An established forum for the exchange of ideas and latest information on leading technologies shaping boatbuilding’s future.

Held in conjunction with METS 2006
	Tuesday & Wednesday, 14-15 November 2:00pm – 5:00pm Amsterdam RAI Congress Centre (above the Composites Pavilion) The Netherlands For more details on the Forum, contact: Tel: +44 (0)208 726 8119 E-mail: nick_hopkinson@ipcmedia.com

EUROPEAN BOATBUILDER METS TECHNOLOGY FORUM 2006-Speaker Profiles

Presented by a mix of leading boat builders, equipment and material suppliers, and composite engineers, with an emphasis on current applications, practical issues and the pros and cons of different approaches

Moderated by Ken Wappat, Chairman, UK National Composites Network

Ken Wappat, Moderator
Ken joined UK based Fairline Boats in 1988 and as operations director supported the company in trebling its annual turnover from around £30 million to more than £100 million per year.  He left his full-time role at Fairline in 2005, but remains active as a consultant to the company.  He is also closely involved with the British Marine Federation (BMF) and serves as chairman of the UK National Composites Network, a government funded initiative to bring together industry experts, share knowledge in composites across different industries and between companies, and help smaller companies access state of the art technology

Session 1
Setting the Scene: The Future of Composites in Boatbuilding
Ed Findon, VT Halmatic

Ed has been in composite boatbuilding for over 18 years.  After completing a City and Guild's Engineering Apprenticeship in 1988 in the UK, Ed worked at a number of boatbuilding yards including Tough Brothers and Turks.  He completed a Yacht Manufacturing Technology & Management BTEC HND in 1993 and then worked as production team leader for UK based Green Marine, where projects included composite yachts, lifeboats, masts, rudders, and work for the UK Ministry of Defence.  He joined SP Systems, a composite materials supplier and engineering house in 1999, as a Composite Technologist supporting many large marine projects at prominent yards including Nautor Swan, Baltic Yachts, Southern Wind, Wally, NEB, De Vries, and VT Halmatic. Ed moved to VT Halmatic in 2004 to strengthen the composite development team and has been supporting all aspects of composite builds within the company.  He is a regular contributor of technical articles to trade publications and presenter at industry forums.

Nick Partington, Gurit/SP

Nick Partington is currently the Product Manager for Marine Prepreg and SPRINT Materials at Gurit/SP, where he is responsible for the management of this range, including the design and introduction of new products, and technical liaison within the Gurit group of companies.  Nick joined SP Systems in 1993 as research & development manager, a role he fulfilled for over 11 years with responsibility for development of all SP prepregs, SPRINT resins, adhesive films, gelcoats, liquid infusion resins, laminating systems and fairing compounds. Prior to that, he worked for seven years at Cytec Engineered Materials as product development manager and in product marketing

Session 2
Cost Reduction and Efficiency Innovations in Single Skin Construction
Scott Lewit, Structural Composites

Scott Lewit is president and a founding partner of Structural Composites, Inc. and COMPSYS, Inc. He earned his Master of Science degree in Ocean Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1985 and received his Certified Composite Technician (CCT) status and CCT Instructor Certification in 2001.  He is a widely respected authority in his field in the US, serving on the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Advisory Board and on multiple committees at the Composite Fabricators Association.  Scott was chairman of the Executive Steering Committee for the Navy Center for Composites Technology in 2002, co-chair for materials in the Navy’s high-speed sealift initiative, and has served on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s marine manufacturing committee for closed moulding.  Scott was a principle in developing the composites training program for the American Boat & Yacht Council and is a co-inventor of the resin recirculation moulding process and the patented PRISMA preform technology.  He is a frequent session chair and speaker at composites industry conferences and seminars, and received the Best Presentation Award for Composites at the 2002 Defense Manufacturers Conference.

Thomas Anmarkrud of OS Boat, Norway

Thomas Anmarkrud has been a boatbuilder for 25 years, working with wood, aluminium and FRP.  He has run his own yard for the last 18 years, doing repair work on FRP boats up to 45 feet using both epoxy and polyester.  He also applies his experience in materials behavior and construction defects as a composites consultant and is developing the curriculum for a new Norwegian boatbuilding course in cooperation with NORBOAT.  Following the 2004 Tsunami, Thomas also worked on behalf of the UN, training fishermen in the Maldives to build their own boats.

