BEP Surface Technologies, a leading UK metal surface specialist, launched an innovation arm, BEP Solutions, to accelerate international R&D partnerships to solve global challenges.
Leveraging 54 years of engineering know-how and using leading-edge digital techniques, BEP Solutions says it will build on its strong track record of collaborating with international governments, academia, and businesses to address challenges within existing and emerging sectors.
From its innovation lab located at BEP's headquarters in Manchester, the venture will target new partnerships to develop solutions for long-standing barriers in manufacturing and engineering. The consultancy is poised to make significant contributions in areas such as optimizing chill roll processes for leading packaging manufacturers and designing copper-coated canisters to secure long-term nuclear waste storage, prioritizing safety and sustainability.
Plastics, Defense, Energy, Power Generation, and More
BEP Solutions, from left to right, Mark Broadhead, Commercial Manager; John Torr, John Chief Technical Officer; Andrew McClusky, Managing Director; Fernando Milan, Chemical Engineer; and Gemma Saunders, Financial Analyst.BEP works in the plastics, defense, energy, power generation, and nuclear sectors and offers unique capabilities to solve contemporary challenges in cutting-edge new industries such as hydrogen and EV battery production.
"For more than half a century BEP has cultivated a research and development mindset to find innovative solutions to metal surface engineering challenges,” says Andrew McClusky, Managing Director. “This has established us as the go-to partner for an impressive list of businesses, universities, and government agencies around the globe.”
He says the launch of BEP Solutions formalizes its commitment to further leverage our unique expertise, to strengthen existing partnerships, and to create new ones.
“A dedicated arm for R&D and innovation offers a conduit to drive transformative advancements to address global challenges,” McClusky says.
BEP Previous Collaborations Efforts
BEP’s previous collaborations include the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) in Manchester to develop a novel graphene-impregnated copper coating, a leading global food packaging manufacturer, to achieve chill roll process optimization; a major defense supplier, undertaking multi-faceted research programs into surface coatings; and a global nuclear waste management organization, driving research into the development of copper-coated containers.
Other UK R&D partnerships have included the University of Sheffield’s Nuclear AMRC (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre), Innovate UK, the UK's national innovation agency, and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Metrology Institute.
"We value collaborative partnerships, whether working hand-in-hand with government entities to deliver funded research initiatives, collaborating with prestigious academic institutions, bringing advanced material innovation to meet the rigorous demands of the defense industry, or providing tailored solutions to private enterprises,” McClusky says. “Whether advancing surface technologies, optimizing industrial processes, or pioneering new solutions, BEP Solutions is ready to collaborate and make a meaningful impact.”
