“Industry 4.0 and the solutions developed by Fives could help smelters save millions of dollars per year,” Serge Despinasse, Aluminium Technology and IT Director at Fives’ Aluminium Division & Benjamin Ulmann, Sales Manager at Fives Solios

Fives has been developing Industry 4.0 solutions for the metal industry since a decade now. It believes the implementation of digital solutions is mandatory as it helps people improve the performance of existing facilities. Besides, the company also believes that Industry 4.0 and its solutions help smelters save millions of dollars per year. To know how read the interview of Serge Despinasse and Benjamin Ulmann.

Mr Despinasse had joined Fives in the year 2009 and by mid-2017 took the position of Technology and IT Director of the Fives’ Aluminium Division. Engineer from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne, Mr Despinasse started his career in the aluminium industry in 1989 in an R&D laboratory of Aluminium Pechiney. He then occupied various engineering positions in relation with aluminium smelter development or modernisation, including investment evaluation.

Mr Benjamin, Sales Manager at Fives Solios, worked for more than 13 years as Business Development Manager, promoting and selling advanced technical solutions in an international environment. He joined Fives in 2016 after working with LUFKIN (Power Transmission) and WELDING ALLOYS (Welding Consumables, Machines and Services).