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DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY 12th NOVEMBER, 2014 Latest Day programme ALL FORUMS (All speakers & Topics)
Check show guide listings and program boards around each auditorium for full timetable of individual presentations topics, speaker details and start times.
10.00 – 11.00 am WEDNESDAY 12th NOVEMBER, 2014
Auditorium Time Track/Theme Title / Speaker details
Forum 1 10.00-10.15 Aerospace Engineering
Impact of quality tool holding and balancing process in the aerospace manufacturing industry: Safer and faster heavy roughing applications - Javier Fernández Martínez, Business Development Manager, Haimer GmbH
10.15-10.30 Aerospace Engineering
Use of adaptive machining to increase productivity and improve quality in aerospace component manufacture - Robert Richards, UK Business Development Manager, Delcam Professional Services
10.30-11.00 Aerospace Engineering
Materials Finishing: Materials & Process Innovation (Hosted by Institute of Materials Finishing IMF) The Institute of Materials Finishing: Services for the Aerospace Finishing Industries - Graham Armstrong, President, Institute of Materials Finishing (IMF) Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Aircraft Carriers – Surface Engineering for Aero-thermal Environments and F35B Aircraft - Dr Bryan Allcock, CEO, Monitor Coatings
Forum 2 10.00-11.00 Composites Engineering
Emerging Technologies - Automation & Robotics in Composites (Hosted by NetComposites) Enabling Cost Effective Composite Design through the Use of a Novel Software: CompoSIDE - Julian Sellier, Managing Director, CompoSIDE Production Rate Up, Price Down Improved process management, from the freezer to the autoclave, reduces costs and enables better quality control in high-rate production environments - Clive Chitiz, Director of Business Development, Plataine Manufacturing Complex Geometry using Industrial Robotics - Michael Elkington of ACCIS, University of Bristol
Forum 3 10.15-10.30 Composites Engineering
High Volume Manufacturing of Newly Developed High Temperature Thermoplastic Matrix Composites - Dr. Shamsiah Awang Ngah, Research Fellow, WMG - University of Warwick
10.30-11.00 Composites/Advanced Engineering
Technical Textiles/ Textile Reinforced Composites (Hosted by Composites in Manufacturing) NWTexnet ASAM project for new product introduction in technical textiles - Steve Kay, Managing Director, NWTexnet 3D LightTrans – High Performance Thermoplastic Composites for Transport - Lee Bateup, Technical Manager – Innovation, Bentley Motors UK
Forum 4 10.00-10.15 Performance Metals Engineering
Incremental Sheet Forming - Roger Onions, Business Development Director, GTMA
10.15-10.30 Performance Metals Engineering
3D-extrusion - A 100% compatible revolutionising method eliminating machining and enable: 20-45 % savings of material & weight 10-20 % better heat-transfer 20-80% lower costs new design possibilities - Mark Kragh, CEO/CTO, Arsizio AB
10.30-10.45 Performance Metals Engineering
Auto Aluminium – Growth & Innovation - Martin Jarrett, Technology Director ASI, Constellium
10.45-11.00 Performance Metals/Aero Engineering
Advanced Wing Solutions for Commercial Aircraft - Tristan Crawford, Group Leader Aerospace - Customer Application Engineering A&T, Constellium
Forum 5 10.00-10.15 Automotive Electronics
Conformance Test of eCall and ERA/Glonass Modules - Reiner Goetz, Product Manager - Mobile Radio Testers , Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
10.15-10.30 Auto Electronics/Automotive Engineering
Active Battery Balancing for multi-cell battery packs - Peter James, Director & Technical Specialist, Lyra Electronics
10.30-11.00 Future Enablers
Printed Electronics: Materials Processes and Applications (Hosted by Knowledge Transfer Network KTN) Plastic Electronics 101: current trends, future opportunities - Dan Rogers, Head of Digital Publishing, +Plastic Electronics Market Development for Flexible Electronics - Guillaume Fichet. Principle Engineer, Plastic Logic
Forum 6 10.00-10.30 Automotive Engineering
Seminar: Race to Road: Motorsport to Automotive Technology Transfer (Hosted by Motorsport Industry Association MIA) Process with a twist: DELTA-eLACK - Chris Gorvin, Business Development Director & Hans-Jörg Minas, Anochrome Technologies Technology Transfer between Automotive & Motorsport - Prof. David Greenwood - Advanced Propulsion Systems, HVM (WMG) Catapult) Electronic Aerodynamic Systems for Hybrid Applications - Rob Marchant, Managing Director, Marchant Cain Design
