PSI Factory Model as foundation for modernization and digitalization
Berlin, May 7, 2025 - Tata Steel Nederland BV successfully launched PSImetals at its cold rolling mill on 13 March. This marks the first of three scheduled go-lives at the Smart Steel Factory this year. With PSImetals Planning, Production Execution, and Production Quality now in place, Tata can efficiently meet the requirements of its diverse customer portfolio while enhancing production performance.
Previously, the cold rolling mill operated on a legacy system that posed challenges in production planning and execution. By transitioning to PSImetals, Tata has consolidated planning and scheduling within a single database, the PSI Factory Model, establishing a foundation for the modernization and future digitalization.
With PSImetals Planning, including Line Scheduler, Order Scheduler, and Schedule Execution Management, Tata can now optimize production schedules to ensure on-time and specification-compliant deliveries. Additionally, PSImetals Production Execution and Quality solutions bring new functionalities, such as improved product quality and the capability to process joined coil parts. Finally, PSI Rule Engine enhances quality control and process data instruction generation thereby increasing operational flexibility.
During the cake-cutting ceremony in IJmuiden Netherlands, Erik Hermans, Project Lead at Tata Smart Steel Factory, says: “Replacing the current MES systems is critical for Tata Steel IJmuiden to stay competitive in high-value markets and avoid production disruptions. A modern, unified IT solution will simplify maintenance and reduce operational risks. It will also create a shared knowledge base, minimize knowledge loss, enable standardized work methods, and speed up implementation of changes.”
This achievement is the result of a strong collaboration between Tata Steel Nederland, Tata Consultancy Services, and PSI.
The PSI Group develops software products for optimizing the flow of energy and materials for utilities and industry. As an independent software producer with more than 2,300 employees, PSI has been a technology leader since 1969 for process control systems that ensure sustainable energy supply, production and logistics by combining AI methods with industrially proven optimization methods. The innovative industry products can be operated on-premises or in the cloud.
