Aerospace Event 2017

25-26 April 2017, TWI Ltd, Cambridge, UK 


Following the success of the 2015 Aerospace Event in Sheffield, the BINDT Aerospace and Composites Groups are continuing with their biennial Aerospace Event in April 2017 at TWI Ltd, in Cambridge, UK.
The theme of the 2017 Aerospace Event will be ‘Joining technologies and the challenges they present to the inspection community’. There will also be a tour of the new TWI facilities in Cambridge, where delegates will have the opportunity to witness first-hand some of the technologies presented, both in terms of manufacture and inspection.

The first day will be hosted by the Aerospace Group and will focus mainly on metallic technologies, such as friction stir welding, the advantages it offers over conventional welding and the challenges it presents for inspection of the resultant product.

The second day will be hosted by the Composites Group and will focus on the non-metallic composite materials used in the aerospace, automotive, marine, civil and pipeline engineering sectors for primary production as well as retrospective repairs and upgrades.

BINDT Aerospace Event Programme
Tuesday 25 April 2017
09.00-09.30Registration, exhibition, tea and coffee
09.30-13.05
Session 1
09.30-09.55NDT requirements for aerospace welding
M Nunn, TWI Ltd
09.55-10.20Inspection of aero engine welds
T Barden, Rolls-Royce plc
10.20-10.45NDT of aerospace welds using full matrix capture
Dr M Weston, TWI Ltd
10.45-11.10Exhibitor spotlight session
11.10-11.50Exhibition, tea and coffee
11.50-12.15Construction of kissing bond specimens
M Gower, National Physical Laboratory
12.15-12.40High-sensitivity ultrasonic inspection of diffusion bonds
I Collinson, Rolls-Royce plc
12.40-13.05Non-linear acoustic NDT for creep, cracks and delamination
N Sewell, Theta Technologies
13.05-14.05Lunch and exhibition
14.05-15.20Session 2
14.05-14.30
Model-assisted probability of detection
C Schneider, TWI Ltd
14.30-15.20
Panel session on future NDT requirements for joining technologies, introduction by M Mienczakowski, University of Bristol
15.20-15.45Exhibition, tea and coffee
15.45-16.45
Tour of the new TWI Ltd facilities and close of day one

Wednesday 26 April 2017
09.00-09.30Registration, tea and coffee
09.30-12.05Session 1
09.30-09.55Multi-sector review of NDT for composite bonded joints
R Freemantle, Wavelength NDT
09.55-10.20Accoustic emission testing of composites
L Summers, MODE Ltd
10.20-10.45Thermoplastic tape welding for composite pipes: a potential aerospace application?V Jha, GE Oil & Gas
10.45-11.15Tea and coffee break
11.15-11.40Quality assurance challenges for complex parts and composite joining in the automotive industry
K Lindsey, FAR-UK Ltd
11.40-12.05Embedded sensing applications for composites and future uses
A Croxford, University of Bristol
12.05-13.05Lunch
13.05-15.00Session 2
13.05-13.15Aerospace Group Annual General Meeting
13.15-13.30Composites Group Annual General Meeting
13.30-13.45Tea and coffee break
13.45-14.10Automotive composite bonding technologies and NDT requirements for aerostructures
J Kapp, 3M Adhesives
14.10-15.00Introduction by R Freemantle and panel session review: cross-sector collaboration potential for joining technologies and NDT
15.00Close of day two

Exhibitors List
Stand No
Company Website
1
Advanced NDT Ltd
www.advanced-ndt.co.uk
25
Advanced OEM Solutions
www.aos-ndt.com
7Aegleteq
www.aegleteq.com
24Applus Aerospace UK Ltd
www.applusaerospace.co.uk
23
Ashtead Technology
www.ashtead-technology.com
8Diagnostic Sonar Ltd
www.diagnosticsonar.com
3
Eddyfi Technologies 
www.eddyfi.com
6
Euroteck Systems UK Ltd 
www.euroteck.co.uk
22
Fidgeon Ltd
 www.fidgeon.co.uk
13
FUJIFILM Europe BV
www.fujifilm.eu
11
GB Inspection Systems Ltd
www.gbinspection.com
19
GE Measurement & Control
www.gemeasurement.com
20
JME Ltdwww.jme.co.uk
12
North Star Imaging UK
4nsi.com
10
Olympus
www.olympus.co.uk
4
PEXA Limitedwww.pexa.com
26
Phoenix Inspection Systems
www.phoenixisl.com
21Public Health England
www.phe-protectionservices.org.uk
5
 SECU-CHEK GmbH
www.secu-chek.com
18
Sercal NDT Equipment Ltd
www.sercal.co.uk
15
Sonatest
www.sonatest.com
17
Sonaxis SA
www.sonaxis.com
2South West School of NDT
www.swsndt.co.uk 
9
The Validation Centre (TVC) Limitedwww.tvcalx.co.uk
14TWI Ltd
www.twi-global.com
16
Ultrasonic Sciences Ltd
www.ultrasonic-sciences.co.uk

For further information contact:
The Conferences and Events Department, BINDT, Midsummer House, Riverside Way, Bedford Road, Northampton NN1 5NX, UK.
Tel: +44(0)1604 438300; Fax: +44(0)1604 438301; Email: conf@bindt.org