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RIGHTWEIGHT Webinar – Additive Manufacturing in Composites and Metals

RIGHTWEIGHT/BAX & COMPANY, Katie Basham

RIGHTWEIGHT Webinar – Additive Manufacturing in Composites and Metals

As part of the RIGHTWEIGHT project, an online webinar on Additive Manufacturing in Composites and Metals will be held on February 16 from 02:30 to 04:00 p.m. (CET).

In the webinar international speakers from research and the automotive (STELLANTIS) and aerospace industry (LEONARDO and NLR) will talk about developments and applications in the field of additive manufacturing. The webinar is organized by the Italian technological district for the engineering of polymeric and composite materials and structures (IMAST, Italy), the ThermoPlastic composites Application Center (TPAC, Netherlands) and AutomotiveNL (ANL, Netherlands).

Please register to the event in the NMWP portal.


Program

Block 1 (65 minutes)

  • Introduction to Advanced Thermoplastic Composites with Emphasis on Additive Manufacturing, Ferrie van Hattum (TPAC)
  • Metal Additive Manufacturing for High-end Applications, Marc de Smit (NLR – Netherlands Aerospace Centre)

Block 2 (30 minutes)

  • Opportunities for Multifunctional and Sustainable Materials in the Automotive Sector, Vito Guido Lambertini (STELLANTIS)
  • Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace Sector: An Overview, Nicola Gallo (LEONARDO)

Block 3 (20 minutes)

  • Forum discussion moderated by Freek de Bruijn (ANL)
  • Wrap-up and information on webinar contents availability, Serena Mingolla (IMAST), Freek de Bruijn (ANL)

Our speakers:

Ferrie van Hattum is Professor of Lightweight Structures at Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Enschede, The Netherlands. With an MSc in Mechanical Engineering (University of Twente, Netherlands), and a PhD in Polymer Engineering (University of Minho, Portugal), he joined the  Lightweight Structures Research Center at Delft University of Technology, successfully leading several projects in advanced composites. Starting in 2001, he joined the Polymers and Composites Institute, University of Minho, Portugal, becoming the head of the Composites Group at the PIEP Innovation Center in Polymer Engineering. Thereafter, he served as associate Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Minho, setting up the new Product Design course. Dr. Van Hattum is the author of multiple scientific publications and a frequently speaker at international conferences. 

Marc de Smit works with an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team at the Metal Additive Manufacturing Technology Centre (MAMTeC) at the NLR, The Netherlands. This team works in an environment with expertise and facilities that are essential for building up advanced Metal Additive Manufacturing knowledge and skills.

Vito Guido Lambertini has worked at CRF (Fiat Research Centre) since 1994 contributing in the development of several automotive prototypes in the field of green & multifunctional polymers, composites, advanced surfaces smart materials. Vito is managing materials an engineering team for new vehicle development, and he is following activities from pre-competitive research to final applications. He is contributing to different EU projects on polymers and composites for automotive components (GreenLight, LIBRE, CIRC-PACK, PLASTICIRCLE, ReInvent).

Nicola Gallo works for Leonardo S.p.A. Aerostructures Division as R&D Lead Engineer at the R&D Department. He works in the aerospace sector since 2006, participating at the Boeing 787 start-up and many other civil and military aircraft programs. He as an extensive experience on composite and metal airplane structures and related manufacturing processes. He is also an editor of the Division's technological development plan and cooperates with the strategy department and the “new initiatives” department to develop technology and product roadmaps. In the last years, he has taken part in many research projects in cooperation with Universities and Research Centers; in particular, he is the Technical project manager of project SAIA (Strutture Assemblate Innovative Aeronautiche), FUPICO (Fusoliera e Piani di Coda), ISAF (Integrated Smart Assembly Factory) and LAMPO (Leonardo Automated Manufacturing Process for Composites). He figures as inventor in 2 granted patents. His presentation will provide an overview of additive manufacturing in aerospace sectors. Starting from the state of art using some samples, passing through the open issues and challenges, and arriving to the aerospace needs.