aaron middleton
Senior Technical Manager & AI Lead at (EVRAZ) East Metals AG
senior technical manager & ai lead | passionate developing sustainable solution novel engineering , collaborative research data science
aaron passionate developing innovative product sustainable application benefit people environment . aaron ha background applied material science , product development digital transformation . affinity creative problem solving rapid ability acquire new skill ha enabled aaron work across differing field lean manufacturing , sale , marketing , supply chain , informatics data science . broad foundation allows assimilation new idea solution , particularly conducive implementation digital transformation solution . aaron ha international experience managing project within broad range industrial segment . project often driven factor ; - new product development various industry ( mining , automotive , recycling , agriculture , construction , offshore / renewable ) - implementation digital transformation tool ( ai/machine-learning , web platform , simulation tool etc . ) support new business opportunity accordance six sigma principle - reduced carbon-footprint given product - improved lifecycle cost ( lca ) across product asset - improved safety performance - improved production efficiency ( design manufacture ) new concept aaron place great value trust integrity , enables develop strong relationship client colleague . also strongly value curiosity within company culture , whereby collective idea empowered supported diverse working environment . curiosity precursor innovation , ha inherent ability transform life environment . “ design , ecologically responsible socially responsive , must revolutionary radical . '' - victor papanek , design real world
(EVRAZ) East Metals AG
https://ch.linkedin.com/company/evraz-east-metals-ag
Senior Technical Manager & AI Lead
• Managing collaborative research projects on sustainable materials, in order to enhance their lifecycle and reduce product carbon footprints.

• Technical consulting and modelling/simulation support for clients and internally within EVRAZ.

• Supporting the sales and supply chain organisation with technical seminars, conference presentations and executing a technical marketing strategy.

• Vanalytica©: created and developed the AI-solution which forms part of a managed digital technical service (utilising Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twins) to support Vanadium-users in deriving data-driven insights to improve productivity and enhance profitability throughout the steelmaking and commodities ecosystems.
Zug, Canton of Zug, Switzerland
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SSAB
https://ch.linkedin.com/company/ssab
Technical Development Manager
• Providing advanced technical support on the selection, design and fabrication of high-strength steel grades such as: HSLA, super-hard martensitic grades, dual-phase and martensitic cold-rolled steels, roll-formed profiles and thick-gauge quench & tempered grades.

• Developing digital tools and applications that automated design and manufacturing processes for client projects.

• Delivering upgrading projects and educational training seminars on subjects related to product improvements and upgrades e.g. conceptual design, material selection, fatigue, buckling, production efficiency and welding education.

• Managing and coordinating product improvement projects for both SMEs and global OEMs and submitting technical recommendations in accordance with design specifications and factors such as increased steel strength, weight reduction and production efficiency. Clients included JCB, Caterpillar, Komatsu Mining. 

• Conducting material investigations, coordinating testing requirements with external and internal laboratories to establish possible causes, and advising on mitigation measures.

• Understanding the needs and challenges of a particular segment e.g. working alongside large recycling operators nationwide to improve lifecycle costs by using longer-lasting materials and conducting 3-D wear-mapping for performance evaluations.

• Associated with carbon reduction incentives, supporting upgrades to lighter equipment by liaising with key industry partners and universities e.g:
- Involvement in Innovate UK projects alongside the Center for Sustainable Road Freight, Cambridge University 
- Supporting research at Edinburgh University into the use of high-strength steels in offshore energy structures
- Supporting strategic lightweight initiatives in the transport and construction sectors with Monash University, Melbourne
Oxelösund, Södermanland County, Sweden
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BAE Systems
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Materials Scientist, Advanced Technology Center
• Managed the testing and manufacture of new material designs and concepts, valued in excess of £300,000.

• Modelling of bespoke design concepts using MATLAB (and Finite Element software) and developing novel instrumentation techniques to validate concept performance.

• Developing systems engineering toolkits to support system integration in complex products.

• Coordinated testing of new steel grades in conjunction with research institutions and steel manufacturers.

• Overseeing systems engineering aspects of developed product, ensuring it could fully integrate into complex systems.

• Reverse engineering operational equipment by using analytical testing methods: Scanning Electron Microscopy, Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray Fluorescence, Real-Time X-radiography, Digital Optical Microscopy and Jet Etching.

• Identification/quality/failure analysis experience within forensic engineering division, investigating; high-strength carbon steels, exotic alloys, semiconductor devices, HME elements, microchips, printed circuit boards and manufacturing contaminants
Storbritannien
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Physics
Master's degree (Hons)
University of Warwick
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Thesis title: Dielectric studies in Nano-materials, Class 1.0
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Mathematics, Science and Geography
A-Levels
Sir Thomas Jones School
On the Influence of Vanadium on Air-Hardening Medium Manganese Steels for Sustainable Forging Products
steel research international
Sustainable forging steels must be evaluated according to their performance within the circular product economy, which encompasses efficient manufacturing, enhanced longevity and improved recycling rates of constituent ferroalloys. This research, by Alexander Gramlich and co-workers, focused on developing vanadium alloyed air-hardening medium manganese steels, that could achieve high through-hardness with good tempering resistance, which can enable down-stream productivity savings.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1869344x/2021/92/6
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/srin.202000592
Certified Materials Professional CMatP
Materials Australia
Significant Contribution to Education
BAE Systems Chairman's Award
Significant Contribution to Rowing 2005, 2008 and 2010
Waterman and Lightermen of the Great Thames River Race
Computational design and processing simulation of V containing ultra-high strength automotive steels
Hydrogen induced delayed fracture is a significant barrier to the widespread application of martensitic steels over 1500MPa ultimate tensile strength in structural applications in the automotive industry. Charging of Hydrogen during processing, such as can occur in press hardening and electro-galvanising, can result in subsequent cracking and splitting caused by hydrogen diffusion at high residual stress part features such as trimmed edges and pierced holes. As a result, manufacturers are required to use restrictive countermeasures to avoid the risk hydrogen induced delayed fracture in these types of steels, which reduce their robustness and breath of application.

