Help shape the strategy and scope of this important industry-facing centre.
28 May, Advanced Forming Research Centre, 85 Inchinnan Drive, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, PA4 9LJ
The Lightweight Manufacturing Centre
The Lightweight Manufacturing Centre in Renfrew is a new part of the Scottish Government’s National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS). It will focus on the manufacture of lightweight components for a range of industries in which lighter materials offer benefits, including, aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, renewables, medical, marine and off-highway transport. It will deliver cutting-edge research and development projects involving lightweight materials in partnership with companies in Scotland
The workshop aims to address:
- Help define the scope of the Lightweighting Centre
- The technology pull (i.e. the industrial involvement)
- From an HVM Catapult perspective, where should the focus be?
- Identify the academic base that can underpin the Lightweighting Centre
- Discuss possible models for interaction between the academic base and the Lightweighting Centre
- Possible routes to funding
Areas of interest
- Additive manufacture.
- Fibre development
- Nanomaterials
- Composites
- New materials
- Adhesives
- Surface treatments
- Packaging
- Battery
- Printed electronics
- Processing, properties and chemistry
Programme
| 10.00 | Arrivals, Coffee |
| 10.20 | Welcome: Why are we here and how did it come about? Dr Bill MacDonald, CEO, ScotCHEM |
| 10.30 | An introduction to the Lightweight Manufacturing Centre (LMC) Prof Iain Bomphray, Director, Lightweight Manufacturing Centre (NMIS) |
| 11.00 | Tour of the LMC |
| 12.00 | Round table introductions |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Presentation 2 – Opportunities in lightweight manufacturing |
| 13.00 | World Café Roundtable Workshop Break into smaller groups for more detailed discussion. Groups rotate round topic areas. Topic areas chaired by dedicated hosts. Questions to address: – What are the main industry challenges? – What should the scope of the LMC be? – What is the technology pull (i.e. the industrial involvement)? – From an HVM Catapult perspective, where should the focus be? – Who are the academics who can underpin the LMC? – What should be the model for interactions between the academic base and the LMC? – What are the routes to funding? |
| 14.30 | Summary of outputs and concluding comments |