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Participation in the ESTEP Annual Event 2024 in Linz
From October 29 to 31, 2024, our colleagues Christian Wuppermann, Nico Schmitz and Thomas Echterhof took part in the ESTEP Annual Event 2024 in Linz, Austria. The conference was held under the motto “H2 for Green Steel meets A Circular Economy driven by the European Steel” and offered numerous exciting presentations. The conference, organized by the European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP),…
Otto Junker Prize 2024: Award for Moritz Diewald
Moritz Diewald was awarded the prestigious Otto Junker Prize 2024 for his successful Master’s thesis. This award is presented annually to outstanding graduates of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and the Materials Science and Engineering Group in the Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering at RWTH Aachen University. The Otto Junker Foundation, founded in…
Successful participation in LaVision’s PIV seminars
Our colleagues Eileen Trampe and Kathrina Theisen took part in two LaVision seminars in Göttingen from November 18 to 22. The seminars offered the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the optical flow measurement technique Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). The DaVis PIV seminar took place from November 18 to 20 and provided a comprehensive introduction to two-dimensional and, in some cases,…
Kick-off meeting for ‘FLOXonia’ in Renningen
On 3 December 2024, the kick-off meeting for the FLOXonia project took place at WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH in Renningen. The event was attended by our colleagues Linda Giesler, Nico Schmitz and Christopher Wünning. Ralph Edenhofer from Project Management Jülich (PtJ) was also present to emphasise the importance of the project. The project, which involves WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH and the…
The IOB at the Galvanizers Association Meeting in Cincinnati
From October 20 to 23, 2024, our colleague Elsa attended the Galvanizers Association Meeting in Cincinnati, USA. The conference offered interesting insights into the latest developments and challenges in the galvanizing industry. To make the most of the trip, Elsa had already spent a few days in Chicago beforehand. This allowed her to get to know the city’s impressive architecture and cultural…
The IOB at the Heavy Duty Congress 2024
On 24 September 2024, our colleague Christopher Wünning took part in the Heavy Duty Congress 2024 in Duisburg, which was organized and hosted by the Center for Fuel Cell Technology (ZBT). As part of the event, Wünning presented the BioH2Ref project, which deals with the decentralized production of hydrogen from residual materials. The key developments in the field of mobility with hydrogen were…
The IOB at the Humber Cluster in England
From October 6 to 9, 2024, our colleague Katharina Rothhöft took part in the network meeting of the “Humber Industrial Cluster” in England. The event, organized by the CDI (Cluster Decarbonization of Industry), served to familiarize German network partners with British approaches to decarbonization. As part of the EE4Ing2 project, Katharina took part in the event in the Humber region. The trip…
The IOB at the BW Congress in Heidelberg
On October 17, 2024, our colleague Katharina Rothhöft took part in the Baden-Württemberg Congress on resource efficiency and the circular economy. As part of the EE4InG2 project, Katharina led a forum together with two project partners. The congress offered companies the opportunity to present various techniques for promoting sustainability and to network on the development of a circular…
Project meeting for “DevH2forEAF” in Udine
Our colleagues Lilly Schulte and Carsten Gondorf visited our project partner Pittini in the northern Italian city of Udine from October 1st to 2nd, 2024 for the next project meeting of the RFCS-funded project “DevH2forEAF”. The project is investigating the possible use of hydrogen-powered burners in electric arc furnaces (EAF). This project meeting focused on the upcoming industrial trials at…
The IOB at the UIE-2024 conference in Nice
From October 8 to 11, 2024, our colleagues Julius Wilker and Dominik Büschgens took part in the UIE-2024 conference Nice. The conference focused on the electrification of industrial heating and manufacturing processes. After arriving in Nice, they registered for the conference and got to know each other over a welcome drink. On the following day of the UIE-2024 conference, the two organizers…
The IOB at the EE4InG2 Synchronization Workshop
On July 19, 2024, our colleagues Katharina Rothhöft, Dominik Büschgens and Felix Kaiser took part in the synchronization workshop of the EE4InG2 project at the BMWK in Bonn. The biannual workshops provide a platform for exchange between the project partners, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK), the Project Management Jülich (PTJ) and the researchers to discuss…
The IOB at the EMMA Network Meeting
On July 16 and 17, 2024, our colleagues Katharina Rothhöft and Dominik Büschgens took part in the interim workshop of the EMMA network in Frankfurt am Main. The event, hosted and organized by the Industrial Association for Massive Forming, provided the ideal platform to discuss current trends and important topics in thermoforming process technology. The EMMA network, to which 40 companies and…