Extending UK manufacturing capacity through the introduction of continuous processing unit operations

一个合作研发项目，旨在设计、建造和试验一系列市场领先的阴离子表面活性剂的连续生产模块单元，目前由Croda Europe Ltd.生产。该项目将基于专利的连续振荡挡板反应器(COBR)技术，为现有产品的生产提供新工艺，显著改善运营和资本成本，并在不影响产品质量的情况下实现工艺可持续性。流程专为与现有批量制造资产集成而设计，可在不需要新的支持基础设施和扩展占地面积的情况下提供更高的产能。财团相信，运营成本降低30%的目标，加上资本要求的降低，将使投资于英国制造成为全球市场上具有竞争力的选择。这一行业领先的四个合作伙伴财团(Croda、CPI、剑桥大学、制造研究所和NiTech)将建立这一概念的技术和商业可行性；降低Croda未来对拟议技术的商业投资的风险。将探讨这一创建灵活制造能力的战略对现有商业模式的影响。

A collaborative R&D project to design, build and trial a modular unit for the continuous production of a range of marketleading anionic surfactants, currently manufactured in the UK by Croda Europe Ltd. Based on patented ContinuousOscillating Baffle Reactor (COBR) technology, the project will deliver a new process for the manufacture of existingproducts, with significant improvements in operational and capital costs and process sustainability without impactingproduct quality. Processes are specifically designed for integration with existing batch manufacturing assets to provideincreased capacity without the need for new supporting infrastructure and extended footprint.The consortium believes that the 30% targeted reduction in operational costs, combined with reduced capital requirementswill make investment in UK manufacturing a competitive option in a global market. This industry led, four partnerconsortium (Croda, CPI, University of Cambridge, Institute for Manufacturing and NiTech) will establish technical andcommercial viability of the concept; de-risking Croda future commercial investment in the proposed technology. Theimpact of this strategy to create flexible manufacturing capacity on existing business models will be explored.