A new collaboration with the oil and gas industry has the potential to make huge savings - and bring the noise levels down in refineries and pipelines at the same time.

Funded by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), we were tasked with creating a high performance ceramic material with potential for use in for body armour. The project was undertaken by Hywel Jones, one of our materials engineering experts, and Anthony Pick, a ceramic consultant

Aflowan asked us to undertake a feasibility assessment for a new product that it wanted to create in order to meet an emerging specific need.

Concrete, mortar and construction specialist Vincenzo Starinieri has been able to deliver a number of specialised consultancy projects and training programmes to architectural conservators

Catal International has interacted with Sheffield Hallam University for many years with great success, so when the company needed to refine one of its catalytic products in order to prepare for increasingly rigorous EU HSE regulations, it didn’t hesitate to approach us to see how we might be able to help.

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'

We worked with Cannon Electrical Services to produce new software capable of reading real time data on electricity consumption

Derbyshire-based Penny Hydraulics supplies specialist lifting equipment including vehicle-mounted cranes and loading platforms, goods lifts, lighting winches and specialist equipment for the mining industry. A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with engineering experts from Sheffield Hallam University helped make their expansion into the nuclear industry a highly successful venture.

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

Improved manufacturing performance and the introduction of new products has helped Evenort Ltd – a market leader in the machining of stainless steel and nickel alloys to high tolerances – to achieve 50% growth, and strengthen its position with an increased market share in the oil and gas sector