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Wednesday 2nd December - Ceramics UK Track
Wednesday 2nd December - The Advanced Materials Show Track
9:45am
Keynote Sessions: Outlining Customer and Regulatory Trends for Advanced Material Innovation
9:45am - 11:00am
Location: Rugby Track (Hall 2)
The global market for advanced materials is expected to grow by around $600 million in the next few years, with a market reach of over 1.9 billion by 2024. This exciting projection is based on growing demand from traditional end user sectors including automotive, aerospace, construction, healthcare, electronics and energy alongside new applications opening up further growth and R&D opportunities and challenges. Global design and manufacturing trends are increasingly demanding more sustainable, lower cost, durable and higher performing materials for a range of applications. How are these trends developing and what is the current regulatory, market and development landscape for advanced materials producers?
Key Topics:
- Where are the most exciting markets for advanced materials, both in terms of applications and regions?
- What’s the regulatory outlook for materials and what role do standards have? How will Brexit impact this?
- What are the sustainability considerations – and how should stakeholders be tackling this global issue?
- Can the increased complexity of collaboration be mitigated by the gains in eventual delivery speeds and the lowered cost of material development?
- How can companies identify and manage the right partners in industry, government, and academia to play meaningful roles in advanced materials innovation?
Speakers
Dr. Steven Harris,
Head of External Partnerships & Programmes,
BAE Systems
Steve has worked at BAE Systems for nearly 32 years, joining the company in 1988 having completed his PhD at Southampton University. His current role is the BAE Systems Head of External Partnerships and Programmes, a role that involves linking BAE Systems UK lines of business R&T requirements to activities in UK universities. As part of this role, he works closely with its Strategic University Partners, UKRI engaging in project development and the peer review process. He is also a member of EPSRC SAN. Prior to this role he managed the BAE Systems internal research programme (£12m R&T Programme pa), a role that involved setting up and monitoring a large number of linked projects (typically 200 plus) within The Advanced Technology Centres, but also at universities and other institutions. The projects were in areas as diverse as welding to abnormal behaviour analysis in crowds. Prior to this roles in the technology acquisition part of BAE Systems, he ran the Engineering Capability Programme (~£3m) for several years whilst also leading the Materials Engineering Research Group (16 direct reports) within BAE Systems Research Centre.
Sean Appleton,
Regional Business Manager, Advanced Materials Division, North Europe,
3M
Sean is General Manager of 3M’s Advanced Materials Division and is passionate about driving innovation through materials science. The division helps some of the world’s largest technology, energy and engineering companies to develop cutting edge, disruptive solutions which can provide them with a strong competitive advantage within their market sectors.
Sean has an MBA with Distinction from Henley Business School and has completed a Business Marketing Strategy course at J L Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Illinois. Sean is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) where he has completed a Post-Graduate Diploma.
9:45am
Keynote Sessions: Promoting Ceramics in an International Marketplace
9:45am - 11:00am
Location: Coventry Track (Hall 2)
The global ceramics market is projected to reach $408 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 8.6%. Ceramics applications are almost infinite – from your average mug of tea, through to highly specific medical, or electronic applications that take advantage of the unique attributes of technical ceramics. Often ceramics are used in situations where all other materials have failed as a result of its rare properties and ability to withstand extreme environments – making it uniquely positioned for many applications. But what can the traditional ceramics sector do better when looking for new markets and what is needed to speed up the process leading to increased use of technical ceramics in more applications?
Key Topics
- How important are overseas markets to current business strategy and future plans?
- Which geographical markets should we particularly focus on? How might these change over the next 5 to 10 years?
- What important lessons have been learned so far from promoting products overseas?
- What barriers exist to those trying to promote products in overseas markets? What would help in reducing those barriers?
- What advice would you give to small companies looking to expand overseas?
Moderator
Dr. Andy Wynn,
Managing Director,
TTIP Consulting
TTIP Consulting’s founder, Dr Andy Wynn, has over 30 years of experience in leading the profitable growth of emerging technologies. He has delivered successful products into a wide variety of industrial markets and has worked with some of the biggest industrial companies on the planet. He has lived and worked all over the world, including over 6 years based in China.
Speakers
Dr. Laura Cohen MBE CEng FIMM,
Chief Executive,
British Ceramic Confederation
Dr Laura Cohen is Chief Executive of the British Ceramic Confederation, the trade association for the UK ceramic manufacturing industry. She joined BCC in 2008 after a degree and PhD in Materials Science at Cambridge University and 20 years in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical industry in technical and regulatory roles. She is a member of the CBI Trade Association Council and a life member of the Council of Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce. Laura is a member of Cerame-Unie (European Trade Association) Directors’ committee and Chair of their Environment committee. She chaired the group developing Cerame-Unie’s ‘Ceramic Industry Roadmap to 2050’. She has also chaired the Energy Intensive Users’ Group. Laura founded and chairs the Manufacturing Trade Remedies Alliance, a group of 7 manufacturing associations, 3 trade unions and the TUC, working collectively to develop the UK’s policy in this area in a way that supports UK manufacturers after Brexit. Laura was awarded an MBE in June 2015 in recognition of services to the ceramic industry.
