SPYRO Project

The creation of pyrometallurgical pilots is a particularly important step in metallurgy. It enables a new process to be tested on a representative scale, for a few days or a few weeks, in an intermediate-size furnace – midway between a laboratory furnace and an industrial furnace. Managing a process in this type of furnace is a delicate operation, which poses many challenges in terms of process, safety, environment etc. For this reason, the SPYRO project intends to develop e-learning and virtual reality modules that will provide a better understanding of pilot management. Elkem, Eramet and Materials Processing Institute are partners in the SPYRO project. This project has received funding from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, under the Horizon 2020, the EU framework Programme for Research and Innovation.