08:30
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REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
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09:00
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CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
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CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS VERSUS WEIGHT REDUCTION
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09:10
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CROSS INDUSTRY KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: FINDING THE BALANCE: REDUCING WEIGHT, MAINTAINING COSTS AND MEETING CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS
Aysegul Durak, Cabin Interior Chief Engineer, Turkish Airlines
Gero Kempf, Chief Engineer Body Strategy, Architecture and Advanced Product Creation, Jaguar Land Rover
Chris Tait, Head of Engineering Projects, ScotRail
- Understanding the challenge being added by growing technology developments: Is this customer or innovation driven?
- Can interiors look and feel high quality at less weight without significant expense?
- What is needed and what can realistically be achieved?
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WEIGHT REDUCTION IN PACKAGING AND INTEGRATION
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09:40
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PANEL DISCUSSION: UTILISING ‘UNUSED’ SPACE AS A WEIGHT REDUCTION OPTION
David Irving, Group Chief Engineer: Body, Trim and Lighting Engineering, Tata Motors
Ingo Roth, Technology Product Leader Cabin and Cargo Interior and Material, Airbus
- Re-thinking and simplifying the complete development process to assess available space
- Determining how to integrate new technologies, materials and components in a weight restricted environment
- Assessing where space is available within the complete interior
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10:10
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OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW: REDUCING WEIGHT AND COMPLEXITY IN THE INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
Aysegul Durak, Cabin Interior Chief Engineer, Turkish Airlines
- Examining each interior components to determine what can be removed to make way for new technology
- From an airline perspective: Re-thinking the interior environment and simplifying it to meet customer needs
- Describing whose role is what to change current seating and catering concepts
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10:40
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NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
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WEIGHT REDUCTION IN COMFORT, CRASH SAFETY AND STRUCTURAL STABILITY
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11:10
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DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING LIGHTWEIGHT SEATS IN SHORTER TIME, WHILE ENSURING PASSENGER COMFORT AND SAFETY
Caroline Borot, Marketing and Business Development Manager, Industry Solutions, ESI Group
- Expliseat: A disruptive innovation example
- New challenges of seat design in automotive and aeronautics industries
- Virtual prototyping to meet the challenges
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11:40
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MEETING LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR CRASH SAFETY WITH LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS
Conor O’Neill, Rail Vehicles Group Manager, NewRail Newcastle University
- Understanding what requirements need to be met for meeting legislation and standards
- Determining where mass can be lost without reducing structural integrity
- Assessing the stability of lightweight materials and what can be done to enhance them
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12:10
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UNDERSTANDING MATERIAL AVAILABILITY FOR MEETING FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
Sam Sambasivan, Projects Directorate, London Underground
- Determining the requirements, standards and legislation for fire safety in a customer facing environment
- Assessing what materials best meet the criteria
- Analysing the process for accepting products within London Underground
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12:40
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NETWORKING LUNCH
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13:40
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INNOVATIONS IN PROCESSING AND FORMING MATERIALS FOR GREATER USABILITY
Mark Ellis, Manager – Material Design and Test, Nissan
- Understanding what can be done to process materials and make them stronger without impacting weight
- Determining the benefits of injection moulding and other forming techniques
- Applying processes to the design process and understanding how they can be used in new ways for weight reduction
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MATERIAL FOCUS
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14:10
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PANEL DISCUSSION: DETERMINING WHAT MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE FOR MEETING INTERIOR REQUIREMENTS
Paul Pickett, Chief Engineer – Interiors, Lotus
Ingo Roth, Technology Product Leader Cabin and Cargo Interior and Material, Airbus
Sam Sambasivan, Projects Directorate, London Underground
- Material availability, properties, potential uses and meeting standards and regulations for fire, smoke, toxicity, crash and airworthiness
- Understanding the need for global harmonisation and a cross-industry drive for mass production and cost reductions
- Reviewing the cost base for use in lower production volumes and their feasibility
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14:40
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NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
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15:10
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CROSS INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS: INTRODUCING AEROSPACE MATERIALS TO RAIL
Rakesh Gaur, Principal Technology and Innovation Manager, London Underground
- Why are trains getting heavier?
- The whole life benefits
- Crossing the valley of death
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15:40
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NEXT GENERATION MATERIALS: A ROADMAP FOR LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
Gundolf Kopp, Head of Research Area, Institute of Vehicle Concepts Lightweight and Hybrid Design Methods, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- Assessing the interaction of different materials – What works well and what does not
- Understanding material relationships
- Determining the possibility of fatigue, failure, corrosion and wear
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16:10
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CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS
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16:20
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END OF SEMINAR
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