Session 3
Improving Cosmetics and Surface Quality in Composite Construction
Edwin van Herpt, Lightweight Structures

Edwin van Herpt has been with Lightweight Structures since it was formed in 2005 and was with its predecessor organisation, the Centre of Lightweight Structures TUD-TNO (CLC) between 1996 and 2005. Lightweight Structures is a commercial entity borne out of the demand for market-oriented composites research and development projects carried out at the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO and the Delft University of Technology, Aerospace Engineering. Today the business is focused on product development, engineering and manufacturing, with a core competency in fibre reinforced plastics for various industrial markets.  Edwin is responsible for setting up, managing and executing projects, primarily focused on the marine sector since 2005.  He has developed and implemented vacuum infusion technology at boat yards throughout Europe including Conyplex (The Netherlands), Rodman (Spain), Polysier (Spain), Astondoa (Spain), Zeydon (Belgium) and a boat builder consortium in Finland.  His responsibilities have also included feasibility studies and process development for a range of industrial clients including rotor blade manufacturers, a weapon bay door for Boeing, Dutch Space, Airbus UK, and the Nuon Solar Challenge 2005 car for TU Delft.  Edwin earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1995, is a frequent contributor of composites papers to professional journals and industry conferences, and holds two composites related patents.

Michael Eaglen, High Modulus

As engineering division manager for High Modulus, Michael Eaglen has overall responsibility for the operation of an international marine consulting team, with offices in New Zealand and the UK.  Specialising in composite structural engineering and sailing yacht performance optimisation, he has been involved in the design of a wide range of projects -- from Grand Prix racing yachts, performance luxury sailing and motoryachts and high-speed military patrol craft, to series production runabouts and workboats.  Michael has experience as a naval architect in both racing and cruising designs, including five years with the New Zealand firm, Warwick Yacht Design, and three years consulting design work as a member of Team New Zealand’s 2003 America’s Cup defence.  Michael holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Yacht and Powercraft Design from Southampton Institute, UK, and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects.  He became active in the Naval Architectural Society of New Zealand since 1996, serving as its president during a merger with the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) to form the New Zealand Division, of which he was president until 2003.  Michael is currently chairman of the High Performance Yacht Design Conference – a biennial conference on yacht research and technology

Session 4
Cost and Time Savings with New Resin Infusion Materials and Techniques
Philip Lunn, Advanced Materials Group, Airtech Europe

As European technical manager for Airtech Europe, Philip Lunn has specialised in the field of vacuum bag processing of composite materials for the last eight years, applying and developing the technique for a variety of processes and industries, including aerospace, automotive, marine and wind energy.  Philip has a Bachelor of Engineering degree (with Honors) and 19 years of experience in the composites field.  He began in Project Engineering in aerospace then moved onto the motorsports industry.  From there, Philip was responsible for program management and production management in the military and civil aerospace fields employing closed and open mould composite manufacturing techniques.   His most recent experiences have covered all industries and processes employing vacuum bag technologies

Session 5
Real Life Resin Infusion
Richard Watson, VT Halmatic

A production engineer and project manager, Richard has been working at VT Halmatic for five years since graduating from the Southampton Institute with a Bachelor of Science degree in Yacht Manufacturing and Surveying. A long-time sailor, Richard’s interest in the industry stems from making, racing and breaking sailing dinghies which developed into a hands-on practical understanding of composite construction. He has worked for a number of leading composite builders in the UK including Green Marine and Rondar Race Boats. Current projects that Richard oversees at VT Halmatic include an epoxy infused RIB for the UK Ministry of Defence and a resin film infusion Special Forces craft.

Neil Chaplin, Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Neil Chaplin, CEng MRINA, is a principal naval architect at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. He trained as a naval architect under Ministry of Defence (MoD) sponsorship at the Southampton Institute, UK, then worked for the MoD in both ship support and procurement capacities on a wide variety of auxiliary vessels including floating docks, various survey vessels, SWATH passenger transfer craft, and replenishment oilers. He joined the RNLI in 1997 as a naval architect, and in 2000 became project manager of the Fast Slipway Boat 2 (now Tamar) project. Responsible for the design, development, production and introduction into service of the Tamar, Neil has recently taken up the post of in-service support manager

DAY 2 -  MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

Session 6
The Marine Industry Goes Lean
Steve Boam, KM&T

Steve Boam is the founder and managing director of KM&T (Knowledge Management & Transfer Group). He is an experienced Lean specialist working across multiple industries to implement sustainable tools and techniques to deliver improvements in quality, cost, delivery and the bottom line Key Performance Indicators.  In addition to his work in the marine industry with OEMs, supply chain and service projects, Steve has supported clients and projects from the aerospace, agricultural and automotive sectors, including launch of the Jaguar S-Type.  Prior to his consultancy work, Steve was the lead engineer for the Toyota Corolla model working for Toyota in both the UK and in Japan, where he had responsibility for all project aspects from design and development to facility preparation, training and launch management.

