The defence sector utilises fibre reinforced polymer composites in a number of ways. This includes lightweighting for protective clothing and vehicle components and impact resistance as the material has a high strain/failure ratio but if failure does occur it will shatter and be less harmful to its environment than metal. It can be coupled with other materials to increase protection properties, corrosion resistant for less “in field” maintenance, have embedded functionality with monitoring systems integrated into the material and be designed in a way where pieces can be moulded as one, reducing the number of parts needed and increasing production speed.

This event will look at:

• An overview of the defence sector and market
• Technology and innovation
• Supply chain – opportunities and challenges to supplying the defence sector

Draft Programme

Subject to change

09:00    Registration

DEFENCE SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW

09:30    Global Opportunities for Composites in Defence – A Market Overview, Richard McKie, BAE Systems
10:00    The Future of Composites Technology for UK Defence, Sean Cooper, National Composites Centre
10:15    TBC
10:30    Exhibitor Pitches

11:00    BREAK

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

11:45    Keynote: Technology and Innovation, TBC
12:15    Opportunities for Composites in Perforated Structures in Defence Applications, Chris Worrall, TWI Ltd
12:30    Accelerating Change – The Opportunity for FST Compliant Composites within the Defence Sector, Dominic Hopwood, SHD Composites
12:45    Optimising Resin Properties for Impact Resistance in Composite Sandwich Panels, Alexander Fergusson, FAC Technology

13:00    LUNCH

BUILDING THE DEFENCE SUPPLY CHAIN

14:00    Keynote: Building the Supply Chain, TBC
14:30    Moving the Boundaries of Defence Manufacturing to Compression Moulding, Jonathan Holmes, Creative Composites
14:45    Title TBC, Jim Erskine, CCP Gransden

15:00    Exhibition time
15:30    Concorde tour (optional – please choose this option when booking below)

Venue

This event will take place at Aerospace Bristol.

Sponsorship & Table Top Exhibition

Sponsorship and table top exhibition opportunities are available at this event.

In addition to what's included in the below download, exhibitors will also benefit from a 5 minute elevator pitch within the programme, and dedicated exhibition time after the main programme ends and before the Concorde tour to ensure you get your message across to attendees.

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Event Sponsor

Minden are a UK company involved with the Design, Manufacture, Installation and Service of High Velocity 'on-Tool' Dust Extraction systems for Automotive, Commercial and Industrial use. 30 years of experience form a UK manufacturer.

Webiste: http://www.mindensystems.co.uk

Registration

This event is open to members and non-members.

Composites UK members: £135 + VAT
Non-members: £270 + VAT
Students: £75 + VAT (contact us from your university email address for the discount code)

PLEASE NOTE:

• Composites UK members must login to the website first before the discounted rate will appear. Contact us if you don't have a login.
• Currently, you can only book one place at a time on our system. Please repeat the process to register multiple people.
• You will not receive joining information straight after booking as this is sent out manually by us.

INVOICING: Please book through the website where possible. Invoices can be raised but an admin fee of £10 will be added and it must be paid before the event takes place in order to receive the joining information. Contact us for more details.

REGISTRATIONS WILL CLOSE AT 16:00 ON 20/10/2021.