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Steel and metals innovation and decarbonisation
SaMI is an open access facility supporting steel and metals innovation
Our team design and implement bespoke research to provide practical research solutions. We have the right combination of expertise, skills and knowledge, equipment capability, and an adaptable environment to make this happen. We create professional research and innovation partnerships, developing strong collaborations with industry through confidentiality, trust and an ability to listen.
Founded at Swansea University to help the steel and metals industry and supply chain decarbonise through lower carbon products and processes, reduced carbon emissions, and creation of a circular economy, we now focus our research and innovation expertise on the broader challenge of industrial decarbonisation.
Our professional industry partnership provides versatile, bespoke support
We listen to companies to determine how best to support research and innovation. We’re flexible, adaptable and physically bring together an extensive network of academic specialists and industrial innovators.
We develop directly funded projects with companies for specific research as well as collaborative research applications requiring industry-university collaboration.
Testimonials
Neil Jenkins BSc MRICS, Director, Creo GroupCreo started manufacturing large steel hydrogen storage tanks and approached SaMI to test its designs for an internal coating system to prevent embrittlement of the steel in the tanks, in order to make them safer with longer lifespans. A strategy was formed, regular meetings were held and a final report was compiled. During this time, SaMI collaborated with us in the submission of Innovative UK grants and despite lengthy applications, tight deadlines were adhered to on each occasion. We would have no hesitation is using, working with or collaborating with the SaMI team again on steel or hydrogen projects.
Peter Warren, Development Metallurgist, British SteelMike Dowd has considerable expertise and experience and, uniquely, supplies a full results analysis with valuable insight. Between British Steel and Tata Steel we have worked closely with Mike to develop an updated test program to better replicate the reduction conditions in a modern blast furnace practice with both high coal and high gas injection rates. The standard of the work and analysis carried out by SaMI has been of the highest quality.
Dr. Chris Weirman, Technology Director, Wall Colmonoy LtdMike Dowd’s thorough understanding of the field of high intensity corrosion resistance has enabled the adoption of a range of testing criteria. Only working closely with SaMI would this testing be possible. This has afforded us the benefit of understanding the product’s performance to a more detailed level. We are extremely thankful SaMI’s approach allows an SME like us to have the option to research this data.
