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Composite Materials in
Irish Businesses
Findhan Strain
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Presentation Overview
Introduction
Market Profile & Opportunities
Belfast Met
Summary
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My Background
Background in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Personal interest in composites
Diverse composites experience
Joined Belfast Met in 2009
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Market Profile
Fibre-reinforced composites
Good spread of market sector and scale
Growing industry
Opportunities in less obvious areas
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Opportunities
Good export potential
Higher value products
Contract Manufacturing Organisations
Construction
Composites for Off-site Manufacturing (OSM)
Structural, thermal, acoustic and anti-corrosion components
Medical Technologies
Orthopaedics
New Product Introduction / Pilot Manufacturing
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Belfast Met
The biggest FE College in the North
Campuses including
Millfield
Castlereagh
Titanic Quarter
Springfield Road (e3)
Providing training and education
Also providing support to business in various forms
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Manufacturing Capability
Easy access to advanced equipment
Scholz Autoclave
WIS Pre-former / Hot Drape Former
MVP RTM pumps
Infusion, Wet lay-up and Vac Bagging
Stratasys Objet 30 Prime 3D printer
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Evaluation Capability
Destructive Testing
Using Zwick 20kN Tensile Tester
Numerous carbon / epoxy specimens
Foams, rubbers, nylon, polyester
PEEK / Carbon fibre
Non Destructive Testing
Using Olympus Omniscan MX2
Numerous carbon test panels
C-Ply thin laminate material
Various sporting products
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Services Provided
Manufacturing EvaluationConcept / Idea Initial DesignProduct Development
Low volume production
Improvement
Other Consultancy
Part
Manufacture
Lean
ManufacturingTraining
Process
Development
Factory
Planning
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Design
Conceptual Sketches to Drawing Details
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customer request
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Product Manufacturing
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Case Study
Tool Designer
Aiming to manufacture composite tooling
Provide mechanism to trial components
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customer request
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Funded Project: Innovation Voucher
www.enterprise-ireland.com www.investni.com
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customer request
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Conveyor belts and rubber parts for crushing & screening
Development of rubber curing processes
Graduate employed at reduced cost
Mentored by F Strain at Belfast Met
Access to College Facilities
Funded Project: KTP
Image from SmileyMonroe.com
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Funded Project: Fusion
Provider of infrared heating systems
Development of composite curing systems
Graduate employed at reduced cost
Mentored by F Strain at Belfast Met
Access to College Facilities
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Industrial Training
Shopfloor level
Wet lay-up
Pre-preg lay-up
Resin Infusion / Transfer Moulding
NVQ (NQF equivalent)
Experienced Engineering
Materials
Manufacturing
Design
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Traditional Teaching
Composites Structures
4th year Masters Module
Mechanical and Aero
4.8/5 for module & lecturer quality
National Vocational Qualifications (North)
Wet lay-up
Pre-preg
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In Summary
Industry
Good growth potential
Wide range of industries
Low to high value parts
Good export potential
Support available
Belfast Met
Other Institutions
Funding support available
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+44 78 4380 3705