PROGRAMME – TUESDAY 22nd JUNE
8.30
Registration and Coffee
9.45
CONFERENCE OPENS
Chairman:
Dr Richard Thackray. President. Sheffield Metallurgical and Engineering Association.
Opening Address
10.30
SESSION I
Chairman:
Developing and Exploiting Manufacturing Technologies.
Stephen Burgess. Manufacturing Process and Technology Director, Rolls-Royce plc.
PROCESS TECHNOLOGY
Mick Steeper.
Manager Technology, Siemens VAI.
1
Latest Technologies for Near Net Shape Casting of Flat Steel Products.
Andrew Harvey. General Manager – Engineering, Casting Group, Siemens VAI.
2
New Cold Rolling Technologies for Lightweight Design and Functional Riblet Surfaces.
Thijs Romans. Flat Products Group and Professor Gerhard Hirt. Director,
Institute for Metals Forming, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
3
High Performance Machining of Aerospace Alloys.
Dr Sam Turner. Head of Process Technology Group,
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing.
4
New and Future Metal Forming Technologies.
Dr Jonathan Cullen and Mark Carruth,
Low Carbon and Materials Processing Group, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.
12.20
Lunch
13.20
SESSION II
Chairman:
NEAR NET SHAPE MANUFACTURE
Dr Alan Partridge.
Chief Executive, National Metals Technology Centre..
1
Specialist Production of Highly Reactive Powders.
Dr Lee H Shaw Technical Director, Metalysis Ltd.
2
Application of Hot Isostatic Pressing in Metals Manufacture.
Dr Susan Davies, General Manager, H.I.P Limited.
3
Advances in Powder Injection Moulding.
Dr Iain Todd. Reader, Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield.
4
Development of Additive Layer Manufacture (Laser Deposition).
Roger Fairclough, Principal Project Leader, TWI – Sheffield.
15.00
Tea and Exhibition
15.40
SESSION III
Chairman:
SURFACE ENGINEERING
Dr Martin Jackson.
Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield.
1
Reducing Wear using Plasma-Based Surface Engineering Processes
Professor Allan Matthews. Department of Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield
2
Surface Coatings Technologies to Enhance the Properties of Stainless Steels.
John Yarnall. New Business Development Manager, Bodycote - Surface Engineering.
3
Surface Engineering in Clinical Applications – Manufacture, Safety and Performance.
Dr Anita Clark. Research Manager, Joint Replacement Instrumentation Ltd.
4
Coating Systems for Nickel-based Superalloys.
Professor Rachel Thomson
Director Materials Research School, Loughborough University.
17.30
Close
SMEA CELEBRITY LECTURE
17.40
Coach to University.
17.45
University Arms – Bar & Beer Garden, Brook Hill – opposite the Richard Roberts Auditorium.
19.00
CELEBRITY LECTURE – RICHARD ROBERTS AUDITORIUM.
CARS NOT CANS.
Mark White. Chief Technical Specialist – Body Engineering. Jaguar Land Rover
Followed by a Buffet Supper – Firth Hall.
21.15
Coach to Endcliffe Conference Centre.
PROGRAMME – WEDNESDAY 23rd JUNE
8.45
SESSION IV WELDING AND JOINING
Chairman:
Paul Madin.
Technical Support Manager, DavyMarham Limited.
1
Innovation in Friction Stir Welding.
Mike Nunn, Projects Manager, Friction and Forge Technologies Group, TWI.
2
Energy Efficient Spot Welding of Light Alloys and Dissimilar Materials. .
Professor Phil Prangnell. School of Materials, University of Manchester.
3
Modelling and Simulation of the Welding of High Integrity Components.
Professor Roger Reed. Department of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham and
Dr Roger Darlington. Head of Design, Modelling and Simulation, NAMTEC.
4
Weld Process Modelling and Application in Industry.
Dr Roger Dennis. Technical Manager, Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd.
10.25
Coffee
10.45
SESSION V
Chairman:
PRODUCT INNOVATION
Dr John Wilkinson.
Product Development Manager. Corus Wire Rods.
1
Application of Coated Steels for Zero Carbon Buildings.
Paul Jones. Technology and Innovation Manager, Corus Colors.
2
Innovative Superplastic Forming for the Automotive Sector.
David Edwards. Design & Concept Engineer – Aluminium Superplastic Forming.
3
Hybrid Steel Structures for Impact Resistant Composites.
Ir. Veerle Van Wassenhove. R&D Project Manager, Bekaert Technology Centre, NV Bekaert SA, Belgium.
4
Where Next with High Strength Steels?
Dr Peter F Morris. Research Fellow, Swinden Technology Centre, Corus RD&T.
Closing Address
Excellence in Materials Innovation and Application through
Public Private Partnerships.
Dr Sibbe Hoekstra.
Director, Materials innovation institute - M2i, The Netherlands.
13.15
Close Conference
13.20
Lunch