Session 7
New MRP Management System Yields Efficiencies at Numarine
Erdal Kilic, Numarine

Erdal has been general manager of Numarine since 2004 and he has more than 20 years of experience in boat building in the Turkish marine industry beginning in 1986 when he owned Viking Marine Industries, producing yachts for the Italian market.  He then worked as project manager at the Koc Group where he built the steam yacht Gonca and some other small sea vessels, before becoming technical/project manager in Setur Marinas Group where he had a leading role in the privatization of Turkish state marinas in 1997.  Erdal went on to build Superyachts as production manager and eventually yacht department manager at RMK Marine of Istanbul until 2002.  Afterwards, he was involved in several international boat building projects as a consultant in the Jasmin Group, which lead him to Numarine in 2002.  Erdal holds an MBA and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Istanbul Technical University in 1985.  For the past ten years, he has been heavily focused on the importance of Human Resources in management and systematic aids to encourage higher performance, productivity and satisfaction among employees.

Uygar Arpak, Numarine

Uygar Arpak brings a background in IT systems and software development, as well as logistics and operations planning to Numarine. He first applied his degree in Business Administration to the banking sector where he was a banker and systems analyst/developer, managing several software and business development projects for commercial loan tracking and internet banking systems.  He has worked at E-Trade Project of the Republic of Turkey, lead by the Under Secretariat of the Treasury and Under Secretariat of The Prime Minister for Foreign Trade, studying commercial e-payment systems to be used in electronic trade with Central Bank of Turkey. From there he joined a multinational logistics company as IT manager where he worked on logistics, operations planning and management systems, and then as a consultant for several logistics and production companies, as well as the Turkish Ministry of Transportation.

Serdar Alper, Numarine

Serdar Alper began working at Numarine in 2005, gaining practical experience while he completed a double major in Naval Architecture Engineering and Management from the Istanbul Technical University where he graduated in 2006.

Session 8
From Computer to Large Scale Models with CNC Technology
Chris Edwards, Delcam Italy

Chris Edwards is president of Delcam Italy, working in the CAD/CAM industry for 20 years and with Delcam for 14 of those years.  He is currently responsible for Delcam’s marine sector applications with a particular focus on solving production challenges such as rapid manufacturing and adaptive manufacturing. Chris holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Sheffield and Master of Science degree from the University of Aston (UK).  He originally worked on projects using CAD/CAM solutions in a variety of industries including Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering and subsequently transferred over to sales and marketing of Delcam Software solutions.

Matteo Sardo, CMS

Matteo Sardo is product and sales manager of the Marine Division at CMS, supplying boatyards and pattern makers worldwide with CNC applications for milling big dimension 3D plugs as well as trimming of laminated parts made in fibreglass.  He earned a Mechanical Engineering degree in 1992 at "Politecnico di Milano" and has 12 years of experience in the sale of industrial equipment, with the last eight years focused on 5 axis CNC routers, mainly for composite applications at CMS.

Session 9
Rapid Production of Patterns & Moulds for Production Boatbuilders
Andy Harvey, Gurit/SP

As product manager for formulated products, Andy Harvey is responsible for the management of SP’s formulated range and the design and introduction of new products.  Andy focussed on the technical support of key accounts at SP before moving to Product Management, and worked for Cytec Engineered Materials for 12 years before joining SP.  Andy holds a degree in Materials Science from Manchester University (UMIST).

Session 10
The Clever Way to Infuse Large Parts
Arjen Koorevaar, Polyworx

Arjen Koorevaar is the managing director of Polyworx, the company he founded in 1997.  Development and marketing of the RTM-Worx flow-analysis software for RTM and resin infusion is the company’s core business.  Polyworx also serves as an infusion-technology consultancy in the development, training and implementation of controlled vacuum infusion. His company has been involved with some 17 projects over the past four years and more than 30 companies, institutes and universities have licensed the RTM-Worx software for applications in yacht building, aerospace and wind energy.  Arjen’s first projects in the field were in the aerospace sector.  His background in thermoplastic injection moulding comes from his work on government funded research and development projects at the Plastics and Rubber Research Institute at the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO in conjunction with the University of Eindhoven.

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