Composites UK to hold Confidence in Composites

Partnering with the American Composites Manufacturers Association, the abstracts submitted for the event have been peer reviewed by Prof Robert Smith, professor of NDT and High Value Manufacturing - British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing; Uday Vaidya, PhD, chief technology officer, IACMI-The Composites Institute; Ajay Kapadia, knowledge transfer manager - composites - knowledge transfer network; Rob Rose, engineering capability lead and responsible level 3|non-destructive testing - National Composites Centre; Holly Phillips MBE, principal naval architect - Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Richard Freemantle, director, Wavelength NDT, chair of Bindt Composites Group.

"This new conference takes an in-depth look into how composite materials can be monitored, and as the title suggests, aims to increase the confidence in the use of composites over alternative materials, such as steel or aluminium," said Claire Whysall, communications manager at Composites UK in a press release. "We are thankful to those on our reviewing committee for supporting us in the putting together of this excellent programme of speakers."

Presenters at the event will include GKN Aerospace, the National Composites Centre, TWI, the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre and Lloyd's Register, with companies such as Olympus, Inductosense and Baugh & Weedon NDE exhibiting. (PC)

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