The Business Insider Made in Scotland Awards, sponsored by the Advanced Forming Research Centre, celebrate the best of Scottish manufacturing, showcasing innovative and emerging talent across a range of sectors. For the second year running, SIR was delighted to sponsor the Remade in Scotland category, which recognises the achievements of manufacturing businesses focused on sustainability, […]
Learn moreThe project team from Heriot-Watt University guided the The Turbo Guy team through a bespoke 3 stage process to redesign the company’s business model and create a brand identity aligned to circular economy, and that would emphasise its remanufacturing expertise. This case study outlines the process and outcomes of this approach, including the expect benefits […]
Learn moreA remanufacturing cleaning solution: reduced costs, emissions and landfill – A case study describing the collaborative project between DPF Expert and Abertay University Experts from Abertay University worked with DPF Expert to determine the components of a cleaning solution used to clean diesel particulate filters, to facilitate process optimisation and open the possibility of both […]
Learn moreUrban Mining – the future of global resources? – A case study on the collaborative project between Brand-rex and HSSMI. This project investigated the feasibility of Brand-Rex Leviton adopting a ‘lease’ model for the process of recovering and reusing data communication cables. This option, together with a “return and recovery” approach, was assessed using the […]
Learn moreA Celebration of Scottish Innovation Back for its fourth year, the Business Insider Made in Scotland Awards in partnership with the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre champions all aspects of transformational discoveries and developments made in Scotland. In an ever more crowded marketplace organisations must introduce new products and processes to stand out. […]
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