Future in Steel
Europe faces a monumental challenge: to be — and remain — an economic global powerhouse amid geopolitical shifts, with innovation and development capacity as vital engines. In the video podcast series Future in Steel, you’ll hear leading Dutch companies and key stakeholders share their vision in this field. Each episode features a concrete (future) application of an innovative example: the “Composite Revolution” — a TU Delft spin-off and winner of the 2025 Chamber of Commerce Innovation Award. Hear how groundbreaking science, true entrepreneurship, and an enabling government can make the difference together — and, above all, how Dutch companies can help secure a great future for Europe.
Future in Steel: challenge, vision, and real-world practice — in image and sound.
Episodes
6 episodes
Edwin van Drunen (Enersea) linking breakthrough technology to practical implementation
Today, we zoom in on the crucial link between breakthrough technology and practical implementation. Because innovation only becomes impactful when it is engineered into reality. Edwin van Drunen, Director of Enersea, plays a key role in transla...
Mees Wolters and Tim Kapteijn about composite joints as a new design philosophy for steel structures everywhere
In previous episodes of Future in Steel, we explored how composite joints have the potential to fundamentally change offshore wind by addressing one of the industry’s biggest constraints: fatigue in welded steel connections. But what happens wh...
Chris Skinner of Owens Corning about why strengthening the material ecosystem around composite is an important step forward
Welcome to a new episode of Future in Steel, the podcast series exploring the technologies shaping the next generation of industrial structures. Today with a very special guest: Chris Skinner, Vice President of Strategic Marketing and R&D f...
Marc Vanderschueren, Head of Business Development at OCAS NV about steel, composites and large-scale testing
Europe’s ambition to remain a global industrial powerhouse increasingly depends on its ability to rethink materials, structures, and design philosophies. In offshore wind especially, fatigue has long been the invisible limiter — driving heavier...
Marko Pavlovic: why bonded composite connections represent a true breakthrough
Europe’s ambition to remain an industrial and economic powerhouse depends on its ability to rethink not only energy systems, but also the fundamental technologies behind them. Offshore wind is a prime example — and at the heart of it lies a cen...
Future in Steel: how the Composite Revolution makes Europe stronger
Welcome to Future in Steel — a podcast series about the Composite Revolution: an industrial transformation that makes Europe stronger. Because wherever steel joints are involved, the Composite Revolution means higher quality, up to fou...