Tony Kinsella,
Chief Executive Officer,
Lucideon
A commercial technologist, and qualified marketer, Tony has spent all of his working life in technology businesses.
An industrial chemist by education, Tony’s started his career at Pilkington, the global glass manufacturer, before moving to South Africa to take up a management position in the R&D labs for General Mining Union Corporation (Gencor). Returning to the UK, he then took a technical sales role with Siemens before moving to VG Instruments, first as sales and marketing manager, then director.
Tony has worked at Lucideon (formerly British Ceramic Research Limited), since 2004 and has taken the former RTO from a support entity of traditional ceramics to an international materials development and commercialization organization, with capabilities in advanced and traditional ceramics, metals and polymers. Lucideon’s world-first technology platforms include Flash Sintering of ceramics, “chemical ceramics” and drug delivery systems.
Lucideon has facilities in North America as well as the UK and is currently developing an expansion into Asia.
Ben Melrose,
Technical Director,
International Syalons (Newcastle) Ltd
Ben Melrose is Technical Director at International Syalons, having joined the company in 2012 as a Development Engineer. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2019. After studying Science and Engineering of Materials (MRes) at University of Birmingham, Ben has focussed much of his attention working to develop new sialon-based advanced ceramic materials and fabrication techniques, alongside customers and research partners. He is now responsible for all aspects of research and development and quality assurance at International Syalons.
11:00am
Short Break
11:00am - 11:15am
11:15am
Location: Rugby Track (Hall 2)
The push for greater fuel efficiency in aerospace has already moved the material make up away from traditional materials like aluminium to lighter weight materials. New solutions are becoming easier to manufacture and demonstrate greater resistance to higher temperatures, pressures and corrosive elements – both for interiors and engine parts. As lean-burn engines come to the fore, with temperature potentials as high as 3,800°F (2,100°C), the requirements for heat resistant super alloys (HRSA) and ceramics are increasing. This session will highlight both advantages and potential challenges of new materials solutions, including cost and manufacturability.
Key Topics:
- What do aerospace manufacturers want to achieve in 10-15 years time and how can materials enable this?
- Design for Manufacturability (DFM) – balancing the give and take relationship between material and component design for aerospace applications
- User examples – which metallic, ceramic and composite materials are increasing performance, lighter weight, greater strength, and better heat and corrosion resistance in aerospace?
- What are the advantages and potential problems of Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) for the toughest engine environments?
- Heat Resistant Super Alloys – what are the latest developments and the best aerospace applications?
- How could natural fibre composite form part of a spacecraft’s structure?
Speakers
Régis Voillatc,
Project Manager Aerospace & Sustainability,
BComp
Born and raised in Switzerland since 1990, Régis graduated with a BSc and MSc in Materials Science & Space Engineering from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and Imperial College London. His academic work covered a broad range of topics in metallurgy, composites, photovoltaics, numerical modelling, energy conversion and spacecraft systems, for which he co-authored several research publications.
He has been involved with Bcomp since 2018 as R&D project specialist, focusing primarily on the development of natural fibre composite structures for space applications. He has extended his competences in materials science to environmental impact assessments of structural materials.
Prof. David Nowell,
Professor of Machine Dynamics and Director,
Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre, Imperial College London
David Nowell is a mechanical engineer and is Professor of Machine Dynamics at Imperial College London. He has spent his career working in the academic sector but collaborating closely with industry; specifically, with Rolls-Royce plc as Director of the Solid Mechanics University Technology Centre at the University of Oxford and since 2017 as Director of the Vibration UTC at Imperial.
David has over 30 years’ research expertise in solid and interface mechanics and in structural integrity and is a leading figure in the new subject of Tribomechadynamics. In addition to presenting keynote lectures internationally, he is frequently sought as consultant: including in 2013 as an advisor to the judge in the A$2bn Kilmore Bushfire Case in Australia. He is Editor of the Journal of Strain Analysis and has recently been elected as a Trustee of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Dr. Steven Harris,
Head of External Partnerships & Programmes,
BAE Systems
Steve has worked at BAE Systems for nearly 32 years, joining the company in 1988 having completed his PhD at Southampton University. His current role is the BAE Systems Head of External Partnerships and Programmes, a role that involves linking BAE Systems UK lines of business R&T requirements to activities in UK universities. As part of this role, he works closely with its Strategic University Partners, UKRI engaging in project development and the peer review process. He is also a member of EPSRC SAN. Prior to this role he managed the BAE Systems internal research programme (£12m R&T Programme pa), a role that involved setting up and monitoring a large number of linked projects (typically 200 plus) within The Advanced Technology Centres, but also at universities and other institutions. The projects were in areas as diverse as welding to abnormal behaviour analysis in crowds. Prior to this roles in the technology acquisition part of BAE Systems, he ran the Engineering Capability Programme (~£3m) for several years whilst also leading the Materials Engineering Research Group (16 direct reports) within BAE Systems Research Centre.
