News: AEM Innovation Network events in Rotherham

NAMTEC's AEM Innovation Network is hosting two manufacturing events in Rotherham in October.

The Innovation Network is aimed at companies and agencies involved in research and development and provides access to well researched information and insights into emerging technologies and markets.

In association with TWI Ltd, an event entitled Low Carbon Vehicle Technology, The Natural Way, will take place on October 12 at TWI's Technology Centre on the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham.

The event looks at the use of composite materials in low carbon vehicles. Advanced composites are light-weight, high performance materials. Their use to reduce weight in automotive, aerospace and other transport applications can deliver savings in running costs, and more significantly, carbon emissions, helping increase resource efficiency and drive our shift to low carbon vehicles.

Paul Burling, technical expert at TWI will provide an overview of natural composite materials and discuss the way composites are manufactured through the curing of natural fibres bonded together with bio resin and processed with less energy.

Workshops on the day will cover technical developments in composite manufacture, the manufacture of composites using natural fibre and resins, potential development areas and funding opportunities for R&D development.

The AEM Innovation Network are also hosting the Electroplating Hub Launch at Swinden House in Rotherham on October 26.

AEM Yorkshire is looking to work with the electroplating sector to help meet the new challenges of the current economic climate, increasing legislative pressure and a shift in manufacturing to countries such as China.

Electroplating is the deposition of a metal coating onto an object to give it a desired property such as wear resistance or protection from corrosion.

An introductory event will be held specifically for companies involved in electroplating and associated processes, with Alan McLelland, Director of AEM Yorkshire, describing the scheme and explaining how it can assist companies.

Dr Nick Farmilo from Sheffield Hallam University will also outline the various funding sources and grants available to companies for business development, consultancy, research and knowledge transfer. The half-day event will also include presentations from invited experts on topics relevant to the industry.

AEM Yorkshire website