Attendees
The conference was attended by representatives from across industry and academia, including those from:
ABB, Acal Bfi, Air Products Plc, Anglia Ruskin University, ATS Global, ATS Applied Tech Systems Ltd, BAE Systems, BOC, Cambridge Hacklab Academy Ltd, Cobham Mission Systems, Cranfield University, Daventry Metal Products, Digital Catapult, Digital4IR, DIT Investment Services, Dyson Technology Ltd, Ford Motors, Forth Engineering, Gemserv Ltd, High Value Manufacturing Catapult, Honda Engineering Europe Ltd, HSSMI, IP21, Intelligens, Jaguar Land Rover, JCB, John Reid and Sons (Strucsteel) Ltd, Kawasaki Robotics, KIT AR, Lancaster University, Leonardo MW Ltd, The Linde Group, Lockheed Martin, London South Bank Innovation Centre, Miller/ ITW, the Ministry of Defence, NPL, NPZ Technology, NSIRC, Plextek, Prometheus Connect Ltd, QinetiQ, Ransomes Jacobsen Ltd. Co., Susan Reiblein Consulting Ltd, University of Cambridge, University College London, University of East Anglia, University of Leicester, UPM, and Vodafone Plc,
Feedback
There was lots of positive feedback from the event, including:
“(It was) a pleasure to attend – not a marketing event. A true collaborative opportunity.”
“Very enjoyable, friendly people, good attendees.”
“Well worth attending.”
“Good quality speakers, excellent range of subjects covered.”
“Well organised, very informative and up to latest developments.”
“Excellent event – well worth attending.”
“(It was) much better than the MTC event!”
“Well organised, thank-you TWI.”
Photographs
You can see more images from the conference on our dedicated Flickr page.
About FSWBot1
The conference also delivered information on the collaborative FSWBot project, which TWI is currently a part of.
The paramount safety and environmental risk in the oil industry is the upkeep of critical oil pipelines, where any failure may lead to an environmental catastrophe and cost many millions of pounds to repair and clean up. The FSWBot consortium, including Lancaster University, are developing an internal robotic oil pipe repair capability, which will remove the need to stop the operation of the pipeline or endanger lives of maintenance operatives to effect a repair. The on board capabilities include power generation, NDE, machining and friction stir welding robotics housed in a multi segment PIG (Pipe Inspection Gauge) which operates inside a hazardous pipe line environment full of crude oil. As well as complex operational environmental challenges for the FSWBot, the ultimate goal is to have a fully autonomous repair system available that utilises robust hardware solutions and AI technology for making on board decisions. The project is at an early stage of development, with a prototype due to run in Jan 2021 in a representative environment.
About WeldGalaxy2
WeldGalaxy is a knowledge-based online B2B platform which aims to enhance the visibility of EU welding products, prototypes and services along with the provision of innovative web-based solutions.
Using a knowledge-based engineering tool, WeldGalaxy will streamline the technology selection process for end-users to provide a ‘plug and produce’ digital manufacturing solution within the bounds of regulatory compliance.
You can find out more about WeldGalaxy on the dedicated website.
1 The FSWBot consortium, comprises of Forth Engineering (Lead), TWI, Innvotek, London Southbank University (LSBU) the Joining 4 Innovation Centre (J4IC) at Lancaster University and is funded by Innovate UK (Project Number 104056)
2 The WeldGalaxy project has been partially funded by the EC, under Grant agreement 822106.