Dr. Thomas Werninghaus,
Senior Business Development Manager, FC Division,
KYOCERA Fineceramics Precision GmbH
Dr. Werninghaus joined KYOCERA Fineceramics Precision GmbH in 2018 as Senior Business Development Manager for ceramic materials and components for high-technology applications. Prior to KYOCERA, he was Senior Sales Manager at SCHOTT AG for specialty ultra-thin glass for electronic, semiconductor, automotive and aerospace applications. He has also held senior positions at Plansee SE, POCO Graphite and ADE Corporation. Dr. Werninghaus studied Electrical Engineering, Physics and Mathematics at Technical University Berlin and Technical University Chemnitz with a focus on physics at surfaces and interfaces and their simulations. He received his diploma in ‘Ellipsometric Characterization and modelling of non-abrupt and reactive Interfaces’ in 1994 and his post-graduate degree in ‘Investigation and simulation of interface formation by optical methods’ in 1997.
11:15am
Disrupting the Production Timeline
11:15am - 12:30pm
Location: Coventry Track (Hall 2)
The manufacturing of advanced materials of all types has become a major stumbling block for producers. Challenges around raw materials, manufacturability, energy use, agility, designing for manufacture, cost and speed are each impacting the viability of materials no matter how outstanding their properties are. These variables have resulted in multiple opportunities for companies to mark themselves out by incorporating digitisation, innovative processes, increased efficiency, designing for sustainability and smart production strategies. This session will highlight the latest advances in manufacturing.
Key Topics:
- Can we bring the innovation cycle down from years to months, or weeks? Planning in sufficient scale-up time to reach cost competitiveness for customers
- How will 3D printing affect advanced materials production?
- If customer product life cycles are reducing, can cycle times for product development shorten to keep pace with this trend?
- Digitizing production to ensure efficiency and consistency of product
- Reducing batch-to-batch variation and considering continuous flow
- Cross-sector ceramics: process control in advanced ceramics reducing batch to batch
- How can producers move towards more flexible design-enabling manufacturing techniques
- Using plant floor data: including cycle rates, scrap rates, product rejection rates, vibration characteristics, hydraulic pressure, electrical measures, maintenance, repair activities to inform smarter production?
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Andrew Perry,
Group Ceramic Processes Leader,
Lucideon
Bio: Andrew has over 30-years experience within the world of Ceramics; the vast majority of those in manufacturing, with the last few years at Lucideon. He has a wide experience of utilising a range of process improvement tools including Six Sigma (trained as a Six Sigma Black Belt) and lean manufacturing techniques to help set up new processing lines and address technical challenges. Andrew’s role at Lucideon includes helping clients improve process control at every step of the process from raw material to finished product, with a view to reducing processing costs and improving efficiencies.
Dr. Gareth Conduit,
Chief Technology Officer,
Intellegens
Dr. Gareth Conduit is a Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge and has a track record of applying artificial intelligence to solve real-world problems, with research contracts held with companies spanning from materials science to healthcare. He is the Chief Technology Officer
at Intellegens, which has developed a revolutionary suite of software tools enabling materials engineers to harness the power of deep learning to guide the design of new advanced materials, resulting in reduced costs, reduced development cycles and improved materials.
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12:30pm
Lunch Break
12:30pm - 1:30pm
1:30pm
Materials Advances for the Energy Sector
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Location: Rugby Track (Hall 2)
The energy sector incorporates myriad technologies with a common requirement – for materials which are able to withstand extraordinary pressures, temperatures and corrosive elements. Moreover, there is increasing desire to drive sustainability in the energy sector, both through renewables, including battery storage, solar and wind technologies; and in the demand for improving the carbon footprint of existing energy sources. According to an EU report, the renewable energy consumed in the region is on track to meet the 2020 target of 20% but there is much still to be done and a crucial part for materials to play. This session will outline the needs of the energy sector and highlight case study examples of advanced materials in action.
Key Topics:
- Finding corrosion-resistant alloys for high temperature power conversion
- Developing strong, lightweight composites for turbine blades
- Examples of superconducting power distribution cables and advanced power handling electronics
- How can feedstocks be utilised in a more intelligent manner that either optimises existing stock or incorporates more renewables sources?
- Improving combustion efficiencies, energy storage systems, fuel cells, hydrogen storage, new tyre compounds and manufacturing processes, biofuel production, and more
Speakers
Richard Clark,
Global Lead, Energy Storage,
Morgan Advanced Materials
A chemical engineer by education, Richard Clark is the Global Lead for Energy Storage at Morgan Advanced Materials, (LSE: MGAM), a leading global carbon and ceramics manufacturer which has been directly involved in the lithium-ion battery industry since 2000. Richard has worked on many of Morgan’s recent technological developments in carbon and ceramics, including anode materials, separators and thermal runaway propagation prevention and mitigation systems for lithium ion-batteries.
