Progress meeting with users of the Circular Circuits project took place on 27th September 2024
Rapidly developing project has its online Progress meeting on 27th September this year. Around 40 participants took part in evaluations of new results.
Grade2XL final movie released
The final movie of Grade2XL is released. Watch it now and see all the amazing project results highlighted in the movie!
DEPMAT Annual Consortium Meeting 2024 at Outokumpu
On September 2nd, the DEPMAT consortium met at Outokumpu Nirosta in Krefeld, Germany, for a day of interactions and updating each other on the status of the research projects. With all industries and academic institutions well represented, the event offered a great opportunity to align views and planning the future direction for the DEPMAT program.
The Grade2XL project partners meet in Denmark: final meeting
On 27 and 28 August 2024, MAN Energy Solutions hosted in Frederikshavn (Denmark) a 2-day meeting with the Grade2XL partners for the project review sessions and an industrial visit of the facilities of MAN ES. The tour included MAN PrimeServ Service Centre Denmark for production, repair and retrofitting of the engines parts for broad marine and process industry applications.
Decarbonisation Routes for Steel Course
On 3-4 October 2024 TU Delft, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) will organize a course on Decarbonisation Routes for Steel. This course is designed for engineers and scientists working in ferrous metallurgy who would like to better understand the decarbonisation options facing the steel industry. The course will cover the basic chemistry of hydrogen production, combustion and reduction of oxides, consider the different ways hydrogen could be used to replace carbon in iron and steel production but also examine other options
Grade2XL Shines at the prestigious Institute of Welding conference (IIW2024) in Rhodes, Greece
Between 7-12th July, the historic and picturesque island of Rhodes, Greece, hosted the 77th Annual Assembly of the International Institute of Welding (IIW), a major event in the global welding community, providing a unique platform for professionals, researchers, and industry leaders to exchange knowledge, present cutting-edge research, and discuss the latest advancements in welding and materials joining technologies. This year, the IIW conference brought together almost 1,100 participants from 51 countries.
Erik Vegter honored as special member of the Department of Materials Science TU Delft
Last Friday, July 5th, our very own Erik Vegter was awarded with the special status of Member of Honor the Department of Materials Science of the TU Delft. He received the honor during the Materials Technology Day, which was organised by the department about the Groeien met Groen Staal groeifonds program. Erik was recognised for his various substantial contributions to the field of Materials Science during his career and his contribution to the department as an example for academic-industrial collaborations. As M2i, we are honored
Final Event Grade2XL on 11 July 2024 during the IIW2024
The final event for the Grade2XL project will be held during IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference (7-12 July, Rhodes, Greece). On 11 July Grade2XL will have its own dedicated session in the afternoon. In addition, Grade2XL will also have a booth at the IIW 2024 exhibition where two of the six WAAM demonstrators resulting from the project will be showcased.
TRIATHLON M6 meeting in Dresden & ILA Berlin
On 4th and 5th of June, TRIATHLON team got together for the M6 consortium meeting. Six months after the Kick-Off Meeting in Delft, the consortium met in Dresden (Germany), hosted by the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) of the Technical University of Dresden.
Building Bridges: Sabanci University delegation visits M2i
On 31 May, we had the pleasure of welcoming a delegation from the Sabanci University (Turkey). During their visit, they showcased their state-of-the-art Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center, SU-IMC. We explored various opportunities for potential collaboration, making the meeting both fruitful and promising. This initiative was facilitated by the Innovatie Attaché Netwerk, highlighting their commitment to fostering innovative partnerships with foreign knowledge hubs.
Next Grade2XL webinar: “Engineering the Future” on 21 June
The last Grade2XL webinar will be on Friday 21 June at 13:00, this time the topic is “Engineering the Future: Harnessing Topology Optimization and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing for Advanced Design Solutions”. In this Grade2XL webinar the two speakers, Constantinos Goulas (Assistant Professor at UTwente) and Franz Bormann (Research Engineer and Program Manager at M2i), will present everything you need to know about how Topology Optimization (TO) can transform traditional manufacturing paradigms by enabling the creation of complex, high-performance designs that surpass conventional intuition.
