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in Vol. 25 - November Issue - Year 2024
UK Metal Surface Expert Launches Innovation Arm to Accelerate Global R&D Partnerships
BEP Solutions - LtoR - Mark Broadhead, Commercial Manager; John Torr, John Chief Technical Officer; Andrew McClusky, Managing Director; Fernando Milan, Chemical Engineer; Gemma Saunders, Financial Analyst (from left to right)
About BEP Surface Technologies: BEP Surface Technologies specialises in electroplating, metal finishing, and coating. Based in Radcliffe, Manchester, the 54-year-old company works with hard chrome, nickel and copper. It serves engineering and manufacturing, energy, nuclear, defence and packaging industries across the globe. BEP is certified ‘Fit For Nuclear’ and holds ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001. The company, which employs 45 full-time staff, combines world-leading engineering techniques, control and automation technologies, and data analytics to handle a huge range of industrial components weighing up to 20 tonnes and tolerances finer than the width of a human hair. BEP works with world-leading organisations, businesses, academia, and governments to develop new and innovative processes for electro-plating and surface technologies in futuristic industries.
BEP Solutions to partner with governments, academia and industry to tackle global challenges.
BEP Surface Technologies, a leading UK metal surface specialist, has launched an innovation arm, BEP Solutions, to accelerate international R&D partnerships to solve global challenges.
Leveraging 54 years of engineering know-how and using leading-edge digital techniques, BEP Solutions will build on its strong track record of collaborating with international governments, academia and businesses to address challenges within existing and emerging sectors.
From its innovation lab, located at BEP's headquarters in Manchester, the venture will target new partnerships to develop solutions for long-standing barriers in manufacturing and engineering. The consultancy is poised to make significant contributions in areas such as optimising chill roll processes for leading packaging manufacturers and designing copper-coated canisters to secure long-term nuclear waste storage, prioritising safety and sustainability.
BEP works in the plastics, defence, energy, power generation and nuclear sectors and offers unique capabilities to solve contemporary challenges in cutting-edge new industries such as hydrogen and EV battery production.
Andrew McClusky, Managing Director of BEP Surface Technologies, said: "For more than half a century BEP has cultivated a research and development mindset to find innovative solutions to metal surface engineering challenges. This has established us as the go-to partner for an impressive list of businesses, universities, and government agencies around the globe.
“The launch of BEP Solutions formalises our commitment to further leverage our unique expertise, to strengthen existing partnerships, and to create new ones. A dedicated arm for R&D and innovation offers a conduit to drive transformative advancements to address global challenges.”
BEP’s previous collaborations include the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) in Manchester to develop a novel graphene-impregnated copper coating, a leading global food packaging manufacturer, to achieve chill roll process optimisation; a major defence supplier, undertaking multi-faceted research programmes into surface coatings; and a global nuclear waste management organisation, driving research into the development of copper-coated containers.
Other UK R&D partnerships have included the University of Sheffield’s Nuclear AMRC (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre), Innovate UK, the UK's national innovation agency, and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Metrology Institute.
McClusky added: "We value collaborative partnerships, whether working hand-in-hand with government entities to deliver funded research initiatives, collaborating with prestigious academic institutions, bringing advanced material innovation to meet the rigorous demands of the defence industry, or providing tailored solutions to private enterprises.
“Whether advancing surface technologies, optimising industrial processes, or pioneering new solutions, BEP Solutions is ready to collaborate and make a meaningful impact.”
For Information:
BEP Surface Technologies Limited Eton Hill Road, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 2XT, UK
Tel. +44.161.7111 575
E-mail: solutions@bep-st.com