Morgan’s latest development in the lithium-ion space is in the area of solid state electrolytes for which several patent applications are in process, with Richard leading business development activities as well as being a named co-inventor. He has been based in England, Korea, China and currently U.S.A.
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1:30pm
Optimising Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Location: Coventry Track (Hall 2)
The market for 3D printing ceramics is expected to expand at a CAGR of 34.0% from 2019 to 2025. The growth comes from the increasing number of applications across industries including aerospace and healthcare. Advances in 3D printed ceramics mean it is now possible to manufacture complex products and materials, which are highly specific for those end user applications where there is a need for higher performance. It is particularly useful for prototyping as it reduces the lead time dramatically. Where is it now being applied, what are the latest developments in additive manufacturing technology and what can we expect from the sector in the coming 5-10 years?
Key Topics:
- What is the state of the art in additive manufacturing ceramics?
- User examples of additive manufacturing in action
- What are the current pitfalls in 3D printing and what’s needed to overcome them?
- Using metal and ceramic nanoparticles in additive manufacturing
- How can producers overcome the high costs of 3D printing ceramics with innovation?
- What can additive manufactured ceramics offer the healthcare sector? What are the current developments and future trends?
Moderator
Dr. Tom Wasley CEng MIMechE,
Senior Research Engineer, Team Lead - National Centre for Additive Manufacturing,
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)
Tom Wasley is a senior research engineer working within the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing at the MTC and has been working with Additive Manufacturing for the past 10 years. Having graduated with a PhD in Additive Manufacturing from Loughborough University, he joined the MTC to deliver of a wide portfolio of project work, supporting the understanding, development, and adoption of AM technology by UK industry.
Since 2016, Tom has been leading the strategic development and delivery of ceramic AM at the MTC, working with partners across the industry, from OEMs to end users to help drive technical innovation and solve manufacturing challenges
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Jonathan Phillips,
Leader - Global Material Centre of Excellence,
Morgan Advanced Materials
12yrs working with ceramic materials, the last 9 of those involved with the additive manufacture of ceramics for companies in the FTSE 100/250.
Currently leads one of Morgan Advanced Materials’ four Global Centres of Excellence, focussed on structural ceramic applications for their Technical Ceramics and Seals and Bearings business units.
The COEs also form a bridge between Morgan’s businesses, suppliers, customers and academia supporting a range of developments including simulation and digitalisation aligned to our manufacturing processes.
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3:15pm
Location: Rugby Track (Hall 2)
The car industry uses a number of materials to build cars, including iron, aluminum, plastic steel, glass, rubber, petroleum products, copper, steel and others. Material innovation stands to contribute to the chemical makeup of cells, creating lighter chassis, improved thermal management, high performing and durable power electronics and other crucial aspects of safety, efficiency, and performance. This session highlights some of the exciting trends in the automotive sector and the R&D opportunities for materials producers.
Key Topics:
- Highlighting the opportunities for material innovation for the automotive sector
- Lightweighting – which materials show the most performance promise at a lighter weight -safely?
- Optimising ceramics’ unique properties in electronics and sensors for autonomous and connected cars
- What is the potential for 3D printing materials for automotive components?
- Safety considerations: How might modelling predict the deformation and failure of materials in advance?
- Graphene as part of the material toolkit for tyres, lightweighting and lubricants
- Electrofuels for the future – are there sustainable alternatives to BEVs?
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Richard Clark,
Global Lead, Energy Storage,
Morgan Advanced Materials
A chemical engineer by education, Richard Clark is the Global Lead for Energy Storage at Morgan Advanced Materials, (LSE: MGAM), a leading global carbon and ceramics manufacturer which has been directly involved in the lithium-ion battery industry since 2000. Richard has worked on many of Morgan’s recent technological developments in carbon and ceramics, including anode materials, separators and thermal runaway propagation prevention and mitigation systems for lithium ion-batteries.
Morgan’s latest development in the lithium-ion space is in the area of solid state electrolytes for which several patent applications are in process, with Richard leading business development activities as well as being a named co-inventor. He has been based in England, Korea, China and currently U.S.A.
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3:15pm
Location: Coventry Track (Hall 2)
The UK government has put into law a net zero target by 2050. Many advanced materials and particularly ceramics utilise resource intensive manufacturing processes – how can the use of energy, water and the resulting carbon footprints be reduced using key technologies for materials to achieve this. The aim is to secure internationally competitive low carbon materials production in the UK.
Key Topics:
- The challenges and key decarbonisation technologies in ceramics – breakthrough technologies including electrification of heat and hydrogen firing
- Application of ‘Sintering curves’
- Overview from an a academic viewpoint
- The importance of precision kiln control
- Energy-friendly materials development and waste management
- What are the best strategies to reduce waste including reducing the need for grinding?