10.30-11.00 Automotive/Advanced Engineering
Structural & Fatigue Test Management (Hosted by Engineering & Integrity Society EIS) The Effect on Component Life and Performance of Manufacturing Induced Residual Strain - Norman Thornton, Independent Engineering Consultant, & Graham Hemmings, Independent Engineering Consultant Introduction to Basic Servo Hydraulic test equipment and considerations when selecting individual elements of a system which can influence its performance - Norman Thornton, Independent Engineering Consultant, & Graham Hemmings, Independent Engineering Consultant
11.00 – 12.00 am WEDNESDAY 12th NOVEMBER, 2014
Auditorium Time Track/Theme Title / Speaker details
Forum 1 11.00-11.15 Aerospace Engineering
Developing the UK Aerospace Supply Chain - Andy Page, CEO, Sharing in Growth UK
11.15-11.30 Aerospace Engineering
Can new suppliers enter the aerospace industry? – the promise and the pitfalls - Dr Andrew Mair, Chief Executive, Midlands Aerospace Alliance (MAA)
11.30-11.45 Aerospace Engineering
Making your ideas happen with NATEP - Samantha Clarke, NATEP Industrial Liaison Manager, Midlands Aerospace Alliance (MAA)
Forum 2 11.00-11.30 Composites Engineering
Composites Innovation Cluster Project Updates (Hosted by Composites Innovation Cluster CIC) UK-ECOPROCESS - Developing a Flexible Manufacturing Process to Produce Cost-Effective Hybrid, Structural Thermoplastic (TP) Automotive Components - Nick Weatherby, Technical Director, EPL Composite Solutions DATACOMP - Composite Material Characterisation for Simulation Driven Engineering - Peter Snape, Principal Engineer, Altair
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11.30-12.00 Composites Engineering
Non-Destructive Testing of Composite Materials & Structures (Hosted by British Institute of Non Destructive Testing BINDT) Practical NDT techniques for multi-sector composite inspection in a manufacturing and in-service environment - Dr Richard Freemantle, Director, Wavelength NDT Ltd Advantages of Advanced Composite Inspection - Dr Tim Barden, Scientist NDE, Rolls Royce Plc
Forum 3 11.00-12.00 Composites Engineering
Composites Applications in Industry: Construction (Hosted by NetComposites) Use of composite materials in structural applications: a European perspective - Dr Maurizio Guadagnini, Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield Load & Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) of Pultruded Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Structures - Toby Mottram, Civil Engineering Stream Leader, University of Warwick Obstacles to entry of natural fibre reinforced composite materials into building construction use - John Hutchinson, Direct Consultant, Fielden & Mawson
Forum 4 11.00-11.30 Performance Metals/Advanced Engineering
3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Innovation Markets and Forecasts for 3D Printing Materials - Rachel Gordon, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx
11.45-12.00 Performance Metals/Aero Engineering
Lightweight Metals In Focus (Hosted by Aerospace Manufacturing Magazine) The growing role of advanced aluminium casting in the aerospace industry - Neil Goddard, Business Development Director, Aeromet International Plc
Forum 5 11.00-11.30 Advanced Engineering Business
Financing Growth & Innovation in the Advanced Engineering Environment (Hosted by Santander) Exploring new markets for your business – an interactive session aimed at UK manufacturers looking to take their business further on an international scale, with a focus on minimising risks and maximising opportunities when it comes to exporting - Mark Ling, Director - International, Santander UK
Forum 5 11.30-12.00 Advanced Engineering Business/Automotive Engineering
Advanced Propulsion Centre – Presentations & Q&A (Hosted by Advanced Propulsion Centre & WM Advanced Engineering) APC Funding Competitions – What they are and how to enter - Jon Beasley, Director – Technology and Projects, APC Developing the APC Spoke network – how you can get involved - Garry Wilson, Director – Business Development, APC A practical session for businesses to engage with the £1bn programme created by the Automotive Council to help organisations turn low carbon propulsion technology into products developed in the UK.
