Programme 2-3 September 2019

The International Centre, Telford, UK

Monday 2 September
16.00-19.00	Registration – Exhibition Hall 3 Foyer
19.00-21.00	Welcome Buffet – Exhibition Hall 3 Foyer

Tuesday 3 September
08.00	Registration – Exhibition Hall 3 Foyer Tea, Coffee and Exhibition – Exhibition Hall 3
09.20-10.00	Opening Plenary Paper – Roy Sharpe Prize Lecture: Advances in modern mass-manufacturing using NDE 4.0 process based on artificial intelligence Professor R Gr Maev, University of Windsor, Canada Chair: J Hansen Room: Ironbridge 3
10.00-10.15	Plenary Paper – RCNDE Showcase Professor R Smith, University of Bristol, UK Chair: J Hansen Room: Ironbridge 3
10.15-10.30	Plenary Paper – Book Launch: Golden Egg or Poisoned Chalice?: The Story of Nuclear Power in the UK A Wooldridge and S Druce, Authors Chair: J Hansen Room: Ironbridge 3
10.30-11.00	Plenary Paper – The fingerprint of an invisible killer T Armitt, Lavender International Chair: J Hansen Room: Ironbridge 3
11.00-11.45	Tea, Coffee and Exhibition – Exhibition Hall 3
	Session 1A Ironbridge 3	Session 1B Wenlock 1 & 2	Session 1C Wenlock 3 & 4
	RCNDE Showcase: SHM and sensors Chair: Professor P Wilcox	Additive manufacturing Chair: K Pickup	Novel techniques and applications Chair: C Bull
11.45-12.05	[1A1] Estimating the detection capabilities of permanently installed sensors J Corcoran Imperial College, UK	[1B1] Micro-CT measurement of defects in lightweight mirrors for applications in space imaging P A Cooper¹, W Sun¹, C Atkins² and S B Brown¹ ¹National Physical Laboratory, UK ²Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK	[1C1] Laser ultrasound inspection at industrial process speeds B Dutton, J Whicker and W Vesga The MTC, UK
12.05-12.25	[1A2] Liquid crystal sensors for NDT O Trushkevych and R S Edwards, University of Warwick, UK	[1B2] Inspection of composite parts produced by additive manufacturing: air-coupled ultrasound and thermography M A Machado, P L Inácio, R A Santos, A F Gomes, A P Martins, M S Carvalho and T G Santos UNIDEMI, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Portugal	[1C2] Non-linear resonance as a novel self-referencing NDT method for rapid assessment of components D Sanmartin and J Wright Theta Technologies Limited, UK
12.25-12.45	[1A3] Electromagnetic acoustic transducers for guided wave-based robotic inspection O Trushkevych¹, S Dixon¹, R S Edwards¹, M Tabatabaeipour², G Dobie², C MacLeod², A Gachagan² and S G Pierce² ¹University of Warwick, UK ²University of Strathclyde, UK	[1B3] Automated complementary NDT inspection system for production of AM parts W Vesga¹, B Dutton¹, J R Wright², D Sanmartin², M Potter³, T Martin⁴, M Baratoiu¹ and N Lunn³ ¹The Manufacturing Technology Centre, UK, ²Theta Technologies Limited, UK, ³Sonemat, UK, ⁴JetSoft Ltd, UK	[1C3] A review of applying the non-destructive testing methods for the detection of landmines N Karimian University of Tehran, Iran
12.45-13.05	[1A4] Phased array electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) for surface detection L Xiang, R S Edwards and S Dixon University of Warwick, UK	[1B4] Ultrasonic phased array inspection of wire plus arc additive manufactured (WAAM) titanium samples E Mohseni¹, Y Javadi¹, D Lines¹, R Vithanage¹, E Foster¹, Z Qiu¹, R Zimermann¹, C N MacLeod¹, S G Pierce¹, A Gachagan¹, G Marinelli², J Ding² and S Williams² ¹University of Strathclyde, UK ²Cranfield University, UK	[1C4] Non-intrusive inspection (NII) – tomorrow’s technology saving costs today S Kenny Eddyfi Technologies, UK
13.05-14.20	Lunch and Exhibition – Exhibition Hall 3
13.40	SIG Meeting – Room: Beckbury 4
14.00	Trade AGM and Committee Meeting – Room: Coalport 1
	Session 2A Ironbridge 3	Session 2B Wenlock 1 & 2	Session 2C Wenlock 3 & 4
	RCNDE Showcase: Ultrasound and magnetics Chair: Professor M Missous	Composites Chair: Dr R Freemantle	Automated and robotic NDT Chair: Professor I Cooper
14.20-14.40	[2A1] Extending the life of an evaporator vessel through testing, inspection, modelling and analysis P Liddicott Sellafield Ltd, UK	[2B1] High-speed inspection of UD CFRP composites M A Machado¹, K Niklas Antin², L S Rosado³, P Vilaça² and T G Santos¹ ¹UNIDEMI, Portugal ²Aalto University, Portugal ³Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal	[2C1] Dry-coupled ultrasonic thickness measurement deployed using an over-actuated unmanned aerial vehicle R J Watson¹, M Kamel², D Zhang¹, C N MacLeod¹, G Dobie¹, S G Pierce¹ and J I Nieto² ¹University of Strathclyde, UK ²Autonomous Systems Lab, Switzerland