- The ‘Clean Growth’ UK Government ‘Grand Challenge’
Moderator
Dr. Andrew McDermott,
Technical Director,
British Ceramic Confederation
Bio: Coming Soon…
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Thursday 3rd December - Ceramics UK Track
Thursday 3rd December - The Advanced Materials Show Track
9:30am
Developing Scalable Micro and Nanomaterials
9:30am - 10:45am
Location: Rugby Track (Hall 2)
The nanomaterials market is expected to reach $55 billion by 2022, supported by a CAGR of 20.7%. Nanomaterials have as many distinguishing features as they do similarities beyond the commonality of scale. They represent a broad class of materials including metals, ceramics and organics and each has its own challenges and advantages. However, beyond their physical attributes, the commercialisation strategy for producing nanomaterials at scale can be found across the sector and the potential pitfalls in getting to volume production can also be avoided if signposted and addressed early enough in the R&D, design and production process. This session will highlight case study examples in micro and nanomaterials, particularly those that have managed to traverse the ‘valley of death’ from design to production to see how and why they succeeded where so many have failed and what technical and business strategies were implemented.
Key Topics:
- Careful planning of technology development roadmaps to commercialisation pathway and go-to-market strategies
- Utilising nanomaterials as part of a wider R&D toolkit to address a broader range of challenges
- The processing and characterisation of ceramic nano materials
- Understanding the needs outside of innovation – how to package, transport and deliver nanomaterials in an environment that won’t affect performance
Speakers
Landon Mertz,
CEO,
Cerion
Landon Mertz is the Chief Executive Officer of Cerion Nanomaterials and is a member of its Board of Directors. Under his leadership, he has overseen a period of expansive business growth and investment into innovations to make advanced expertise in custom nanomaterial design & manufacturing both accessible and cost-effective for use by industry.
Throughout his 10+ year tenure with Cerion, Landon has been frequently recognized for his work to advance the growth and maturity of the nanomaterials community. An active member and participant in industry groups, he is a passionate champion of the critical concepts for successful commercialization of products utilizing nanomaterials and is frequently featured as a keynote speaker and contributor to industry publications.
Landon has over twenty years of experience building and monetizing new, innovative businesses across diverse industries. Prior to Cerion, he was the Chief Operating Officer of Festival Network, a firm who develops and acquires large-scale, multi-day music festivals in geographically unique destinations around the globe.
Prior to Festival Network, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Intermedia, an experiential event marketing firm that produced events, meetings and product launches on behalf of Fortune 500 and 1000 companies such as Citibank, Goldman Sachs, Hearst Publishing, Hewlett Packard, JP Morgan Chase, Tommy Hilfiger, and Vera Wang
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9:30am
Location: Coventry Track (Hall 2)
Acknowledged risks to the advanced material supply chain include raw materials shortages, tougher regulations, conflict zone risks to supply, natural disasters, sustainability of supply, Brexit and more. Mitigating these risks and improving the ethical and environmental footprints will prove increasingly key to materials suppliers in step with global megatrends. Moreover, the push for materials to form part of the value system means improving vertical integration in the supply chain which brings challenges and opportunities of its own. This session will address the risks and opportunities in creating a sustainable and reliable supply chain for the advanced materials and ceramics sectors today, and in future.
Key Topics:
- The potential impact of Brexit on the supply chain and regulations – will hompologation be possible and desirable for EU/ UK trade?
- If selling an advanced material as an ingredient is a weaker business model than selling materials as part of systems, how could supply chains be better analysed to improve value capture?
- How can producers simplify overly complex value chains that increase the time to market
- Working with clients on Materials Requirements Planning (MRP)
- How might traditional ceramics be impacted by global regulatory shifts and tariffs?
- How can ceramics producers manage supply chain risks when the raw materials are not easily sourced in the region resulting in potential impacts on refractories, abrasives and technical ceramics
Moderator
Dr. Laura Cohen MBE CEng FIMM,
Chief Executive,
British Ceramic Confederation
Dr Laura Cohen is Chief Executive of the British Ceramic Confederation, the trade association for the UK ceramic manufacturing industry. She joined BCC in 2008 after a degree and PhD in Materials Science at Cambridge University and 20 years in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical industry in technical and regulatory roles. She is a member of the CBI Trade Association Council and a life member of the Council of Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce. Laura is a member of Cerame-Unie (European Trade Association) Directors’ committee and Chair of their Environment committee. She chaired the group developing Cerame-Unie’s ‘Ceramic Industry Roadmap to 2050’. She has also chaired the Energy Intensive Users’ Group. Laura founded and chairs the Manufacturing Trade Remedies Alliance, a group of 7 manufacturing associations, 3 trade unions and the TUC, working collectively to develop the UK’s policy in this area in a way that supports UK manufacturers after Brexit. Laura was awarded an MBE in June 2015 in recognition of services to the ceramic industry.
