# SMS Group to modernize automation at Steel Dynamics' Butler strip mill

SMS Group has announced a contract to modernize the process automation system at Steel Dynamics' hot strip mill in Butler, Indiana. The project involves replacing legacy hardware with SMS Group's X-Pact Level 2 system, and was formally announced on 28 May 2026.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-07-25
- Where: Butler, Indiana, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: process automation system, X-Pact Level 2 system
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Steel Dynamics](https://endata.com/companies/895.md) (customer)
- [SMS group](https://endata.com/companies/2366.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [oreaco.com](https://www.oreaco.com/news/english/92framelegacy/sms-group-steel-dynamics-sdi-butler-hot-strip-mill-automation-modernization-x-pact-2026), 2025-07-25: "SMS Group... has announced a landmark contract to execute a comprehensive modernisation of the process automation system at Steel Dynamics' hot strip mill in Butler, Indiana..."

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