Project duration: 1 April 2017 – 31 March 2020

Objective

The solution (technology)

The industrial partners KMWE, a Dutch company which is a reliable supplier and partner for the High Tech Equipment Industry and Aerospace, and specializes in the High Mix, Low Volume and High Complexity machining of functional critical Components and the assembly of fully tested mechatronic Systems, and CERTECH, a Polish company specializing in coatings made by thermal spraying processes, as a planned end-user of the powders will a key partner in evaluation of produced powders in industrial conditions.

Partnership

• Instytut Metali Niezelaznych, IMN (Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals), Poland (Lead Partner)
• CERTECH Sp. z o.o., Poland
• KMWE Group, The Netherlands
• Politecnico di Milano, Italy
• Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. VTT), Finland

Project duration: 1 April 2017 – 31 March 2020

Objective

The solution (technology)

Lecturers and mentors from the partner universities and companies specialized in this field will ensure that students receive the adequate technical skills. Furthermore, companies will provide 4 case-studies (societal challenges) around which students will craft their business proposals. To refine and increase the impact of this approach, this project is proposed to consist of three summer schools in three consecutive years, on three different societal challenges and in three different locations. The choice of three pilot partners in three different European areas with a different availability of primary resources and research focus guarantee a European dimension and a wide coverage of the Raw Materials field.

Partnership

• Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy (Lead Partner)
• Hub Innovazione Trentino S.c.a.r.l. (HIT), Italy
• Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium
• Marangoni S.p.A., Italy
• National Technical University of Athens, Greece

For more information, please visit the project web page.

Project duration: 1 January 2019 – 31 December 2020

Objective

TrainMeUp is a Lifelong Learning programme designed for the fields of mining and metalworking to help reduce non-quality in metallurgical processes and welding, thus increasing resource efficiency.

Four partners in industry, education, and research gather here to develop e-learning modules tailored to the needs of an initial 150 professionals, before further outreach and dissemination among KIC members and beyond the community.

The solution (technology)

TrainMeUp is a Lifelong Learning program designed for the fields of mining, metal production and metalworking processes. It brings together partners from education, research and industry.

TrainMeUp envisions to create a know-how in e-learning within European industrial companies, helping them to meet their evolving training demand. In the first round of the project, e-learning courses will be tailored to the needs of 150 professionals, before further outreach and dissemination.

Competencies will be acquired through engaging content and continuous assessment. This is expected to help industry to reduce non-quality in metallurgical processes and welding, increasing resource efficiency.

The added value compared to existing e-learning or classroom training is a comprehensive pedagogical approach encompassing the context of work and learning, designed to address precise, unanswered industrial needs.

Partners

• Institut de Soudure, France (Lead Partner)
• ArcelorMittal Maizières Research SA, Spain
• Aubert & Duval, France
• ERAMET Research, France
• Eramet Services, France
• Mondragon Corporation S. Coop., Spain
• MONDRAGON GOI ESKOLA POLITEKNIKOA S. COOP. (MGEP), Spain

Project duration: 1 January 2019 – 31 December 2021

Objective

This project aims to find the most promising training ideas that infuse the industry with new research results, and encourages experts to share their knowledge with professionals. A call asks all subject experts to provide their solutions to the industry’s current challenges. The best ideas will be selected and the Subject Experts will be assisted with a programme to guarantee that their topic and pedagogical implementation will fit industry needs.

The solution (technology)

The project encourages subject experts of all fields to propose solutions for the industry’s pressing training needs and will develop new state of the art training courses. Elaborating on successful methods and with mapping processes already in place, it is possible to provide focus topics that challenge trainers and professionals to provide training solutions.

A board of educational and industry experts will evaluate the training proposals and the best ideas will be developed into courses. Content experts and trainers will be supported by a trainer seminar and personal coaching sessions to assist them in designing effective training programmes, and to develop a common training style throughout all EIT RawMaterials Professional School courses. A team of experienced event managers will support the trainers to organize the courses and assure a high level of quality throughout the whole EIT RawMaterials Professional School, which will guarantee customer satisfaction and brand recognition. A pre-existing network and professional processes already developed will make sure that industry’s current needs will be constantly assessed so that new courses will exactly meet the demand.

Partners

• Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF), Germany (Lead Partner)
• Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas M.P., CSIC (Spanish National Research Council), Spain
• Agenzia Nazionale per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibile (ENEA), Italy
• BASF SE, Germany
• Instytut Metali Niezelaznych, IMN (Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals), Poland
• Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
• Monolithos Ltd, Greece
• OCAS N.V., Belgium
• Outotec Oy, Finland
• University of Limerick, Ireland

For more information, please visit the project web page.

Project duration: 01 April 2020 – 31 March 2022

Objective

The solution (technology)

The project aims to implement four tailored workshops (teaching methodology, project development and management, innovative andentrepreneurial skills and science to business skills) for the academic staff of the six RIS ESEE universities, and develop six acceleration train-the-trainer programmes.

