Provisional Programme
4-5 April 2012, BAWA Conference Centre, Filton, Bristol BS34 7RG, UK



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                            http://www.bindt.org/downloads/Aerospaceprogramme1.doc


DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY 4 APRIL
Time  Event  Chair/Speaker 
09.00-09.30
Registration
09.30-09.40
Welcome address
Introduction to programme
West of England Branch
  SESSION 1:
STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
Snapshot of where we are now
Chair: Colin Thomas, MTD
09.40-10.05
Procurement policy, management of supply chain  Tony Warren, Airbus Broughton
10.05-10.25
NANDT Board 5 years on 
Jon Biddulph, Rolls-Royce
10.25-10.45
Design, NDT and component Lifing Martin Joinson – Rolls-Royce
10.45-11.15
Tea, Coffee and Exhibition
11.15-11.40 Health Monitoring
Pete Lofus, Rolls-Royce
11.40-12.05
AIRLINE – status of NDT, new aircraft v old guys Carl Sheppard, BA
12.05-12.30
State of NDT in the Military Flt Lt Nick Jones
12.30-13.45 LUNCH & PLENARY 1 (13.05-13.35)
Plenary – UK NANDTB's activities – Two topics
UK NANDTB's policy on

SESSION 2:
SPOTLIGHTS
Focus on three topics from different viewpoints

Chair: Roger Lyon

13.45-14.05 EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT

14.05-14.25
Role of advanced manufacturing research centres for NDT
Kathy Milne, MTC

14.25-14.45 Phased array miniature probe manufacturer UT Guillaume Pierre, Sonaxis
14.45-15.05 Digital X-ray – user perspective

Paul Raggett, GKN

15.05-15.25
Shearography USER Roger Gregory, MTD
15.25-15.55
Tea, coffee and Exhibition


Chair: Alex Clare
15.55-16.15
BINDT role in Syllabus generation Pete Milligan, BINDT
16.15-16.35
Personnel Certification for emerging NDT methods Colin Thomas, MTD
16.35-17.00
1st DAY RAFFLE & EXHIBITION
DAY 2 – THURSDAY 5 APRIL
09.00-09.30
Registration

SESSION 1:
CHANGES IN THE AIR
NDT of new materials and processes

Chair: Tony Dunhill, Rolls-Royce
09.40-10.00
POD v critical defect size  ‘No defect standards’ Tim Barden, Rolls-Royce
10.00-10.20
Risk-based inspection
Pete Milligan to supply contact.
10.20-10.40
Computer-aided analysis of ultrasound data to speed-up the release of aerospace CFRP components
Guillaume Ithuralde
Chief Engineer – Research, NDT Tools and Process Development
EADS Innovation Works
10.40-11.10 Tea, coffee and Exhibition
11.10-11.30
The cost of Technology Transfer Tony Dunhill – Rolls Royce
11.30-12.00
An ICT-Enabled Approach to Optimising the Reliability of Manual Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing
A. Bennecer, C. Selcuk, T-H. Gan, T.P. Sattar, G. Edwards, F. Santos, Alan Day, F. Hagglund, M. C. Higgs and M. Girolami,  Brunel Innovation Centre (BIC)
12.00-13.30
LUNCH & PLENARY 2 (12.45-13.15)
BINDT Aerospace Committee & AGM

SESSION 4:
QUANTUM LEAPS
Research for the long-term future

Chair: TBC
13.30-14.00
EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT
14.00-14.30
New ultrasonic test pieces for complex cracks
Maria Felice, Eng D, Rolls-Royce
14.30-15.00
RCNDE 5/10/20 year vision for NDT
Keith Newton, Imperial College
15.00-15.30
"What can ultrasonic arrays tell us about defects?"
Professor Bruce W Drinkwater, University of Bristol
15.30-16.00
RAFFLE & GOODBYE