Programme
25-26 April 2023 Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow, UK
| Day 1: Tuesday 25 April 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Advanced/new techniques and aerospace composites | ||||||||||||
| All presentations will take place in Conference rooms 6 and 7 | ||||||||||||
| 09.00- 09.30 | Registration, exhibition, tea and coffee – Level 3 centre | |||||||||||
| 09.30- 09.55 | Welcome and outline of the two-day event | Kevin Pickup, BAE Systems and Chair of the BINDT Aerospace Executive Committee | ||||||||||
| | Session 1 – Conference rooms 6 and 7 | |||||||||||
| 09.55-10.20 | Alternate mode inspection of composite sandwich components utilising a robotic system | Tom O’Hare Spirit AeroSystems, Belfast, UK | ||||||||||
| 10.20-10.45 | Automated and semi-automated inspection of composites | Ivan Pinson Innerspec Technologies UK Ltd | ||||||||||
| 10.45- 11.10 | Exhibitor spotlight session – Conference rooms 6 and 7 | |||||||||||
| 11.10-11.50 | Exhibition, tea and coffee – Level 3 centre | |||||||||||
| Session 2 – Conference rooms 6 and 7 | |||||||||||
| 11.50-12.15 | Mapping Sensor Enabled Automation, Robotics and Control Hub (SEARCH) capabilities to Spirit AeroSystems NDE and automation demand for composites | Ehsan Mohseni University of Strathclyde, UK | ||||||||||
| 12.15-12.40 | Process to part inspection of composites | Randika K W Vithanage University of Strathclyde, UK | ||||||||||
| 12.40-13.05 | Application of machine learning techniques for defect detection, localisation and sizing in ultrasonic testing of carbon fibre-reinforced polymers | Vedran Tunukovic University of Strathclyde, UK | ||||||||||
| 13.05-14.05 | Lunch and exhibition – Level 3 centre | |||||||||||
| 13.45-14.00 | Aerospace Executive Committee Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Conference rooms 6 and 7 | |||||||||||
| Session 3 – Conference rooms 6 and 7 | ||||||||||||
| 14.05-14.30 | Fast-acquisition, 3D X-ray, enabling an earlier inspection start-point in manufacture for new processes and through-life digital twin inspection | Andy Barnes Adaptix Ltd, UK | ||||||||||
| 14.30-14.55 | The challenges in inspection and quality control of composite tanks for hydrogen storage | Vijay Sahadevan GKN Aerospace, UK | ||||||||||
| 14.55-15.25 | Exhibition, tea and coffee – Level 3 centre | |||||||||||
| 15.25-15.55 | Breakout session (see subject areas below) | |||||||||||
| Topic to be confirmed | Topic to be confirmed | Topic to be confirmed | Topic to be confirmed | |||||||||
| 16.00-17.00 | Tour of the laboratory centre – Details to be confirmed | |||||||||||
| Day 2: Wednesday 26 April 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Robotics and automation | ||||||||||||
| All presentations will take place in Conference rooms 6 and 7 | ||||||||||||
| 09.00- 09.30 | Registration, tea and coffee – Conference rooms 6 and 7 | |||||||||||
| 09.30- 09.55 | Welcome and an outline of the day | Kevin Pickup, BAE Systems and Chair of the BINDT Aerospace Executive Committee | ||||||||||
| | Session 4 – Conference rooms 6 and 7 | |||||||||||
| 09.55- 10.20 | A study of the accuracy and repeatability of mobile collaborative robots for non-destructive evaluations | Amine Hifi University of Strathclyde, UK | ||||||||||
| 10.20-10.45 | Towards automated in-process NDE of high-value safety critical components built using metal additive manufacturing | Rastislav Zimermann¹, Muhammed Rizwan¹, Ehsan Mohseni¹, Randika K W Vithanage¹, Charalampos Harris¹, Momchil Vasilev¹, David Lines¹, Charles N Macleod¹, Gareth Stephen Pierce¹, Stewart Williams² and Jialuo Ding² ¹University of Strathclyde, Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering, UK ²Cranfield University, UK | ||||||||||
| 10.45-11.15 | Tea and coffee – Level 3 centre | |||||||||||
| 11.15-11.40 | Flexible robotics to inspect aerospace components | Randika K W Vithanage¹, Kenneth Burnham², Momchil Vasilev¹, Charalampous Loukas¹, Amine Hifi¹, Alastair Poole¹, Ehsan Mohseni¹, Rastislav Zimmermann¹, David Lines¹, Charles N Macleod¹, Stephen G Pierce¹, Anthony Gachagan¹, Stewart Williams³, Jialou Ding³, Tom O’Hare⁴, Gavin Munro⁵ and Janet O’Brian-O’Reilly⁵ ¹University of Strathclyde, UK ²National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, UK ³Cranfield University, UK ⁴Spirit AeroSystems, Belfast, UK ⁵Spirit AeroSystems, Glasgow, UK | ||||||||||
| 11.40-12.05 | Delivering more than quality with your X-ray inspection – using data to improve the entire process | Jason Robbins VisiConsult X-ray Systems & Solutions GmbH, Germany | ||||||||||
| 12.05-13.05 | Lunch – Level 3 centre | |||||||||||
| 12.45-13.00 | Composites Group Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Conference rooms 6 and 7 | |||||||||||
| Session 5 – Conference rooms 6 and 7 | ||||||||||||
| 13.05- 13.30 | Sensitivity depth analysis for capacitive sensors in CFRP manufacturing | Martin McInnes University of Strathclyde, UK | ||||||||||
| 13.30-13.55 | Interpretable and explainable machine learning for ultrasonic defect sizing | Richard J Pyle¹, Robert R Hughes² and Paul D Wilcox² ¹University of Strathclyde, UK ²University of Bristol, UK | ||||||||||
| 13.55-14.20 | Title to be confirmed | Speaker to be confirmed | ||||||||||
| 14.20-14.50 | Breakout session (see subject areas below) | |||||||||||
| Topic to be confirmed | Topic to be confirmed | Topic to be confirmed | Topic to be confirmed | |||||||||
| 14.50-15.00 | Summary and close – Conference rooms 6 and 7 | |||||||||||
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 483300; Email: conf@bindt.org
