Composites Manufacturing 2012

Daily Sessions

Thursday, March 15, 2012


7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration

8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Keynote Presentation – FREE!
Advanced Composites in Aerospace Structures
This keynote presentation focuses on the use of composites in a broad range of manned and unmanned vehicles. It covers aspects of the design, manufacture, and qualification of composite airframe structures, and the unique aspects of composite materials to enable aerospace vehicle advancements.

Clinton Church
Aerostructures Chief Engineer
Aurora Flight Sciences



9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Concurrent Technical Sessions

 

Machining & Drilling I


Chair: Jarrod Ridge, Business Development Manager, Royal Plastic Manufacturing Inc.

Laser-Assisted Machining of Composites
* Dr. Yung Shin, Professor, Purdue University

Geometrical Effects of Machining Today’s Composites
Jeffrey Stephens, Aerospace Product Manager, OSG

Innovative Machining of Composites
* Dr. Berthold Erdel, President, IMS

Comparing Impact of Tool Material Selection on Overall Productivity and Component Costs
Sandvik Coromant

Drilling of Advanced Aircraft Structures
Richard Garrick, Precorp, Inc.

 

Composite Processes I
Chair: * Jim Hatch, Instructor, Ogden Weber Applied Technology College

Improvements of In-situ Temperature Sensors for CFRP Curing Control
Tom Rose, President, AvPro

Overview of Recent Developments in 3D Structures
* Michael McClain, Senior R&T Engineer – Organic Matrix Composites, Albany Engineered Composites

Natural Fiber Prepreg and Application
Greg Osusky, Manufacturing Engineer, Desert Rat Aviation

A High-Speed Press Cure for High-Speed Race Cars
Clayton Triggs, Business Development Manager, Swift Engineering

 

Composites Fabrication & Repair
Chair: * Dick Lofland, President, Richard Lofland & Associates

Repair in Composite Airframe Structure – Institute
Remanufacturing Composite Parts Quality Requirements and Inspection: Composite Structure Repair
Dr. Byron Pipes, Distinguished Professor, Purdue University

Development of a Non-Metallic Rotary Gap Filler Removal Bit
Paul Childers, Chief Materials Technician, University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI)

Novel Analytical and Experimental Methods for Evaluating Bolted Joint Repair in Composites
David Krzyzanowski, Composites Engineer, Advatech Pacific

Automated/Integrated Aircraft Repair - Advanced Composites and Certain Metal Bonded Structures
Frank Elliott, Advanced Initiatives Coordinator, American GFM


12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Conference Lunch Buffet in the Exhibit Area


1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Concurrent Technical Sessions

  

Machining & Drilling II
Chair: * Bob Pickell, Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Emergent Technologies, Boeing Research & Technology

Challenges of Cutting Composites
Joel Myers, Autometrix

Advanced Technology Machining and Drilling Processes for Composite Parts
Mark McCollom, Process Engineer, Kyocera Unimerco Tooling

Tool-Changing Spindle Speeders for Machining At Higher RPMs
Gerard Vacio, Product Manager, BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling

Cryogenic-Assisted Precision Milling and Drilling of Composite Airframe Components
Speaker to be announced, MAG IAS, LLC

Innovations in Advanced Membrane Designs for Toughened Reduced Weight US Navy Combatant Craft
Scott Lewit, Structural Composites

 

Composites Tech Overview
Chair: * Randy Kappesser, VP & General Manager, MAG IAS, LLC

Direct Digital Manufacturing for Fabrication of Functional Products
Ahmed Sherif El-Gizawy, PhD, PE, Professor and Director, University of Missouri

Advanced Material Technology Provides Manufacturing Advantages
Leo Ericksen, Managing Director, Leo Ericksen Consulting LLC

Decra-Structural Fabrics for Composite Fabrication
Rob Gray, Regional Sales Director, Composite Fabrics of America

Bridging the Gap Between Technician and Engineer
Jim Hatch, Instructor, Ogden Weber Applied Technology College

 

Composite Processes II
Chair: Robin Zwick, Manuacturing Engineer, Apache IPT, The Boeing Company

Automated Dry Fiber Placement for Very Large, High Throughput VARTM Composite Applications
David Maass, Consultant, Danobat

Redesign of the AH-64 Apache Top Cover Transmission Housing Using Composites
Glenn Pyle, The Boeing Company, Mesa and North Coast Composites

AH-64 Prototype Composite Aft Fuselage
Dennis McCarthy, The Boeing Company, Mesa

AH-64D Apache Longbow - Avionics Bay Doors, Composite
Steve Flores, The Boeing Company, Mesa

AH-64 Composite Main Rotor Blade
Pierre Jouin, The Boeing Company, Mesa

  
 * SME Member  

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