Agenda
Monday 10 February 2020 at 9:00 am - 17:40 pm
| Time | Subject / Topic | Speaker / Presenter | Affiliation |
| 08:00-09:00 | Arrival of Speakers, Participants & Guests Registration and Sitting in the Venue | ||
| 09:00-09:05 | Official Welcome + Announcement of Seminar Programme | Emcee (Dr George Kanterakis) | R&I Director GMI AERO |
| 09:05-09:20 | Opening Address & Welcome Speech Engineering Capabilities, Industry Collaboration & Conexus Activities |
Mr Ramanathan Mohandas | Assistant Director in Capability & Industry School of Engineering (SEG) / RP |
| 09:20-9:55 | Evolution & Challenges in Aircraft Composite Repair, Towards Industry 4.0. | Dr George Kanterakis | R&I Director GMI AERO |
| 9:55-10:10 | Fabrication of Composite Carbon-fibre Spars for a New Aircraft | Mr Chia Thien Fook | CEO Admiralty International Pte Ltd |
| 10:10-10:25 | Skills for Tomorrow’s Technicians in Aircraft Composites | Mr Rick van Opdorp | ACRATS Company (The Netherlands) |
| 10:25-10:40 | Expert Forum | 4 Speakers | Panel Discussion, 4 Speakers on Stage |
| 10:40-10:55 | Tea Break - Networking | ||
| 10:55-11:10 | Automated Solutions in Composites - Requirement and Planning | Mr B. Paul van IJsselstein | CEO Stratagem Group (The Netherlands) |
| 11:10-11:25 | Automated Solutions in Composites - LAIRD Project Management | Mr Lim Chee Meng / Dr Ethan Jun Yi Goh | Managing Director Composite Cluster Singapore (CCS) / LAIRD Program Manager |
| 11:25-11:40 | Inspection and Analysis of Composite Structure Defects | Dr. Isakov Dmitry | Co-founder and CTO Latheacond Technologies Pte Ltd |
| 11:40-11:55 | New Advances in Lightweight Composite Materials | Associate Prof Dr Eugene Wong | Director of Operations Newcastle University in Singapore (NUiS) |
| 11:55-12:10 | Expert Forum | 4 Speakers | Panel Discussion, 4 Speakers on Stage |
| 12:10-13:00 | Lunch - Networking (50 min) | ||
| 13:00-13:05 | Announcement of Seminar Programme (Afternoon Session) | Emcee (Dr George Kanterakis) | R&I Director GMI AERO |
| 13:05-13:20 | Functional Applications of Advanced Composites | Dr Valavan S | Assistant Director School of Applied Science, Republic Polytechnic |
| 13:20-14:35 | Resin Injection Method for Composite Repair of Barely Visible Damage (BVD) | Associate Prof Dr Goh Kheng Lim | Director in Research Newcastle Research & Innovation Institute (NewRIIS) |
| 14:35-14:50 | Best Practices in Composite Additive Manufacturing with Simulation Technology | Dr Yannapol Oak | Technical Consultant CAD-IT Consultants (Asia) Pte Ltd |
| 14:50-15:05 | Advanced Composite Repair Training in Aerospace MRO and Manufacturing – UniKL MIAT Expansion and Aspiration | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Khairul Dahri Mohd Aris | Deputy Dean Academic and Technology, Advanced Composite Research Cluster UniKL MIAT (Malaysia) |
| 15:05-15:20 | Expert Forum | 4 Speakers | Panel Discussion, 4 Speakers on Stage |
| 15:20-15:35 | Tea Break - Networking | ||
| 15:35-15:50 | Equipment Advances in Composite Material Inspection & Analysis | Mr Dennis Chai | NDT System & Integration Manager Olympus Singapore Pte Ltd |
| 15:50-16:05 | Automatic Crack Detection for Composite Structure using AI Based Image Processing Method | Dr Jiang Lijun | Senior Lecturer School of Engineering, Republic Polytechnic |
| 16:05-16:20 | Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping of Composite Structures | Mr Loh Chi Jie | Chief Technical Officer Siege Advanced Manufacturing |
| 16:20-16:35 | Composite Materials for Fabrication and Repair | Mr Ramesh Kumar | Business Development Manager Polymer Technologies Pte Ltd |
| 16:35-16:50 | Expert Forum | 4 Speakers | Panel Discussion, 4 Speakers on Stage |
| 16:50-17:05 | New Advances in Testing & Repair of Various Damages in Aircraft Composite Structures | Dr Hamid Saeedipour | Principal Lecturer (Industry) School of Engineering, RP |
| 17:05-17:35 | Demonstration of Composite Repair Innovative Equipment & Solutions | Mr Konstantinos Kitsianos | R&I Engineer GMI AERO |
| 17:35-17:40 | Closing Announcement of Seminar, Ending Speech | Emcee (Dr George Kanterakis) | R&I Director GMI AERO |