About SMART

Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART) is a research and development centre, located at Loughborough University, formed in 2004. Its remit is to advance technologies related to sustainable manufacture and to promote effective end-of-life product retirement strategies in the wake of European legislation and corporate social responsibility.
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Our Research

Smart is currently involved in a number of National and European funded research projects investigating the social, economic and environmental aspects of a varied range of consumer products and industrial processes. Specific research areas include: life-cycle analysis, sustainable design, resource efficiency and re-manufacturing and recycling technologies.
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Training

Loughborough University provide a range of undergraduate and post graduate courses across a range of subjects including mechanical and manufacturing engineering, and a new MSc on Sustainable Engineering, taught primarily by staff within the centre for SMART.
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Industry

Smart is currently working with companies across the industrial spectrum including Toyota, Unilever, General Motors, Nike, Vax and PepsiCo. Projects can vary in size and complexity from 6 month student projects to 5 year National and European funded projects.
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About SMART
Our Research
Training
Industry

Welcome to SMART

The Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART) is a research and development centre at Loughborough University in the UK. The SMART team works to develop new strategies, tools, and technologies that encourage sustainable growth in the manufacturing industry by enabling companies to meet legislative, environmental and ethical standards whilst safeguarding their future prosperity.

The team has core expertise and knowledge in life cycle analysis, sustainable design, resource and energy efficient manufacturing, end of life processing of products, and sustainable consumption and business models that are key enablers for achieving transformational change.

The Centre is always keen to discuss possible opportunities for collaboration. If you have any enquiries, please contact us for more information.

Watch several short videos on our current research focused on sustainable food manufacturing, http://vimeo.com/centreforsmart

News

Digital Technologies for Improving Productivity in Food Manufacturing

The Centre for SMART and IoFT Network Plus are coordinating a seminar for attendees to learn about using current digital technologies in food manufacturing and the UK policy challenges to adopting these tools.
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New videos on SMART's sustainable food manufacturing research

Check out these short videos on SMART's current and ongoing research on sustainable food manufacturing
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Expert panel discussion on reducing the impact of food waste- summary report

Summary report detailing the main outcomes from a live panel discussion held at Loughborough University on 12th October 2018.
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