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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.
Before these roles in the technology acquisition part of BAE Systems, Steve 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.
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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 Group’s founder, Dr Andy Wynn, has over 30 years of experience in leading the profitable growth of emerging technologies.
Andrew 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 FIMMM,
Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor, University of Manchester Department of Materials & Henry Royce Institute and 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 and Visiting Professor, University of Manchester Department of Materials & Henry Royce Institute
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.
Laura is a member of the CBI Trade Association Council and a life member of the Council of Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce; she is also 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’.
Laura has chaired the Energy Intensive Users’ Group and she 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 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.
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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?
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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.
Before these roles in the technology acquisition part of BAE Systems, Steve 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.
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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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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,
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
Speakers
Jonathan Phillips,
Leader - Global Material Centre of Excellence,
Morgan Advanced Materials
Jonathan has been working with ceramic materials for 12 years, the last 9 of those involved with the additive manufacture of ceramics for companies in the FTSE 100/250.
He currently leads one of Morgan Advanced Materials’ four Global Centres of Excellence (COEs), 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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Dr. Johannes Homa,
Chief Executive Officer,
Lithoz
Dr. Johannes Homa is the co-founder and managing director of Lithoz GmbH, the world-leading technology provider for ceramic 3D printers and high-performance materials.
After receiving a PhD in Materials Science from the Technical University of Vienna, Dr. Homa founded Lithoz in 2011 alongside Dr. Johannes Benedikt and has since gone on to become a co-founder of many different patents and author of numerous publications working in additive manufacturing.
He has further enabled the development of the ceramic additive manufacturing field in Austria with his founding of the AM Austria initiative, becoming the technical director of the Austrian 3D Printing Forum.
With the support of an expert team of engineers and material scientists, Lithoz has expanded into the fields of industry, medicine and dentistry, finding new applications for ceramics and 3D printing.
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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John Phipps,
Business Development Manager, Advanced Materials Division, North Europe,
3M
John Phipps is a degree qualified Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, John has over 20 years’ experience in rotating equipment, composite high temp materials and ceramics.
He has held a wide variety of roles from research and development, testing, application engineering, marketing, senior management, lean manufacturing and currently Business Development.
These roles have taken him to live and work in Dubai, UAE and Edmonton, Canada as well as trips to almost every part of the globe.
Main industries Oil & Gas now automotive, aerospace, outer space and defence. John is currently studying for an MBA with Robert Gordon University and via 3M part of the Lean Six Sigma Program progressing Green Belt.
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
Dr Andrew McDermott is the Technical Director at the British Ceramic Confederation where he is responsible for representing and promoting the interests of UK ceramic manufacturing companies to policymakers and regulators.
His key areas of interest include energy (policy, security, costs) and emissions (net-zero, decarbonisation, emissions trading and environmental permitting). He also works across the industry to help identify, develop and implement energy and carbon reduction measures.
Andrew is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) and currently chairs the IOM3 Ceramics Society.
Previously, he has worked in several technical roles within ceramics manufacturing, spanning both traditional and advanced ceramics.
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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,
Chief Executive Officer,
Cerion Nanomaterials
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 and an active member and participant in several industry groups. He has recently been elected the Chairman of the Nanomaterial Industries Association (NIA) Board of Directors. 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 FIMMM,
Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor, University of Manchester Department of Materials & Henry Royce Institute and 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 and Visiting Professor, University of Manchester Department of Materials & Henry Royce Institute
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.
Laura is a member of the CBI Trade Association Council and a life member of the Council of Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce; she is also 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’.
Laura has chaired the Energy Intensive Users’ Group and she 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.
Speakers
Dr. Sean Kelly,
Senior Project Manager,
Nanotechnology Industries Association
Sean has led NIA’s project activities since he joined in 2015. Prior to joining NIA, Sean worked for 10 years at the University of Leeds where he managed collaborative research between the university and industry.
He has worked across diverse collaboration types within nano applications, including European Regional Development Funds (ERDF), a joint venture with the King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, and at senior project management levels in collaborative Framework Programme projects from FP6 onwards.
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.
Before a career spanning polymer science, materials and nanotechnology Krzysztof studied for 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, has published over 150 journal papers and authored 16 patents.
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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.
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12:15pm
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
Speakers
Professor Allan Matthews,
Director of the Digitalised Surfaces Manufacturing Network,
The University of Manchester
Allan Matthews is Professor of Surface Engineering and Tribology in the Department of Materials and Director of the BP International Centre for Advanced Materials. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
He spent his early career in the UK Aerospace industry with Hawker Siddeley Dynamics then British Aerospace Dynamics group, before returning to academia and completing a PhD at Salford University in advanced plasma-based coating processes for the deposition of ceramic coatings for industrial applications.
