Consortium

Leader in research, development and innovation, CEA is active in four main areas: low-carbon energies, defense and security, information technologies and health technologies. In each of these fields, CEA maintains a cross-disciplinary culture of engineers and researchers, building on the synergies between fundamental and technological research. The CEA is involved in the project through its LITEN (Laboratory for Innovation in New Energy Technologies and Nanomaterials).

Main tasks and responsibilities

CEA is in charge of the global coordination of ACHIEF. It is also the leader for work package 3. CEA will carry out the design, fabrication and lab scale testing in relevant environments of PDC coatings for the main chosen applications. CEA takes part in WP2, WP4, WP7 and WP9.

AIMEN is a non-profit private research association with more than 100 industrial members, established to increase the technological competence in the manufacturing industry, through the following activities:

• R&D+i projects,
• Monitoring technology evolution,
• Acquire and develop emergent technologies,
• Promote technology innovation in the companies.

Main tasks and responsibilities

Aimen is the leader of WP4 which objective is to develop and produce advanced HEAs by using selected powder compositions designed in WP2 and through the laser-based manufacturing processes: laser Cladding and Laser Metal Deposition. In addition, Aimen participates in WP1, WP2, WP6, WP6, WP7, WP8 and WP9.

VTT is an RTO , its activities focuses on three areas:

• Knowledge intensive products and services,
• Smart industry and energy systems,
• Solutions for natural resources and environment.

Main tasks and responsibilities

VTT is the leader of WP2 that is dedicated to the elaboration of the Integrated Artificial Intelligence-aided Materials Toolbox to design the four types of materials. VTT contributes to WP1, WP4, WP8 and WP9.

Tecnalia has one goal: to transform knowledge into GDP, meaning wealth to improve people’s quality of life by generating business opportunities for industry. Tecnalia is committed to generate major impacts in economic terms, by means of innovation and technological development, addressed by six business divisions covering the economic sectors of Energy, Environment, Industry, Transport, Construction, Health and ICT.

Main tasks and responsibilities

Tecnalia leads WP5, its goal is to develop novel Cr-steel grade with improved creep resistance properties. Tecnalia is also the leader of WP9, in which the strategy for exploitation of ACHIEF’s results including a preliminary assessment of the business case of ACHIEF materials solutions and technologies will be defined. Additionally Tecnalia is involved in WP1, WP2, WP5, WP7 and WP8.

Constellium anticipates and responds to the fast-evolving market needs through its three business units:

• Aerospace and Transportation (A&T),
• Packaging and Automotive Rolled Products (P&ARP),
• Automotive Structures and Industry (AS&I)

Main tasks and responsibilities

Constellium is responsible of the coordination of WP7 that focuses on the validation of the novel designed and developed materials solutions and protective coatings and the demonstration of the materials improvement at pilot scale. Constellium contributes also to WP1, WP2, WP3, WP4, WP8, and WP9.

ArcelorMittal Sestao is a new generation steel plant that produces hot rolled steel coils and hot rolled pickled steel coils. It uses electric arc furnace (EAF) technology, with a high level of flexibility and a fast turnaround time, which enables to adapt to needs at any given time in a highly automated way and, furthermore, with very high levels of safety.

Main tasks and responsibilities

ArcelorMittal Sestao is one of the two steel use cases. It will provide industrial conditions in the tunnel furnace that transports and heats the slabs between the continuous casting machines to the rolling mill. ArcelorMittas Sestao is involved in WP1, WP2, WP4, WP7, WP8 and WP9.

Main tasks and responsibilities

Tubos Reunidos contributes with product specifications and definition of strategies for exploring novel steel compositions and heat treatments. Equipped with facilities to apply thermo-mechanical treatments at pilot scale, Tubos Reunidos will participate to the industrial validation of the novel steel grades developed. Tubos Reunidos contributes to WP1, WP2, WP5, WP7, WP8 and WP9.

Main tasks and responsibilities

Seamthesis participates in WP1, WP2, WP4, WP7, WP8 and WP9.

The company operates with its subsidiary in sea transportation – Ditaş, its subsidiary in railway transportation – KUAŞ (Körfez Ulaştırma A.Ş.), its affiliate in fuel oil distribution sector – Opet and its subsidary in crude oil and oil products trading – Tüpraş Trading Ltd.

As Europe’s 7th largest refinery in terms of its turnover and the added value it creates, Tüpraş is one of the few refineries with a high complexity index in the Mediterranean, with an average Nelson Complexity Index of 9.5.

Main tasks and responsibilities

Tüpraş is the petrochemical use case of ACHIEF. It will demonstrate under refinery conditions the performance of the PDC coating developped in WP2. Tupras gets involved in WP1, WP2, WP3, WP6, WP7, WP8 and WP9.

PNO is a European group, made up of a pool of around 400 professionals including scientists, engineers, consultants as well as financial and legal experts, with consolidated experience in innovation processes and funding in international working environments.

Main tasks and responsibilities

PNO leads the WP8 to define the appropriate strategies for dissemination and communication including the organization of knowledge transfer and training activities throughout the project. PNO is also engaged in WP1 and WP9.