Partnership

• University of Zagreb – Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering (UNIZG-RGNF)
• University of Miskolc
• University of Mining and Geology St. Ivan Rilski, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Technische Universitaet Wien (Vienna University of Technology)
• Technical University of Kosice
• National Technical University of Athens – NTUA
• Montanuniversität Leoben
• KGHM Cuprum sp. z o.o. Centrum Badawczo-Rozwojowe (KGHM Cuprum Ltd. Research & Development Centre)
• Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation
• Dnipro University of Technology (NMU Ukraine)
• AGH University of Science and Technology
• Aalto-Korkeakoulusaatio (Aalto University)

For more information, please visit the project website.

Project duration: 01 January 2020 – 31 December 2020

Objective

The solution (technology)

This project will further roll out the Summer School internationally and implement e‐learning elements to boost the competitiveness, growth and attractiveness of the European raw materials sector via radical innovation and entrepreneurship.

Partnership

• Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences (MEERI), Poland (Lead Partner)
• Lodz University of Technology, Poland
• Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium
• Green Back sp. z o. o., Poland
• AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
• Observatory of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (OPII), Poland
• Politechnika Slaska (Silesian University of Technology), Poland
• RISE IVF AB, Sweden
• Université de Liège, Belgium

For more information, please visit the project web page. 

Project duration: 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2022

Objective

The commercialization of SiC fibers in Europe by the company BJS is prepared. SiC fibers are used in CMC materials, which will substitute nickel-superalloys in future aircraft turbines. Using CMC enables significant reductions in CO2, NOx and noise emissions while saving about 2/3 of weight (important to reach the EU FLIGHTPASS 2050 goals). Additionally, the use of critical raw materials (e.g. V, Co, Y, Nb, Ru, Hf, Ta, W) will be avoided.

The solution (technology)

The project intends to support the commercialization of SiC fibers for the European market. The SiC fibers are used in Ceramic Matrix Composites, which aim to replace Ni-base superalloys in the next generation of aero-engines. By doing so, the use of critical elements like V, Co, Y, Nb, Ru, Hf, Ta, W is avoided and significant weight reductions to 1/3 can be achieved. Additionally, an increase in operation temperature will be possible leading to an increase in energy efficiency and cleaner combustion. Together with the weight savings, this will play an important role to achieve the reductions in climate-damaging gas emissions set by the European Union in the Flightpass 2050 goals.

The development of SiC fibers constitutes a high technological barrier. Currently, there are only two producers in Japan and one production is ramped-up in the USA at the moment. Due to limited production capacity and export-control barriers, a secured supply of SiC fibers to Europe in large enough quantities is not foreseeable. For this reason, the development of CMC technology in Europe is massively hindered.

The SiC fiber technology has been developed to TRL5 by part of the consortium. On this basis, a pilot fiber plant has been defined and is currently built-up with a budget of 20 M€. Commissioning of the pilot fiber plant is planned for mid-2019 allowing to raise the TRL to 7-8. The project objective is to support the commercialization of SiC fibers in Europe in order to enable large enough and secured supply of high-quality SiC fibers to the European market. To achieve this, the project aims to establish the precursor supply, upscale SiC fiber technology to TRL 7-8 and qualify the fibers in CMC technology.

Partnership

• ABCR Labs, Spain
• BJS Ceramics GmbH, Germany
• Netherlands Aerospace Center, Netherlands
• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (Fraunhofer) (Lead Partner), Germany

TravelEx is a wider society learning project dedicated to raise awareness on underground resources.

Objective

Setting up a travelling exhibition providing easily accessible and general information on the importance of raw materials to the society and in particular children aged from 8 to 14-17.

The solution (technology)

Through an immersive environment (as a mine décor for example), high technology workshops (like augmented reality and virtual experiments) and also hand-on workshops and experimentations, the visitors becomes aware of where metals can be found, how to extract them, and which common devices they are absolutely necessary to do so. Generally, the exhibition provides a critical view on possible shortages in the future and the necessity to improve techniques on exploration.

Partnership

• Université de Lorraine, France (Lead Partner)
• BRGM, France
• Eesti Kaevandusmuuseum SA/Estonian Mining Museum, Estonia
• Tallinna Tehnikaülikool (TTÜ Tallinn University of Technology), Estonia
• Universidade Nova de Lisboa (New University of Lisbon – FCT NOVA Faculty of Sciences and Technology), Portugal
• University of Oulu, Finland
• Czech Geological Survey, Czech Republic

Project duration: 01 January 2018 – 31 March 2021

Objective

The solution (technology)

The exposition will be combining interactive participatory activities and workshops about the importance, availability and challenges of reaw materials sector.

Partnership

• Université de Lorraine (UL), France (Lead Partner)
• University of Oulu, Finland
• Universidade Nova de Lisboa (New University of Lisbon) – Faculty of Sciences and Technology (FCT NOVA), Portugal
• Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
• Eesti Kaevandusmuuseum SA/Estonian Mining Museum, Estonia
• Czech Geological Survey, Czech Republic
• Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, BRGM (The French geological survey), France

For more information, please visit the project website.