Mapping, Educating, Training Applying models in continuous CASTing
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4 December 2025 – Modelling Experience in Continuous Casting – From Fundamentals to Problem Solving
Why modelling matters: Continuous casting of steel involves complex physical phenomena—fluid flow, heat transfer, solidification, and segregation—that directly impact product quality and process efficiency. Modelling is the key to understanding these mechanisms and turning theory into actionable solutions.
In this webinar, we’ll explore how fundamental principles evolve into problem solving and practical tools that solve real-world challenges in steelmaking. From academic research to industrial implementation, discover the journey from physics-based insights to plant-level applications.
📅 Date & Time: Dec 4th, 2.30-4.30 PM📍 Online Event
Speakers & Topics:
✅ Prof. Carlo Mapelli – Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano – Simulating billet casting and solidification: the role of EMS to prevent central segregation
✅ Arianna Gotti – Technical Manager in Transvalor – Coupling thermo-mechanics and solid shell formation: fundamental steel properties and physical approach
✅ Michele De Santis – Senior Project Engineer at RINA- CSM – Steel intermixing: from reactors mixing fundamentals to on-line process tools
Q/A with audience: experiences, suggestions, feedback – chaired by Edoardo D’Amanzo (RINA- CSM)
Presentations from the 2nd Dissemination Event at SIDENOR
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CC-lecture-4-LTU-CC-Course-CC-modelling-solidification-afternoon
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Videos from the 2nd Dissemination Event at SIDENOR
Video Solidification fundamentals
Video Introduction to solidification modelling
Video ShellCrack & Sunshine
Video Industrial Measurement Techniques
28 November, 2nd Dissemination Event at SIDENOR
📅 28 November | 10:00–15:30 CET | Online
We are pleased to invite you to the second webinar jointly organized by @Swerim and @Sidenor within METACAST.
With the contribution of the @University of Oulu, this session will provide an in-depth training on solidification modelling in continuous casting.
🔍 What to expect:
- Fundamentals of solidification and its modelling in continuous casting
- Application examples from the RFCS projects Shell-Crack and Sunshine
- Industrial approaches to model validation
👉 Why should you join?
This webinar demonstrates how scientific innovation and advanced modelling tools drive quality, productivity, and sustainability in the steel industry.
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21 October 2025 – Steel Tech Congress and Expo, Bilbao, Spain
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6-9 October 2025 – European Steel Technology and Application Days, Verona, Italy
With 2 METACAST presentations:
Flow and solidification modeling in continuous casting of steel: a European expertise mapping at a glance and positioning at a global level
- M. De Santis, E. D’Amanzo, D. Capobianco – RINA-CSM, N. Egido Perez, D. Mier Vasallo – SIDENOR I+D, C. Gruber, A. Atf – K1-MET, K. Marx, M. Koester – BFI. P. Ramirez Lopez – SWERIM, A. Gotti, Transvalor
The pivot role of modelling in problem-solving issues in continuous casting of steel: a project clustering experience in the European programmes frame
- M. De Santis, O. Di Pietro (RINA-CSM), N. Egido Perez, D. Mier Vasallo (SIDENOR), C. Gruber (K1-MET), K. Marx, M. Koester (BFI), P. Ramirez Lopez (SWERIM)
18 July 2025 – Round table at Sidenor
Video Sidenor Round Table Management perspective
Videos from the 1st Dissemination Event at SIDENOR
Session 1: CFD for Continuous Casting
Video Session 1
Session 2: Digital Twins in Continuous Casting
Video Session 2
Session 3: Modelling Success Stories at Sidenor
Video Session 3
1 July 2025 – 1st Dissemination Event at SIDENOR
A dissemination event focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), took place at Sidenor Innovation Hub on July 1st, 2025, and was broadcasted in a hybrid format.
The speakers were:
- Pavel Rámirez López – Group Manager at SWERIM
- Diana Mier Vasallo – Process Manager at Sidenor R&D
- Raquel Arias Pérez – Process Researcher at Sidenor R&D
The agenda included the following sessions:
- Session 1: CFD for Continuous Casting: This session explored how CFD modelling can be applied to industrial problem-solving, with a specific focus on the continuous casting process.
- Session 2: Digital Twins in Continuous Casting: This session examined how digital twins support the modelling and resolution of industrial challenges in continuous casting
- Session 3: Modelling Success Stories at Sidenor: The third and final session presented real-world examples from Sidenor, showcasing how applied research and numerical modelling have been used to solve complex industrial problems.
In addition, as this was the first event on training a preliminary educational session was held for students, aimed at providing foundational knowledge on continuous casting. This session, conducted in Spanish, included three modules:
- Introduction to Continuous Casting
- Continuous Casting at Sidenor
- Introduction to Numerical Modelling
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16 June 2025 – Webinar: Clustered for impact. EU Projects Advancing Modelling in Steel Casting
𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 | 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵: 𝘌𝘜 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨
📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 16 June 2025
🕒 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 14:30–17:00 CET
📍 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦: Microsoft Teams
We are pleased to invite you to a 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐔-𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 exploring the pivotal role of 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥.
This event brings together three cutting-edge RFCS projects:
🔹 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 – Disseminating modelling best practices across Europe
🔹 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐄 – Advancing AI-driven detection of casting defects
🔹 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋-𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐊 – Defining new criteria for crack prediction through modelling and plant validation
💡 Featuring a keynote insight from the European Commission and a special contribution from Transvalor, the webinar will showcase how collaborative research is shaping the future of steelmaking.
The Video from the Webinar.
22 Mai 2025 VDEh-Stahltag 2025
BFI visited the event and advertised METACAST in Düsseldorf, Germany, with a flyer in a sponsor bag for all participants
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23 April 2025 6th K1-MET Simulation Conference
K1-MET hosted the 6th K1-MET Simulation Conference with technical presentations of METACAST partner BFI at TU Wien
22 April 2025 2. Project Meeting (hybrid)
K1-MET hosted the METACAST 2. Project Meeting at TU Wien
10 April 2025 ICTürkiye2025
BFI visited the event and advertised METACAST in Istanbul, Turkey.
22-23 October 2024 Kick-off meeting
RINA hosted the METACAST project Kick-off meeting in Rome, Italy.
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