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 Prof. Francois Bay, Dr. Jose Alves, Prof. E. Baake and Prof. K. van Reusel opened the conference. During the day, various interesting technical presentations were given on the decarbonization of thermal processes and on induction heating. In between the insightful presentations, coffee breaks and a lunch break were held, giving participants the opportunity to make new contacts. On the following day, roundtables were held on relevant topics to facilitate in-depth discussions. The roundtables were dedicated to the following topics: “Decarbonization of Industrial Thermal and Manufacturing Processes” and “Smart Processes: Integrating AI and Digitalization in Electro-Thermal Manufacturing”. After several informative presentations, the day came to a fitting end with a gala dinner on the roof terrace of a hotel. The evening together provided a good opportunity to continue the interesting discussions and topics of the conference in a convivial atmosphere. The last day of the conference was dedicated to the decarbonization of thermal processes through electrification. As part of his research project OptiELHeat, which is part of the EnabEL lead technology project, our colleague Julius gave a presentation on “Investigations into the heat transfer of electric resistance heaters in convection-dominated thermal process plants”. The conference was concluded by Prof. Francois Bay, Dr. Jose Alves, Prof. E. Baake and Prof. K. van Reusel.
Our thanks go to Prof. Francois Bay and Dr. Jose Alves for hosting the event and Prof. E. Baake for the scientific support during the days. We look forward to the 21st edition of the UIE conference in Padua in 2026.
