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Industrial Laser Applications Symposium (ILAS) 2009
7-8 July 2009
- Location: TWI, Granta Park, Abington, Cambs. CB1 6AL
- Attendees: All welcome
A two day event focusing on the laser processing of materials and new developments in laser technology.
The objective of the Symposium is to bring together the laser community and potential laser users with leading researchers in the field, to explore real world applications in material processing.
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Aims of the workshop are:
- To present current laser-related materials processing technologies and applications to UK manufacturers.
- To showcase UK laser materials processing activities.
- To provide an opportunity for the laser materials processing research community to come together to discuss recent developments.
- To enhance technology transfer from the research community to the manufacturing sector.
Scope:
The workshop will address research topics related to laser materials processing with applications in industry in the following areas:
- Cutting, drilling and surface processing.
- Joining (including welding, brazing and soldering).
- Additive manufacture techniques.
- Laser sources and systems
Venue:
The Abington Hall Conference Centre, TWI, Granta Park, Great Abington Cambridge CB21 6AL Abington Hall Conference centre is situated in quiet parkland grounds within Granta Park, just south of Cambridge.
Full location details and travel information will be provided with the joining instructions.
Who should attend?
- Those new to lasers and laser materials processing as well as experienced practitioners.
- Senior managers, engineers and designers from manufacturing industry.
- UK researchers in academia and industry.
Programme overview:
| 7th July | |
| Chair: Paul Hilton, TWI | |
| 08:45 - 09:30 09:30 - 11:10 |
Registration and exhibition Sources and systems (1) |
| Introductory talk: An introduction to lasers in materials processing Paul Hilton TWI | |
| Keynote presentation: State of the art laser systems for materials processing Carsten Keim TRUMPF Laser and Systemtechnik, Germany | |
| System options for laser cutting: the jobbing shop perspective Neil Main Micrometric | |
| New directions in solid state laser sources for materials processing
Mark Greenwood GSI Group | |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Refreshments and exhibition |
| 11:30 - 12:50 | Sources and systems (2) Diode laser systems for materials processing applications Gary Broadhead Laser Lines |
| Lasers and laser systems for micromachining Martyn Knowles Oxford Lasers | |
| Lasers in the power generation sector - a high-power Yb-fibre laser system for tube-to-tubesheet welding Geert Verhaeghe TWI | |
| The HiPER laser fusion project - materials processing at the extreme Chris Edwards Rutherford and Appleton Laboratory | |
| 12:50 - 13:50 | Lunch and exhibition |
| 13:20 - 13:50 | Laser applications clinic |
| Chair: Martin Sharp, John Moores University | |
| 13:50 - 15:40 | Cutting, drilling and surfacing (1) Introductory talk: The growth of lasers in cutting, drilling and surfacing Martin Sharp Liverpool John Moores University |
| Keynote presentation: Picosecond laser drilling for the automotive and aerospace industries Wulf Oppenländer Swiss Tec AG | |
| Advances in fibre and solid state laser cutting and drilling Mo Naeem GSI Group | |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Refreshments and exhibition |
| 16:00 - 17:10 | Cutting, drilling and surfacing (2) State of the art laser marking Trevor Wilson Xpirt lasers |
| Laser processing of composites Paul French Liverpool John Moores University | |
| A discussion of cutting with fibre lasers John Powell Laser Expertise | |
| Multiple point laser machining Walter Perrie University of Liverpool | |
| Process monitoring requirements for laser drilling Peter Thompson Prima North America Inc | |
| Additional events | |
| 17:10 - 17:40 | Presentation of the AILU Award and the Young Laser Engineer's Prize |
| 18:00 - 18:30 | The AILU AGM |
All conference delegates are invited to attend Later ... Informal evening meal
Details will be provided with registration
| 8th July | |
| Chair: Stewart Williams, Cranfield University | |
| 08:30 - 09:15 09:15 - 09:45 |
Registration and exhibition Presentation 'Future funding opportunities in manufacturing' Speaker TBC |
| 09:45 - 11:15 | Joining (1) Introductory talk: The ins and outs of laser joining processes Stewart Williams Cranfield University |
| Keynote presentation: Broadening the horizon of laser welding by hybrid techniques and combined processes Dirk Petring Fraunhofer ILT | |
| Laser welding of titanium for aerospace applications Jonathan Blackburn TWI | |
| 11:15 - 11:35 | Refreshments and exhibition |
