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.
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Sander Landkroon of Iv-Offshore & Energy about engineering solving the biggest challenges of our time
Engineering has always shaped civilizations. But today, it faces challenges on a completely different scale: the energy transition, climate resilience, circular infrastructure and Europe’s industrial autonomy. The place where the philosophy of ‘Engineering that excites’ comes alive. In this episode of Future in Steel, host Maxime Segeren talks to Sander Landkroon, Commercial Manager Offshore & Energy at Iv. About the role of engineering in solving some of the biggest challenges of o...
15 Jul 2026
Tim Kapteijn about JOIN2SCALE: Tree Composites coordinating a powerful European consortium
Today’s episode marks a major milestone. Tree Composites has officially signed the Grant Agreement for JOIN2SCALE under the Horizon Europe programme, with Tree Composites as project coordinator leading a powerful European consortium. This is of major importance because offshore wind foundations still depend heavily on welding-intensive steel joints that require up to 50,000 hours of manual labor per jacket. JOIN2SCALE aims to industrialize automated composite joint manufacturing as a scalable...
10 Jun 2026
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 translating new ideas into scalable, reliable solutions. Where Enersea is an offshore engineering company at the forefront of designing the next generation of offshore structures. with decades of experience and a deep understanding of the challenges at sea. Wh...
13 May 2026
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 when this technology moves beyond offshore wind? As a new design philosophy for steel structures everywhere? Today, we talk to experts who represent both sides of that transition: Mees Wolters, CTO of Tree Composites (who brings the technology to life at ...
15 Apr 2026
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 for Owens Corning’s Composites business. Where Owens Corning is the world’s leading innovator in glass fibre reinforcements and composite materials. With decades of experience in developing high-performance materials for industries ranging from construct...
17 Mar 2026
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 structures, higher costs, and conservative engineering choices. In this episode of Future in Steel, we explore how that paradigm is changing. Hear out guest Marc Vanderschueren, Head of Business Development at OCAS NV, one of Europe’s leading steel and...
17 Feb 2026
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 centuries-old bottleneck: welded steel connections. In this episode of Future in Steel, we speak to Marko Pavlovic, Associate professor at TU Delft, co-founder of Tree Composites, and inventor of a radically new way to connect steel structures....
6 Jan 2026
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 four times longer service life, lower production costs, lower CO₂ emissions, reduced raw-material use, and more jobs in Europe instead of elsewhere in the world. In Future in Steel, you’ll hear what’s possible — from the people who truly know, working in the compan...
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