Workshop on structural integrity, NDT and CM requirements for Industry 4.0 2022
18-19 May 2022 Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), Pilot Way, Ansty Business Park, Coventry CV7 9JU, UK
The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT), in collaboration with the UK Research Centre in Non-Destructive Evaluation (RCNDE), the UK Forum for Engineering Structural Integrity (FESI), The Alan Turing Institute and The Welding Institute, scheduled a workshop considering the path to Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 will completely change the production and operation of nearly every manufactured
item in the developed world. Intelligent systems will enhance and sometimes supersede human
decision-making in production and operation, and industry will no longer be limited by human
cognitive ability. Outcomes will be higher productivity, lower through-life costs and greater safety
and reliability, benefitting industry, the global economy and everyone who uses machines or travels
in vehicles.
The autonomous, intelligent systems of Industry 4.0 will need high-rate, complex information about operational loads and structural condition, available non-destructively and throughout life, thereby building confidence in their integrity and reducing costs. Assets could become continuously self-verifying, requiring no external intervention in order to maintain fitness for purpose. There is a need to bridge the emerging gap between current reality and these integrity
information requirements: the current state-of-the-art falls significantly short.
What are the specific non-destructive testing (NDT), structural health monitoring (SHM) and condition monitoring (CM) requirements that should be focused on to allow this step change and how will they relate to structural integrity and design philosophies? This will be the focus of the workshop, where experts in these fields will meet with designers, manufacturers and regulators to determine what success will look like, what challenges will be faced and what steps must be taken.
Exhibitor information A commercial session for exhibitors will run alongside the workshop, on Wednesday 18 May 2022, showcasing the latest products, innovations and technology available to industry. This is an excellent opportunity for visitors to meet with industry colleagues, network and learn about the very latest NDT and CM technologies and services available from around the world.
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Workshop on Structural Integrity, NDT and CM
Requirements for Industry 4.0
| Programme | ||||||||||||
| Day one – Wednesday 18 May 2022 | ||||||||||||
| 09.30-10.00 | Registration (Mezzanine area) | |||||||||||
| All presentations on 18 May 2022 will take place in Rooms 1 and 2 | ||||||||||||
| 10.00-10.15 | Welcome and introduction | Robert Smith, RCNDE | ||||||||||
| Session 1: Understanding Industry 4.0 – high-level objectives/aspirations, drivers, business, risk, dynamics and tensions | Chair: Robert Smith, RCNDE | |||||||||||
| 10.15-10.45 | Introduction to Industry and NDE 4.0 | Nick Brierley, Simon Mills and Robert Smith, BINDT | ||||||||||
| 10.45-11.00 | Overview of essential topics for workshop | Pete Loftus and Paul Wilcox, RCNDE | ||||||||||
| 11.00-11.20 | 'Bigger picture' view of benefits of Industry 4.0 in broader asset management | Martin Wall, HOIS Digitalisation Forum, ESR Technology | ||||||||||
| 11.20-11.40 | Coffee break (Mezzanine area) | |||||||||||
| 11.40-12.00 | Structural integrity (SI) – how will this change and what will NDE/CM/SHM have to provide? | Jim Skelton, Jacobs | ||||||||||
| 12.00-12.20 | Drivers for designers and asset owners with Industry 4.0 – SI, lifing, past and current philosophy and potential future philosophy | David Wright, Rolls-Royce plc | ||||||||||
| 12.20-13.00 | Lunch break (Mezzanine area) | |||||||||||
| | Session 2: NDE/CM/SHM for SI through the Industry 4.0 life cycle | Chair: John Sharples, Jacobs and FESI | ||||||||||
| 13.00-13.20 | Probabilistic SI and lifing | Michael Martin, Rolls-Royce plc | ||||||||||
| 13.20-13.40 | Regulatory/liability viewpoint on artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) automoated decision-making within the NDE/CM/SHM part of the SI process | Richard Hyde, University of Nottingham | ||||||||||
| 13.40-14.00 | NDE/CM/SHM data and digital twins – data that needs to be open versus data that must be private | Richard Rheume, Ondia NDE | ||||||||||
| | Session 3: Skills | Chair: Simon Mills, BINDT | ||||||||||
| 14.00-14.15 | Skills, training and qualification implications of NDE 4.0 | Nick Brierley, diondo GmbH and Chair of BINDT NDE 4.0 Group | ||||||||||
| 14.15-14.30 | Metrology skills framework – national metrology alliance | Pete Loftus, RCNDE | ||||||||||
| 14.30-15.00 | Coffee break (Mezzanine area) | |||||||||||
