Join us for our 1-day seminar on Tuesday 13 October 2026 at the IIPSI Building in Coventry.About this Event
📌 Overview
Join SciMed and partners for a free, one-day seminar showcasing the latest methods and technologies for testing waste, environmental and recycling (WER) materials.
This event brings together industry specialists, suppliers and end-users to share insights on elemental analysis, PFAS testing, laboratory automation, asbestos detection, calorimetry, and much more.
You’ll also be among the first to see the UK launch of the SYKAM Ion Chromatography range.
🎯 What you’ll learn
- Elemental analysis (ICP, XRF, LIBS, Ion Chromatography)
- PFAS & Fluoride analysis via Combustion IC
- AOX testing in waste and wastewater
- Total Organic Carbon in complex samples
- Portable NIR & Raman for recycling & sorting
- Thermal Analysis & Calorimetry
- Asbestos detection via SEM & EDS
- Environmental lab automation
- Bomb calorimetry for waste streams
- Powder rheology and flow testing
(Full agenda available on request)
📅 Agenda snapshot
Morning
- Welcome & overview – SciMed
- SYKAM Ion Chromatography launch
- PFAS & AOX testing updates
- Bomb calorimetry and lab automation
Afternoon
- Thermal analysis applications
- Asbestos detection by SEM/EDS
- Portable spectroscopy for waste sorting
- TOC & LIBS methods for environmental samples
- Hands-on lab demonstrations
🎤 Speakers
- Paul Vanden Branden – Director, Materials & Thermal Analysis Specialist, SciMed
- Matt Allen – Environmental Analysis Specialist, SciMed
- Dan Clarke – Calorimetry & Process Specialist, SciMed
- Darren Machen – Product Manager, Spectroscopy, SciMed
- Bronwen Steadman – Food & Agriculture Analysis, SciMed
- Tom Knott – XRF Specialist, SciMed
- Dave Dale – Thermal Analysis Specialist, SciMed
- Guest speakers from SYKAM, RSSL & more
🏢 Venue & hospitality
📍 SciMed HQ, Stockport
🕘 Wednesday 19 November 2025 | 09:30 – 16:30
💷 Free to attend (registration required)
🍴 Refreshments & lunch included
🤝 Who should attend?
- Waste transfer & recycling specialists
- Environmental lab technicians
- Water treatment professionals
- Industry analysts, regulators & consultants
- Anyone seeking the latest tools and methods for WER testing
🙌 About SciMed
SciMed is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of scientific instrumentation, serving the chemical, oil & gas, energy, environmental, food & beverage, pharmaceutical and academic sectors. With over 40 years’ experience, SciMed provides advanced analytical solutions backed by expert support.
🧑🤝🧑 Partners
Rigaku | Analytik Jena | Spectro Scientific | Sykam | Viavi | Fauske | Setaram | Parr
Event venue
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, Lord Bhattacharyya Way, Coventry, United Kingdom
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