Workshop with the team of the Center for Materials Innovation/AMAG
Where industrial practice, academic perspectives and data-driven research meet.
Two days of exchange, expert input and fresh perspectives: At the joint CMI workshop hosted by AMAG Rolling, AMAG Rolling’s early-career academic partners came together with industrial experts to discuss current questions around aluminium alloys, process understanding, data analysis and modelling.
A particular highlight was the visit to Hot Rolling Mill 2. Seeing industrial practice up close was not only exciting, but also highly instructive. Insights like these help us to think even more precisely about the underlying processes and to align our research more closely with real industrial challenges.
Beyond the technical sessions, there was ample space for conversations, networking and the exchange of expertise. This is often where the best ideas emerge: from different perspectives, shared curiosity and the direct connection between laboratory, model and production.
Opening Ceremony
The CD laboratory was ceremoniously inaugurated in the afternoon. As part of the event, three scientific lectures were held, each offering different perspectives on materials research. Dr. mont. Werner Fragner from AMAG rolling GmbH, Priv.-Doz. Dr.-Ing. Verena Maier-Kiener, head of "Materials Testing under Extreme Conditions" at Montanuniversität Leoben, and Dr. Ghadir Razaz, a cooperation partner of the CD laboratory and an expert in Al-batteries from Mid Sweden University, shared their expertise with the attendees.
Univ.-Prof. Dr. mont. Helmut Antrekowitsch, Vice-Rector for Research and Sustainability at Montanuniversität Leoben, ao. Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Klaus Reichmann, member of the Senate of the Christian Doppler Research Association, and Dr. mont. Werner Fragner, Head of Corporate Technology at AMAG rolling GmbH, addressed the audience before Dr. mont. Irmgard Weißensteiner, Head of the CD Laboratory, briefly presented the laboratory’s core research areas.
It was a wonderful celebration that truly honored the occasion. A heartfelt thank you to all visitors and interested guests for their participation!
