IRE UK Conference 2023 Programme – 15th November 2023

Venue: The Mowbray, 118 Mowbray St, Neepsend, Sheffield S3 8EN.

Online attendance is available.

Lunch will be included for those attending in person.

To book your place, please visit our website at https://www.ireng.org/2023-uk-conference/ or 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

Note: All speakers and titles are subject to change