Digitalisation of Manufacturing

Speaker:
Enrique Garcia – Chief Technology Officer at National Composites Centre UK (NCC)
Enrique has extensive experience in technology and product development. He has held senior manager positions in sectors including aerospace, automotive, railway, and renewables. He has focused on polymer-based products working from the nanoscale to the largest composite structures using a wide variety of manufacturing technologies and with a special emphasis in design for manufacturing.
With previous work ranging from fundamental research all the way to serial production, Enrique is particularly interested in working closely with academia, government and industry to develop capability and technology at the NCC that bridges the so-called “Valley of Death”, transforming bright ideas into successful composite products. 

Abstract:
The global engineering landscape is shifting: Shorter product development times, faster routes to market and the need for through-life product sustainability for some of the most complex products the world has ever seen, provides us with a unique opportunity. Two methods by which manufacturing is adapting to this opportunity will be discussed.

The Digital Engineering Technology & Innovation (DETI, a collaboration between NCC, CFMS, Digital Catapult, UWE, Bath University and the University of Bristol) brings together leading companies, technology disruptors and universities to push the boundaries of the digitally enabled engineering of the future. DETI is establishing digital domain expertise and core reusable technology (processes, models, tools and infrastructure), and ‘Industry Proof of Concepts’, where companies will collaborate on projects that address the barriers to digital transformation across the product lifecycle (Design, Manufacturing and In-service). Underpinning these projects is the ‘DETI Skills’ programme, that will include training and events to inspire the next generation of digital engineers.

In parallel to DETI the National Composites Centre (NCC), through its iCAP Programme, has developed 10 new capabilities that bring manufacturing of composites into the digital age, increasing production rates and quality while improving efficiency and reducing cost.