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Laser Materials Processing in Aerospace
Thursday 19 October 2006
Northern Technologies Advanced Manufacturing Centre, Burnley
Lasers are driving global productivity and enhancing product quality throughout manufacturing.
This is an opportunity to learn how laser materials processing can be used to an advantage in the aerospace and precision manufacturing industries.
- Technical presentations from experienced laser-processing experts
- Exhibition featuring laser users, manufacturers and support organisations
- Excellent networking opportunities
The programme was as follows:
| Chair: Aaron Williams, Air Products | |
| 08.30 | Registration and Coffee |
| 09.15 | Welcome and Introduction to the Make It With Lasers Programme Aaron Williams, Air Products |
| 09.25 | Introduction to Lasers in Aerospace Stewart Williams, Cranfield University |
| 09.55 | Lasers in Manufacturing Jagjit Sidhu, BAE Systems |
| 10.25 | Cost Effective Fabrication by Lasers and Hot Forming Bill Swale, Aeromet |
| 10.45 | Break and Exhibition |
| 11.15 | Laser Welding of Airframe Structures Geert Verhaeghe, TWI |
| 11.45 | The Business Case for Additive Manufacture Jeff Allen, Rolls-Royce |
| 12.15 | An Introduction to Laser Deposition and Associated Opportunities Phil Carroll, TWI |
| 12.45 | Lunch and Exhibition |
| 13.45 | Innovations in Laser Material Processing with Robots - Welding and Cladding Applications in Aerospace Manufacturing and Repair John Smith, Olympus Technologies |
| 14.15 | Laser Powder Bed Technology Christoph Over, Inno-Shape |
| 14.45 | Laser Drilling in Aerospace Applications Mo Naeem, GSI Group |
| 15.05 | Lasers and the Aerospace Forging Industry Eliana Fu, TWI |
| 15.15 | Open Forum and Discussion |
| 15.30 | Close |
Contact: Eliana Fu
The Make It With LasersTM Programme Co-ordinator
TWI Ltd, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB1 6AL, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 899000
Fax: +44 (0) 1223 890661
E-mail: miwl@twi.co.uk