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Big River Steel, Noodle.ai create steel mill powered by artificial intelligence

Big River Steel and Noodle.ai, a San Francisco enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) company, have announced a contract to implement enterprise AI to optimize operations at Big River Steel’s scrap metal recycling and steel production facility in Osceola, Ark. The facility is designed to be both environmentally resourceful and technologically advanced.

“We are a technology company that just happens to make steel,” said Dave Stickler, CEO of Big River Steel.

Noodle.ai’s predictive AI engines, configured on its industrial operations platform, The Beast, will help optimize an array of functions throughout the mill. “This mill possesses a rich trove of sensor data for our platform to leverage, allowing us to help unlock breakthrough improvements in areas such as maintenance planning, production line scheduling, logistics operations, and environmental protection,” said Stephen Pratt, CEO of Noodle.ai.

The AI algorithms will allow the mill to react to production challenges automatically.