Map making - from craft into science
27 October, 2011
As Autumn gets into its stride so too does our new Innovation Partnership project - funded by Enterprise Ireland - and partnering Ceramicx with the University of Limerick. Our interviewing process for the project team is going well. Map making - fundamental research - is a funny thing and researchers into scientific fundamentals are also a rare and interesting breed. In truth - since there is no path to follow - the investigative skills needed for our project will be 90% measurement and science based. However, the research discipline also requires more than a touch of intuition and common sense - not least to help us not waste time and resource in blind alleys. Good detectives always back their gut instinct in knowing where and where not to look.
Like the map-makers and investigators of old our intent at Ceramicx is to create a new world of infrared heating knowledge as well as expertise on reducing costs for thermoforming so that we and others may follow through with it. Incredibly, although infrared technology was discovered over one hundred years ago, much of the work in heating applications still remains approximate and inexact whether its in the supplying of infrared bulbs UK or worldwide. Our fundamental project aim therefore is to collect and verify enough data and process measurement in the infrared production process so as to be able to scientifically engineer and produce what once belonged to a craft process. Added to that, our project will also enable us to make this engineering process robust, repeatable and scaleable -
to produce as little or as much as needed. 
There will be many twists and turns along the way from here, but from the outset - and together with Dr Mark Southern's team from the University of Limerick - we are confident of creating the map from the terrain. As we create our scientific IR knowledge base we shall use this and other communications channels to keep you informed of our discoveries. It promises to be an exciting two years ahead! A full report on the project - its aims and scope - will be carried in the next issue of HeatWorks magazine. If you missed out on our last issue - just order one up from Ceramicx industrial heat consultants direct and get yourself on the mailing list.
27 October, 2011
As Autumn gets into its stride so too does our new Innovation Partnership project - funded by Enterprise Ireland - and partnering Ceramicx with the University of Limerick. Our interviewing process for the project team is going well. Map making - fundamental research - is a funny thing and researchers into scientific fundamentals are also a rare and interesting breed. In truth - since there is no path to follow - the investigative skills needed for our project will be 90% measurement and science based. However, the research discipline also requires more than a touch of intuition and common sense - not least to help us not waste time and resource in blind alleys. Good detectives always back their gut instinct in knowing where and where not to look.
Like the map-makers and investigators of old our intent at Ceramicx is to create a new world of infrared heating knowledge as well as expertise on reducing costs for thermoforming so that we and others may follow through with it. Incredibly, although infrared technology was discovered over one hundred years ago, much of the work in heating applications still remains approximate and inexact whether its in the supplying of infrared bulbs UK or worldwide. Our fundamental project aim therefore is to collect and verify enough data and process measurement in the infrared production process so as to be able to scientifically engineer and produce what once belonged to a craft process. Added to that, our project will also enable us to make this engineering process robust, repeatable and scaleable -
to produce as little or as much as needed.
There will be many twists and turns along the way from here, but from the outset - and together with Dr Mark Southern's team from the University of Limerick - we are confident of creating the map from the terrain. As we create our scientific IR knowledge base we shall use this and other communications channels to keep you informed of our discoveries. It promises to be an exciting two years ahead! A full report on the project - its aims and scope - will be carried in the next issue of HeatWorks magazine. If you missed out on our last issue - just order one up from Ceramicx industrial heat consultants direct and get yourself on the mailing list.