He then moved to the University of Hull, where he was a member of a team which created a new Engineering Department there. He also created the Research Centre in Surface Engineering. After 21 years at Hull, he moved to the University of Sheffield, growing the Surface Engineering research there and also acting as Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering 2007-2011.
He has published over 300 refereed papers as well as several books and book chapters. He has had a central role in many professional and learned societies, including the British Vacuum Council, the American Vacuum Society and the Society of Vacuum Coaters. He has received several awards, including the IoM3 Gold Medal in 2011. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Elsevier journal Surface and Coatings Technology.
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1:15pm
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?
Speakers
Dr. Fernando Castro,
Head of Materials Science,
National Physical Laboratory
Fernando received his BSc and MSc in Applied Physics from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, working on spin-dependent transport in organic light emitting diodes and processing and characterization of ultrathin luminescent polymer films. He obtained a PhD degree in 2007 from the same university, having spent half of the research time at the Swiss Federal Institute for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA), Switzerland. His PhD focused on nanostructured organic solar cells and gamma ray dosimeters based on organic semiconductors.
Fernando then moved to EMPA, Switzerland, to work on organic-metal interfaces, development of flexible transparent electrodes, organic photovoltaics and electronic memories. He joined NPL in January 2010 as a Senior Scientist and became Principal Research Scientist in 2012. Since 2016 he is the Science Leader for the Electronic and Magnetic Materials Group and in 2017 he also became the Department Knowledge Leader for Materials Metrology.
Fernando also holds several external and international roles as chair of TWA 36 Organic Electronics of VAMAS, UK expert within international standards committees (IEC TC119 Printed Electronics and IEC TC 147 Stretchable Electronics), associate editor of the peer-review journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, member of the EU COST Action MP1307 StableNextSolar and member of the European Energy Research Alliance.
Dr. Andrew Douglas,
Product & Application Sales Specialist – Materials Science,
ZEISS Research Microscopy Solutions
Andrew is a highly trained materials scientist with 8+ years of experience in research and industrial roles.
Andrew started at Carl Zeiss Ltd in 2019 and works as a Product & Applications Specialist, focused on characterisation using electron and X-ray microscopy techniques in the field of materials research.
Andrew’s knowledge on characterisation spans various material types, including a detailed understanding of ceramics and the associated challenges in imaging such samples. His wealth of experience, including a doctorate researching high temperature materials, allows him to understand the requirements that ceramics researchers have for characterisation equipment and advise them on the best tool for their research.
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,
Chief Executive Officer,
Graphene@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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Dr. Jason Teng,
Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney,
Potter Clarkson LLP
Jason Teng is a partner and patent attorney at Potter Clarkson, a leading full-service European intellectual property law firm that offers the whole spectrum of IP legal services. As consultants and experts in IP law, Potter Clarkson helps their clients understand, create protect and defend the commercial value of their innovations anywhere in the world.
Jason works with clients ranging from start-ups and SMEs to multinationals across a wide range of technologies to protect their innovations, navigate the IP legal landscape and extract commercial value from their IP. This includes preparing and prosecuting patent and industrial design applications, advising on freedom-to-operate and patentability issues, and managing UK, European and global IP portfolios.
His work spans a broad range of key industries and technical sectors including mechanical engineering, materials science, graphene technologies, nanotechnology, textiles and electrical power systems. Notably Jason leads and coordinates Potter Clarkson’s affiliate membership with the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) to help graphene companies create value from their innovations.
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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Dr. Johannes Homa,
Chief Executive Officer,
Lithoz
Dr. Johannes Homa is the co-founder and managing director of Lithoz GmbH, the world-leading technology provider for ceramic 3D printers and high-performance materials.
After receiving a PhD in Materials Science from the Technical University of Vienna, Dr. Homa founded Lithoz in 2011 alongside Dr. Johannes Benedikt and has since gone on to become a co-founder of many different patents and author of numerous publications working in additive manufacturing.
He has further enabled the development of the ceramic additive manufacturing field in Austria with his founding of the AM Austria initiative, becoming the technical director of the Austrian 3D Printing Forum.
With the support of an expert team of engineers and material scientists, Lithoz has expanded into the fields of industry, medicine and dentistry, finding new applications for ceramics and 3D printing.
Arnaud Roux,
Sales Manager,
3DCeram
Arnaud Roux is head of European sales department of 3D Ceram Sinto.
After obtaining a Master of International Business Management in France and a Bachelor of business administration in Scotland, Mr Roux worked for Legrand and Air Flow before joining 3D Ceram Sinto in 2016.
In 19 years since its creation, 3D Ceram became a world leader in 3D ceramic printing selling 3D ceramic printers all over the world and having clients covering a broad range of applications (aerospatial, industry, biomedical, defense, electronic…).
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