Materials Technology Day 2024
On 5 July the Materials Technoly Day 2024 will be organized by the TU Delft, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
Looking back: kick-off meeting ‘Groeien met Groen Staal’ Programme
We are thrilled to announce that the kick-off meeting for our ambitious ‘Groeien met Groen Staal’ Programme, held on May 22 and 23, 2024, was a resounding success! The two-day meeting set a strong foundation for what promises to be a transformative journey for the entire steel sector towards sustainability and circularity, while staying a strong international competitor. 120 representatives from all 32 academic and industry partners engaged in fruitful discussions to present their ambitions related to the 45 demonstration and knowledge development projects, and
Introduction M2i Program Manager: Andrew den Bakker
M2i is very happy to introduce her new Program Manager, Andrew den Bakker.
Next Grade2XL webinar: “Non-destructive testing and monitoring techniques for AM metallic parts” on 12 April
The Grade2XL webinar will be on Friday 12 April at 13:00, this time the topic is “Non-destructive testing and monitoring techniques for additive manufactured metallic parts”. In this Grade2XL webinar the two speakers, Steve Mahaut (Head of Monitoring, Control and Diagnosis Unit CEA) and Anaïs Baumard (Research Engineer CEA), will present everything you need to know about Non-destructive testing and monitoring techniques for additive manufactured metallic parts.
Transforming the Future of Steel Infrastructures | The SUBLIME Project
At our Annual project meeting, hosted by ARUP, we launched a new phase for the SUBLIME project. This project is all about using smart technology and engineering to make big steel structures like bridges and sheet piles stronger and last longer.
Circular Circuits Consortium Meeting 14 March 2024
On 14th March 2024, the consortium members of the Circular Circuits project came together in Utrecht for its annual progress meeting. Over 40 participants from 29 project member organizations arrived for the meeting.
Visit of EC-officer to Grade2XL project at RAMLAB
On 15th March 2024, the EC-officer visited RAMLAB to learn how the Grade2XL demonstrators are progressing. The project review meeting took place on this day at the premises of RAMLAB with 6 partners present and other 15 partners joined online.
M2i is looking for a Program Manager
M2i is looking for a Program Manager to join the program management team.
ESED kick-off was successful
We are excited to announce that ESED, funded by RVO, has been successfully kicked off on 13 February 2024. This project brings together 4 partners, with a.o. TU Delft, TNO, and ASML, to develop a universally applicable tool that will support designers in their decision-making facilitating circularity along the entire lifecycle of products.
Next Grade2XL webinar: “Principles of Absolute Environmental Sustainability Assessment” on 7 March
The Grade2XL webinar will be on Thursday 7 March at 13:00, this time the topic is “Principles of Absolute Environmental Sustainability Assessment”. In this Grade2XL webinar the two speakers, Michael Zwicky Hauschild (Professor, Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, DTU Technical University of Denmark) and Stig Irving Olsen (Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, DTU Technical University of Denmark), will present how we can assess whether our products and systems stay inside “the planetary boundaries” and thus are “absolute sustainable”.
Official approval from RVO for our National Growth Fund programme ‘Groeien met Groen Staal’
This is a significant achievement, and our consortium is excited to start now and take the required steps towards transforming the entire steel cycle in the Netherlands and abroad into a green sustainable cycle.
New EU Project started: TRIATHLON Kick-off was a success
M2i is proud to announce that we are leading the European project TRIATHLON, a Horizon Europe project set to improve sustainability in aviation over the next 4 years. The project aims to develop disruptive approaches to design low-emission hydrogen-electric powertrains for megawatt class aircraft. Last week the TRIATHLON consortium celebrated the impressive proposal success with an equally impressive Kick-Off in Delft, hosted by TU Delft and M2i.
M2i Conference 2023 – Looking back
In December 2023, M2i organized her yearly conference again. We enjoyed meeting many of the researchers and their supervisors and the discussions about all science and technology that we together create in our projects. The yearly meeting is an important moment in time where we all show our findings and gives a platform for further discussions on the work that we do now and directions that we could set for the future. For more information, the aftermovie and some pictures, click here.