Background of Manufacturing 2075
The challenges faced by manufacturing research, education and skills requirements - and our knowledge capability base in 2075 - will be influenced and informed by a number of factors. These include organic and disruptive technologies and systems, new materials, changes in our lifestyles and values, and global political and societal developments. To be suitably prepared, we need to imagine the future to plan the present.
A global forum to discuss very long-term manufacturing challenges (i.e. Manufacturing Futures) for the SWAGºÏ¼¯ and other countries is essential for prosperity and sustainability. Our collective views on Manufacturing Futures will shape our research direction in the short and long term, help us better understand our user requirements and drivers, ensure tailored and timely practical solutions, and support innovation in new education models.
As a worldwide community, we need to look beyond the here and now and identify the likely research challenges of the far future. This will enable us to anticipate the requirements of societal and industrial users and ensure we are in a position to provide timely, relevant and credible technologies and advice, guidance, education, knowledge products and practical solutions.
Past events
Manufacturing 2075 - 2019
Theme: Sustainable Manufacturing and Circular Economy
Speakers:
Professor Richard Herrington - Head of Earth Sciences Department, Natural History Museum
Professor Fiona Charnley - Associate Professor of Circular Economy, University of Exeter
Dr Andy Clifton - Global Sustainability Manager, Rolls-Royce
Dr Evi Petavratzi - Senior Mineral Commodity Geologist, British Geological Survey
Professor Steven Yearley - Professor of the Scoiology of Scientific Knowledge, University of Edinburgh
Cynthia Adu - Sustainability Consultant, Carbon Smart
Presentations:
Cynthia Adu - Designing a circular business model from paper mill industrial by-products
Professor Steven Yearley - Making policies and incentives for the circular economy socially robust
Manufacturing 2075 - 2018
Theme: Digital Engineering
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Speakers:
Professor Mark Girolami - Chair of Statistics, Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London & Programme Director, Alan Turing Institute
Brian Holliday - Managing Director for Siemens Digital Factory
Professor Robert Young - Director of the Lancaster Quantum Technology Centre
Professor Dale Russell - Visiting Professor, School of Design, Innovation Design Engineering, Royal College of Art
Didier Dumur - Professor, Head of Control Department, CentraleSupélec; 2018-2019 President of CIRP (International Academy for Production Engineering)
Professor Sarah Sharples - Pro-VC, University of Nottingham
Nick Wright - Digital Manufacturing Sector Lead, Digital Catapult
Professor Paul Theron - Atkins-Cranfield Professor of Cyber-Secure Engineering Systems and Processes, Head of the Manufacturing Informatics research centre, SWAGºÏ¼¯
Presentations:
Brian Holliday - It's time for an industrial revolution of your own...
Didier Dumur - Some future challenges for digital manufacturing
Nick Wright - Rethinking the role of digital in manufacturing
Manufacturing 2075 - 2017
Theme: Materials Future
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Speakers:
Professor Helen Atkinson CBE - Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of School of Aerospace, Transport Systems and Manufacturing, SWAGºÏ¼¯
Dr Advenit Makaya - Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, European Space Agency
Professor Philip Withers - Regius Professor of Materials, University of Manchester
Professor Sam Turner - CTO, HVM Catapult
Mr Benoit Gauthier - Airbus
Professor David Wallis - University of Cardiff and Cambridge
Mr Balaji Srimoolanathan - Strategy Manager, Aerospace Technology Institute
Dr Giuseppe Dell’Anno - Chief Engineer, National Composites Centre
Presentations:
Professor Helen Atkinson - Advanced materials processing: into the future
Dr Advenit Makaya - ALM and advanced manufacturing: our future in space and on Earth
Professor Philip Withers - Keeping an eye on advanced materials
Professor Sam Turner - The changing face of SWAGºÏ¼¯ manufacturing
Mr Benoit Gauthier - The good carbon
Dr Giuseppe Dell'Anno - Future-proofing SWAGºÏ¼¯ composite manufacturing
Manufacturing 2075 - 2016
Theme: Manufacturing on the Moon
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Speakers:
Professor Rajkumar Roy - Director of Manufacturing, SWAGºÏ¼¯
Professor Akihisa Inoue - Director of the International Institute for Green Materials, Josai University, Japan
Dr Bernard H Foing - Executive Director ILEWG, ESA ESTEC, the Netherlands
Professor Steve Evans - Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University
Dr David Wallis - Plessey Plc
Mr Peter Marsh - Ex FT Manufacturing Editor
Ms Katie Daniel - Theme Lead, Manufacturing the Future, EPSRC
Dr Phill Cartwright - Chief Technical Officer, HVM Catapult
Workshops:
Developing evolvable products for adaptation
Presentations:
Peter Marsh - Global manufacturing: the next 100 years
Bernard Foing & Jan Wörner - Moon Village
Steve Evans - Manufacturing and industrial evolution - the future