Entries by Emily Laver

Waste-to-wings Project – Decreasing Aviation Emissions by Producing Fuel from Municipal Waste

  Air transport accounts for 11.6% of total transport emissions at the moment. The UK’s Department for Transport has estimated that moving away from conventional jet fuel towards more sustainable alternatives could cut annual emissions from the aviation industry by up to 23 megatonnes. Recognising this and the significant benefits to be gained from a […]

Co-versatile – Strengthening Resilience of Manufacturing Operations

  HSSMI is working with CO-VERSATILE project partners on designing training packages through the use of digital manufacturing tools, such as virtual reality and 3D PDFs, for crisis situations.   Learning Lessons from the Pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic forced many manufacturing businesses to respond rapidly or shut down production due to measures implemented to curb […]

Providing and Delivering the Benefits of Digital Tools for Ford Motor Company’s New Electric Drive Programme

  HSSMI has a long-standing relationship with Ford Motor Company. Both used digital tools to support the extremely rapid launch of manufacturing medical ventilators during the Covid-19 pandemic. It was proved that the digital tools used for process planning, operator training and product launch could significantly accelerate the time to launch, reduce risks and reduce […]

Advancepem – Advancing High-pressure Hydrogen Electrolysis

  General landscape The share of renewable energy supply in the European electric power generation mix is expected to grow considerably in the next few years to achieve the new targets and because of the recent geo-political issues, requiring urgent changes towards energy independence and energy security within the EU. However, the ability to match […]

Exploring Future Freight Concepts with TEVVA

  Facilitating a series of strategic workshops with Tevva to explore what their future transportation concepts could look like.   WHO WAS THE CUSTOMER? Tevva is a technology company and truck manufacturer. They are best known for creating Britain’s first 7.5t-electric truck. Today, they specialise in producing zero-tailpipe emission Electric Vehicles and long-range Hydrogen Electric […]

Supporting the Transition Away from ICE to EV Powertrains

    Supporting FEV to deliver critical manufacturing expertise to a Global OEM automotive client to enable them to make decisions about where to best position their future EV powertrain technology.   WHO WAS THE CUSTOMER? FEV Group are a leading independent international service provider of vehicle and powertrain development for hardware and software. They […]

Scaling Up ‘Game Changing’ Fusion Power Technology

    Supporting Tokamak Energy to scale up its novel fusion energy technology through embedding foundational quality systems during production.   WHO WAS THE CUSTOMER? Tokamak Energy is a fusion power company based near Oxford in the United Kingdom. The company employs over 250 people and holds 75 families of patent applications. They are committed […]