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Key information Project in the Spotlight: T23004 Market: Materials production Written by M2i Program Manager: Jeroen van Beeck Together with Tata Steel, the University of Groningen will develop a multi-scale approach to study and prevent wear of zinc-based anti-corrosion coatings used in the steel industry. Steel plays a key role in society,

Key information Project in the Spotlight: A21017a Market: Packaging Researcher: Ilhan Ilknur Written by M2i Program Manager: Yulia Fischer Introduction This research project is part of a wider Topsector Agri & Food project named “Innovative Smart Materials and Sensors for Packaging of Raw and Processed Food Products”. It is a multidisciplinary project

Key information Project in the Spotlight: Perspectief programme AiM2XL Market: Additive Manufacturing Written by M2i Program Manager: Viktoria Savran We are thrilled to share an exhilarating recap of the Perspectief programme AiM2XL, which took the spotlight at the 2023 TEKNOWLOGY festival organized by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). As we

Key information Project in the Spotlight: S17024k/P16-46 Market: Additive Manufacturing Written by M2i Program Manager: Viktoria Savran Introduction The demand for high-quality large-scale products increased significantly in the last few years. Products of considerable size are often heavy and cumbersome and require longer setups and larger tools to be produced. This leads

Key information Project in the Spotlight: S17024a/P16-46 Market: Additive Manufacturing Written by M2i Program Manager: Viktoria Savran Introduction Large engineering structures like turbines, metallic bridges, or industrial machinery are generally still manufactured by traditional processes such as forging, casting, welding, bolting, or machining them from solid blocks. Additional manufacturing steps will be

Key information Project in the Spotlight: S17013a/16347 Market: Civil Written by Kinga Klima and M2i Program Manager: Viktoria Savran Introduction Today great attention is paid to the increased energy efficiency in buildings. This has resulted in the application of many new synthetic materials for thermal insulation. Often these synthetic

Key information Project in the Spotlight: N21022 Market: Circularity Written by the project team: Jeroen van Beeck (M2i) Introduction In May of 2022, NWO granted the program Data Enhanced Physical models to reduce Materials use (DEPMAT) under the Perspectief call. This five years research program is led by Prof. dr. ir. Ton van

Key information Project in the Spotlight: T20017 Market: Hybrid and composite materials Written by the project team: Femme van Gils (Ace & Tate), Fan-Hsuan Liu and Shashan Abrahimi (TU Delft), M2i manager: Viktoria Savran Background Ace & Tate, as a sustainability front-runner in the eyewear market, is dedicated to reducing its environmental

Key information Project in the Spotlight: F41.3.14546a Market: Advanced Metals Written by:  dr.ir. Aytac Yilmaz, dr. Yaiza Gonzalez-Garcia, dr. Viktoria Savran Introduction Corrosion is a tremendously important issue in the use of metals. It is estimated that the global cost of corrosion is around €2.37 trillion, equivalent to roughly 3.4 percent of

Key information Project in the Spotlight: S16039 Market: Applied Mechanical Behaviour Written by: Viktoria Savran Introduction Steel strip is the base material for products you see every day: the can of your soft drink, the doors of a car, or your galvanized steel cupboard. The requirements to the strip material are ever