by Anna Brékine | Mar 18, 2025 | blog
Dynamic process model for Electric Arc Furnace (EAF): A path to smarter, more efficient Steel production The dynamic process model for Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF) in the Alchimia project is at the forefront of improving steelmaking operations. This physics-based model...
by Anna Brékine | Mar 5, 2025 | blog
Open-Source Technology powering ETL processes in ALCHIMIA The ALCHIMIA Project is transforming the metallurgy industry by harnessing AI and federated learning (FL). But none of this would be possible without a robust ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipeline. ETL...
by Anna Brékine | Mar 3, 2025 | blog
Women in the Steel Industry: Inclusion or Isolation? The steel industry has traditionally been a male-dominated sector, often perceived as physically demanding and requiring technical expertise shaped by long-standing workplace cultures. However, with industrial...
by Anna Brékine | Feb 25, 2025 | blog
ALCHIMIA Project’s Experience of Doing Human-Centred Design By Rachel Hale, Dean Stroud, Martin Weinel and Vinicio Di Iorio The social science team are writing an academic paper which reflects on their experience of being involved in the human-centered design (HCD) of...
by Anna Brékine | Feb 5, 2025 | blog
ALCHIMIA Project: Preliminary Study on the Correlations Between Thermal Analysis and Brake Disc Quality In the foundry industry, one of the recurring challenges is reducing scrap parts, which pose obstacles in terms of both costs and sustainability. At Fonderia di...
by Anna Brékine | Jan 24, 2025 | blog
The Surprising Time Sink in AI Projects: How Data Collection Consumes Resources Data acquisition is recognized as one of the most resource-intensive aspects of AI projects. Within the framework of the ALCHIMIA project, significant challenges have been identified,...
