Defence Materials 2050: Materials Manufacture & Processing
As part of the IOM3 Defence Materials 2050 seminar series, the NCC is hosting the 2nd seminar and workshop on 'Materials Manufacture & Processing'. The meeting is to be held on 7 July 2026 in Bristol.
The Defence Materials 2050: Materials Manufacture & Processing event will convene leading scientists, innovators, defence stakeholders, and industry partners to shape a strategic vision for the next generation of extreme‑performance materials.
An additional optional tour around NCC is available. Please sign up separately here:
Agenda
| 09:00 | Tour of NCC |
| 09:30 | Registration |
10:00 |
Welcome Address Euan Gray, BAE Systems |
| 10:10 | Review of Defence Materials 2050: Discovery & Design Dean Fletcher, Dstl |
| Session 1: Manufacturing Process Engineering for Advanced Materials in 2050 | |
10:30 |
Hybrid Additive Manufacturing of a Silicon Carbide-Boron Carbide Composite for High-Temperature Applications Ollie Osborn, Lucideon |
10:50 |
Orbital Friction Welding: A New Process for Joining End to End Profiles for Defence Materials Stuart Jackman, Jackweld & Cem Selcuk, SERIC |
| 11:10 | How do you take High-Risk, High-Value Chemical Innovations from Concept to Resilient Scalable Manufacturing? Tom Taylor, CPI |
| 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| Session 2: Digital Enablement of Materials Manufacturing and Processing in 2050 | |
| 11:50 | Carbon Fibre: A Strategic Material Itsaso Echeverria, NCC |
12:10 |
Materials Development Through a Systems Engineering Lens Joseph Marshall-Reed, AWE |
12:30 |
Sovereign AI as the Edge: Digital Enablement for Secure Materials Processing Michael Agyeman, Agyeman & Daughters |
| 12:50 | Lunch |
| Afternoon Session: Workshop | |
13:30 |
Defence Materials 2050: Critical Materials, Security of Supply, Decommissioning, Reuse & Recycling Richard White, Lucideon |
13:35 |
Framing Plenary Euan Gray, BAE Systems |
13:45 |
Activity 1 - Identifying Challenges |
| 14:05 | Activity 2 - Breakthrough Opportunities |
| 14:45 | Coffee Break |
15:00 |
Activity 3 - Roadmap & Actions |
15:30 |
Activity 4 - Cross-synthesis |
| 15:45 | Closing Remarks |
| 16:00 | Close of Event |
Upcoming events in the series
Defence Materials 2050: Materials Manufacture & Processing
Join us for the 2nd in-person seminar on Defence Materials 2050, focussing on materials manufacturing and processing.
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Defence Materials 2050: Critical Materials, Security of Supply, Decommissioning, Reuse and Recycling
Join us for the 3rd in-person seminar on Defence Materials 2050, focussing on critical materials, security of supply, decommissioning, reuse & recycling.
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