Case studies
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Sheffield Assay Office
Since June 2007 a team of academics from MERI has been analyzing, studying and deliberating the current manufacturing process at the English Assay jewellery office.
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Kanban
Kanban is often seen as a central element of lean manufacturing and is probably the most widely used type of ‘pull’ signalling system. Kanban was derived from the Japanese language and means 'card-signal'
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KTP achieves major cost savings for Wolstenholme Knives
When Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate Michael Bennett was testing equipment at Wolstenholme Machine Knives to find out the best way for welding different thicknesses of stainless steel, he began reprogramming the laser cutter
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Long-term collaboration with an industrial partner
This case study looks at how an Innovation Voucher from Innovate UK led to a long-term collaboration with an industrial partner
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Robot technology to increase safety for firefighters
One of our robotics experts, Dr Jacques Penders, is working with South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and a number of European partners to develop palm-sized robots, named the Guardians and the Viewfinders, which will soon be the first to enter burning buildings
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Robot giving a helping hand in global study
A robot arm modelled on an elephant's trunk is helping a Sheffield student in a global project to help people with restricted mobility to carry out everyday tasks, such as helping them to feed themselves
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Simulation case study - Sweden Posten
SP has been using computer simulation to address various operational issues for many years. Having invested in modern and automated equipment at sorting centres, Sweden Posten wanted to simulate all sorting centres in the country