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Transatlantic Conference
Advanced Manufacturing and Lightweighting: Still
Vision or Reality on the Fast Track?
Speakers & Moderators
McMaster Innovat ion Park, Hami l ton, Canada
September 24 - 25, 2018 | 9 :00 am – 5:15 pm
Transatlantic Conference Day 1
“Adoption of Additive Manufacturing for
Lightweighting”
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Dr. Ishwar K. Puri
Dean of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering / Professor, Department of
Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University, Canada
Dr. Ishwar K. Puri is dean of the Faculty of Engineering and professor of
mechanical engineering at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada. At McMaster, he is also an associate member of the
departments of engineering physics and materials science and
engineering, school of biomedical engineering, as well as founding
academic director of the Computing Infrastructure Research Centre
(CIRC).
Professor Puri obtained his Ph.D. (1987), and M.S. (1984) degrees in
Engineering Science (Applied Mechanics) from the University of
California, San Diego after obtaining a B.Sc. (1982) in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of Delhi. He has directed and mentored
the Multiphysics Research Group (MuRG). The academic genealogy of
the group runs through noted scientists such as Theodore Von Karman,
Ludwig Prandtl, Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann and the Renaissance
astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Dr. Puri writes on matters of technology
and society, and has also been a TEDx speaker.
Welcome & Introduction | September 24 | 9:00 am
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Dipl. Ing. Wolfgang Schwarz
Project Manager „TraCLight“, Development Agency for
Lightweighting Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Wolfgang Schwarz joined the Development Agency for
Lightweighting Baden-Württemberg as project manager for the
„TraCLight“ project. The project objectives are facilitating lightweight
R&D projects of small and medium-sized German companies in
cooperation with respective counterparts in the US and Canada.
His prior activities include the foundation of a consultancy for
additive manufacturing as well as serving in various roles at the
Hewlett-Packard company in Germany, France and the US.
Wolfgang holds a master degree in Electrical Engineering of the
Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany.
For further information please visit www.traclight-cluster.com
TraCLight | September 24 | 9:15 am
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Dr. Mo Elbestawi
Director, W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology /
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University,
Canada
Dr. Elbestawi's experience spans a number of research and
administrative roles over 30 years , including Vice President- Research
and International Affairs, Dean of Engineering, Chair of Mechanical
Engineering, and founding Director of the McMaster Manufacturing
Research Institute. His experience in industry included research engineer,
unit head-structural dynamics, and Ontario Hydro Research Division.
Currently, he is the Director of McMaster's W Booth School of
Engineering Practice and Technology (SEPT).
Dr. Elbestawi's research interests are focused on Manufacturing
Engineering, specifically additive manufacturing, machining systems, and
computer aided manufacturing. His record of scholarship includes over
260 archival papers, contribution to 4 books, and 3 patents. He has
supervised 82 graduate students, including 32 doctoral students to the
completion of their degrees.
KeyNote Speech | September 24 | 9:30 am
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Alexandre Bois-Brochu, Ph.D., ing.
Centre de métallurgie du Québec (CMQ), Chargé de projets –
Fabrication additive, Canada
Dr Alexandre Bois-Brochu has been working at the Quebec
Metallurgy Center (CMQ) as a R&D project manager since 2012. He
has completed his Ph.D. in 2017 in Material and Metallurgical
Science from Laval University on the “Effects of crystallographic
texture on static mechanical properties of Al-Li aerospace alloy 2099
T83”. He graduated in Metallurgical and Material Engineering in
Laval University in 2009.
At CMQ, his fields of expertise range from additive manufacturing,
mechanical forming process of metals, microstructural
characterization and the modification of mechanical properties by
heat treatment. He is in charge of CMQ’s research in additive
manufacturing Direct Energy Deposition with the LENS 450XL from
Optomec and of Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing with the
SonicLayer 4000 from Fabrisonic.
AM Trends | September 24 | 10:15 am
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Nathan Harris
Industry Manager Automotive, TRUMPF Inc., USA
Nathan Harris holds the position of Industry Manager Automotive for
TRUMPF Laser Technology in Plymouth, Michigan. He holds a
Bachelor of Applied Science in Manufacturing Technology and a
Minor in Electronics Engineering from ITT.
During his career, he has held various positions centered on
advanced technologies used in the automotive, aerospace and
defense sectors. These technologies include, Ultra High Pressure
Water Jet, Laser Processing and High-Speed Embedded
Computing.
In his current role, Nathan performs automotive industry analysis to
identify emerging manufacturing trends and works to expand the use
of laser technology.