14.40-15.00	[2A2] Expected scattering of elastic waves by rough defects for applications in ultrasonic NDT S Haslinger, M Lowe, P Huthwaite and R Craster Imperial College, UK	[2B2] Effects of honeycomb core on acoustic emission wave propagation in glass fibre composite plates A H Abdulaziz^1,2, J P McCrory², K M Holford², M Heday¹ and A Elsabbagh¹ ¹Ain Shams University, Egypt, ²Cardiff University, UK	[2C2] Application of robotic technology for floor thickness monitoring of hazardous liquid storage tanks A Rahbarimanesh Monition Limited, UK
15.00-15.20	[2A3] Volumetric imaging of defects through a non-planar surface J McKee University of Bristol, UK	[2B3] Developing a high-fidelity knowledge base for non-destructive testing and composite material products: a review N Gandhi^{1, 2}, R Rose², A Croxford³ and C Ward¹ ¹Bristol Composites Institute, UK ²National Composites Centre, UK ³University of Bristol, UK	[2C3] Computational intelligence approaches for data analysis: the next step of innovation for advanced UT techniques in NDT A Gonzalez Rodriguez¹, A Gosselin², R Rhéaume² and N Harrap³ ¹TWI, Mexico ²Ondia, Canada ³TWI, UK
15.20-16.20	Tea, Coffee and Exhibition – Exhibition Hall 3
16.20-16.40	[2A4] Ultrasonic immersion testing for depth sizing of crack-like defects in pipes R Rachev^{1, 2}, A Velichko¹ and P Wilcox¹ ¹University of Bristol, UK ²Baker Hughes, UK	[2B4] Non-destructive detection of discontinuity of circuit board using image processing techniques N Karimian and S Ghafouri Varzaneh University of Tehran, Iran	[2C4] Using motion capture systems for NDE J Riise, D Carswell, M Lindop, R Sampson and I Cooper TWI, UK
16.40-17.00	[2A5] SH0 interaction with surface-breaking tilted cracks in plates J Combaniere and P Cawley Imperial College London, UK	[2B5] A brief review of applications of ANN for NDT defect detection in the aerospace industry N Karimian and S Ghafouri Varzaneh University of Tehran, Iran	[2C5] UT automatic diagnosis using machine learning and numerical databases S Le Berre, D Roue, X Artusi, R Miorelli and C Reboud CEA-LIST, France
17.00-17.20	[2A6] Magnetic field frequency optimisation for MFL imaging using QWHE sensors J M Watson, C W Liang, J Sexton and M Missous University of Manchester, UK	[2B6] On-site inspection of wind turbine blades using shearography with a robotic deployment system J Gao¹, H Zheng¹, V Rosas², M Pachos³, J Seton⁴ and X Echarte Azcarate⁵ ¹TWI Ltd, UK ²London South Bank University, UK ³IKnowHow, Athens, Greece ⁴WRS Cathodic protection BV, Netherlands ⁵Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Spain	[2C6] Training of artificial intelligence for automated data analysis of phased array ultrasound data R Rhéaume and C Catta Ondia Inc, Canada
17.20-17.40	[2A7] Microstructural imaging of ferromagnetic material using integrated quantum well Hall-effect sensor arrays C W Liang, J Sexton, M Sadeghi and M Missous University of Manchester, UK	[2B7] Application of the ultrasonic guided wave tomography in structural health monitoring of composites A Jankauskas and L Mažeika Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania	[2C7] Development of a drone-robot hybrid system for industrial plant inspection A Shibli European Technology Development, UK
17.40-18.00	[2A8] Magnetic measurements for the assessment of creep damage and detection of aberrant material in power station steels J W Wilson¹, A J Peyton¹, D J Allen², A Shibli³ and Y Hasegawa⁴ ¹University of Manchester, UK ²IMPACT PowerTech Ltd, UK ³European Technology Development Ltd (ETD), UK ⁴Nippon Steel Technology (NST), Japan	[2B8] THIS SLOT IS AVAILABLE FOR A LATE SUBMISSION	[2C8] Flexible robotic cell for in-process inspection of multi-pass welds D Lines, Y Javadi, E Mohseni, M Vasilev, C MacLeod, R Vithanage, Z Qiu, R Zimermann, C Loukas, E Foster, G Pierce and A Gachagan University of Strathclyde, UK
18.00	Conference close for the day
18.00-22.00	Evening function – Visit to RAF Cosford, including transfers, a two-course meal with wine and a guided tour. This is a ticketed event. If you wish to attend but do not have a ticket, please contact the BINDT registration desk. This is subject to availability, as places are limited. Please assemble at the main entrance to the Telford International Centre to get on the coach, which leaves at approximately 18.15.