7th steeluniversity Challenge Final

Today MeLT was in Brussels attending the grand final of the 7th WorldSteel steeluniversity challenge, having been responsible for developing and adapting the simulation software specially for the event.

Winners of Round 1 from industry and student categories attended from China, Taiwan, India, Slovenia, the UK, Brazil and Canada. The teams were challenged to make a cast of 'virtual' steel suitable for earth moving equipment to the correct specification and at minimum cost.

Congratulations to all who took part and especially to the winners:

• Student champions: Andraž Bradeško and Anže Tekavčič, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Industry champions: Manjunathan Mohan and Chandra Prakash Sankar, Tata Steel Ltd., India

For the full story, read the official WorldSteel press release here.

YouTube video by WorldSteel


Flickr slideshow of the event. Licensed under CC-BY-SA by WorldSteel