| Session 4: Breakout session on SI objectives | Chair: Robert Smith, RCNDE | |||||||||||
| 15.00-16.10 | 1. Challenges and opportunities from improved NDE/CM/SHM capability | |||||||||||
| 2. NDE/CM/SHM for self-verifying assets? On-the-fly SI calculations based on digital twins | ||||||||||||
| 3. Requirements and barriers for the use of AI/ML in the NDE/CM/SHM SI process | ||||||||||||
| 4. Communicating – persuading industry of requirements on NDE/CM/SHM to gain commitment | ||||||||||||
| 5. Interpretation of NDE/CM/SHM information. Better understanding by users. Dissemination | ||||||||||||
| 6. Who is taking the initiative? Should this change? Is there an economic benefit that will ultimately drive it? Do we need an intervention? | ||||||||||||
| 16.10-16.40 | Breakout session debrief | |||||||||||
| 16.40-17.00 | Discussion and requirements capture | |||||||||||
| 17.00-18.15 | Networking event in the exhibition | |||||||||||
| 18.15 | Close of day one | |||||||||||
| Day two – Thursday 19 May 2022 | ||||||||||||
| 08.45- 09.00 | Registration (Mezzanine area) | |||||||||||
| All presentations on 19 May 2022 will take place in Rooms 1 and 2 | ||||||||||||
| 09.00- 09.10 | Welcome and introduction | |||||||||||
| Session 5: Benefits beyond maintaining SI | Chair: Nick Brierley, diondo GmbH and Chair of BINDT NDE 4.0 Group | |||||||||||
| 09.10- 09.30 | Evaluating the microstructure of additively-manufactured components and its effects on performances and integrity | Joe Grimwood, TWI | ||||||||||
| 09.30-09.50 | NDE challenges for future zero-carbon emissions aircraft | Katy Milne, FlyZero | ||||||||||
| 09.50- 10.10 | Meeting environmental requirements | Marie Wells, MTC | ||||||||||
| 10.10-10.30 | The use of robotics for remote NDE in the offshore wind sector – remote NDE | Hamish MacDonald, ORE Catapult | ||||||||||
| 10.30-10.50 | Risk-based asset management and the connection with NDE 4.0 | Ujjwal Bharadwaj, TWI | ||||||||||
| 10.50-11.10 | Coffee break (Mezzanine area) | |||||||||||
| Session 6: Greater collaboration between NDE and communities such as metrology and materials | Chair: Pete Loftus, RCNDE | |||||||||||
| 11.10-11.30 | Advances in metrology for Industry 4.0 | Adam Thompson, University of Nottingham | ||||||||||
| 11.30-11.50 | Materials 4.0 | Iain Todd, University of Sheffield | ||||||||||
| | Session 7: NDE experiences from the field – NDE 4.0 in the present | Chair: Pete Loftus, RCNDE | ||||||||||
| 11.50-12.10 | Practical examples of NDE 4.0 supplying commercial benefit in advanced manufacturing | Tom Martin, JetSoft | ||||||||||
| 12.10-12.30 | Case studies on decision making enabled by insights from continuous corrosion monitoring data | Jon Allin and/or Atilla Gajdasci, Permasense | ||||||||||
| 12.30-12.50 | Initiative to explore the state-of-the-art of AI-assisted corrosion detection in pipelines – where digital/intelligent methods are being used to benefit the inspection and CM purposes | Borja Martinez and Juergen Moors, Sprint Robotics | ||||||||||
| 12.50-13.15 | Lunch break (Mezzanine area) | |||||||||||
| | Session 8: Current research/work for potential future improvements | Chair: Paul Wilcox, RCNDE | ||||||||||
| 13.15-13.30 | Summary of UK research for NDE/CM/SHM for Industry 4.0 | Paul Wilcox, RCNDE | ||||||||||
| 13.30-13.50 | Digital fusion of NDE and SHM via Industry 4.0 – a researcher's shopping list | Fred Cegla, Imperial College London | ||||||||||
| 13.50-14.10 | Laser ultrasonics for non-contact, in-process NDE during manufacturing in extreme environments | Teti Stratoudaki, University of Strathclyde | ||||||||||
| 14.10-14.30 | Model-based definition driven digital thread for NDT inspection | Nathanael Turner, MTC | ||||||||||
| 14.30-15.00 | Coffee break (Mezzanine area) | |||||||||||
| Session 9: Breakout session based on BINDT high-level NDE 4.0 aims | Chair: Robert Smith, RCNDE | |||||||||||
| 15.00-16.00 | 1. Improved asset performance (through-life) | |||||||||||
| 2. More efficient production, including new products | ||||||||||||
| 3. Better/faster/cheaper NDE/CM/SHM (incremental improvement, includes less frequent) | ||||||||||||
| 4. Efficient quality control for customised products, for example additively manufactured products | ||||||||||||
| 5. Reduced need for personnel being in harm's way/travelling | ||||||||||||
| 6. Efficient quality control for decentralised production | ||||||||||||
| 16.00-16.30 | Breakout session debrief | |||||||||||
| Session 10: Panel session | Chair: Robert Smith, RCNDE | |||||||||||
| 16.30-17.00 | Discussion and requirements capture | |||||||||||
| 17.00 | Close of day two | |||||||||||
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The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, Midsummer House, Riverside Way,
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