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SUMMARY:Loughborough Branch: Addressing the future needs of Civil Aerospace
  Manufacture
DESCRIPTION:Future demand for aircraft\, alongside challenging net zero req
 uirements\, is driving the need for more efficient manufacturing technolog
 ies. Aviation is currently the sixth highest-emitting sector in the UK eco
 nomy\, accounting for 8% of UK emissions\, and faces several key challenge
 s in meeting the 2050 Climate Change target to reduce emissions by 100%. T
 he sector must also address customer demand for future orders whilst recov
 ering from an existing backlog.\nThese challenges necessitate a move away 
 from traditional manufacturing techniques\, particularly if the UK is to c
 apitalise on the opportunities presented by the Next Generation Single Ais
 le (NGSA) market. This lecture will present research from the University o
 f Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre\, demonstrating how UK 
 industry can leverage academic expertise to address these manufacturing ch
 allenges.\nThe speaker\, Mr Stephen Beecher CEng\, MIMechE\, is Senior Sec
 tor Engagement Manager for Aerospace at the University of Sheffield AMRC. 
 A chartered engineer with over 20 years of experience spanning aerospace\,
  automotive\, defence and marine sectors\, Stephen holds an MSc in Advance
 d Materials from Cranfield University. His aerospace career includes roles
  at GE Aviation\, Formaplex and Motherson Group\, where he led qualificati
 on programmes for composite materials on the A350 and managed new product 
 introduction for B787\, A400M and A350 components. He has held Delegated A
 uthority for Materials and Processing on A350 designs and implemented qual
 ity management systems achieving AS9100 certification. Currently\, Stephen
  leads aerospace sector engagement for the AMRC\, identifying collaborativ
 e opportunities and supporting research development across the UK's aerosp
 ace sector. He recently led composites technical engagement for the £54M 
 COMPASS programme\, part of a wider £80M investment boost to UK composite
 s manufacturing in South Yorkshire.
LOCATION:Holywell Park\, Loughborough University\, Loughborough
URL:https://events.aero/gb/events/loughborough-branch-addressing-the-future
 -needs-of-civil-aerospace-manufacture
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