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7th International Symposium on Automated Composite Manufacturing





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Day 4: Thursday 16 April 2026

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Main
08:30   Doors open & coffee
09:00   Keynote Agnes Blom-Schieber (Boeing)
Chair: Julien van Campen
09:00
40 mins
Improved Tow-End Recognition for Fiber Placement Inspection using Machine Learning
Agnes Blom-Schieber
09:40   Session 8: Ultrasonic welding
Chair: Julien van Campen
09:40
20 mins
Capacitive measurement system for ultrasonic welding – A proof of concept
David Lohuis, Stefan Carosella, Michael May, Peter Middendorf
10:00
20 mins
Enabling Automated Joining: Advances in Robotic Continuous Ultrasonic Welding of Thermoplastic Composites
Bram Jongbloed, Sungi Han, Johan van Stuyvesant Meijen, Nigel van Nierop
10:20   BREAK
10:50   Session 9: Modelling and Characterisation of AFP
Chair: Paul Weaver
10:50
20 mins
Generative Geometric Approach for Structured Meshing of AFP‑Manufactured Composite Parts: Geometry‑Driven Modeling and Validation
Willian dos Santos Pinto, Juan Manuel Garcia, Christian Fagiano, Cédric Huchette, Alain Rassineux
11:10
20 mins
Effects of Toolpath Direction on Temperature Gradients in Automated Fiber Placement
Rowen Burney, Ben Francis, Matthew Godbold, Ramy Harik
11:30
20 mins
Localised Toughening of AFP Gaps in Cryogenic Hydrogen Tanks
Jonas Appels, Daniel Stefaniak, Clemens Dransfeld
11:50
20 mins
Enhancing Pressure Uniformity and Dwell Time Control on Complex Moulds Using Adjustable-Stiffness Compaction Rollers
Amir Hafez Yas, Mehdi Hojjati
12:10   LUNCH
13:10   Session 10: Defect Prediction and Mitigation in AFP
Chair: Agnes Blom-Schieber
13:10
20 mins
Real-time Feature Management in Multi-ply AFP Deposition
Ege Arabul, Vincent Maes, Robert Hughes, James Kratz
13:30
20 mins
Real-Time Adaptive Trajectory Control for Automated Fibre Placement Using ROS-Based Defect Mitigation
Stig McArthur, Catherine Yokan, Jorn Mehnen
13:50
20 mins
A gravitational analogy for defect distribution in thin laminates
Brian Tatting
14:10
20 mins
Automated fiber placement based manufacturing of a satellite launcher interface frame
Thomas Zenker, Andreas Uhl, Nicola Riva, Celalettin Yumus, Luca Marinangeli
14:30
20 mins
Improving AFP process design using Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations of laid tows
Siddharth Pantoji, Seán McCarthy, Martijn van der Voort, Clifton-John Walle, Giovanni Zattoni, Manuel Cruz, Christos Kassapoglou, Daniël Peeters
14:50   BREAK
15:20   Session 11: Repair strategies
Chair: John-Alan Pascoe
15:20
20 mins
Towards an Automated Circular Repair Workflow for Aerospace Composite Structures through Reverse Engineering and Digital Manufacturing
Arjun Chandra Shekar, Redouane Zitoune, Lucas A. Hof
15:40
20 mins
Polymer Cold Spray on Composite Substrates
Patrick Bailey, Wout De Backer
16:00
20 mins
Automated Scarf Repair for Composite Structures
Patrick Bailey, Michael Cargill, Stephen Hilton, Yug Desai, Wout De Backer
16:20
20 mins
Contact-Based Locating of Non-Native Workpieces for Automated Patch Repair.
Wout De Backer, Jacob Walker, Patrick Bailey, Michael Cargill
16:50   Conference closure
17:00   Campus tour (optional)