This is the web page of the Advanced Manufacturing track of the ABCP 2021 Annual Conference, to be held on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd July, 2021. The aim of the conference is to provide a platform for the manufacturing research scientists and entrepreneurs in UK to exchange their recent R&D advances in the field of manufacturing. In 2021 conference we have two main topics: (1) advanced manufacturing, and (2) digital enabled green manufacturing.
We have about 50 speakers, including: distinguished scientists, business leaders and leading researchers in their own fields over the two afternoons.
Programme
Day 1: Friday 2nd July 2021 (Zoom link)
1:00-2:00pm: Keynote speeches, Chair: Professor Hongbiao Dong, University of Leicester
- Advancing materials with the Royce Institute
- Speaker: Professor Philip Withers, FREng, FRS, University of Manchester
- Light-weighting technologies for transportation vehicles and 0-emissions
- Speaker: Professor Jianguo Lin, FREng, Imperial College London
- Additive manufacturing of multiple & functional graded components by laser powder bed fusion
- Speaker: Professor Lin Li, FREng, University of Manchester
- Need led product design & manufacture – development of rapid test kits for Covid-19
- Speaker: Professor Zhanfeng Cui, FREng, University of Oxford
2:00-2:20pm: Question and panel discussion
2:20-2:30pm: Coffee/tea and networking break
2:30 -3:00pm: Invited talks, Chair: Professor Yi Qin, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
- Manufacturing R&D at Materials Processing Institute
- Speaker: Chris McDonald, CEO of Materials Processing Institute
- Introduction to British Steel
- Speaker: Richard Holcroft, COO of British Steel
- Introduction to TWI
- Speaker: Steve Shi, Director of Membership, TWI
3:10-3:55pm: Members talks: Advanced Manufacturing (I), Chair: Professor Bo Chen, University of Leicester
- Ultraprecision manufacturing in an industrial scale: approaches and implementation perspectives
- Speaker: Professor Kai Cheng, Brunel University London
- Case studies of numerical modelling of additive manufacturing processes
- Speaker: Dr Yankang Tian, Professor Yi Qin , Quanran Zeng, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
- Advanced manufacturing technology for modular construction
- Speaker: Professor Xiangming Zhou, Brunel University London
- Decarbonising the steel industry
- Speaker: Dr Zushu Li, University of Warwick
- Selective electron beam melted intermetallic alloys
- Speaker: Professor Bo Chen, University of Leicester
- Overview of materials research at Bristol EMAM Group
- Speaker: Dr Dong Liu, University of Bristol
- Laser polishing of powder based additive manufacturing components
- Speaker: Dr Yingtao Tian , Lancaster University
- Additive manufacturing of continuous carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites
- Speaker: Dr Dongmin Yang, University of Edinburgh
- Application of AM for microwave payloads in space
- Speaker: Dr Yi Wang, University of Birmingham
3:55-4:00pm: Coffee/tea and networking break
4:00-4:45pm: Members talks: Advanced Manufacturing (II), Chair: Professor Jian Ren Lu, University of Manchester
- Lightweight materials and structure manufacturing
- Speaker: Professor Shouxun Ji, University of Brunel
- Surface functionalised CVD diamond and applications
- Speaker: Professor Haitao Ye, University of Leicester
- Abrasive machining
- Speaker: Professor Xun Chen, Liverpool John Moores University
- Surface treatment of aluminium automotive sheet
- Speaker: Dr Junjie Wang, Innoval Technology Limited
- Low temperature hot stamping technologies and applications
- Speaker: Dr Zhusheng Shi, Imperial College London
- Manipulating texture in magnesium alloys
- Speaker: Dr Dikai Guan, University of Sheffield
- Vibration-assisted milling and its applications
- Speaker: Dr Dehong Huo, Newcastle University
- Surface integrity in machining
- Speaker: Dr Zhirong Liao, University of Nottingham
- Solid state pressure bonding and its applications
- Speaker: Dr Jun Jiang ,Imperial College London
