About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2021 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Cast Shop Technology
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Presentation Title |
Impact of COVID-19 on the British Foundries |
Author(s) |
Prateek Saxena, Pam Murrell, Tharmalingam Sivarupan, Konstantinos Salonitis, Mark R. Jolly |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Prateek Saxena |
Abstract Scope |
COVID-19 has emerged as a global pandemic in the past few months. It has impacted not only the health of the people but also the global economy is hit to a large extent. This has imposed severe threats and challenges on businesses. In the context of the UK, the British government has launched various schemes to identify and combat the new scenarios developed as a result of the pandemic. This paper aims to assess the impact of COVID-19 on foundries in the UK. A detailed survey will be conducted and the response of small, medium, and large foundries will be recorded. The short and long term action plan of the foundries will be identified. The data recorded will further be analyzed and quantified. The current status, challenges, and future direction of the UK foundries will be discussed and presented in this work. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |