BINDT Workshop 2023: NDT of composites through life

22-23 March 2023
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), Poole, UK

Following on from the previous successful composites events, we returned to Poole, UK, where the RNLI hosted BINDT's 2023 Composites Workshop, with the theme: 'NDT of Composites Through Life'.

This workshop showcased NDT practices through all stages of the life of composite structures, bringing together industry specialists from a varied background of engineered components in a variety of industries, highlighting the NDT inspections that composite components undergo in the automotive, aerospace, motorsport, marine, construction, rail, nuclear and renewable energy industries.

The workshop brought together various industrial specialists to present their solutions to the constraints/limitations they have overcome within their own businesses, which helped to generate new contacts within other industries to share best practice opportunities with the greater community within the world of composites.

Attendees heard from industry leaders about how they work through difficult inspections through the life of composites to ensure that these components are inspected with the required coverage to satisfy that they continue to meet their design intent.

Topics covered in the two-day event included design, raw materials, NDT at concept, manufacture, installation, inspection validation, standards, training, in-service inspection and repair, additive manufacture, end of life and re-use/recycling.

Exhibitor information
A commercial session for exhibitors ran alongside the workshop, on Wednesday 22 March 2023, showcasing the latest products, innovations and technology available to industry. This was an excellent opportunity for visitors to meet with industry colleagues, network and learn about the very latest NDT, CM and SHM technologies and services available from around the world.

Exhibitors


Baugh & Weedon Ltd	www.bw-nde.com
Euroteck Systems UK Ltd	www.euroteck.co.uk


Evident Europe GmbH	www.evidentscientific.com
Inspectahire Instrument Co Ltd	www.inspectahire.com
JR Technology Ltd	www.jrtech.co.uk
Lavender International NDT	www.lavender-ndt.com
NOVO DR Ltd	www.novo-dr.com
Peak NDT Ltd	www.peakndt.com
Sonatest	www.sonatest.com
TPAC UK	www.thephasedarraycompany.com
TWI Ltd	www.twi-global.com

Day 1 – Wednesday 22 March 2023
08.45-09.20	Registration
09.20-09.30	Welcome and introduction	Laura Hayday, Chair of BINDT Composites Group, and Gary Whalley, Babcock International, UK
	Session 1	*Chair: TBC*
09.30-09.50	Lavender International: composites training	David Miller Lavender International, UK
09.50-10.10	Use of CIVA for composites	Roman Fernandez Extende S A and CEA, UK
10.10-10.30	Inspection of naval composites	Alex Hook, Laura Hayday and Gary Whalley, Babcock International, UK
10.30-10.50	Robotic microwave inspection of complex geometry glass fibre structures	Nathan Hartley TWI Ltd, UK
10.50-11.00	Q&A session
11.00-11.30	Coffee break and exhibition
	Session 2: Exhibitor session	Chair: Paul Rogger JR Technology Ltd, UK
11.30-11.40	Automated tap test inspections	Paul Rogger JR Technology Ltd, UK
11.40-11.50	Compact high-sensitivity backscatter X-ray imaging of composites and low-z materials	Philip Marsden Euroteck Systems UK Ltd
11.50-12.00	Sonatest product overview for composite inspection	Mike Ennis Sonatest, UK
12.00-12.10	Smaller, faster and higher ultrasonic inspection	John Skidmore TPAC UK
12.10-12.20	Advanced composite scanners	Harry Brittin Evident Europe GmbH, UK
12.20-12.30	Portable X-ray backscatter imager developments	Cailean Forrester Inspectahire Instrument Co Ltd, UK
12.30-12.40	TWI microwave system and mini robot	Nathan Hartley TW Ltd, UK
12.40-12.50	Flexible system integration options for composite NDT and material characterisation	Richard Freemantle¹ and Simon Parke² ¹Transform NDT, UK ²Peak NDT, UK
12.50-13.00	Composite bond testers: how these devices can be used through the life of a composite structure	Pete Burrows Baugh & Weedon, UK
13.00-13.10	Demonstration of PA and TFM on composite materials	David Miller Lavender International, UK
13.10-13.20	Q&A session
13.20-14.30	Lunch break and exhibition
	Practical demonstrations/Workshop – Breakout into groups of 10 and proceed to each demonstration to ensure you attend all four	*Chair: TBC*
14.30-15.30	(14.30-14.45) TWI robot	Nathan Hartley TW Ltd, UK
	(14.45-15.00) Tap testing and dielectric inspections	Paul Rogger JR Technology Ltd, UK
	(15.00-15.15) Compact high-sensitivity backscatter X-ray imaging	Philip Marsden Euroteck Systems UK Ltd
	(15.15-15.30) Videray and MTP panel	Cailean Forrester Inspectahire Instrument Co Ltd, UK
15.30-17.00	Coffee break and discussion session
17.00	Close for the day
Day 2 – Thursday 23 March 2023
08.45-09.20	Registration
09.20-09.30	Welcome and introduction	Laura Hayday, Chair of BINDT Composites Group, and Gary Whalley, Babcock International, UK
	Session 1: TBC	*Chair: TBC*
09.30-09.50	Lessons from ASTM radiography reference standards: What can be applied to composite inspection	Laura Hayday Babcock International, UK
09.50-10.10	Using machine learning for automated evaluation of ultrasonic inspection data	Tim Newman and Rob Rose National Composites Centre (NCC), UK
10.10-10.30	Ultrasonic testing of composite components: challenges and technologies after phased array	Fernando Ojeda TPAC UK
10.30-10.50	Advanced ultrasonic inspection of thick-section fibreglass composite structures	James Quinn University of Edinburgh, UK
10.50-11.15	Coffee break
	Session 2: Community discussion	*Chair: Laura Hayday*
11.15-11.35	Defect library: bring some examples	Laura Hayday Babcock International, UK
11.35-11.55	Technique validation	Laura Hayday Babcock International, UK
11.55-12.15	The Aim: Composites acceptance standard	Laura Hayday Babcock International, UK
12.15-12.35	Networking – who does what? Large infographic of sectors, companies, people and skills, with their connections	Laura Hayday Babcock International, UK
12.35-12.45	Q&A session
12.45-13.30	Lunch break
13.30-14.30	Format – break into groups
14.30-15.30 15.30	RNLI tour Workshop close

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BINDT Workshop 2023: NDT of composites through life

22-23 March 2023 Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), Poole, UK

22-23 March 2023
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), Poole, UK