The Catalan Association of Industrial Engineers is one of the oldest professional associations in the Autonomous Region of Catalonia, established back in 1863 with the objective to develop industrial engineering in Catalonia. Today, it counts more than 15,000 members and associates, many of them distinguished professional engineers working home or abroad. Their “Diada de l’Enginyer” (Engineer’s Day), which this year took place in Barcelona on 7 June 2017, is the annual occasion to reward achievements for the best in the profession both at individual and company/institutional level.
Next to promising young talent and seasoned professionals, the Association of Industrial Engineers of Catalunya decided to award the institutional prize to F4E and recognise it as a “world-class centre of excellence working on an extremely challenging engineering project such as ITER”. The impact of the organisation on the wider industrial fabric of Catalunya has been considerable: more than 20 high-technology contracts have been awarded to local companies and more than 150 new jobs have been created. Most of all, F4E remains an important international meeting point for the development of fusion energy and an inspiration for scientists and engineers.
This distinction represents a great honour for Fusion for Energy, celebrating this year the 10th anniversary since its creation, and a great tribute to the high quality work and commitment of its staff to whom this prestigious award goes.
Close to 6 billion EUR of added value and 5,600 jobs per year generated in…
Commissioning will lead to new plasma operations by the end of 2026.
Close to 900 sensor coils around the machine to track the plasma.
The company adapted a robotic metrology tool from ITER to the automotive industry.
Teamwork by F4E and AMW consortium to deliver on schedule.
A major step in commissioning by F4E and Ampegon.