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REMO Demonstration Event Date: 29th January 2015

Agenda

• Stirling introduction

• REMO technical demonstration – TWI/Stirling

• Inheatpro TSB project presentation – Stirling

• Materials and processes test services presentation – Stirling

• Lunch and discussion

Meet the Stirling team here today – our people and what they do • Business Development - (Me) Pete Stirling

• Business Unit – Ross Mansfield

• Project Lead – Adrian Harrison • Test Services Manager – Justin Simmons

• Marketing – Michelle Williams

• President – Bob Stirling

• TWI

Introduct ion

• Specialist engineering and design services • Control systems and condition monitoring • Serving aerospace, marine, energy and defence • 26+ years trading history • US and UK bases • Focus on innovation and value

© 2015 Stirling Dynamics

Who We are and What We Do

• Stirling Dynamics provides active control technologies, advanced engineering design services and control theory to a wide range of customers

• We have condition monitoring capability and a proven track record in the Oil

& Gas, Aerospace and Waste-to-Energy markets

• We were approached in 2014 by TWI to get involved in the REMO project based on this expertise

Major Customers

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Major Customers


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Business Focus


Training & Simulation

Active Hand Controls

G-Seats

Pallet Solutions

Standard Products

Custom Designs

Aerospace Services

Systems

Structures & Materials

Flight Sciences

Test Services

Test Rig Solutions

Submarine Systems

Steering & Diving Control Systems

Submarine Autopilots

Hover Systems

Systems Engineering

Trials Support

Energy Systems

Condition Monitoring System

Waste Water to Energy System

Sub Sea Analysis – Oil and Gas


Energy Systems

Stirling’s energy systems engineers provide advanced simulation and analysis for extreme environments. Our expansion into energy systems has already led to the successfully development and deployment of prototype systems into two industry sectors.

Photobioreactor LED system

• Control software and hardware

• Prototype 2013, full scale demo 2015

• Full ILS solution

Condition monitoring system AWEAR©

• Tracks and alarms for preventative

maintenance

• Demonstrator 2014, roll-out 2015

Our involvement in REMO

We became involved in REMO because of our capability, desire to enter market and experience of engaging primes (end users)

Stirling role on the project

• SME Project Director

• Technical direction

• Commercialisation and exploitation

H2020 ‘REMO 2’ SMEi application

• Submitted Dec 2014

• Decision Mar 2015

• Potential 2 year project KO June 2015

• Smaller consortium to REMO 2

Objective of this session…

……is to:

• Demonstrate the technology developed under REMO 1 FP7 project (currently TRL 6)

• Get feedback from tidal industry on:

• Work to date

• Backing to progress REMO 2 and feed in requirements

• How best to engage with industry – nature of collaboration

• I will follow up individually with you

Thank you for your time!

For more information on Stirling and our involvement in REMO, please contact Peter

Stirling at [email protected]

www.stirling-dynamics.com

mailto:[email protected]



January 29th 2015

Project Overview

Project Background

Research on the application of magnetostrictive materials for,

(1) cure monitoring and control for composite repairs;

(2) the structural health monitoring of composite structures.

Part-funded by InnovateUK in collaboration with Stirling Dynamics, The Welding Institute and three other UK partners (www.inheatpro.eu).

A 3-year project from 2014 to 2017.

2014-15 discussions with the UK composites community to direct the research for the greatest overall benefit

2015-16 technology research at The Welding Institute

2016-17 prototype development & test

2017 demonstration and dissemination

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A System View

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For more information on Stirling and our involvement in InHeatPro, please contact

Adrian Harrison at aharrison@stirling-

dynamics.com





Materials and Processes Test Services

Date: 29th January 2015

Introduction

• Stirling Dynamics have been supporting the Materials and Processes (M&P) engineering domain of Airbus since 2009.

• Provide technical support to the following sub-domains of M&P:

Failure Analysis & Metal Technology

Assembly Technology

Composite Technology

Mechanical Testing

Surface Technology

Failure Analysis & Metal Technology • In-service failure analysis using a variety of fractographic and

metallographic techniques • Root Cause Analysis • Dimensional verification / conformance to manufacturing drawing • Production of detailed technical reports often viewed by airlines,

authorities, etc.

• Fractography by use of Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Locate point / region of crack initiation Establish failure mode across fracture surface, i.e. Fatigue, trans-

granular / inter-granular, static overload, etc. Use of striation counting to establish approximate onset of fatigue

cracking

Failure Analysis & Metal Technology

• Metallographic Assessment Review of grain structure and grain flow in region of interest Micro-examination of surface for corrosion damage (pitting, inter-

granular attack, etc.) Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX) / X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF)

techniques used to establish qualitative material composition

Assembly Technology

• Assembly Technology Laboratory based activities including sectioning and inspection of

fastening systems Test specimen assembly / preparation Post test inspection with staged disassembly Detailed drilling inspection

Composite Technology

• Composite Technology Macro & microscopic investigation Stacking sequence / layup verification Thermal analysis of composite materials - Differential Scanning

Calorimetry (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)

Mechanical Testing

• Mechanical Testing Mechanical testing of composite and metallic specimens to

internationally recognised standards Project management of large test programmes Coupon, test fixture and instrumentation design Test Definition creation

Surface Technology

• Surface Technology Assessment / measure of surface treatment / coatings (paint,

anodising, dry film lubricant, sealants, etc.) Fuel & hydraulic oil conditioning of test specimens Development and testing of prototype devices in support of

Airbus R&D projects Corrosion investigation Bio-fuel test research

Skills and Experience • A multitude of skills & experience within the team

Collective Metallurgy experience of 55+ years Expert knowledge of aerospace aluminium alloys, forgings,

fasteners and joining techniques

Facilities

• Stirling have the capability to perform full analysis of samples utilising the equipment of several university facilities across the UK. Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM) complete with qualitative

and quantitative element identification Sample preparation equipment Mechanical test facilities


For more information on Stirling’s Material and Processes Test Services, please contact

Justin Simmons at [email protected]