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10:45am
Short Break
10:45am - 11:00am
11:00am
Progression in Composites and Polymers
11:00am - 12:15pm
Location: Rugby Track (Hall 2)
The global composites market is being driven by growing global demand for high performance materials – particularly in technology driven sectors. It is expected to reach $131.6 billion by 2024 at a CAGR of 7.7%. The polymers market is even stronger, estimated to be more than $600 billion, but it is poised to grow at a slower rate with a CAGR of 5.1% during the forecast period (2019-2025). There is huge pressure on both industries to find more resource efficient, lower cost and sustainable solutions, whilst simultaneously improving performance properties. This session will showcase some of the most exciting innovations and most challenging questions for the sector in 2020.
Key Topics:
- Closing the loop: how can composites and polymers mitigate their environmental impact?
- How can polymers maximise the lower cost of production versus metal and other materials?
- 3D printing of continuous carbon fiber composites
- Considering glass fibers, low-cost, superior physical and mechanical properties such as strength, durability, flexibility, stability and light in weight
- Advances in the performance aspects of polymers including permeation resistance, temperature and pressure tolerance
- Polymer nanostructures/ nanocomposite advances
- Meeting diverse application requirements through smart synthesis and modification of polymers and composites
- Innovation cases in the macromolecular and polymer industry
- Improving ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) with secondary reinforcement phases
Speakers
Prof. Krzysztof Koziol,
Professor of Composites Engineering, Head of Enhanced Composites and Structures Centre,
Cranfield University
“Krzysztof holds a Chair in Composites Engineering at Cranfield University. As the Head of the Enhanced Composites and Structures Centre he is overseeing over 60 projects in advanced materials development, composites engineering and manufacturing. Krzysztof’s career spanning polymer science, materials and nanotechnology, with an engineering degree in Chemistry and PhD in Materials Science from Cambridge University. Over the past 20 years he has been pioneering development, implementation and manufacturing of carbon-based nanomaterials with specific focus on carbon nanotubes and graphene, leading EU programs on new generation lightweight high performance electric conductors, poised to replace copper and aluminium, developing novel functional carbon nanomaterials and multifunctional composite structures and BEIS funded large scale manufacture of sustainable hydrogen. Krzysztof graduated 18 PhD students, published over 150 journal papers and authored 16 patents.
Izaak Watson,
Technical Manager,
Martins Rubber
Izaak qualified as a chemist from the University of St Andrews and subsequently trained as a technologist at Clwyd Compounders, one of the UK’s leading rubber compounders. He has a detailed knowledge & technical expertise in a variety of rubber & associated materials; both in terms of suitability for the end applications and formulating specialised rubber compounds to specific requirements. Izaak continues to investigate & employ novel technologies in his current role at Martin’s Rubber Company, where his combination of Chemistry & Engineering knowledge provides innovative solutions to customers. He has experience aiding in the design of components for a range of industries including aerospace, niche automotive and nuclear & telecommunications to push the boundaries of performance.
Dominic Hopwood,
Resin Sales Manager – Composites,
Bitrez Limited
Having studied Chemical Engineering at the University of Teesside and Polymer Science at Manchester Metropolitan University, Dominic Hopwood has worked in the field of Advanced Polymers for over 20 years in both technical and commercial roles. He is now Resin Sales Manager for Bitrez Limited, an R&D focused formulator and manufacturer of Synthetic Resins, based in Standish, UK. Much of Dominic’s time is spent developing new client relationships and collaborating on component, coating and joining applications within the Composites sector, where the demand for high performance, multifunctional Thermoset resin chemistries continues to grow, especially when it comes to more sustainable materials
Dr. James Myers,
Head of R&D – Aerospace / Composite Applications,
Victrex
James has spent most of his career working within the advanced composites structures environment, having obtained a PhD ‘Advanced Composite Structures for Radome Applications’ from the University of Manchester in the UK.
Working with Thermoset and Thermoplastic Composite materials since 2001 and involved with Poly-Aryl-Ether-Ketone (PAEK) based composite materials since 2008, James joined Greene Tweed, supporting the adoption of DLF (Discontinuous Long Fibre) thermoplastic composite materials within the Aerospace sector and developing the first utilisation of the material in a civil airliner environment for the Airbus A350.
Moving to Zodiac Aerospace Seats UK Division (now SAFRAN Seats UK), he led New Product Development and Introduction, Research & Development and Process Engineering for Composite Structures for multiple civil airline platforms as Head of Production Engineering at the UK Composites Centre of Excellence. Subsequently, as Head of Innovation & Technology at Fenner Precision Polymers, James also led the development of fibre reinforced elastomers for New Product and Technology Development within Transport / Automotive (Rail / Truck & Bus / Heavy Off-Road) sectors.