4:45-5:00pm: Networking & Discussion, Chair: Professor Jian Ren Lu & Professor Bo Chen
Day 2: Saturday 3rd July 2021 (Zoom link)
1:00-2:15pm: Keynote speeches, Chair: Dr Liliang Wang, Imperial College London
- Stepping towards industrial 6th sense
- Speaker: Professor Sai Gu , University of Warwick, Deputy PVC
- Progress and challenges: China’s manufacturing industry
- Speaker: Professor Huaichuan Rui, Royal Holloway, University of London
- Kinematic morphing structures
- Speaker: Professor Zhong You, University of Oxford
- A data-driven model for managing information services in era of big data and artificial intelligence of things
- Speaker: Professor Lu Liu, University of Leicester
- Additive manufacturing for orthopaedic applications: challenges and opportunities
- Speaker: Professor Chaozong Liu, University College London
2:15-2:25pm: Question and panel discussion
2:25-2:30pm: Coffee/tea and networking break
2:30-3:00pm: Invited talks, Chair: Professor Haitao Ye, University of Leicester
- Introduction to Jiangsu Centre for International Technology Transfer
- Speaker: Cen Huang, Deputy Director
- Introduction to NISCO
- Speaker: Changliang Liu, Head of Strategy of Nanjing Iron & Steel United Co., Ltd (NISCO)
- Introduction of Ning Bo Ke Chuang Zhu Shou Ltd,
- Speaker: Weiguang Qi, CEO of Ning Bo Ke Chuang Zhu Shou Ltd
- Introduction to Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua, Zhejiang
- Speaker: Qianlei Yao, Associate Director
- Software Development for Advanced Manufacturing
- Speaker: Zhanli Guo, Technical Director of Sente Software Ltd
3:00-3:10pm: Coffee/tea and networking break
3:10-3:50pm: Members talks: Digital Manufacturing (I) , Chair: Dr Jun Jiang, Imperial College London
- Join the knowledge movement
- Speaker: Dr Liliang Wang, Imperial College London
- Interfirm relationship in the age of industry 4.0
- Speaker: Professor Qile He, University of Derby
- Smart remanufacturing and maintenance optimisation
- Speaker: Professor Yuchun Xu, Aston University
- Formulation design for in-use performance in topical drug delivery
- Speaker: Dr Tao Chen, University of Surrey
- Parallel robots for high precision flexible manufacture
- Speaker: Dr Yan Jin, Queen’s University Belfast
- Nanoparticle reinforced lightweight metal composites
- Speaker: Dr Qianqian Li, Imperial College London
- In-Situ mechanical testing of high temperature materials
- Speaker: Dr Mingwen Bai, Coventry University
- Flexible and intelligent path planning of industrial robots towards autonomous manufacturing
- Speaker: Dr Erfu Yang, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
3:50-4:00pm: Coffee/tea and networking break
4:00-4:40pm: Members talks: Digital Manufacturing (II) , Chair: Zhanli Guo, Sente Software Ltd
- Contextualised disruptive opportunities for manufacturing
- Speaker: Dr Xiao Ma, University of Warwick
- Ultra precision technologies in the new era of digital manufacturing
- Speaker: Professor Xichun Luo, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
- Design for stamping: mechanism-based and data-driven modelling of manufacturability constraints
- Speaker: Dr Nan Li, Imperial College London
- AI-driven design towards industry 4.0
- Speaker: Dr Leo Chen, Newcastle University
- Modelling of welding and additive manufacturing
- Speaker: Dr Yongle Sun, Cranfield University
- Robotic disassembly technologies
- Speaker: Dr Yongjing Wang, University of Birmingham
- Digitally supported plasma processing
- Speaker: Dr Nan Yu, University of Edinburgh
- Metallurgical big data and analytics
- Speaker: Professor Hongbiao Dong, University of Leicester
4:40-4:55pm: Networking and Discussion, Dr Jun Jiang & Zhanli Guo
4:55-5:00pm: Closing remarks by Professor Yi Qin, University of Strathclyde
Organising Committee
Professor Hongbiao Dong, University of Leicester (Chair)
Professor Yi Qin, University of Strathclyde (Co-chair)
Dr Liliang Wang, Imperial College London (Co-chair)
Dr Jun Jiang, Imperial College London
Professor Bo Chen, University of Leicester
Professor Haitao Ye, University of Leicester
Professor Jian Ren Lu, University of Manchester
Dr Biao Cai, University of Birmingham