The milestones in continuous casting were set by the SMS group and its predecessor companies(Schloemann,Concast and Mannesmann Demag)and testify to 50 years of leadership in continuous casting.The thin,medium and thick slabs produced on continuous casters from SMS Siemag form the basis for superior steel products.Today,approx.95%of steel is produced by means of continuous casting.Being a frontrunner in this technology,SMS Siemag today offers the worlds most extensive portfolio of continuous casting machines meeting the respective demands of the market as well as the customers requirements.The great numbers of continuous casters which we have already successfully commissioned,or will be commissioning are eloquent proof of this successful and trustworthy cooperation with our customers.Continuous new developments are characteristic for the history of SMS Siemag.Interdisciplinary cooperation within knowledge networks,with a bearing on the tasks in hand,leads to the necessary innovations in plant engineering,automation and process technology and thereby to the solutions demanded by our customers.In this paper we are presenting several references which show that our customers manufacture high-quality products in their plants.We are also reporting some new developed technologies increasing production,reducing production costs,enhancing quality and saving energy.