Consortium meetings

From 23 to 29 August 2026, the DEPMAT project held a summer school at Outokumpu’s Tornio site in Finland. The week-long programme gave participants the opportunity to experience stainless steel production and research at close range, combining visits to industrial production facilities with pilot-scale experiments, R&D seminars and discussions with experts in materials, processing, scrap […]

Researchers from the DEPMAT project recently visited Geerts Metaalwaren to gain deeper insight into advanced manufacturing processes for steel parts and to better understand how variations in material properties can affect production. The visit focused on the deep drawing of steel components, a process that is highly sensitive to variations in raw materials. Even minor

The consortium once again met for the Annual Consortium Meeting for the DEPMAT project. This time, the location was at the University of Twente. The day was focussed on interaction and updating each other on the latest results. A large portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing the demonstration projects within DEPMAT and how

Another successful round of WP progress meetings was held in the November and December. The meetings were attended by participants from all involved partners from both academia and industry.  During the meetings, the DEPMAT researchers presented their latest findings, challenges and outlook for the future research activities. During the discussions, the future direction was further

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.

Another succesful round of Work Package progress meetings was held in the last month. In these meetings, we discuss the progress of the past period, and take time to look toward the future. The researchers have presented their updates and the work is progressing well. There was ample opportunity to update each other on progress

The DEPMAT program has started with the end-of-year Work Package progress meetings. In these meetings, we discuss the progress of the past period, and take time to look toward the future. Existing plans are reviewed to ensure they remain up-to-date and current, and potential future, issues are discussed. Furthermore, focus lies on the interactions between

The DEPMAT consortium is looking forward to the official kick-off event of the program, on August 31st and September 1st.  The first day will focus on presenting and aligning views for the various work packages in the program, and to get to know each other. Furthermore, sessions will focus on the desired Impact for the