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Arunim Ray and Harry Bhadeshia at Nippon Steel/Sumitomo Metals


12-16th July 2016

The purpose of the visit was to propose two new rail technologies for full scale trials at Nippon Steel/Sumitomo metals, the concepts originating from a project sponsored by CBMM in Brazil.



Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Inside Asian airline cabin, flying from Heathrow London to Incheon South Korea and then Fukuoka in Japan for a meeting at Nippon Steel/Sumitomo Metals
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Inside Asian airline cabin
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Inside Asian airline cabin
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Inside Asian airline cabin
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

The cabin has doors!
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

In lounge at Incheon
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Big news in Japan and Korea
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

This is for the short flight from Seoul to Fukuoka
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Train tickets from Fukuoka airport to Hikata, followed by Shinkansen to Fukuoka city
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

The Yawata Steel works in Japan was the oldest there, preserved here as a museum.
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

More than 100 years old, beautiful photograph, taken with artistic flair, by Harry
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, closer to heaven
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Inside the blast furnace
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Inside the blast furnace
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Tuyeres
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Pouring of the iron
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

… seems to be frozen in time
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray dressed for steel
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

The convertor in the background
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

The convertor where blast furnace iron is treated with oxygen to convert it to steel
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

A giant Arunim dominating the steel plant
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Modern torpedo car
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

The A-team
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

The visit to the historical iron works was after Arunim’s talk, and he simply fell asleep afterwards.
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

The local iron brew
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Fukuoka from the hotel window
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Inside the subway in Japan
Arunim Ray, Harry Bhadeshia, Nippon Steel, rail steels, CBMM Brazil

Pretending to work



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