| 11:35 - 13:05 | Joining (2) Remote fibre laser welding as a comparative joining method for body in white applications Richard Hewitt Warwick University |
| Absolute spot size effect on penetration depth in laser welding Wojciech Suder Cranfield University | |
| Fibre laser welding of dissimilar alloys for next generation lightweight vehicles Hui-chi Chen Manchester University | |
| Recent developments in laser welding of plastics Ian Jones TWI | |
| Focus shift in high power lasers - characterisation and effect on welding performance Eurico Assuncao Cranfield University | |
| 13:05 - 14:05 | Lunch and exhibition |
| 13:35 - 14:05 | Laser applications clinic |
| Chair: Rob Scudamore, TWI | |
| 14:05 - 15:35 | Additive manufacture (1) Introductory talk: An overview of laser additive manufacture and repair Rob Scudamore TWI |
| Keynote presentation: Laser additive manufacturing possibilities and advantages for the factory of the future Ingo Kelbassa Lehrstuhl für Lasertechnik (LLT) RWTH University Aachen | |
| Innovation Works: 'Additive Layered Manufacture' Andrew Hawkins EADS | |
| 15:35 - 15:55 | Refreshments and exhibition |
| 15:55 - 17:15 | Additive manufacture (2) Developments in selective laser melting equipment and processes Chris Sutcliffe MTT |
| What's new in laser cladding machines Roger Hayes Huffman | |
| The selection and specification of powders for laser deposition Phil Carroll LPW Technology | |
| Metals powder bed processing - the good, the bad and the ugly Carl Brancher Material Solutions | |
| Finite element modelling of direct laser deposition process Lin Li Manchester University | |
Registration:
Costs (in GBP including VAT @15%)
| Discounts | Non-M | M | U/R | S | E&D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attend presentations | |||||
| 2 day event | 370 | 300 | 140 | 85 | -115 |
| 1 day event | 200 | 165 | 80 | 45 | -55 |
| Exhibit | |||||
| Both days | 355 | 286 | |||
| 1 day | 190 | 155 | |||
| Additional exhibitors | 35 | 30 | |||
| Attend evening meal | |||||
| 7 July | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Key: Non-M = Non-Members; M = members: U/R = Unemployed/retired: S = Students: E&D = Exhibitor & delegate
AILU members need only give their names to the AILU office (E: events@ailu.org.uk; T: +44 (0)1235 539595). Otherwise a registration form should be completed.
Delegates
Delegates will receive a name badge and a pack including a list of delegates and a CD of key slides or notes of presentations. A buffet lunch will also be provided together with refreshments throughout each day. Please advise us of any special dietary needs.
Discounts
Delegates who are not members of AILU or of a supporting organisation and who decide to join the Association within 10 weeks of the event will be reimbursed the difference between the member and non-member registration fee as a discount on their first year’s corporate membership subscription. Discounts are also available to unemployed or retired persons, full time students and Exhibitors who are also delegates.
Laser applications clinic
Delegates who would like to discuss any technical or business matter relating to laser applications are invited to call at the AILU desk. As part of the mission of the Photonics Knowledge Transfer Network, we will be delighted to provide assistance and arrange informal introductions with appropriate experts at the symposium.
Travel
Road: TWI is readily accessible by road. The nearest motorway is the M11: if travelling from the North, exit at Jn 10 and take the A505; if travelling from the South, exit at Jn 9 and take the A11.
Rail: The nearest railway station is Cambridge (10 miles)
Air: The nearest airport is Stansted (21 miles), then a taxi journey.
Full details of travel options together with a regional and site map can be found on the TWI web site at: www.twi.co.uk/
Accommodation
Travelodge Hotel (Cambridge Fourwentways) Fourwentways, Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AP T: +44 (0)870 1911519 Located within a mile of the Conference Centre
Doubletree Hilton (4 star) Granta Place, Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RT T: +44 (0)1223 259988
www.doubletreebyhilton.co.uk
Bedford Lodge Hotel (4 star) Bury Road, Newmarket CB8 7BX T: +44 (0)1638 663175 www.bedfordlodgehotel.co.uk
Royal Cambridge Hotel (3 star) Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PY T: +44 (0)1223 351631 www.theroyalcambridgehotel.co.uk
Best Western The Gonville Hotel (3 star) Gonville Place, Cambridge CB1 1LY T: +44 (0)1223 366611 www.gonvillehotel.co.uk
There is other accommodation available in Abington and neighbouring villages, and in Cambridge city.
Further Information:
Please contact the MIWL event coordinator, Rachel Sanderson on
Email: miwl@twi.co.uk
Tel: 0114 2699046