The electro-galvanizing of steel strip is an energy-intensive process. To reduce the energy input during electro-galvanizing, the electrolyte conductivity of different zinc electrolytes were optimised by varying their composition and bath temperature. Elevated electrolyte temperatures lead to an...

SCIENCE investigated the use of steel-concrete composite (SC) modular systems for use in industrial applications. This form of construction offers many advantages over traditional reinforced concrete (RC), including speed of construction and structural efficiency. The project focused on...

The broad commercial objective of this project was the sustainable value creation in steel building technology by addressing the ways in which significant energy reductions can be made in the operation phase of multi-storey commercial buildings. A review on energy efficient commercial buildings...

The evolution of iron oxide layers on steel strips in hot-dip galvanizing have been investigated by using oxidizing atmospheres. Owing to this oxide layer, improvements in galvanizing of AHSS should be achieved. Since online measurement of oxide thickness is crucial to control the annealing...

The aim of the ENCOP project is the development of tools for the reduction of the energy demand and CO2 emissions of an integrated steelwork. The relevant operational data, energy flows and CO2 emissions of the integrated steelworks of LUCCHINI in Piombino (in the following LU) and ArcelorMittal...

The aim of COGNITVE CONTROL was to create cognitive automation systems with the capabilities automatic control performance monitoring (CPM), self-detection and automatic diagnosis of faults (sensors, actuators, controller) and self-adaptation in control system environments to optimise the...