Several studies in the last two decades [Asahi 2003, Szost 2013, Turk 2018, Cho 2018] have demonstrated that Vanadium additions to steels with highly dislocated microstructure can yield carbides which act as functional trapping sites for diffusible Hydrogen, with apparent benefits in resistance to hydrogen induced delayed fracture. In this paper, we explore the practicalities of alloy design and processing to form these Vanadium carbides using computational thermodynamic methods and propose a composition and processing concept for an 1800MPa ultimate tensile strength press hardening steel with enhanced delayed fracture resistance via an optimal carbide structure.
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Lighter infrastructure equipment and more sustainable transport vehicles
A knowledge sharing conference presentation dedicated to the decarbonisation of the transport and infrastructure sectors, with special focus on lightweight steel solutions for electric vehicles. Presentation encompassed metallurgical principles, load cases, design concept through to lifecycle analysis. Example use case:

https://www.ssab.com/news/2019/03/ssabs-docol-steel-used-in-gacha-allweather-autonomous-shuttle-bus
https://www.terrapinn.com/conference/australias-big-infrastructure-summit/agenda.stm
Upgrading agricultural equipment: improving equipment stability and performance
For assistance in choosing the right grade of steel and the design, McConnel turned to SSAB. 

“McConnel is a long-time SSAB customer, and for this development project, they attended many seminars to gain knowledge about what is really possible with high strength steel,” explains Aaron Middleton, Tech Support Special Steels, SSAB. “For the design concept, we looked to known principles based on the technical literature, focusing in on an optimal shape, and then identified the right steel.”

 Strenx® 700 MC Plus was chosen as the most optimal grade for the boom and auxilirary structures, based on its excellent formability, which enabled the optimized shape to be realized. The areas exposed to wear, in the vicinity of the flail head, are made from cold-rolled Hardox® 450.

“The complexity of the design required that we needed to get the tooling correct and the welding order was critical,” says Henry-Lefort. “It was a challenging process, but the result is worth it – and could not have been done without high strength steel.”
https://www.ssab.com/products/brands/strenx/customer-case-mcconnel
Sustainable assets in the recycling sector: roll-on containers cut carbon dioxide
SSAB’s new Hardox steel is being used in containers that offer a boost in sustainability for the transport sector
https://stories.worldsteel.org/innovation/roll-containers-cut-co2/
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Alessandro Ferraiuolo
R&D manager
Ravenna
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Simon Rano
Project Manager - Battery Solutions
Metropolregion Paris
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Eric Calvi, MBA
Account Manager at Halliburton
Maskat, Oman
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Gavin Wallace
Data Analyst at UK Civil Service
London
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Miriam Figoli
Educatore-animatore  presso BabyParking Mary Poppins
Narni
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Anne Sofie Fedders
Head of LEGO Ways of Working | Director | Authorised Psychologist
Dänemark
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Jose Cabrera Guerra
General Director - CEMEX Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Haiti
Dominikanische Republik
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Rinaldo Baldi
Chief Executive Officer at Abraservice
Provincia di Brescia
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SSAB Saudi Factory Hardox Wearparts Center Dammam
SSAB SAUDI FACTORY
Ad-Dammām
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Chris Van Beurden
President at thyssenkrupp Steel France
Metropolregion Paris
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Martin Steudel
Stahlhart im Geschäft als Regional Sales Manager bei SSAB
Leipzig und Umgebung
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Johan Anderson
Global Strategy Projects at SSAB
Nyköping
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Malcolm Simpson Simpson
Specialist at Industrial Development Corporation of SA Ltd. (IDC)
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
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Ian Cornfoot
Business Manager | Chartered Mechanical Engineer | Product Developer | Materials Expert | Director
Hazelmere, WA
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Olga Luzik
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Russland
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Pierre Louis Todesco
Technical Manager at Forefront Medical Technology
Singapur
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Harish Kumar
Manager-Products  at TÜV Rheinland Asia
Visakhapatnam
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Muhammad Hammad Siddiqui
Technical Manager at East-West Commercial Enterprise
Hyderabad
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Maryam Ghanbari
M.Sc. in Mineral Processing
Iran
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BJ (Bill) Brown
Technical Manager at TRAC Oil & Gas Ltd
Aberdeen und Umgebung
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        „I have worked with many Technical resources in my career. None of them have ever compared with Aaron Middleton. Aaron combines his incredible talent for training and providing technical advice with an extraordinary sense of humility and simplicity. During my time as the Regional Sales Manager at SSAB, the extensive project work carried out by Aaron has led to dramatic changes to the high strength steel landscape in my territory. Aaron would be at the forefront of material engineers globally and would be an asset to any business. I cannot recommend Aaron enough. He is simply a superstar in his field.
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