How Crafted Scrap Defines New Benchmarks in Green Steelmaking

Cristiano Tercelli, Head of Technology and Innovation

Cristiano Tercelli is the Head of Technology and Innovation at Primetals Technologies. With twenty-five years of experience in the steel industry, Tercelli has planned, sold, commissioned, and transformed innovative steelmaking equipment. Currently, he is responsible for developing new products in electric steelmaking and long rolling at Primetals Technologies. His goal is to support the production of high-quality steel with the best available technologies.

Heiner Guschall, CEO SICON Germany

Heiner Guschall is the CEO and founder of SICON Germany and is responsible for everything from sales to research and development, and holds numerous patents. SICON focuses on developing and implementing customized solutions for the processing and cleaning of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and the resulting residual materials and supplies individual machines and complete and customized plants. With EcoScan® Online and LaserSort, SICON has introduced groundbreaking innovations for scrap processing and metal separation.

Andreas Melcher, Product Lifecycle Manager – Scrap Yard Automation

With over 30 years of professional experience in electrics and automation in metallurgical plant construction, Andreas Melcher is part of product lifecycle management for scrap yard automation at Primetals Technologies. His collective experience in plant automation includes hard- and software engineering, commissioning, technical assistance, project management, sales, hardware and software engineering, and business development and leadership in iron and steelmaking and continuous casting.

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