Laser Based Lightweight Solutions
| September 24 | 11:15 am
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Jon Ginn
Project Manager, ANSYS Inc., USA
Design & Production Tools for Additive Manufacturing
| September 24 | 11:45 am
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Bruce Wallace
Chief Creative Officer, Next Generation Manufacturing Canada
Before joining NGen, Bruce provided strategic communications
advice to the Deputy Minister of economic development, research,
innovation and science in the Ontario government. At Queen’s Park
he was part of the team that launched the Vector Institute for
Artificial Intelligence in 2017 as well as the group that designed
Ontario’s response to the Amazon HQ2 competition.
A native of Montreal, Bruce was UK bureau chief in London and
Ottawa bureau chief for Maclean’s magazine, before joining the Los
Angeles Times as Tokyo bureau chief in 2004. In 2008 he became
the paper’s foreign editor, based in LA, where he led a global news
report that won several major awards for its coverage. He also
worked in Washington, D.C. as global editor for energy and
environment for Reuters, and previously edited Policy Options,
Canada’s premier public policy magazine.
Next Generation Manufacturing Canada | September 24 | 1:15 pm
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Dr. Sven Donisi
Managing Director, Rosswag GmbH, Germany
Mr. Donisi studied mechanical engineering at the University
Karlsruhe. The emphasis of his studies was production
technologies. After the completion of his studies Mr. Donisi worked
as member of research staff at the Institut of Fluid Dynamics at the
University of Karlsruhe. There he graduated as a Doctor of
engineering (Dr.-Ing.) and in the aftermath worked as an academic
council for half a year.
With the beginning of 2006, Dr. Donisi started his career as head of
the forging department at Rosswag GmbH. He was responsible for
the process of open die forging and ring rolling. After this 1.5 year
experience Dr. Donisi designated as one of three managing
directors at Rosswag GmbH. He is responsible for the whole
production, engineering and R&D sector.
In this function he decided 2012 to start a new strategic business
unit in the Rosswag GmbH, which deals with additive manufacturing
in metal, based on the deep material knowledge of the company.
Metal 3D-Printing | September 24 | 1:45 pm
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Dr. James Chen
Senior Research Scientist, CanmetMATERIALS, Natural Resources
Canada
Dr. James Chen received Ph.D. from Zhejiang University in China.
He was a postdoc fellow at Osaka University in Japan and a visiting
professor at the university of Pittsburgh and university of Waterloo
from 1998-2004. He joined Stelco in 2005 working on the
development of advanced high strength steel. He worked at
Siemens Energy from 2007 to 2011 with a focus on the development
of laser welding and deposition technologies to repair high strength
superalloy turbine components.
Currently, Dr. Chen is a senior research scientist at
CanmetMATERIALS of Natural Resource Canada and an adjunct
professor at University of Waterloo and McMaster University. His
research is in the area of laser materials processing, advanced
welding and joining for automotive, pipeline, clean energy and
defence applications. He is a P. Eng. and an International Welding
Engineer. Dr. Chen is also a reviewer for NSERC, US DOE and
several peer reviewed international Journals.
Hybrid Aluminum Matrix Composite Coating by Laser AM
| September 24 | 2:15 pm
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Dr. Dan Centea
Associate Director, Undergraduate, W Booth School of Engineering
Practice and Technology / Assistant Professor, W Booth School of
Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University
Microcredentials & Digital Badges | Sept 24 | 2:45 pm
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Dr. Soeren Striepe
Senior Manager, Corporate Engineering and R&D, Magna
International
Panel Discussion | Q & A Session | Sept 24 | 3:15 pm
Dipl. Ing. Wolfgang Schwarz
Project Manager „TraCLight“, Development Agency for
Lightweighting Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Tim Valters
Surteco Americas Plastics Division
Moderation
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Learning Factory McMaster University
Lab Tour | Sept 24 | 4:30 pm
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We are looking forward to meet you at the
MIP Atrium for drinks, snacks & networking
TraCLight Reception | Sept 24 | 6:00 pm
Transatlantic Conference Day 2
“Exploitation of Multi Material Design for Efficient
Lightweighting Application”
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Welcome & Introduction | September 25 | 9:00 am
Dipl. Ing. Wolfgang Schwarz
Project Manager „TraCLight“, Development Agency for
Lightweighting Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Wolfgang Schwarz joined the Development Agency for
Lightweighting Baden-Württemberg as project manager for the
„TraCLight“ project. The project objectives are facilitating lightweight
R&D projects of small and medium-sized German companies in
cooperation with respective counterparts in the US and Canada.
His prior activities include the foundation of a consultancy for
additive manufacturing as well as serving in various roles at the
Hewlett-Packard company in Germany, France and the US.
Wolfgang holds a master degree in Electrical Engineering of the
Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany.
