Construction Materials
Our dedicated team possess a wide ranging knowledge and many years experience in the field of construction and infrastructure. State-of-the-art facilities are available to support consultancy and development work in this area
Object recognition and tracking
Over the years, we have developed several techniques for recognising and tracking 2D and 3D objects in real-time. These techniques are able to cope with variability of the lighting conditions, presence of clutter, background texture and general image noise.
Failure analysis
We can carry out analysis of corrosion-induced failures with the intent of identifying the cause in order to reduce the likelihood of future occurrences
Diagnosis and remediation strategies
Our services in this area include condition monitoring, inspection and surveys of infrastructure, remediation for steel and concrete corrosion and developments in novel monitoring systems
Assessment of material suitability
If you need to understand the performance of different materials used within specific applications where corrosion is a potential, we can undertake analysis of your candidate materials
Structural design and stress analysis
Our services in this area include design and analysis of reinforced concrete and steel structures; reliability analysis of bridges; design and stress analysis of pipe coupling systems for water, gas and oil; numerical and finite element analysis
New sol-gel coatings fight corrosion and improve environmental friendliness
Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University’s Materials and Engineering Research Institute are developing a range of customised sol-gel coatings to be used on a range of products
3D visualisation
We can offer licensing and other forms of cooperation concerning the developed products; consultancy in 3D modelling and data analysis; and longer term research cooperation in modelling, computer vision, real-time equipment control and robotics.
Elemental analysis
We can perform elemental analysis on a wide range of materials by using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF). We have a state-of-the-art X-ray Fluorescence spectrometer that can provide manufacturers with detailed information on the composition of solids, powders and liquids.
A machine vision system for the monitoring of CNC machine tooling using inexpensive hardware
Dr Fabio Caparrelli and Teks Sarl are working on a new R&D project that aims to realise a camera-based system to monitor the operation of a CNC milling machine.