By Dr Qiushi Cao
Manufacturing processes are sets of structured operations to transform raw material or semi-finished product parts into further completed products. To ensure high productivity, availability, and efficiency of manufacturing processes, the detection of harmful tendencies and conditions of production lines is a crucial issue for manufacturers.

On 27th October and 24th November, the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) hosted two steel strategy seminars sponsored by the SUSTAIN Hub. The focus of these seminars was Industry 4.0, and brought together industrial and academic specialists to present on and discuss the progress and challenges the UK Steel Industry faces in this area.