Management 4 Steel: the training project has just started

by | Oct 18, 2020 | News

Management 4 Steel has just started. The Steel Academy is part of an initiative that goes beyond the corporate individualities of the Aso, Duferco, Feralpi and Pittini Groups, who teamed up to create a shared training project of higher education dedicated to their employees and focused on cross-knowledge and soft skills.

The project was officially presented in July and aims at spreading steel culture, while promoting the creation of a network in the steel world. The main purpose of the journey that started today, October 4, is to increase skills and professionalism.

The sessions are taking place between Brescia and Verona and are structured to provide new knowledge through a modern approach, with a specific focus on industry 4.0. From analyzing business scenarios to process planning, communication techniques, problem solving methods, “Management 4 Steel” looks openly at focusing on cooperation and cross knowledge as strong competitive advantages.

Some employees of Duferdofin-Nucor are taking part in the project. Here their comment on the experience.

I would say that the project is more than interesting. We are a group of people coming from different backgrounds, though within the steel industry, and this is very positive. The first two meetings have deepened diverse and important topics. Letโ€™s go on together.

Gabriele Comandini

I consider the Academy very interesting. The team is made of high skilled professionals and technicians and I am sure that this experience will allow us to obtain cultural and technical skills to be more expert within our companies.

Luca Turla

The final workshop of the research project โ€œiSafety โ€“ Leveraging artificial intelligence techniques to improve occupational and process safety in the iron and steel industryโ€ was held at the University of Brescia. The project is funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research under the PNRR โ€“ Next Generation EU programme.

Developed by the University of Brescia in collaboration with ICAR-CNR, the project explored the application of mathematical models and artificial intelligence techniques to the analysis of safety data in the steel industry. The aim was to identify recurring patterns and support more effective prevention strategies.

Duferco Travi e Profilati took part as industrial partner. The company actively contributed to the project activities and provided the industrial case study on which the research was based.

The Industrial Contribution

Within Duferco, the analysis focused on the Electric Arc Furnace area, one of the most complex operational environments in the plant. Process data and information from monitoring systems were collected and analysed. This enabled a deeper assessment of operating dynamics and the identification of patterns relevant to the prevention of critical situations.

The integration of sector safety data with industrial data made it possible to validate the model in a real production environment. The results confirmed its ability to support risk analysis in a highly complex industrial setting.

Dialogue Between Research, Institutions and Industry

The final workshop provided an opportunity for discussion between academia, institutions and industry. Representatives from Confindustria Brescia, ATS Brescia and INAIL Brescia also took part, offering complementary perspectives on safety in the steel sector.

The collaboration between universities, research centres and industry highlights the value of a coordinated approach. It strengthens the protection of people through advanced data analysis and supports the transfer of scientific expertise into practical industrial applications.

Duferco Travi e Profilati S.p.A.
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.