IMechE Seminar: Advanced Processes and Manufacture of Composite Structures

A number of new approaches to composite manufacturing are being developed which offer scope for improved performance and reduced cost, and there is a need for wider dissemination of the current state of the art.

Event Title: Advanced Processes and Manufacture of Composite Structures
Date: Spring 2004
Location: Bristol (TBA)
Event Type: 1-day Seminar

ESTIMATED COST
IMechE Members 190
Non-members 260
Retired/Student 47

EVENT BACKGROUND

A number of new approaches to composite manufacturing are being developed which offer scope for improved performance and reduced cost, and there is a need for wider dissemination of the current state of the art.

EVENT THEME

Advances in manufacturing technology are enabling increased performance and lower costs to be achieved with composite structures. This seminar will draw together the state of the art in composites manufacturing, covering new materials and architectures, component manufacturing approaches, alternative cure methods and processing techniques. A range of aerospace applications will be covered to facilitate cross-fertilisation of ideas and approaches, and these will also be relevant to other industries seeking to exploit the benefits of advanced composite structures.

EVENT SCOPE
Non-crimped fabrics
3-D and other novel fibre architectures
New resin systems
Fibre placement
RTM and other resin infusion approaches
Thermoplastic matrix composite processing
Drape of complex shaped components
Advances in approaches to tooling
Low temperature manufacturing
Out of autoclave processing
Electron beam and microwave curing
Cure monitoring
Z pinning
Large integral structures
Case studies from civil and military aerospace applications

BENEFITS TO DELEGATES OF ATTENDING

Update yourself on the state-of-art in composites manufacturing
Appreciation of potential new applications
Insight into what other companies are doing
Opportunity for technology transfer from aerospace to other industries
Networking and personal development