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VITCEA Stakeholder Session
Date: June 2017
Location: NPL, Teddington
A one-day Stakeholder session is to be held at NPL in June 2017 to review outputs from the project.
This will include practical demonstrations within NPL on Microwave and Laser Shearography defect assessment in composites.
Further information will be posted here shortly.
Ultrasonic / Thermographic NDT training session
Date: 28–30 March 2017
Location: BAM, Berlin
A three-day training course will be held at BAM, Berlin on March 28–30 March 2017.
This will give hands-on training in the areas of Ultrasonics and Active Thermography for NDT of Fibre-Reinforced Polymers.
Further details of this course and how to apply can be found here
Partner Meeting
Date: 25–26 January 2017
Location: BAM, Berlin
The two-day 30-month partner meeting was held at BAM, Berlin on 25–26 January 2017.
Partners presented progress to-date and reviewed upcoming Training and Stakeholder sessions.
Attendees: BAM, PTB, NPL, CMI
Partner Meeting
Date: 27 July 2016
Location: CEA, Paris
The one-day 24-month partner meeting was held at CEA, Paris on 27 July, 2016.
Partners presented progress to-date.
Attendees: NPL, BAM, CEA
Partner Meeting
Date: 9–10 February 2016
Location: PTB, Berlin
The two-day 18-month partner meeting was held at PTB on 9–10 February 2016.
All partners presented progress to-date and a comprehensive PTB lab tour was held on the afternoon of Day 2.
Attendees: NPL, BAM, PTB, CMI, CEA
The next meeting is scheduled for CEA in Paris at the 24-month stage.
Stakeholder Committee
Date: Ongoing
Nominations are being received by the project coordinator (Michael Gower) for membership of the project stakeholder committee. Nominate yourself or a colleague (one per organisation) to be a member of this group. Membership is voluntary - you receive communications from the project on the status, early drafts of papers and reports that are project outputs and invitations to attend the mid-term meeting and final project meeting (and workshops). Make sure the project outputs are tailored to your own requirements by joining the Stakeholder Committee.
Partner Meeting
Date: 28–29 July 2015
Location: CMI, Prague
The third VITCEA partner meeting was held at CMI, Prague, on 28-29 July 2015.
Attendees: NPL, BAM, PTB, CMI, CEA
Stakeholder Committee
Date: Ongoing
Nominations are being received by the project coordinator (Michael Gower) for membership of the project stakeholder committee. Nominate yourself or a colleague (one per organisation) to be a member of this group. Membership is voluntary - you receive communications from the project on the status, early drafts of papers and reports that are project outputs and invitations to attend the mid-term meeting and final project meeting (and workshops). Make sure the project outputs are tailored to your own requirements by joining the Stakeholder Committee.
Partner Meeting
Date: 18 February 2015
Location: BAM, Berlin
The second VITCEA partner meeting was held at BAM, Berlin, on 18 February 2015.
Project Workshop
Date: 17 February 2015
Location: BAM, Berlin
The first of two VITCEA project workshops was held at BAM, Berlin, on 17 February 2015. All project partners presented outputs of their work and invited stakeholders presented on the need for further research and on the current 'state of the art' in composites NDT.
- Workshop Agenda and Details
- Partner presentations:
- NPL: Validated inspection techniques for composites in energy applications
- BAM: Inspection technique: Ultrasound
- CEA: Inspection techniques: Ultrasonic
- BAM: Inspection techniques: Thermography
- PTB: Infrared Radiation Thermometry
- CMI: Closure of workshop
- Stakeholder presentations:
- Evisive: Microwave Inspection
- Dantec Dynamics: Laser Shearography
- FACC: Aerospace Composite NDT
- ZfL Haldensleben: Production induced defects in CFRP
- Edevis: CFRP inspection using active thermography
- ESR Technology: Oil and Gas Inspection
- Theta Technologies: Non-linear acoustic NDI test method
Project Kick-off Meeting
Date: 29–30 July 2014
Location: NPL, Teddington
The first VITCEA project meeting was held at NPL, Teddington, UK, to formally launch the project.