CiSMA kickoff!

• Post by: Tobias Larsson
• 3rd December 2024
• 1 Comment

The EU-funded CiSMA (Circular Steel for Mass Market Application) project was launched at the EURECAT facilities in Manresa, Spain with a kick-off meeting on the 7^th of November. The kick-off meeting brought all 12 partners together to discuss the first steps of the project that will run until 2028.

BTH participates with a team from Product Development Research Lab / Mechanical Engineering consisting of Senior Lecturers Md. Shafiqul Islam and Johan Pilthammar together with PhD student Alexander Barlo.

During the project, the team at BTH will focus on developing Data-Driven Modelling Tools for rapid deployment and acceptance of recycled steel with high quality requirements. The aim of this focus is to establish a control agent for production lines using Finite Element model and in-line production data in Machine Learning based meta-models. As part of the CiSMA project, the team at BTH will get the chance to test out these control agents in industrial demonstrators at Volvo Cars and Electrolux Professional with recycled steel produced by Voestalpine and TATA Steel.

“The CiSMA project is a highly interesting and society relevant project focusing on the circular economy of the automotive and white goods industries. We have built a strong project consortium with industry leaders from various disciplines making the foundation to generate good results beneficial for the European consumers. I really look forward to working with the industrial partners to figure out how we can ensure a seamless transition between conventional and recycled steel grades in high-demanding production processes.” | Alexander Barlo reflection