IRE UK Conference 2023 Programme

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

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

• 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 were available via our Corporate Packages.

• Dinner was 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 received discounts on these as per the following (excluding the student rate).

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