Titanium Conference a Major Success
The event, which was held in partnership with the Special Metals Forum and the Titanium Information Group (TIG), was designed to cover the latest innovations and developments in this valuable material and provide an insight into the Titanium industry and the opportunities for component manufacturers and suppliers to contribute to this large growth market.
The conference also covered details of technical developments, academic research and market reviews on the industry from across the world and featured keynote speakers from world leading organisations and renowned academic institutions. Dr Alan Partridge, Chief Executive of NAMTEC opened the event, followed by a market overview of general markets for Titanium, as well as the aerospace market, provided by David Hall from RTI International Metals Inc, Dr Laurent Pinto from Airbus and Dr David Rugg from Rolls Royce. The event then took on a global flavour, with an overview of the Russian markets and their aerospace industry along with an overview of the Chinese market for Titanium. Later sessions looked at the welding and joining of Titanium, Titanium in the service of defence, Titanium in biomedical applications, forging techniques and thermo-mechanical processing.
Chief executive of NAMTEC Alan Partridge explains: "The event was a huge success and it was great to see such a breadth of international businesses which are all involved in the Titanium industry. The feedback we had was very positive with many delegates immediately recognising opportunities within the market and benefiting from the chance to network with senior figures from the industry."
To maximise the range of topics available to delegates, the two day programme was split into a combination of plenary and parallel sessions, providing plenty of opportunity for delegates to attend a variety of presentations.
