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<p>Through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), ceramics, along with the
other 5 sectors that make up the foundation industries, are eligible for a share of
the £66 million Transforming Foundation Industries. This Challenge looks to reduce
environmental impact (including carbon emissions) through resource and energy efficiency.
It is funding a number of projects relevant to the ceramics industry including hybrid
sintering, development of new ceramic fibres for enhanced filtering, heat recovery
in furnaces, robotics based optimisation and non-combustible cladding systems.</p><p>
</p><p>The Midlands Industrial Ceramics for Industry 4.0 project were recently awarded
seedcorn funding of up to £50,000, under wave 2 of the Strength in Places Fund. The
investment will build on existing ceramic and manufacturing strengths to help to make
the Midlands a global leader in advanced ceramics. .<strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The
Government is implementing its ambitious research and development roadmap to ensure
the UK is the best place in the world for scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs
to live and work, while helping to power up the UK’s economic and social recovery
and level up the UK.</p>
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