Materials Processing Institute

It was our pleasure to host Kohei Furumai, the winner of this year’s IOM3 Adrian Normanton Medal and give him a tour of the Normanton plant located at the Institute and named after Dr Adrian Normanton. The Normanton Plant is a world-leading scale-up research facility that supports the steel industry and other Foundation Industries predominantly to scale up technologies. The plant hosts research equipment including a 7 tonne Electric Arc Furnace now in use extensively to test and scale up new Green Steelmaking technologies. The plant was named after Dr Adrian Normanton following his distinguished career in the steel industry, which included masterminding the complete refurbishment of this pilot plant in 2007. The Adrian Normanton Medal is awarded to the best paper on the topic of steelmaking or casting. Kohei Furumai is a senior researcher at JFE Steel Corporation, Japan, where his research focuses on steel solidification during the continuous casting process. He was awarded the Adrian Normanton Medal for his research based around continuous casting, which has been published in the Iron & Steelmaking Journal. During the visit Kohei was also able to see our research laboratories and some of the more recent investments in equipment and facilities. Kohei will be presented with the Adrian Normanton Medal at the 2024 IOM3 Awards in London on 5th December. https://lnkd.in/eUX5-pdV JFE Steel Corporation IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining)

Presentation Opportunities for PhD and EngD Students Do you know PhD or EngD students working in Ferrous Metallurgy? A great opportunity for them to showcase their work. Submit applications now to present or to display a poster at the 8th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy. Closing date for applications in ONE WEEK - Monday 9th December. Here's what people had to say about the last symposium and why it's such a great opportunity for PhD and EngD researchers to present or to display their work. https://lnkd.in/eYfxGtsE Find out more and apply here - https://lnkd.in/d96rGYJp #research #steel #metallurgy IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining) Innovate UK

❓ 🤔 What are the social regulatory barriers stifling innovation and growth in the Foundation Industries? 🤔 ❓ Read our findings from across #FIVengage, our Regulatory Science and #Innovation Network funded by Innovate UK below and in full here https://lnkd.in/eeeQTSpM #FoundationIndustries #RegulatoryScience #RegulatoryBarriers

Department for Business and Trade Visit and see major investments to support industry A delegation from the Department for Business and Trade came to the Materials Processing Institute during their visit to the North East and Tees Valley. They were particularly interested in finding out more about how the research, development and innovation we undertake is supporting industry in the UK as well as creating opportunities internationally. During the visit the delegation were able to see recent investments as part of the Innovate UK funded PRISM programme and the Foundation Industries Sustainability Consortium (FISC) EconoMISER programme. PRISM is a Programme of Research and Innovation for the UK Steel and Metals sector, providing funding to support innovation in: • Decarbonisation • Digital technologies • Circular economy FISC brings together global leaders in innovation, research, and technology from across the cement, metal, glass, ceramic, paper, polymer, and chemical industries to deliver global innovation in low-carbon resource-efficient sustainable solutions that will help to transform these essential industries. During the visit they were able to see the multi-million-pound investments that have taken place to ensure that we are at the forefront of technologies and processes to support industry. This included a tour of our Green Steel Centre which develops technologies, materials, processes, and knowledge to decarbonise steel production and accelerate the emergence of a sustainable, Green Steel economy. While here they were able to see a live steel melt taking place in our pilot scale 7 tonne electric arc furnace which is a test bed for the development of many of these technologies. Department for Business and Trade Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Innovate UK

We've just completed our latest bespoke steel industry training course for Heraeus Electro-Lite. This course covered: • Steelmaking Metallurgy for beginners • Integrated Ironmaking and Steelmaking • EAF Steelmaking • Secondary Steelmaking and Casting The course was developed specifically for Heraeus Electro-Lite to provide its employees with a fundamental understanding of steelmaking and to support them in developing their careers with the company. The training included metallurgy for beginners’, new steelmaking technology for both integrated and electric arc furnace steelmaking, and continuous casting. The course discussed the theory behind the technologies used and highlighted many real-life examples to demonstrate how they are applied in reality. We provide online and in-person steel industry training and these courses are based on the major technologies currently in operation. Further details about courses are available at - https://lnkd.in/eN-9EN8k Do you need a specific course? All courses can be adapted to meet bespoke training requirements. Contact us with your requirements at [email protected] and we will see how we can help. #steel #training #metallurgy

Thank you Cambridge Enterprise for spreading word about our exciting journey. #decarbonisingcement #innovation #cementindustry #Reclinker

We're attending next week’s Nuclear Supply Chain Event - Scotland. If you are attending, you can meet with Shiva Sundaram there or contact us direct at [email protected] More details: https://lnkd.in/e5ZFufbZ #nuclear #research #innovation #fusion Shiva Sundaram

Supporting our local foodbank during what will be a challenging winter - here's what we are doing and perhaps you could do something similar? https://lnkd.in/eYCkX4Sm Tony Kirk Neil Carter MinstLM

We're working with machine learning specialist Intellegens to reduce carbon emissions from the next generation of Electric Arc Furnaces https://lnkd.in/eYr9i9dJ #machinelearning #steelmaking #innovation

We're attending Foresight Nuclear Live 2024 in London, November 7th. The one-day conference will be exploring SMR, AMR and Fusion Reactor: Strategy, Technology and Deployment. Confirmed speakers include: DESNZ, Rolls-Royce, Holtec, X-Energy, Moltex Flex, Last Energy, First Light Fusion, Community Nuclear Power and Fylde Energy Coast to name a few. Key topics the agenda will be covering include: -> Strategy and Finance -> Reactor Technology + Deployment -> Supply Chain Advancement -> Industrial Decarbonisation -> SMR Energy Parks -> SAF + Hydrogen Production -> Data Centres -> Project Delivery Workshop If you are attending FORESIGHT NUCLEAR LIVE you can catch up with Shiva Sundaram there ([email protected]), or contact us direct at [email protected] More details and link to register: https://lnkd.in/euuDrFAU #nuclear #research #innovation #fusion