Innoval Technology Ltd

Beaumont Close, Banbury, Oxon OX16 1TQ

Tel: +44 (0)1295 702800
Fax: +44 (0)1295 702898
Email: enquiries@innovaltec.com
Website: www.innovaltec.com

Established: 2003
Professional staff: 28
Key personnel:
Dr Tom Farley, DPhil, MIP, CPhys
Dr Gary Mahon, PhD, MIMMM, CEng
Dr Geoff Scamans, PhD, FIMMM, CEng

Services offered:
Materials Development:
  • failure & trouble-shooting (ISO 17025 accredited)
  • new technology scanning/evaluation
  • new product development
  • product improvement
  • on-site product support
Process Improvement:
  • independent process auditing
  • technical advice on plant upgrade & design plant optimisation
  • energy consumption reduction
  • design of spray cooling systems
  • improvement of flatness and gauge variation of sheet products
  • mill vibration problem solving
Product & Process Training:
  • a comprehensive programme of training courses specifically on aluminium, including the Aluminium Rolling Technology Course
Best Practice Tools:
  • a suite of intranet-based tools to identify and transfer best practice throughout an organization
Other services:
  • Cost modeling
  • Technical audits of manufacturers and suppliers
Typical projects undertaken:
  • Process optimisation of aluminium rolling mills
  • Alloy development for aluminium products
  • Knowledge management and Best Practice transfer for a lead company
  • Development of novel casting methods for Al and Mg components
  • Technical audits of downstream aluminium manufacturing processes
  • Cost model development for coil coating
  • Materials characterisation and analysis
  • In-service failure analysis
Overseas experience: USA, Canada, Brazil, India, Dubai, South Korea, Japan, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden

Keywords: aluminium, aluminum, independent materials consultancy, rolled products, materials development, alloy, process improvement , training, best practice, materials testing, heat exchangers, surfaces, expert witness, light metals

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