{"id":231424,"date":"2026-06-30T02:22:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T02:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/231424\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T02:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T02:22:19","slug":"manufacturing-innovation-developed-by-pitt-and-lubrizol-recognized-in-2025-manufacturing-usa-report-to-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/231424\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufacturing Innovation Developed by Pitt and Lubrizol Recognized in 2025 Manufacturing USA Report to Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"

A University of Pittsburgh collaboration with Lubrizol<\/a>, a global specialty chemical leader, was featured in the newly released 2025 Manufacturing USA Report to Congress as a model for scalable, cost-effective domestic manufacturing.<\/p>\n

Working through RAPID \u2013 the U.S. Department of Energy\u2013sponsored Manufacturing USA institute focused on modular chemical-process intensification \u2013 Pitt\u2019s Swanson School of Engineering and Lubrizol re-engineered a key chemical dispersant line from large-batch to continuous production, housed in a compact, shipping-container-sized module. The result was a 65% reduction in capital costs and a 60% reduction in operating costs, alongside improved product quality.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the impact of translational research between industry and academia \u2013 Pitt expertise meeting an industry problem and producing a result measured in real cost and capability,\u201d said Rob A. Rutenbar<\/a>, University of Pittsburgh senior vice chancellor for research. \u201cSeeing it recognized at the federal level affirms the value of the long-term industry partnerships we work to build.\u201d<\/p>\n

The work grew out of the process-intensification research of G\u00f6tz Veser<\/a>, the Nicholas DeCecco Professor of Chemical Engineering in the Swanson School, whose laboratory developed the prototype reactor that became the basis for new continuous-production modules at Lubrizol. The project is one chapter in a decade-long Pitt and Lubrizol research alliance spanning chemical engineering, sustainability and workforce development.<\/p>\n

\u201cProcess intensification enables us to do more with a far smaller physical, economic, and environmental footprint, and Lubrizol was willing to collaborate and put it into practice,\u201d said Veser. \u201cThat partnership is what turns a promising idea in the lab into a working production line.\u201d<\/p>\n

The collaboration reflects the partnership-driven approach at the center of the Swanson School\u2019s strategic plan, Bridging People, Innovation and Possibility to Achieve Collective Impact<\/a>, and the research-translation goals of the University\u2019s Plan for Pitt 2028<\/a>. Industry collaboration is a critical component to the plan and is symbolized in part by the Swanson School\u2019s 13-year partnership with Lubrizol<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis collaboration is a model for how academic-industry relationships can provide positive momentum in reinventing supply chains through modular chemical process intensification,\u201d noted Glenn Cormack, Technical Fellow and Global Process Innovation Manager for Lubrizol<\/a>. \u201cFurthermore, the collaboration with Department of Energy and RAPID played a pivotal role in bringing step-out technology to commercial scale and building a roadmap for how to apply the learnings more broadly to specialty chemicals.\u201d<\/p>\n

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