Vacuum induction furnace with casting system for University of Lille research.
The University of Lille, through its Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, is procuring a vacuum induction furnace with a casting system for the TIBIOGEN research project, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) for 2026. The equipment is intended for advanced materials research, likely involving melting and casting under controlled atmosphere. The buyer is a public university, and the project is research-oriented. No specific qualifications or set-asides are mentioned, but the equipment is specialized. The contract value is not disclosed, but given the specialized nature, it likely falls in the 100k-1m range. The duration is not specified.