The Bright World of Metals magazine

Innovations, trends and expert knowledge from the metals industry

Discover specialist articles, in-depth reports and the latest developments across the metallurgical value chain.

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Explore key future topics

Welcome to The Bright World of Metals’ Content Hub. Here you’ll find the latest specialist articles, interviews and in-depth reports on the most important future topics in the metals industry. Discover innovations, technological developments and practical insights across the entire metallurgical value chain.

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Andreas Wiese

Industry in transition

Decarbonisation and energy efficiency

Discover specialist articles, background reports and the latest developments relating to decarbonisation, energy efficiency and sustainable production processes in the metals industry.

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Andreas Wiese

Digital Production & Automation

Smart Factory & AI

Find out about the latest technical articles, background reports and developments relating to smart factories, artificial intelligence and the digital transformation of industrial production processes.

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Andreas Wiese

Material cycles & recycling

Circular economy & resource efficiency

Discover technical articles, background reports and the latest developments on the circular economy, resource efficiency, recycling and sustainable material cycles in the metal industry.

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Andreas Wiese

New Technologies & Applications

Technology & Innovations

Gain insights into technical articles, background reports and the latest developments on new technologies, innovative manufacturing processes and industrial applications in the metals industry.

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