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Industrial gases a hot tip for expansion
. Hi-tech problem solvers simulate the way forward
impact and the shortest payback time, thereby helping their businesses succeed. Professor Perera says: “Simulation can play a key role in the management decision-making
process for manufactur-
ing companies. It allows managers to run ‘what if’ scenarios on decisions such as plant layout, or resource utilisation,
in
a virtual environment. “Of course this reduces the time and cost risks of getting things wrong in the
HI-TECH SKILLSwith practical business ben-
UK Government’s
efits have won the specialist team at Sheffield Hallam University’s Centre for
and Industry. It recognises the valuable
Systems and Enterprise
puter simulation
Engineering
in
The team’s work with manu-
performance
improve
has been awarded
and modelling,
two
major accreditations.
and advanced
control manufac-
real world.” One company already benefiting from the Centre’s expertise is Firth Rixson, Sheffield-based
producers of components
for the aerospace, automotive
engineering
and other advanced engineering indus-
turing management. This success in the regional and
facturers that want to drive their business ahead and dramatically
of trade
role the Centre plays in the fields of comand automation
the UK both national and European recognition.
Department
tries. Group Technical Director John Cason
national arenas has been matched by
says that using the Centre’s simulation
European recognition of the team’s
skills has helped the company test and
achievements.
develop their manufacturing
The Centre has been invit-
processes,
It is the team’s hi-tech problem-solving skills that have brought plaudits. Led
ed to become a member of SIM-SERV, a European initiative that aims to help man-
maximising performance and efficiency. “We see simulation as an integral ele-
by Professor Terence Perera, the universi-
ufacturers improve production by using
ment of lean projects,”
simulation technologies.
great way to assess the impact of pro-
ty’s simulation acclaimed
experts have been
as members
of a Centre of
Expertise in manufacturing
(CEM) by the
manufacturers
SIM-SERV helps
to identify the areas where
applying simulation
has the highest
Industrial gases a hot tip for expansion INDUSTRIALgases play a major role in
gases is currently estimated
many aspects of PM production
lion. But that is expected
indeed, in all major markets. manufacturing
But metal
and fabrication
largest market for industrial
and, is the
gas sales.
They are important in agriculture, mining, and engineering of all sorts as well as the food and pharmaceutical
industries.
at $36 bil-
to increase by
better than 40 per cent in the five years
posed improvements implemented.”
he says. “It is a before they are
Rapid rise in OMG cobalt for Wayde
to 2008 to reach around $52 billion. This will be as a result of the worldwide manufacturing
sector using huge quanti-
TROUBLEDOM Group, which recently disposed of its PM
ties of industrial gases for the production
interests to Hijgan?is, has
of environmentally
appointed
cleaner products such
Wayde Yeoman
Although that list is by no means exhaus-
as food and fuels and to upgrade heavy
to the newly created posi-
tive, some analysts estimate that industri-
crude oils.
tion of Director, Cobalt
al gases are involved to a greater or lesser
ing and fabrication is expected to increase
Metal Sourcing and Marketing.
extent in markets that account for more than $9 trillion of total global GDP.
its uptake as producers in Russia, China and other major manufacturing centres
In this position he will have global commercial responsibilities for cobalt
strive to upgrade their production.
metal, including sales and marketing of
Global growth to continue
Meanwhile,
The strongest
metal manufactur-
gains are forecast for
briquettes and coarse grade powders, raw
electronic gases with estimated growth of II per cent annually as they benefit
material sourcing and balancing the
more than 50 per cent of the entire glob-
from a projected
levels with market demand.
al economy in one way or another, and
semiconductor
In other words, industrial
gases and
related system and technologies
service
rebound for the global industry. And although
they enjoy the strength of not being associated with just a few markets.
Asia is likely to post large growth gains, the bulk of the industrial gas market is
Analysts reckon that industrial
forecast to remain within North America
gas
use will continue to grow. According to the US-based
Business Communications
Company, the global market for industrial
18
June 2003
_
and Western Europe which, between them, account for around 60 per cent of consumption.
company’s refined cobalt metal production Mr Yeoman joined the company only in 2000 and has rapidly scaled the corporate
ladder.
