IMfT Workshop Programme
Since its redefinition on May Day 2003 IMfT have run the following events.
Workshop at Bodycote Derby
1 May 2008
Workshop at Smith Bullough Ltd., Wigan
29 November 2007
IMfT Visit to Jaguar/Land Rover Halewood
27 September 2007
Opportunities for forming flexible volumes of aerospace components
3rd April 2007 at Rolls-Royce Aerospace, Derby and 14 June 2007 at The University of Nottingham.
BMW Group Plant Swindon Workshop and Plant Tour
30 November 2006
JCB Plant Tour and Workshop
28 September 2006
Visit to Vauxhall Motors, Ellesmere Port and Henrob Ltd.
8 June 2006
Visit to ATI Allvac Ltd., Sheffield including tour of GFM radial forging facility
9 March 2006
Visit to TC Wild Ltd., Sheffield
8 December 2005
Tour of the Peugeot Citroen PSA Ryton Assembly Plant
7 July 2005
Visit to GKN Driveline Birmingham - Hamstead Plant
28 April 2005
e Business Case Study Report
Prognosis of Far East metalforming developments on UK manufacturing
27 January 2005 at the School of M3, University of Nottingham
Bodycote announces new developments within their UK heat treatments operation
14 October 2004 at Bodycote Heat Treatments Ltd., Macclesfield - www.bodycote.com
This Workshop was followed by visits to Bodycote Heat Treatments Ltd., Macclesfield heat treatment facilities and to Bodycote Heat Treatments Ltd., Woodford low pressure gas carburing facilities.
Visit to Armstrong Fastening Technologies Ltd.
8 July 2004
Light Metal Forming Workshop & Jaguar XJ Assembly Plant Visit
27 April 2004, Jaguar Cars Visitor Centre, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham
IMfT Winter Meeting 2004
29 January 2004 at the School of MMMEM, University of Nottingham
Tooling manufacture – a supplier customer relationship
Alan Paul – Precision Technologies International (PTI), 16 October 2003 at PTI – www.ptiltd.co.uk
Set up reduction - tool change and set up for efficient machine scheduling
Chris Law, Federal Mogul Bradford Ltd, 10 July 2003 at Federal Mogul Bradford Ltd.