Forum 6 11.00-11.30 Automotive/Composites Engineering
Vehicle ARchitectures for CITY cars: VARCITY Project Insights The Development of an Efficient Optimisation Strategy for Composite BIW Development - Martin Gambling, Managing Director, GRM Consulting Ltd & Roger Darlington, Research Manager: Body Systems, Jaguar Land Rover The Influence of Stamp-Forming Parameters on the Thermophysical and Mechanical properties of Carbon-Epoxy PrePreg Composites - Elena Bitkina, Research Fellow, The University of Warwick, WMG
11.30-11.45 Advanced Engineering Business
Selling Advanced Engineering to Automotive OEMs - Carol Holden OBE, Chief Executive, Northwest Automotive Alliance
11.45-12.00 Advanced Engineering Business
Protecting Innovation in the Automotive Industry - James Robey, Partner, Wilson Gunn, Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys & Howard Chetwynd, Technical Manager Patents, Bentley Motors
12.00 noon 13.00 pm WEDNESDAY 12th NOVEMBER, 2014
Auditorium Time Title / Speaker details
Forum 1 12.00-12.30 Aerospace Engineering
Factory of the Future - Mark Summers, Head of Manufacturing Engineering Research (Wing), OMTBW, Airbus Operations Ltd
12.30-13.15 Advanced Engineering
Catalysing Future Growth in UK Manufacturing - High Value Manufacturing Catapult Centres of Excellence in Focus (Hosted by HVM Catapult) High Value Manufacturing Catapult – Success through Collaboration an Introduction - Dick Elsy, CEO, HVM Catapult Followed by: Casting Performance into Your Products - Richard Gould, Commercial Manager, CTI/AMRC Future product and supply chain challenges from advanced metal deformation processes - Michael Ward, Technical Director, AFRC)
Forum 2 12.00-12.45 Composites Engineering
UK Composites Industry - Market Overview & Strategic Initiatives (Hosted by CompositesUK) Global Overview of Composites Market Opportunities & Challenges - Nigel O'Dea, Director, OB2B Industrial Marketing & PR Developing the UK Composites Strategy - Alison Starr, HF and Strategic Partnerships , GE Aviation The Hub: UK Composites Capabilities Database - Stella Job, Supply Chain and Environment Officer, CompositesUK
Forum 3 12.00-13.00 Composites Engineering
Next-Generation Composite Manufacturing Processes (Hosted by NetComposites & EPSRC CIMComp) Centre overview and multi-scale modelling to support manufacturing - Professor Andrew Long, Dean of Engineering and Professor of Mechanics of Materials, University of Nottingham Design for manufacture: advancing lamination technologies - Professor Kevin Potter, Professor in Composites Manufacture, University of Bristol Automated Preform Manufacture - Dr Prasad Potluri, Professor of Robotics and Textile Composites , University of Manchester Advancements in jointing technologies - Andrew Mills, Principal Research Fellow Composites Manufacturing, Cranfield University Mission to Brazil: an overview of composites activities - Dr Peter Schubel, Principal Research Fellow & National Centre Manager - CIMComp, University of Nottingham
Forum 4 12.00-12.30 Future Enablers - Graphene
Graphene in Advanced Engineering (Hosted by Knowledge Transfer Network KTN) Graphene: paving the way towards commercialization – beyond the sticky tape - Dr. Ania Servant, Knowledge Exchange Fellow, National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester Commercialisation of Graphene: Challenges and Opportunities - Dr Liam Britnell, R&D Manager, BGT Materials Ltd
12.30-13.00 Performance Metals Engineering
Powder Metallurgy - materials & process advances (Hosted by European Powder Metallurgy Association EPMA) Development of Metal Powders for Additive Manufacturing - Keith Murray, Sales and Marketing Manager, EMEA, Powders Group, Sandvik Osprey Limited
Forum 5 12.00-12.15 Automotive Engineering
STRIVE (Simulation Tools For Rapid Innovation In Vehicle Engineering) - an AMSCI funded project - Mark Harding, Manufacturing Project Leader BY6xx Programmes & Senga Shufflebotham, Technical Project Manager, Bentley Motors Limited
SLIDE 3
12.30-13.00 Future Enablers
Innovation Infrastructure Supporting UK Industry (Hosted by Knowledge Transfer Network KTN) Presentations from Knowledge Transfer Network & Innovate UK with Q&A Steve Welch, Domain Director, Knowledge Transfer Network Andy Sellars, Lead Technologist – High Value Manufacturing, Innovate UK
Forum 6 12.00-12.15 Automotive Engineering
System Driven Product Development in the Automotive Industry - Bob Whale, EMEA Centre of Excellence, Siemens PLM Software
12.15-12.30 Automotive Engineering