It will be recalled that late last year the value of OMG’s cobalt stocks were written down by $100 million, precipitating the sale of the SCM powder metal subsidiary.
metal-powder.net
impact and the shortest payback time, thereby helping their businesses succeed. Professor Perera says: “Simulation can play a key role in the management decision-making
process for manufactur-
ing companies. It allows managers to run ‘what if’ scenarios on decisions such as plant layout, or resource utilisation,
in
a virtual environment. “Of course this reduces the time and cost risks of getting things wrong in the
HI-TECH SKILLSwith practical business ben-
UK Government’s
efits have won the specialist team at Sheffield Hallam University’s Centre for
and Industry. It recognises the valuable
Systems and Enterprise
puter simulation
Engineering
in
The team’s work with manu-
performance
improve
has been awarded
and modelling,
two
major accreditations.
and advanced
control manufac-
real world.” One company already benefiting from the Centre’s expertise is Firth Rixson, Sheffield-based
producers of components
for the aerospace, automotive
engineering
and other advanced engineering indus-
turing management. This success in the regional and
facturers that want to drive their business ahead and dramatically
of trade
role the Centre plays in the fields of comand automation
the UK both national and European recognition.
Department
tries. Group Technical Director John Cason
national arenas has been matched by
says that using the Centre’s simulation
European recognition of the team’s
skills has helped the company test and
achievements.
develop their manufacturing
The Centre has been invit-
processes,
It is the team’s hi-tech problem-solving skills that have brought plaudits. Led
ed to become a member of SIM-SERV, a European initiative that aims to help man-
maximising performance and efficiency. “We see simulation as an integral ele-
by Professor Terence Perera, the universi-
ufacturers improve production by using
ment of lean projects,”
simulation technologies.
great way to assess the impact of pro-
ty’s simulation acclaimed
experts have been
as members
of a Centre of
Expertise in manufacturing
(CEM) by the
manufacturers
SIM-SERV helps
to identify the areas where
applying simulation
has the highest
Industrial gases a hot tip for expansion INDUSTRIALgases play a major role in
gases is currently estimated
many aspects of PM production
lion. But that is expected
indeed, in all major markets. manufacturing
But metal
and fabrication
largest market for industrial
and, is the
gas sales.
They are important in agriculture, mining, and engineering of all sorts as well as the food and pharmaceutical
industries.
at $36 bil-
to increase by
better than 40 per cent in the five years
posed improvements implemented.”
he says. “It is a before they are
Rapid rise in OMG cobalt for Wayde
to 2008 to reach around $52 billion. This will be as a result of the worldwide manufacturing
sector using huge quanti-
TROUBLEDOM Group, which recently disposed of its PM
ties of industrial gases for the production
interests to Hijgan?is, has
of environmentally
appointed
cleaner products such
Wayde Yeoman
Although that list is by no means exhaus-
as food and fuels and to upgrade heavy
to the newly created posi-
tive, some analysts estimate that industri-
crude oils.
tion of Director, Cobalt
al gases are involved to a greater or lesser
ing and fabrication is expected to increase
Metal Sourcing and Marketing.
extent in markets that account for more than $9 trillion of total global GDP.
its uptake as producers in Russia, China and other major manufacturing centres
In this position he will have global commercial responsibilities for cobalt
strive to upgrade their production.
metal, including sales and marketing of
Global growth to continue
Meanwhile,
The strongest
metal manufactur-
gains are forecast for
briquettes and coarse grade powders, raw
electronic gases with estimated growth of II per cent annually as they benefit
material sourcing and balancing the
more than 50 per cent of the entire glob-
from a projected
levels with market demand.
al economy in one way or another, and
semiconductor
In other words, industrial
gases and
related system and technologies
service
rebound for the global industry. And although
they enjoy the strength of not being associated with just a few markets.
Asia is likely to post large growth gains, the bulk of the industrial gas market is
Analysts reckon that industrial
forecast to remain within North America
gas
use will continue to grow. According to the US-based
Business Communications
Company, the global market for industrial
18
June 2003
_
and Western Europe which, between them, account for around 60 per cent of consumption.
company’s refined cobalt metal production Mr Yeoman joined the company only in 2000 and has rapidly scaled the corporate
ladder.
It will be recalled that late last year the value of OMG’s cobalt stocks were written down by $100 million, precipitating the sale of the SCM powder metal subsidiary.
metal-powder.net