Globus Metal Powders leads machine learning project to optimise powder production
Globus Metal Powders, based in Middlesbrough, UK, is leading the six-month Manufacturing Insights in Near-real-time Turnaround (MINT) project in collaboration with the Materials Processing Institute (MPI), with support from Innovate UK. The project is exploring how machine learning and existing manufacturing data can be used to better understand and optimise production processes.
MINT will develop and pilot an on-site analytics system using data from the company’s existing SCADA infrastructure. The project aims to reduce unplanned downtime and energy consumption, while improving powder quality control and consistency. It will also explore how near-real-time insights can support plant operators in making manufacturing processes more efficient, consistent and resource-conscious.
Since the project began in July, the team has completed the initial feasibility and industrial roadmapping work, along with the system architecture and design phase. Work is now progressing towards development and live production testing of the demonstrator.
