Introduction to Hot/Warm Forging

Elaine Aspinall

Speaker

Mrs Elaine Aspinall is Senior lecturer and head of the Quality Research group at the University of Birmingham. Through the Lucas Institute of Engineering production she has run courses on statistics and quality control for industry. Her current research interests are Taguchi experimentation, integrated approaches to quality and many tools and techniques for quality improvement. Elaine regularly acts as a consultant to industry.

Trevor A. Dean

Course Manager

Professor Trevor. A. Dean is emeritus professor in the school of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Birmingham. He has worked in the forging industry for over forty years. Trevor founded the Drop Forging Association and established the Metal Forming Research group at the university. He is active in metal forming research including bulk and sheet, hot, warm and cold, laser forming and HIPing. He also works worldwide as a consultant for the forging industry.