Case Studies - Speciality Chemicals
Optimising Plant Changeover / Cleaning Processes
A Britest methodology to support the optimisation of changeover/cleaning processes was used to help FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants address capacity constraints. Improvements to significantly time-consuming steps, and opportunities for improvements to existing CIP equipment were identified, along with a more ambitious opportunity to reduce the cleaning cycle time from 2-3 days to 12 hours through targeted use of a key cleaning solvent.
Supporting scale-up in an innovative start-up business
Conductive Organics, is a University of Strathclyde spin-out company, working to produce the next generation of conductive organic materials for use in emerging technologies such as Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED's). A Britest study enabled Conductive Organics to address the challenge of scaling-up the synthesis of the key organic compound at the heart of their innovative formulations, and to gather underpinning information to support their emerging business plan.
Troubleshooting Reaction Issues in Additives Manufacture
An example of how a Britest study enabled one of the world's leading formulators, manufacturers and marketers of fuel and lubricant additives to gain a fundamental understanding of the influence of raw material composition and process conditions on the properties of a free-radically produced polymer which wasn't always hitting the mark. Having identified an issue in a critical raw material, Infineum were able to agree a new monomer specification with their supplier and save £350k a year.
Collaboration, customer focus and value creation - delivering JM's core values
Johnson Matthey Emission Control Technologies develops and manufactures coated catalyst systems for automotive applications. This case study exemplifies a typical study where Britest tools act as a focus to bring together different disciplines and business locations in collaborative programmes allowing JM to deliver its core values.
Britest Methodology Implementation in Specialist Additive Manufacturing and Formulation
This case study summarises how Infineum and Britest together developed an approach to effectively embed Britest in the organisation and the value gained.
Challenging ideas on an established manufacturing process
How do you reduce costs and drive value when you've been operating a process for 25 years? This Britest study with a fine chemical company did exactly that by challenging established idea of what was and wasn't optimal in the process chemistry to speed up and simplify the reaction route.
Customer and Supplier Working Together as a Team
An illustration of how two Britest members in a supplier/customer relationship were able to use Britest as a framework for working together to solve a problem with a chemical intermediate product.