NMIS Insights Engage special: Introducing the Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) and FutureForge and what they mean for you
As part of the University of Strathclyde’s Engage Week, we are providing an introduction to the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), which has been at the heart of Scottish manufacturing research for over a decade.
A specialist technology centre within the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, the AFRC provides world leading materials, forging and forming expertise on an industrial scale, and will soon launch its all-new £20m FutureForge facility.
Join us for this insightful webinar to hear from the technical teams at the AFRC who work with organisations of all sizes across different industries every day to help them make products that are lighter, faster, stronger and more efficient.
You will also learn more about FutureForge and how we are developing strategic partnerships and collaborations to help overcome challenges within the forging supply chain.
The Engage special webinar series is funded by the National Transition Training Fund (NTTF)
The NTTF programme is funded by Scottish Funding Council for the delivery of transition training in Supporting Skills 4.0
Speakers
Alastair has extensive experience in delivering sizeable multi-million pound collaborative R&D projects, with notable examples including Rolls-Royce, Boeing and SAFRAN. In addition, Alastair leads a team of manufacturing engineers and researchers, providing technical direction setting and professional development.
With a career spanning three decades, Helen has led various operational teams in industrial organisations such as Babcock International, the Weir Group and Glenfield Group before joining the AFRC in July 2019 as Chief Operating Officer. Helen brings a balance of experience in operations management and project and programme management, helping to lead the research centre as it supports industry.
Salah is an expert in measurements, modelling and control of residual stress and mechanical and microstructural characterisations of materials. Salah is also a Fellow of The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) and is registered as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
Since joining the AFRC in 2010, Evgenia has led and supported individual and collaborative knowledge exchange activities related to cold and hot sheet forming, optimising the manufacturing processes through Finite Element Analysis (FEA), cost analysis and understanding of the surface topography and lubrication.
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Register hereDates & Venues
| Date | Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
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| Location | Online via Zoom |
| Duration | 11:30 - 12:30 |