Engineering for Manufacture Conference
Outline Programme:
VENUE: Renold Building C-floor foyer and Lecture Theatre C2
09.15 |
Coffee |
09.45-10.00 |
Welcome and Introduction |
10.00-10.20 |
P1 – “Understanding Microshocks and their Impact on National Grid Personnel”, Yasir Ahmed, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering/National Grid plc |
10.20-10.40 |
P2 – “Voltage Control On An Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle Electrical Distribution System”, Olubunmi Adefajo, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering/Rolls-Royce plc |
10.40-11.00 |
P3 – “Fuel Cell interfacing for Distributed Generation”, Kevin Dyke, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering/Rolls-Royce plc |
11.00-11.20 |
P4 – “Energy Storage in Electrified Transit Systems”, Martyn Chymera, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering/HILTech Ltd |
11.20-11.40 |
Coffee and posters |
11.40-12.00 |
P5 – “On-line Formation Monitoring and Control”, Matthew Taylor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering/Iggesund Paperboard (Workington) Ltd |
12.00-12.20 |
P6 – “Improved Design of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Magnets”, Richard Gardner, School of Mechanical Aerospace and Civil Engineering/Siemens Magnet Technology Ltd |
12.20-12.40 |
P7 – “Improved techniques for laser drilling of holes in metal components”(working title), Stephen Leigh, School of Mechanical Aerospace and Civil Engineering/Rolls-Royce plc |
12.40-13.00 |
P8 – “Laser Processing of Ti Powder for Rapid Manufacture of 3D Parts”, Gareth Littlewood, School of Materials/QinetiQ Ltd |
13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
14.00-14.20 |
P9 – “Engineering the Properties of Spray-dried Detergent Granules”, James Stewart, School of Materials/Proctor and Gamble |
14.20-14.40 |
P10 – “Chromonic Liquid Crystal Formation by Edicol Sunset Yellow”, Marina Sintyureva, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science/Fujifilm Imaging Colorants Ltd |
14.40-15.00 |
P11 – “title to be advised”, Philip Roche, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, AstraZeneca plc |
15.00-15.20 |
P12 – “Ultrasonic welding of automotive body panels”, Nick Wright, School of Materials/Jaguar and Land Rover Ltd |
15.20-15.30 |
Presentations - closing remarks |
15.30-16.30 |
Posters and wine reception - poster judging |
16.30 |
Presentation of awards and close |
In addition around 40 posters will be presented, covering a wide range of collaborative research programmes featuring these companies: Airbus UK Ltd, Alcoa Flat Rolled Products Ltd, Arup and Partners, Arjo Wiggins Fine Papers Ltd, BP Alternative Energy, Clancy Consulting Ltd, Croda Chemicals Ltd, Dow Corning Ltd, GlaxoSmithKline plc, Hyde Group Engineering Ltd, INEOS Chlor Ltd, Innospec Ltd, Luxfer Gas Cylinders Ltd, Magnesium Elektron Ltd, Messier-Dowty Ltd, TWI Ltd, Xaar plc.
We are grateful to our industrial partners and to the EPSRC for funding the EngD Programme in Engineering for Manufacture.