Decarbonising the Foundation Industries and the implications for workers and skills in the UK

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Research Associate/Research Fellow/Post Doc (Low Carbon Concrete, CO2 Capture)

Concrete4Change have an exciting opportunity for a highly qualified & experienced Research Associate/Fellow to join our team on a partner track in as part of the Low carbon concrete consortium. Job Title: Research Associate or Research fellow or Post Doc (Low Carbon Concrete, CO2 Capture)Location: Home office & University of WarwickRemuneration: Competitive Salary• Basic salary […]

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Funding Call Now Open: Enablers of Transformation TFI Network+ Funding Call

The transformation of the foundation industries will not be possible with a sole focus on technical innovation. It will also require understanding the individual and organisational values, interests and motivations that lead the creation of opportunities for change. Transformation within the foundation industries might require changes in governance, business models and/or organisational culture to achieve […]

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Completed: Sustainable advanced manufacturing via machine learning-assisted exploitation of sensing and data infrastructure

In collaboration with Robinson Brothers Machine learning (ML) and data science underpin research disciplines that are prominent in numerous manufacturing sectors, and are already achieving measurable impacts in high value, low volume sector such as aerospace and automotive. The applications supported through research in ML and data science are typically around process modelling, monitoring, optimisation, control […]

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Completed: Physics-informed digital twins for industrial heating processes (twin4heat)

In collaboration with VESUVIUS and SWERIM Twin4heat’s ambition was to accelerate the UK’s Net-Zero trajectory through next generation industrial heating processes using artificial intelligence to break through the predictive capability bottleneck of most surrogate models due to time consuming data acquisition in thermal analysis, design and optimisation. It aimed to tackle the challenge of automatic, […]

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Completed: Micromachined based Multi-Sensing Solution toward Digitalisation of Foundation Industries

In collaboration with the Weir Group and the Materials Processing Institute Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are driven by the expanding development of smart sensors that offer new approaches to collect and post-process data to improve factory operation and digitalise production processes. Substantial technological investment is required to realise digitalisation, leading to […]

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Completed: Data-driven optimisation framework for assessing energy and emission saving potentials in foundation industries

In collaboration with Palm Paper This project focussed on the assessment of prospective energy and cost savings associated with foundation industries. A case study of Palm Paper was considered but the underlying concepts transcend this specific application. Palm Paper is a paper production company which produces newsprints and news paper grades from completely recycled materials […]

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Completed: Introducing high-temperature hyperspectral electronics to the foundation industries 

In collaboration with Tata Steel Hyperspectral metrology utilising a visible-range hyperspectral imaging system has been verified through testing with high-temperature hydrocarbon flames. Gas-phase flames were imaged, and the spectral emission of methane-air flames comprehensively investigated. The results demonstrated that the newly developed system can capture the gas-phase flames precisely and that the high spatial resolution […]

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Completed: Atomistic scale simulation of the magnetic anistropy in steels

In collaboration with British Steel, Tata Steel and the University of York Steel is an irreplaceable and highly recyclable material that serves as a cornerstone for foundation industries worldwide. Monitoring the steel production process closely is crucial to ensure sustainable development, growth, and modernisation. The microstructural parameters of steel must be controlled with great care […]

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Completed: Accurate emissivity characterisation of metals from near infrared to long wave infrared

In collaboration with PyrOptik Instruments Limited Emissivity is an often-overlooked characteristic of a material; it represents a material’s efficiency to radiate thermal energy. In order to accurately measure the temperature of a process using infrared radiation thermometry, the emissivity of the material needs to be known. Without an accurate temperature measurement, the process cannot be […]

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