Automotive Composites Workshop 2017
23 March 2017, The Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry, UK
Designers, manufacturers, materials experts and regulators from the automotive industry and NDT communities were invited to participate in this Workshop on NDT requirements for automotive composites, that took place on 23 March 2017 at The Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry, UK.
Due to considerable environmental regulatory pressure on the automotive industry to reduce CO2 emissions, there is a new urgency in the drive to reduce the weight of cars. Composite materials can play a key role but only if manufacturing cycle times can be optimised and yield can be brought to nearly 100% - the 'right first time, every time' approach.
Manufacturers are sure that NDT will play a crucial role and they want to engage with the NDT supply chain to help deliver their solutions.
This workshop brings together designers, manufacturers, materials experts and regulators from the automotive industry to brief the NDT community on the ways in which NDT could help to increase the use of composite materials in high-volume car manufacture. This will define what success will look like and the resulting requirements will be documented in a report on the workshop, published as a referenceable BINDT publication.
Venue information:
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), Ansty Park, Coventry CV7 9JU
Tel: +44 (0)2476 701600; Web: www.the-mtc.org
Click here to view the report
from the 2017 automotive
composites workshop.
| BINDT Composites Workshop Programme | ||
| Thursday 23 March 2017 | ||
| 09.30-10.00 | Registration and coffee | |
| 10.00-10.15 | Welcome and introduction to the workshop | Professor R Smith, on behalf of BINDT |
| 10.15-10.45 | Overview of potential for NDT of automotive composites | Professor R Smith, University of Bristol |
| 10.45-12.00 | Session 1: Motorsport, sports cars and supercars | |
| 10.45-11.05 | 30 years of composites and NDT in Formula One | B O'Rourke, Williams F1 |
| 11.05-11.25 | Composite NDT requirements in sports cars (Audi/Lamborghini) | J O Endrerud, DolphiTech |
| 11.25-11.45 | Coffee break | |
| 11.45-12.00 | Discussion | |
| 12.00-13.00 | Session 2: Regulation, insurance and repair | |
| 12.00-12.20 | Regulatory NDT requirements for composites on public roads | R Whiting, HORIBA MIRA |
| 12.20-12.40 | Insurance and repair requirements for NDT of composites | A Hooker, Thatcham Research |
| 12.40-13.00 | Discussion | |
| 13.00-13.40 | Lunch | |
| 13.40-15.00 | Session 3: High-volume challenges | |
| 13.40-14.00 | The move to lightweight designs – NDT challenges | G Davies, Jaguar Land Rover |
| 14.00-14.30 | The challenge for NDT of affordable composites | P Gallen, The National Composites Centre |
| 14.00-14.30 | HMV Catapult: 'High-Efficiency Preforming' project | R Saunders, The MTC |
| 14.30-14.40 | Discussion | |
| 14.40-15.00 | 3D non-destructive characterisation of preformed composites | Professor R Smith, University of Bristol |
| 15.00-16.00 | Session 4: Breakout session | |
| 15.00-16.00 | Themes:
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| 16.00-16.40 | Afternoon tea with sandwiches, etc | |
| 16.45-17.15 | Feedback from breakouts | Scribe: Professor R Smith |
| 17.15-18.00 | Session 5: Panel session | Chair: Professor R Smith |
| Scribe: Dr R Freemantle | ||
| 17.15-18.00 | NDT requirements Panel: P Gallen, A Hooker, B O'Rourke, G Davies, B Thornton and J O Endrerud | |
| 18.00 | Close | |
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