Journeys with Friends from Research to Great Cars - Dr. Helen Finch, Senior Manager, Research & Technology, Jaguar Land Rover
12.30-13.00 Automotive Engineering
Polymeric Materials in Automotive (Hosted by Rubber & Plastics Research Association RAPRA) Testing the Industry: Materials Issues in Automotive - Martyn Bennett, Chief Scientist, Artis Predicting Performance of Hydromounts - Judith Picken, Senior Research Engineer, Rubber Consultants at TARRC
13.00 – 14.00 pm WEDNESDAY 12th NOVEMBER, 2014
Auditorium Time Track/Theme Title / Speaker details
Forum 1 13.30-13.45 Aerospace Test
How to guarantee fatigue strength in the aerospace industry today - with shorter development cycles and increasing quality standards - Jens Boersch, Product Manager - Electrical strain gauges & accessories, HBM GmbH
13.45-14.00 Aerospace Test
Optical Measuring Systems within the Product Development Process (PDP) - Kevin Hawley, Sales Manager, GOM UK Ltd
Forum 2 13.00-13.45 Composites Engineering
Feature Skills in Advanced Engineering' Panel Session (Hosted by Composites in Manufacturing Magazine) On the Panel: Jim Godman, Head of Global Engineering Integration, GKN Aerospace / Neil Broad, Sales and Marketing Director, FSL Aerospace Phil Hart, Managing Director, MEP / Chris Little Training Director, CompositesUK
Forum 3 13.00-13.15 Composites Engineering
3D Reinforced Composites in Airframe Applications Michael Commander, Senior Business Development Manager Europe, Albany Engineered Composites & Iain O'May, Senior Composite Engineer, Spirit Aerosystems
13.15-13.30 Composites Engineering
The future of X-ray CT in advanced developments of condition and structural health monitoring for composite structures - Dr. Jasmin Stein, Project Leader, TWI Ltd
13.30-13.45 Composites Engineering
Methacrylates as reactive diluent monomers for UPR and Vinyl Ester Resins - Michael Olapoju, Technical Sales Manager, Evonik Industries AG
13.45-14.00 Composites Engineering
Direct Electrical Cure of Carbon Fibre Composites - Simon Hayes, Lecturer in Aerospace Materials, The University of Sheffield
Forum 4 13.00-13.30 Performance Metals Engineering
Advanced Laser Materials Processing (Hosted by The Association of Laser Users AILU) Micro-scale precision manufacturing with lasers - Dr Nadeem Rizvi, Manging Director, Laser Micromachining Ltd A revolution in laser metal deposition - Dr Carl Hauser, Principal Project Leader, TWI Ltd
13.30-14.00 Advanced Engineering
Manufacturing Technology - Addressing Future Industry Needs (Hosted by The Manufacturing Technologies Association) Manufacturing Landscape in UK - James Selka, CEO, The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) The outlook for the UK Engineering Sector in 2015 - Geoff Noon, Statistician, The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA)
Forum 5 13.00-13.30 Advanced Engineering Business
Advanced Engineering Opportunities in RUSSIA & CHINA (Hosted by UK Trade & Investment UKTI) Advanced Manufacturing Opportunities in RUSSIA - Svetlana Bystritskaya, Senior Trade & Investment Adviser, Russia Advanced Manufacturing Opportunities in CHINA - Stewart Ferguson, Director and China Business Adviser; Cathy Chen, Chief Representative, Shenyang Office Manager, Northeast China; Mark Eaton, China Business Adviser; Leo Hou, Project Manager from CBBC
13.30-14.00 Automotive Engineering
Enhancing Automotive Safety - Mark Basten, Group Chief Engineer, Tata Motors European Technical Centre
Forum 6 13.00-13.15 Automotive Engineering
Speedback: a classically styled GT incorporating modern technology and traditional craftsmanship - Alan Mobberley, Head of Design, David Brown Automotive Limited
13.30-14.00 Automotive Engineering
SMMT's Award for Automotive Innovation - 5 Shortlisted Nominees Hosted by The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders) Full session 13.30-14.30 SMMT Award for Automotive Innovation – introduction - Rob Genway-Hayden , GKN Fellow of Engineering, GKN Driveline Vice President Product Technology AWD Systems and Global Chief Engineer for Jaguar Land Rover Carrier Transicold – NaturaLINE - Carrier Transicold (see show forum boards for speaker details) Dearman Engine Company – The Dearman Engine - Michael Ayres, Group Managing Director, Dearman Engine Company Jaguar Land Rover – Ingenium Engine - Daniel Buckley, Programme Manager - Ingenium, Jaguar Land Rover Torotrak Flybrid – Flybrid KERS for bus applications - Jon Hilton, Product Development & Sales Director, Torotrak Vocis Ltd – Hybrid power shifting automated manual transmission - Marco Fracchia, Technical Specialist, Vocis Ltd
