SAMPE Journal - March/April 2017 - 30

Europe News
Gary Turner
European Section Editor
gt@ttrc.de

From the SAMPE UK and Ireland Chapter:

Annual Seminar and Table Top Exhibition, 23rd February 2017, at Cranfield University
"Maximising Composite Value by Innovation"

Please note: below is the Preliminary Programme. It is liable to change so please see our website at the end.
10.00
10:15
10:45

11:00
11:45
12:15
12:45

Seminar starts with Welcome/ Introduction by
Andy Long and Andrew Mills, SAMPE
Keynote Speaker: Solar Impulse - Wings of the
Future: Richard Thommeret, Solvay
Out-of-Autoclave Processing of Advanced
Thermoplastic Composites for Space Fuel Tanks
and Launchers: Prof. Conchúr Ó Brádaigh;
EireComposites Teo. / U. of Edinburgh
Coffee Break
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics for High
Performance Application: Julian Lowe, Toho Tenax
Hexcel presentation on Multiaxial Reinforcement
Lunch including SAMPE UK and Ireland
Chapter's AGM at 13:30

14:00
14:30
15:00
15:20
15:50
16:20

A Platform for Novel Lightweight Automotive
Composite Design: Antony Dodworth, Bright
Lite Structures
New Developments at Surface Generation
(provisional title): Al Ryder, Surface Generation
Tea Break
Thermoplastic Preforms Manufactured by Automated
Fibre Placement. Mattia di Francesco,
National Composites Centre
Presentation to be confirmed
Seminar Closes

Sponsors: The seminar has been sponsored by Formaplex, Hexcel and Shape Machining and supported by Cranfield University.
SAMPE thanks them for their support. Venue: The venue for the seminar is the Vincent Building lecture hall on the Cranfield
University campus. Bookings: All seminar registrations will to be made through Cranfield University's on-line shop. Further
details will be issued when the shop opens in January, 2017. Table Top Exhibition: There will a table top exhibition with 15 free
places being offered to UK/ Irish based SMEs. Larger/ overseas companies will need to book through the on-line shop. Companies
wishing to book an SME table should contact Trevor Cook. Poster session: This year we are featuring a poster session highlighting
student's work who have benefited from SAMPE's support.
SAMPE contacts: David Carlton sndcarlton@sedace.co.uk; Trevor Cook trevor-cook@live.co.uk; Geoff Gould geoff.gould@btinternet.
com Additional info will appear on our website: http://www.sampe.org.uk/UpcomingEvents.html

SAMPE Ukraine SUTEC-2016 Technical Conference

SUTEC-2016, the 6th Technical Conference of SAMPE Ukraine organization was organized by SAMPE Ukraine in collaboration
with Ukrainian Research Institute of Aviation Technology (UkrRIAT) and held on November 17th, 2016 at UkrRIAT premises, Kiev,
Ukraine. The central theme of the conference was Aircraft Production Management at Time of Transition.
SUTEC-2016 was aimed at: composite
materials and structures research; practical
use of composite materials and structures
in aerospace and other high-tech industries;
practices of development, production,
operation, support and repair of aircraft
and space products; development and
application of advanced technologies for
creation, operation, repair and utilization
of aircraft and space products.
The 27 conference papers were presented
in two sections: Research. Manufacturing
Processes. Modeling, plus Aerospace Composite Materials. Participants of the Conference represented State-owned Research
Institute of Aviation, National Technical University of Zaporozhe, Technical University of Dnepropetrovsk, Institute for Problems
of Materials of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Super Hard Materials of National Academy of Sciences of
Ukraine, National Aviation University, Aviation Institute of Kharkiv, Yuzhnoye Design Bureau of Dnipro, Polytechnic Institute
of Kiev, Chemistry and Technology Institute of Dnipro, ANTONOV, IVCHENKO-PROGRESS and UkrRIAT. All papers from
SUTEC-2016 will be contained in the next year's issues of Technological Systems Journal being published by UkrRIAT.
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SAMPE Journal, Volume 53, No. 2, March/April 2017

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