90+ SMSVC members and PNW faculty, staff and students gathered together at CIVS for the SMSVC Semi-Annual Meeting on April 22 and 23. The events included 1) SMSVC 10 year anniversary celebration, 2) a workshop of Introduction to AI in manufacturing, 3) technical presentations by CIVS staff and students in 6 topics (safety, ironmaking, EAF, […]
Author: John Moreland
20 CIVS Students Showcased Research at PNW Days of Discovery
20 CIVS graduate and undergraduate students participated in the PNW Days of Discovery on April 16. Their research topics included simulation of ironmaking & steelmaking processes such as Blast Furnace, Electric Arc Furnace, Reheating Furnace, Ladle, Casting, and Safety and Workforce Development Simulators (e.g. AI Hazardous Recognition, safety Chatbot, and VR-FUTURES for trauma). PNW Days […]
SMSVC Celebrates 10 Years of Cutting-Edge Innovation
On April 22, SMSVC celebrated its 10 year anniversary with around 120 attendees from industry, community, and PNW. Warm remarks were given by Chancellor Holford, SMSVC Board Chair Dave Bormet, ArcelorMittal VP and CTO Pinakin Chaubal, and PNW Senior Fellow for Economic Development and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Castillo. […]
IVRF – Safety Training
Learning objectives covered in this video:Understand relevant safety standards & codes (NFPA 54 & NFPA 86)Understand relevant Safety EquipmentUnderstand Purging Practices
IVRF – Safety Training
Learning objectives covered in this video:Understand relevant safety standards & codes (NFPA 54 & NFPA 86)Understand relevant Safety EquipmentUnderstand Purging Practices
IVRF – Operator Training
Integrated Virtual Reheat Furnace – Operator Training: Learning Objectives
IVRF – RF101
What is a Reheat Furnace? Why do we need to reheat? Parts of a Reheat Furnace Different Heating Phases and Burner Zones Direct and Indirect Heating How heat is absorbed by the product Types of heating (Direct, Indirect and Convection Heating) Different Flame sizes and their impacts Auxiliary topics like Hot Charging
Steel Manufacturing Simulation and Visualization Consortium celebrates 10 years of cutting-edge innovation
The Steel Manufacturing Simulation and Visualization Consortium (SMSVC), an initiative spearheaded by Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS), is celebrating a decade of transformational innovation that advances efficiencies for partnering steel manufacturing and energy production companies. This industrial application-driven consortium’s mission centers on using state-of-the-art simulation, visualization, and artificial […]
Quantum Expert Jean-Luc Cambier Visits CIVS and Roberts Impact Lab
CIVS welcomed Dr. Jean-Luc Cambier to PNW on March 19. Jean-Luc is the Regional Innovation Officer of The Bloch Quantum, the US Economic Development Administration–designated Tech Hub that is led by the Chicago Quantum Exchange. Jean-Luc started the visit in CIVS to tour and learn more about CIVS/SMSVC roadmap, projects, and impacts. He also had […]
Regional Leaders Join to Shape Northwest Indiana’s Economic Future
In February, CIVS Director Chenn Zhou and a group of nearly 40 One Region members and leaders of partner organizations traveled to Phoenix to study one of the most successful regional economic transformations in the country, anchored by the ongoing $165 billion foreign direct investment by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). CIVS has recently become […]