James joined Victrex in June 2018 and now acts as Head of R&D for Aerospace and Composite Applications. He explores developing and deploying PAEK based composite materials for utilisation in high rate manufacture components and structures, with a focus on Aerospace, but also serving the Medical and Energy sectors.
11:00am
Supporting Future Ceramics Leaders
11:00am - 12:15pm
Location: Coventry Track (Hall 2)
The future of the ceramics sector depends on the ability to attract talented newcomers, encourage those already on their journey and support skills development of future leaders. Supporting Future Ceramic Leaders aims to show how industry might share in innovation to attract young people, collaborate with academia to support skills development and broaden its attraction to a more diverse skills pool that reflects the needs and diversity of modern society.
One key ingredient is highlighting and encouraging the next generation of graduates. This session therefore, will showcase some of the current talent in our sector, giving a platform to four young leaders to demonstrate their novel, innovative ideas.
Moderator
Dr. Eugenio Zapata-Solvas,
Past-Chair - UK Chapter, American Ceramics Society,
BEAMS School Research Facilitator, University College London
Dr. Eugenio Zapata-Solvas was the past-chair of the UK Chapter of the American Ceramic Society since 2016, supporting UK Ceramics community and ACerS members in the UK, by organising strategic workshops throughout the UK, with the mission of facilitating the engagement/interaction between Industry and Academia.
In addition, his research interests or expertise, developed at Imperial College London or Oxford University among other institutions, involve topics like development of novel advanced ceramics for extreme environments and energy-efficient fabrication techniques. He is now supporting research actions aligned with UK Government Industrial Strategy in University College London.
Speakers
Prof. Ian Reaney FIMM FRMS,
Chair - UK Chapter, American Ceramic Society,
Dyson Chair in Ceramics, The University of Sheffield
Prof. Ian Reaney FIMM FRMS leads the Functional Materials & Devices Group in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE). IMR is a Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society and the IOM3 and Dyson Chair in Ceramics. He has published >400 papers, has a H-index = 67, with > 17,000 citations. He has won numerous awards including the Verulam Medal (2017) and was recently elected to the World Academy of Ceramics. He is an Adjunct Professor at Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and University of Aveiro, Portugal and European site director of the Centre for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics in partnership with PSU and North Carolina State University.
Nicola Kelly,
Cavendish Laboratory,
University of Cambridge
Nicola completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Oxford with a final year research project in the group of Prof. Simon Clarke, investigating intercalation reactions of metal chalcogenides. She is currently a second year PhD student in Cambridge, working on the structural and magnetic characterisation of lanthanide borates under the supervision of Dr Siân Dutton.
Robin De Meyere,
Department of Materials,
University of Oxford
Robin graduated with a Masters of Engineering in Aerospace Materials at Imperial College London where he worked with the CASC and Reaction Engines on carbon-based Ceramic-Matrix Composites (CMC’s) for the leading edges of the Skylon spacecraft. Having received an IROP scholarship at MIT during his undergraduate studies to work on car bodies and micromechanical testing, Robin is now heavily involved in both the ceramics and the aerospace industry, and is currently completing a DPhil (PhD) in Materials for Aero-Propulsion at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford sponsored by Rolls-Royce plc. His PhD focuses on characterising the BN interphase in SiC/SiC composites for next-generation jet engines using a multitude of micro mechanical techniques including in-situ fibre pushouts and high-temperature indentation.
Guillermo Menendez-Rodriguez,
School of Engineering,
Cardiff University
Mr. Guillermo Menendez Rodriguez holds a First Class Bachelor’s degree and Master degree in Industrial Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid, as well as a Master degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, USA. In 2017, he received an award by UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to study his PhD in the Materials and Magnetics Research Group in the School of Engineering at Cardiff University under the supervision of Dr. Victoria Garcia-Rocha and Professors Gao Min and Sam Evans.
He is currently working on the design and manufacture of novel graphene/ceramic composites and has presented his work in a variety of events, including the XVI ECerS Conference 2019 in Turin, Italy, the 43rd International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites in Daytona Beach, Florida and 1 Day Research meeting for Advanced Ceramics (DRAC) at Imperial College London. He has additionally won the local heat of IOM3 Young Persons’ Lecture Competition organised by the Newport & District Material, as well as several best-poster awards in various events: Speaking of Science 2018, 9th School of Engineering PGR Conference at Gregynog and the Cardiff Materials Research Network Conference 2019 at Chepstow.
Gareth Jones,
Warwick Manufacturing Group,
University of Warwick
Gareth graduated with a MChem degree from the University of Warwick in 2018, and immediately started a PhD in Engineering at the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), University of Warwick.
As part of the Ceramics group, supervised by Dr Claire Dancer, Gareth works on flash sintering of ceramic electrolytes for solid-state batteries. Gareth is sponsored by Lucideon Ltd, and funded by the Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND) at Keele University.
