IRE UK Conference 2023 Programme

• 15th November 2023
• Conference starting at 08:30

Venue: The Mowbray, 118 Mowbray St, Neepsend, Sheffield, S3 8EN. Online attendance is available. Lunch will be included for those attending in person.

Our standard ticket sales have now ended. To book a ticket for online attendance, please email secretary@ireng.org.

• 08:30 – Doors open – Networking
• 09:00 – Start – Welcome and introduction
• 09:05 – First Session with Chris Parr – Future needs for Refractory minerals in hydrogen atmospheres
• 09:35 – Mark Allan – Materials Processing Institute – Observation of material behaviour and characteristics within hydrogen atmospheres
• 09:55 – Second Session with Ian Andrews – Next Generation Carbon Filters – best of both worlds
• 10:20 – Coffee break
• 10:45 – Third Session with Chris Windle – From Collapsing Glass Furnace Regenerators to H2 Combustion:- How Refractory Permeability Can Save the Day
• 11:15 – Neil Simpson – In-Furnace Thermal Imaging for hot refractory inspection
• 11:40 – Dave Bell – A day in the life of a Steel Making Ladle
• 12:00 – Lunch
• 13:00 – HSE and Silica dust – Natalie Tinsley – HM Inspector of Health and Safety, Engagement and Policy Division – Manufacturing Sector, Stone, brick, concrete, glass
• 13:30 – Michael Walton – The role of the consultant in the modern refractories industry
• 14:00 – Matthew Davies – TATA Steel UK, Port Talbot – Shocking Bricks
• 14:30 – Chris McMahon – Alkegen – An Enhanced Fibre Insulation in the Face of Escalating Energy Costs
• 15:00 – Break
• 15:15 – Workshop hosted by TransFire – Unlocking Opportunities Through Collaboration
• 16:00 – Networking

Discounts are available via our Corporate Packages. Click the link to sign up now.
The IRE are also holding a UK Training day on Thursday 16th November 2023 with more information available here.

• DINNER is 19:00-23:00 on 15th November 2023 (the evening of the conference day)
• Guest speaker: Sebastian Klauss – Almatis
• Entertainment: Sheffield String Quartet

For our Corporate Package holders they receive discounts on these as per the following (excluding the student rate).

• Bronze 10%
• Silver 12.5%
• Gold 15%