For further information please visit www.traclight-cluster.com
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Hamza Habba
General Manager, Finishing Manufacturing Technology,
ArcelorMittal Dofasco
A Perspective on Industry 4.0 from a Canadian Manufacturer
| September 25 | 9:10 am
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Dr. Tom Murad - Ph.D., P.Eng., F.E.C., SM.IEEE.
Country Lead - Engineering ,Technology & Academic Relations Siemens
Canada Limited
Dr. Tom Murad (Ph.D., P.Eng.) is the Head of the Siemens Canada
Engineering and Technology Academy, established in October 2014. Tom
has more than 35 years of professional engineering and technical
operations executive management including more than 10 years of
academic and R&D work in industrial controls and automation. Previous
to his current role, Tom was Head of the Expert House and Engineering
Director for Siemens Canada’s industry sector since 2010.
Prior to joining Siemens, Tom was the Senior VP and COO of AZZ-
Blenkhorn & Sawle. He previously held various VP and director positions
with numerous international organizations and contributed to many global
industrial projects.
Tom earned a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics), and a
Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Power Electronics and Industrial Controls from the
Loughborough University of Technology in the UK. He also received a
Leadership Program Certificate from Schulich Business School, York
University in Ontario, Canada.
KeyNote Speech | September 25 | 9:30 am
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Dr. Elmar Beeh
Head of the Department “Material and Process Applications or Road and Rail
Vehicles”, Institute of Vehicle Concepts, German Aerospace Center (DLR) / Germany
Dr. Elmar Beeh studied mechanical engineering from 1991 to 1998 with the main topics
manufacturing technology and vehicle engineering at the University of Karlsruhe. He had
his career entry as a design engineer at GRATZ Engineering Company where he worked
from 1998 until 2001. Afterwards Mr. Beeh joined Spiess Motorenbau Company, where he
was responsible designer for the development of Formula 3 race engines.
In the year 2005 he started working for the German Aerospace Centre - Institute of Vehicle
Concepts as a researcher. Within the EU founded SuperLightCAR-Project he developed a
light metal front structure with a widely noticed magnesium strut tower concept. For “his
innovative insights on multi-material concepts design” he got the 2008 SuperLightCAR
Knowledge Sharing Award. In 2008 Dr. Beeh became group leader for “vehicle concepts
and structures”. Besides the responsibility for new lightweight concept developments his
group operates the mechanical test benches, like e.g. the crash sled of the Institute. He
initiated different international collaborations with Universities in Ontario, Canada, within the
international Cluster networking activity “TraCLight” (Transatlantic Cluster between Ontario,
Michigan and Germany) and with the Sino-German Lightweight Center in Shenyang, China.
In February 2012 he and members of his group won the “German High Tech Champion
Award 2012” on the category “Sustainable Transport” from the German Federal Ministry of
Education and Research. He holds several patents in the area of vehicle light weight design
and crashworthiness. End of 2014 he received his Dr degree from the University of
Stuttgart. Since January 2017 Dr. Beeh is leading the new established research area
“Material and process applications for road and rail vehicles”
Potentials of Multi Material Sandwich Structures for Future
Automotive Applications | September 25 | 10:15 am
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Christian Gauggel
M.Eng. Development Engineer for Composite
Materials, GUHRING KG R&D, Germany
Christian Gauggel collected over 14 Years of professional
experience at Gühring R&D, to improve established and develop
new tools for machining.
He earned his Bachelor´s Degree in 2010 and his Master’s degree
in 2013 in mechanical engineering at the University for applied
science in Albstadt. Mr. Gauggel is responsible for the GUHRING-
R&D-projects concerning various kinds of composite-, sandwich-,
honeycomb- or sandwich-materials.
Actually he is focused on the development of new types of cutting
tools for specialized applications from the first draft to mass
production.
Holistic Approach Applied to the Development of High-
Performance Cutting Tools | September 25 | 11:15 am
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Dipl.-Ing. Jonas Gude
Research and Development Engineer, acp –
advanced clean production GmbH, Germany
Jonas Gude studied Aerospace Engineering at the University of
Stuttgart and worked as a research assistant subsequently,
focused on flow simulation and acoustics in the field of
aeronautics and wind energy. He won several international design,
build and fly student competitions.
Working with ‘acp – advanced clean production GmbH’ as a
Research and Development Engineer in continually improving
advanced carbon-dioxide snow cleaning technologies and making
them accessible to multiple manufacturing sectors including
automotive, electronics, medical, semiconductor, space, and
aerospace.
