Lecture
Industrial transition – ceramics in the heart of each process!
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- Hall A5A5.237
Lecture description
The challenge of reduction of energy consumption in industrial processes did always exist, but it was driven with the target to optimize existing processes. The more you push the process to its limits, the more you get savings and higher productivity. But this did come to an end, the limits were reached. Nowadays, the industry is really seeing a transition—from one production process to a completely new one, developed from scratch or based on a new idea. Examples include steel production via DRI and EAF or aluminium production without traditional aluminium reduction cells. Such developments became possible by understanding the limits of traditional processes and leveraging AI capabilities. Ceramics play a significant role—or even form the central piece—of these processes. With key properties such as toughness, high temperature resistance, thermal conductivity, and new manufacturing approaches like additive manufacturing, ceramics applications are more widespread than ever, offering real growth potential for the ceramics industry. Saint-Gobain Performance Ceramics & Refractories is a reliable supplier for industry transition leaders, providing outstanding ceramic products. Customer designed shapes and properties are developed in our laboratories to meet a wide range of needs. This presentation will highlight some of the latest ceramic technologies and applications that reduce energy consumption in production and use, enabling responsible energy usage on the customer side.