Gareth has undertaken research on both sodium (Sodium Beta Alumina) and lithium-based (Lithium Lanthanum Zirconium Oxide) solid-state electrolytes. His work explores how flash sintering can be successfully used to densify solid-state electrolyte materials with minimal degradation.
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Lunch Break
12:15pm - 1:15pm
1:15pm
Surface Engineering and Coating Technologies
1:15pm - 2:30pm
Location: Rugby Track (Hall 2)
The applicability of a material is inescapably linked to the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of its surface. As a result, surface modifications, coatings and thin film technology are key components in material design and development. Consideration needs to be given both to the required properties of the surface and also the method and materials involved in the coating. Efficient and effective methods of surface modification allow the production of enhanced products in terms of wear resistance, corrosion protection, biocompatibility, thermal insulation, improved optical and altered electronic properties. This session highlights trends in novel fabrication methods, materials and applications.
Key Topics:
- Adding performance qualities to coatings and surfaces using nanomaterials
- Highlighting potentially promising partnerships between graphene and coatings
- Gaining the high performance and low environmental impact of powder coatings whilst avoiding the potential for inconsistency
- Digital surface engineering developments
- Surface protection solutions to improve corrosion resistance
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Dr. Géraldine Durand,
Director of Innovation Centre,
The Advanced Resins and Coatings Technologies Innovation Centre, LSBU
Dr. Géraldine Durand has PhD in Polymer Chemistry and a Master of Science in Material Chemistry. She has more than 15 years experience in the industrial development and application of advanced, hybrid coatings and nano-materials for aerospace, construction and renewable energy. Her current focus is the development of a durable coating technology to stop any surface contaminations for harsh environment.
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Characterising and Standardising Advanced Materials and Ceramics
1:15pm - 2:30pm
Location: Coventry Track (Hall 2)
Innovative characterisation focuses on developing techniques to study material properties in a variety of ways, gaining data and insight through imaging, spectroscopy and diffraction data. Techniques vary but can include X-ray scattering, scanning probes and electron microscopy, utilised to gather data and algorithms – before theory and modelling can be utilized to interpret results. The challenges are myriad, how do you characterise a material continuously as it is designed, produced, manufactured, transported and applied to ensure consistent performance? How can testers capture the behaviour of materials under realistic working conditions, at all volumetric scales. Better standardisation, processes and characterisation means the possibility of discovering and delivering greater performance levels consistently.
Key Topics:
- How might homologation change after Brexit?
- Graphene or Graphite? How could standards and characterisation help graphene move to the next stage of commercialisation?
- Standardising materials that perform differently at different volumes
- Deciding which instruments to use when testing with complex variables from the materials, the environment or the intended application
- How might new manufacturing techniques and big data affect the ability to characterise materials throughout production?
- How does the characterisation of metal oxide nanoparticles through spectroscopic, microscopic and diffraction techniques compare to other methods?
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2:30pm
Short Break
2:30pm - 2:45pm
2:45pm
Examining Graphene - Innovation and Application
2:45pm - 4:15pm
Location: Rugby Track (Hall 2)
Despite being the strongest and lightest materials on earth, graphene has so far struggled to reach the tipping point for commercialisation. But the signs that this is changing are clear, with the global graphene market predicted to reach $552 million by 2025 with a CAGR of 38.0%. What are the remaining technical barriers to rapid and volume commercial production, what are the latest developments in graphene innovation and how are the remaining commercial challenges set to be overcome?
Key Topics:
- What’s needed to reach the perceived graphene tipping point for wider commercial use?
- Examples of applied graphene usage
- Innovations in graphene and polymers, coatings and surfaces
- The multifunctional properties of graphene nanoplatelets
- How could hexagonal boron nitride impact the push for graphene-based electronics applications?
Speakers
James Baker CEng FIET,
CEO Graphene@Manchester,
The University of Manchester
James joined the University of Manchester after 25 years in the industry where most recently he was Vice-President of Technology Collaboration Programmes and Managing Director of the Advanced Technology Centres for BAE Systems in the UK.
As the CEO for Graphene@Manchester, which includes the business responsibilities for the National Graphene Institute (NGI) and the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), he will be looking to develop the industrial partnerships and collaborations to accelerate the commercialisation opportunities for graphene.
James is a chartered engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
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2:45pm
Finding New Ceramics Applications
2:45pm - 4:15pm
Location: Coventry Track (Hall 2)
New processes and advancements in forming and manufacturing techniques introduced in recent years have led to the development of ceramic materials with powerful physical, thermal and electrical properties. These qualities are often unique to ceramics and have opened up a whole new range of applications in a wide range of end user industries. This session brings examples of developing ceramic applications and highlights some that may not have been thought of.
Key Topics:
- Mixing matters
- Micronized Cellulose for Technical Ceramics
- State-of-the-art Technologies for Advancing Ceramic 3D Printing
- New Applications of Hybrid Multi-Materials and Smart Design
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