Deputy Director Jonathan is a mechanical engineer who has a particular interest in industrial automation and intelligent systems for manufacturing and design. He has been principal investigator on over £1.8Million of EPSRC funded research, published two books and over 80 papers on various aspects of CAD/CAM and advanced manufacturing. His academic career started at Heriot-Watt […]
Learn moreDirector Prof. Winifred Ijomah is PI and Technical Director of The Scottish Institute for Remanufacturing (SIR) and Reader in the Department for Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow; UK. She has elements of her work incorporated in British Standards Institute (BSI), (e.g. BS 8887-220:2010- Design for manufacture, assembly, disassembly) […]
Learn moreThe “circular economy” is a broader concept that includes any process that reduces the volume of manufactured products going to landfill. So remanufacturing is only one of several end-of-life processes (e.g. recycling, repurposing and reuse) that can be used to create a circular economy.
Learn more“Working with SIR has allowed us to carry out R & D which would otherwise have been cost prohibitive. It has helped us to understand better the failures of used components and how to qualify our processes.”
Learn more“As the circular economy gains more traction and perception of remanufactured product improves in addition to the cost benefits, remanufacturing has a bright future.”
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