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Europe News & Views Gary Turner European Section Editor gt@ttrc.de Unfinished business: Mark Erath reports that SAMPE Japan participated strongly this year in our major Paris event, with a visitor group of 20 attendees to SEICO 13. In addition to their conference participation, SAMPE Europe organized for them a visit to the DASSAULT aviation plant in Argenteuil (Paris), with a focus on its composite materials and structures activities (see photo). SAMPE UK & Ireland Chapter One Day Seminar 2013, "Advanced Composites - The Engine for Growth" was held at Cranfield University, UK, 27th February 2013. This year's very successful seminar comprised eight presentations and 20 SME's exhibiting their products and services at table top stands. The SME Exhibition was kindly sponsored by NCC. Over 100 delegates attended and there was vigorous networking at coffee breaks and lunch, sponsored this year by Surface Generation Ltd. Many thanks to Trevor Cook, Andrew Mills and David Carlton for organising this year's event and to Cranfield University for hosting. The following excerpts on presentations are highly condensed from a report by Geoff Gould, which is available on the chapter's website. Pictures are courtesy of Cranfield University PR staff. "Advanced Composites - The Engine for Growth", by Professor Mike Hinton, Technology Director, National Composites Centre. Comprised a global market overview plus report on the NCC, as main part of the TSB's Catapult Initiative, linking academia with industry. "Graphene, Fundamentals and Applications. A New Profitable Product?", by Dr Craig Banks, Associate Professor of Electrochemistry and Nanotechnology, Dept of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Manchester Metropolitan University. A fascinating talk on one of the newest of new materials, graphene, for which Nobel Prizes were awarded to Manchester University researchers in 2010. The supply of graphene is progressing rapidly with several suppliers advertising different "purity grades". One such supplier is: www.graphene-supermarket.com. "How Carbon Fibre is Changing the Way We Look at New Energy Development", by Dr Philip Schell, V.P. Marketing and Sales, Zoltek Companies Inc. The history of Zoltek as a low cost / high quality supplier of carbon fibres was presented. World demand is estimated at 130,000T pa by 2020. Zoltek focus on industrial and automotive applications with lower cost, larger "textile tow" type bundles of 50K and more carbon filaments. Surface Generation Ltd - An Introduction, by Andrew Sharpe, European Sales Manager. The unique design of the company's tooling was explained and is based on a pixilated I segmented base plate, with a whole number of separate segments with localised, independently controlled temperature capability. "The Development and Certification of Composite Landing Gear Components for the Boeing 787", By Professor Ernest Leung, Chief Engineer (PCE), Boeing Commercial Programmes, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Messier-Dowty Inc, 24 SAMPE Journal, Volume 49, No. 4, July/August 2013 http://www.graphene-supermarket.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of SAMPE Journal - July/August 2013

SAMPE Journal - July/August 2013
Contents
President’s Message
Technical Director’s Corner
Corporate Partners
Welcome SAMPE’s Newest Members
SAMPE Proceedings
SAMPE Student Chapter Funding Awards 2012-2013
SAMPE Tech 2013|Wichita, KS
Europe News & Views
SAMPE Europe’s SETEC 13 Wuppertal, Germany
Tech Tidbits
The SAMPE Foundation
SAMPE Tech 2014|Call for Papers
SAMPE Journal Editorial Calender
SAMPE 2013 Long Beach-A Review
SAMPE 2013 Photo Gallery
Industry News
Perspectives
Advertiser’s Index
Resource Center
Membership Application
SAMPE Proceedings Order Form
Industry Events Calendar
Chapter Contacts

SAMPE Journal - July/August 2013