Workshop on Accelerating Adoption of Structural Health Monitoring Technologies
20 October 2026
Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry, UK
Registration is now open.
Offers of presentations are now invited for the 'Attendee reflections and open contributions' session. Abstracts (of no more than 200 words) should be emailed to: conf@bindt.org
This workshop will bring together the structural health monitoring (SHM) community and external stakeholders to highlight successful industrial applications of SHM technology, to explore how SHM technology can make use of existing standards and codes of practice in non-destructive testing (NDT) and condition monitoring (CM) and to explore barriers to entry and adoption that exist for SHM technology.
The purpose is to generate a document that captures the requirements of conditions and actions that will enable the faster adoption of SHM technology in the future.
This workshop aims to receive input from all stakeholders (end-users, equipment manufacturers, regulators, insurers and other interested parties) to point out actions and roadmaps that enable overcoming the challenges and highlighting the benefits that adoption of SHM technology can bring in the future.
We would appreciate all those interested in the future of SHM taking a few minutes to complete the Accelerating Adoption of SHM survey (this should take no more than three to five minutes of your time to complete), which will assist us in planning the agenda and focusing the discussion, even if you are unable to attend the Workshop – scan the QR code or visit:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H3D58SV
Exhibition
A commercial session for exhibitors will run alongside the workshop, on Tuesday 20 October 2026, 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, CM and SHM technologies and services available from around the world.
There is a restriction on the number of spaces available and they are allocated on a 'first-come, first-served' basis. If you are interested in exhibiting at this event or for further information, contact Karen Cambridge (karen.cambridge@bindt.org) or Sharon McNally (sharon.mcnally@bindt.org). To download an exhibitor booking form, click here.
If you are unable to complete online registration via the above 'Register' button, please contact: conf@bindt.org.
| Tuesday 20 October 2026 | ||
| All registrations will take place in Meeting Room 1 & 2 | ||
| 09.00 onwards | Registration – Mezzanine | |
| 10.00-10.10 | ||
| Welcome and context setting | Kathryn Atherton and Frederic Cegla BINDT SHM Sub-Committee | |
| 10.10-10.25 | Pre-workshop survey results | Kathryn Atherton and Frederic Cegla BINDT SHM Sub-Committee |
| 10.25-11.40 | Case studies: successful SHM implementations | Aerospace: Aswin Haridas Testia Ltd, UK Oil & Gas: Tom Vogt Guided Ultrasonics Ltd, UK Civil Engineering: Steve Nesbitt Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), UK Wind Turbines: Simon Tewolde Bachmann Monitoring GmbH, Germany Instrumentation: Tim Bradshaw MISTRAS Group Ltd, UK |
| 11.40-12.00 | Coffee and networking break – Mezzanine | |
| 12.00-13.00 | Attendee reflections and open contributions – Blockers and barriers | Kathryn Atherton Airbus, UK Anthony Croxford Inductosense Ltd, UK Ikesh Patel Shell plc, UK Philip Pakianathan Emerson Electric Company, UK |
| 13.00-13.15 | Existing standards in NDT, CM and SHM | Tom Vogt Guided Ultrasonics Ltd, UK |
| 13.15-13.30 | Regulatory/Insurance perspectives | Robert Innes Swiss Re Ltd |
| 13.30-14.15 | Lunch and networking – Mezzanine | |
| 14.15-15.30 | Moderated panel and forum discussion
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Chair: Frederic Cegla Imperial College London, UK |
| 15.30-15.45 | Wrap-up and next steps | |
For further information contact: Events and Awards Department, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing,
Midsummer House, Riverside Way, Bedford Road, Northampton NN1 5NX, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1604 438300; Email: conf@bindt.org
