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THE EVENT FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING
The theme of TCT Live 2009 was Business Critical Technologies for Product Development and Manufacturing. This gave the 2009 conference the opportunity to explore more deeply than ever before the realities of additive manufacture and will look at whether the promises and reported benefits are actually fact or fiction. The conference programme was specially formulated to address key issues including the business reasons for adopting additive technologies, definitive manufacturing applications of additive fabrication, and future considerations such as economic, environmental and corporate social responsibilities. As a conclusion, the last session of the second day drew together equipment and material vendors and end-users to discuss the practicalities of this technology and how they can really be used to reduce cost, increase speed and improve efficiency.
2009 was a landmark for the TCT Conference as for the first time in its 15-year history the registration fee was removed – making it completely free of charge to attend. This unprecedented step was taken to aid designers, product developers and manufacturers who are looking to source cutting-edge techniques and gain expert knowledge to help them stay ahead of the competition. By removing all financial barriers, TCT underlined its complete commitment to the development of the rapid product development and additive manufacturing industry.
TCT was particularly excited to announce that Ian Risk, Vice President and Head of EADS Innovation Works, Airbus UK, would give the keynote address on Day 1. Airbus is a key player in the commercial use and development of Additive Manufacturing technologies. The presentation looked at the sound business reasons for adopting this technology.
The conference is always heavily subscribed therefore any visitor wishing to attend the TCT Live Additive Manufacturing Conference must be pre-registered to be guaranteed entry. Registration for the 2010 event will open in Spring 2010.
| Day 1 - October 20th 2009 |
| 9.00am |
Registration |
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| 9.15am |
Chairmans Welcome and Introduction |
Bill O'Neill, University of Cambridge, UK |
| 9.45am |
Day 1 Keynote Address |
Ian Risk, VP & Head of EADS Innovation Works, Airbus UK |
| 10.30am |
Break |
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| 11.00am |
ALM – Where to from here?
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Jeff Murray, UKTI Global Entrepreneur Programme |
| 11.30am |
RM: Is It Time to Broaden the Definition? |
Mike Ayre, Crucible Industrial Design, UK |
| 12.00pm |
RM and the Future of Medical Business |
Richard Bibb/Dominic Egbeer, Loughborough University, UK |
| 12.30pm |
The Catamaran Challenge - Innovation and Technical Challlenges with ALM |
Norman Wijker, Team Invictus, UK |
| 1.00pm |
Lunch |
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| 2.00pm |
Go for Gold - Competitive Advantages for Professional Sports in Beijing |
Volker Junior, Junior & Tacke, Germany |
| 2.30pm |
Productionising Powder Manufacturing Processes in an Aerospace Environment
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Steve Wilkinson, Rolls Royce, UK |
| 3.00pm |
DMLS: The Future of Orthopaedic Implant Manufacture? |
Dr Siu-Yan Mak & Imran Khan, Biomet Europe |
| 3.30pm |
Cobra UK Speeds Up Production Times with DDM |
Gary Seale, Cobra UK Automotive Products Division Ltd |
| 4.00pm |
Close Day 1 |
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| Day 2 - October 21st 2009 |
| 9.15am |
Registration |
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| 10.30am |
Assessment of Laser Sintered Titanium for Hydraulic Systems at Red Bull Racing
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Dave Cooper, Warwick University & Steve Nevey, Red Bull Racing
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| 11.00am |
The Development of Metallic Materials for Additive Layer Manufacturing: Which Materials Suit Which Platforms and What We Can Do to Improve Properties? |
Iain Todd, AMRC with Boeing, UK |
| 11.30am |
The Air-Racer: A Constantly Evolving Functional Prototype |
Roger Targett, Targett Aviation |
| 12.00pm |
ALM Technology: A New Sustainable Manufacturing Way |
Cyrille Peignot, Ecolateral ALM on behalf of EADS Innovation Works |
| 12.30pm |
Lunch |
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| 1.30pm |
Repeatability, Repeatability, Repeatability. How Does RM Stand up to Injection Moulding? |
Neil Hopkinson, Loughborough University, UK & Tim Gornet, University of Louisville, USA |
| 2.00pm |
In the RM Dog Pack, Hype Barks but Reality Bites |
Jeremy Pullin, Renishaw plc, UK |
| 2.30pm |
RM Vendor Forum |
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| 3.30pm |
Close of Conference |
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