Day 1
09:30 - Registration and refreshments
10:15 - Welcome and Introduction
10:25 - Simulation of additive manufacturing
Professor Ian Ashcroft, Professor of Mechanics of Solids, University of Nottingham
11:00 - Designing for additive layer manufacturing
Dr Baljesh Mehmi, Senior Account Manager, ALTAIR
• Benefits of Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM)
• Demonstration of how simulation tools could be used to take advantage of the ALM process
• Case studies from some of the leading OEM’s and live demonstrations
11:35 - Refreshments
12:05 - Simulation of drilling and micromachining
Professor Vadim Silberschmidt, Professor of Mechanics of Materials, Loughborough University
12:40 - Simulation of abrasive water-jets
Professor Dragos Axinte, Director of UTC, University of Nottingham
13:15 - Lunch
14:15 - Finite element modelling of the fusion welding of martensitic steel
Dr Anas Yaghi, Senior Research Engineer, Manufacturing Technology Centre
14:50 - Residual stress and distortion control of aerospace discs
Dr Stan Nikov, Stress Technologist, Rolls-Royce
• Disc process modelling
• Modelling processes of quenching, ageing, machining, shot peening and welding
• Optimising component residual stresses to increase quality and reduce cost
15:25 - Refreshments
15:55 - Optimising manufacturing processes to produce higher quality products quickly and efficiently
Stephen King, Senior Technical Specialist, SIMULIA
• Latest FE Technologies available in the SIMULIA suite of analysis software
16:30 - Deploying the Virtual Body Shop:giving confidence in Right First Time manufacture
Maurice Linscott, Country Manager, ESI Group
17:05 - Discussion
17:15 - Chairman’s conclusions
17:20 - Close of seminar