14.00 – 15.00 pm WEDNESDAY 12th NOVEMBER, 2014
Auditorium Time Track/Theme Title / Speaker details
Forum 1 14.00-14.15 Aerospace Engineering
Electric Green Taxing System - EGTS - new cooperation for a breakthrough innovation - Christophe Devillers – EGTS VP Engineering, Messier- Bugatti-Dowty
14.15-14.30 Aerospace Engineering
Working with Airbus to Review Weight Estimation Methods - Dr Claudia Centazzo, Business Development Manager, Smith Institute
14.30-14.45 Aerospace Engineering
Qualification of Aerospace Special Process Personnel - Joanna Leigh, Marketing Manager, Performance Review Institute (PRI)
14.45-15.00 Aerospace Engineering
Modernising Quality Management - Raymond Knox, Customer Service Consultant, Gael Ltd
Forum 2 14.00-15.00 Composites Engineering
Emerging Technologies - Composites Recycling (Hosted by NetComposites) Commercial composite recycling - Stella Job, Environmental Officer, CompositesUK Recycling of composite materials: current status and future directions - Dr Geraldine Oliveux, Research Fellow, University of Birmingham Closing the loop on cfrp waste - Alex Edge, Business Development Manager, ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd
Forum 3 14.15-14.30 Composites Engineering
New Reinforcements for Lightweight Automotive Solutions - Francisco De Oliveira, Automotive Market Manager, Chomorat
14.30-15.00 Composites Engineering
Composites Applications in Industry: Rail Sector Opportunities (Hosted by CompositesUK) HS2 – Developing and Funding Composites Solutions - Darryl Stephenson, Head of Value Engineering, HS2 FRP Composites in Bridge Design - Jon Shave, Associate Research and Innovation Leader, Parsons Brinckerhoff Composite Structures for Rail - Eddie Blackett, Construction Manager, Ilecsys Rail
SLIDE 4
Forum 4 14.15-14.30 Performance Metals Engineering
Replacing chromate in surface preparation processes without compromising performance - Andrew Marks, Senior Technical Specialist (Aerospace & Commercial Transportation Division), 3M
14.30-15.00 Performance Metals Engineering
Aluminium from Cans to Cars: Recycling the Future - Geoff Scamens, Chief Scientific Officer, Innoval Technology
Forum 5 14.00-14.15 Automotive Electronics
Haldex, Braking News: from safety-critical systems to award-winning smart trailer applications - Jason Masters, Global Product Manager, PRQA
14.15-14.30 Auto Electronics/ Advanced Engineering
Model based development and calibration: Innovative ways to increase calibration quality within the limits of acceptable development effort! - Kieran McAleer, Department leader - Calibration & Dr Prakash Gnanam, Team Leader - Smart Calibration, AVL Powertrain UK Ltd
14.30-15.00 Future Enablers
Printed Electronics: Materials Processes and Applications (Hosted by Knowledge Transfer Network) When and where to use Printed Electronics - Neil Chilton, Technical Director, Printed Electronics Ltd
Forum 6 14.00-14.30 Automotive Engineering
SMMT's Award for Automotive Innovation - 5 Shortlisted Nominees Hosted by The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders) Continued from 14:30
14.30-14.45 Automotive/Advanced Engineering
Real-time Location Intelligence in the Smart Factory of the Future - Geoff Clark, VP of Sales, Ubisense Group Plc
14.45-15.00 Automotive
The Formula E Battery - Gary Eckerold, Operations Manager, Williams Advanced Engineering
15.00 – 15.30 pm WEDNESDAY 12th NOVEMBER, 2014
Auditorium Time Track/Theme Title / Speaker details
Forum 1 15.00-15.15 Advanced Engineering The risk of recruitment and its impact on the future of engineering - Philip Bowers, Business Development Manager, Tiro Associates Ltd Forum 3 15.00-16.00 Composites Engineering Developing a Skills Strategy for the Future (Hosted by CompositesUK) The Composites Assured Practitioner (CAP) Scheme - Standardising the UK's Composites Competencies - Chris Little, Managing Director, CompositesUK Addressing the Skills Gaps in Composites Manufacture - Brian Thornton, Skills Specialist & Training Consultant, National Composites Centre Forum 5 15.00-15.15 Advanced Engineering Business The AME of the Game - Changing the way we train the engineers of the future - Dr Carl Perrin, Director of the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering 15.15-15.30 Advanced Engineering Regionals How UTC Swindon is producing a Work Ready Work Force - Angela Barker-Dench, Principle, UTC Swindon Forum 6 15.00-15.15 Advanced Engineering Business Funding for Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chains - Andy Povey, Investment Director, Finance Birmingham