers with the goal of increasing the performance of their equipment and production. Recommendations for short, mid and long-term actions are made where we leverage our strengths and synergies of the newly formed SX group (Automation, Digital and Service Solutions) to support our customers as a life cycle partner. Randy Patterson, SDI Butler Hot Mill Manager stated: “It was a great experience to have SMS group at our site and we gathered at least seven relevant topics with good ideas that we are planning to follow up on going forward. We would be glad to host another mill health check for SMS in the future.” Jack Fantoni, SMS group Mechanical Engineer said of the event: “Randy Patterson and the team at SDI Butler were very gracious hosts that provided a bedrock for a great learning experience for a young engineer. I greatly look forward to participating in more mill health checks in the future to not only continue to assist our customers in our ever growing partnership, but to also become a better engineer through these experiences.” We’re happy to say that this was a valuable experience for all involved and look forward to continuing this effort into the future. #hotstripmill #millhealthcheck #lifecyclepartnership #collaboration #steel

SMS hosts dedicated customer event on Cold Pilger Mill innovations! In June 2024, SMS group proudly hosted a three-day event at our US headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, dedicated to our cold pilger mills (KPW) customers. This engaging event follows the highly successful Cold Pilger Mill Technology Days held in November 2023 in Mönchengladbach, Germany, highlighting our commitment to customer collaboration and innovation. During the event, experts from both Germany and the US presented the latest advancements and best practices on cold pilger mill technology, offering attendees comprehensive insights. Customers had opportunities to engage with SMS experts, addressing their individual plant needs and exploring tailored solutions. These informative events emphasize SMS group's dedication to building strong, collaborative relationships with our customers. By bringing together industry leaders and experts, we create platforms for growth, knowledge sharing, and enhanced connections within the sector. #coldpilgermills #innovation #collaboration #lifecyclepartner #manufacturing

Meet Evan Mattas, one of our newest Project Managers! Evan started at SMS group USA as an intern and recently became a full-time member of our PM team, helping to keep projects organized and timely while interfacing with customers to keep them updated and make sure all their needs are being met. We're excited to have Evan on board and are looking forward to his continued growth here at SMS! #smsgroupusa #projectmanagement #joinourteam