QuattroClean – Advanced Industry 4.0 Ready
Cleaning Technology | September 25 | 11:45 am
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Arun Duraisamy
Research Engineer, Fraunhofer Project Centre for Composites
Research at Western (FPC), Canada
Mr. Arun Duraisamy joined the Fraunhofer Project Centre in
September 2017. He is in-charge of Sheet Moulding Compound at
FPC. He completed his maters in Mechanical Engineering from
McGill University where he worked on Natural fiber prepreg and
acoustic testing. Before coming to McGill he worked as a research
assistant at Indian Institute of Science, India in the Aerospace
engineering department where he worked on Vacuum Assisted
Resin transfer moulding and autoclave processing.
A New Milestone in Carbon Fiber Sheet Molding
Compound | September 25 | 1:15 pm
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Dr. Hatem Zurob
Professor, Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Zurob obtained his PhD from McMaster University in 2003. He held post
doctoral fellowships at the Grenoble institute and Technology and Oxford
University prior to joining McMaster as an Assistant Professor in 2005. He
was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012 and Professor in 2017. Dr.
Zurob is presently serving as Chair of the Department of Materials Science
and Engineering.
The aim of Dr. Zurob’s research is to understand and control microstructure
development in engineering materials with the goal of optimizing mechanical
properties. The applicant has made significant contributions to the areas of
thermomechanical processing, recrystallization modelling, functionally-
graded materials, austenite decomposition and structure property
relationships. Dr. Zurob is recipient of several prestigious awards including
Sawamura Award and Guimaraise Award of ISIJ and the Best Young
Researcher Award of Internationally Recrystallization and Grain Growth
Conference. In addition, Dr. Zurob is a dedicated educator who was
recognized by several teaching awards at McMaster. Dr. Zurob is also an
active participant in professional societies including ASM, TMS and ASM
Materials Camps Canada.
Multi Material Design in Digital Manufacturing
| September 25 | 1:45 pm
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Fadi Saliby, Eng.
Technical Sales Director, Bossard Canada, Inc.
Fadi Saliby serves as the Technical Sales Director at Bossard
Canada, Inc. In his role, Fadi is lead person responsible for advising
on fastener related topics including application design and
rationalization.
He is a graduate of McGill University where he earned a bachelor’s
degree in Metallurgical Engineering. Upon graduating, he began
working at one of Canada’s most prominent fastener manufacturers,
Infasco. Following that position, Fadi took a new role in the material
testing laboratory at Exova, where he performed failure analysis and
metallurgical evaluations. Currently, Fadi in nearing the completion
of his Master’s in Engineering at McGill University.
Techniques in Joining Composite | September 25 | 2:15 pm
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Vincent Iacobellis, PhD, PEng
ARL-MLS/University of Toronto, Canada
Multiscale Modeling of Composite Materials for
Lightweight Structures | Sept 25 | 2:45 pm
Dr. Vincent Iacobellis earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering
from the University of Toronto in 2015. Prior to completing his
PhD he worked at Pratt & Whitney Canada in the Compressor
Aerodynamics Department (2010-12).
Dr. Iacobellis is currently working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the
University of Toronto in the Advanced Research Lab for
Multifunctional Lightweight Structures. Dr. Iacobellis is also a
coordinator for the Institute for Multidisciplinary Design and
Innovation (UT-IMDI) an industry centered project-based learning
institute at the University of Toronto. His research interests
include design and development of light-weight structures for
aerospace and automotive applications along with multi-scale
simulation of nano-structured materials and composites at
elevated temperatures.
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Rebecca Bourque
Mitacs, Canada
Transatlantic Projects and Funding | Sept 25 | 3:30 pm
Mitacs builds partnerships between academia, industry and the world – to
create a more innovative Canada. As a Business Development Director at
Mitacs, Rebecca’s role is to connect industry partners with academic
researchers to help fuel Canada’s knowledge economy and drive innovation.
As a Strategic Account Director, she works closely with companies to
determine their R&D needs and source the talent they need to compete and
thrive in this global economy. She supports all of the programs that Mitacs
has to offer including Accelerate, Elevate, Globalink, and Training. While at
Mitacs she has been able to facilitate and help fund many collaborative
research projects with companies as small as 2 people ranging to huge multi-
nationals.
Rebecca earned her M.Sc. in Biology from the University of Windsor, and
honours B.Sc. in Biology from Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research was
focused on community ecology, and agricultural impacts on the environment.
Prior to joining Mitacs in 2009, she spent 12 years in the Pharmaceutical
Industry with increasingly challenging roles in sales, training, marketing and
management. Her experience spans many therapeutic areas including
oncology, hepatitis, HIV, transplant, infectious diseases and psychiatry with
extensive focus on selling skills.
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Transatlantic Project Brainstorming Session
& Discussion | Sept 25 | 3:45 pm
Wolfgang Schwarz
TraCLight
Dr. Elmar Beeh
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Moderation
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McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute and Canadian
Center for Electron Microscopy
Lab Tour | Sept 25 | 4:30 pm
