Reach for the Skies: The race to automate high-rate manufacture of composite aerostructures
About
As the aerospace industry transitions from metallic structures to composites for next-generation single-aisle aircraft, finding an "at-rate" production solution is the ultimate manufacturing challenge. This talk explores the critical effort to secure and sustain wing manufacturing leadership within the UK. We will dive deep into how Loop Technology is addressing this bottleneck with its groundbreaking FibreLINE system—showcasing how the fusion of robotic preforming, AI-powered defect inspection, and advanced automation is making high-rate composite wing production a reality
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
10 Sep 2026
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Organiser
- Dorset and South Wiltshire Local Network
Speakers
Ross Horrigan
CTO - Loop Technology
Ross is a veteran automation engineer whose career spans the automotive, aerospace, and defense sectors. Throughout Loop Technology’s journey from a local Dorset business to an international machine integrator, Ross has been a driving force behind the company’s technical innovation. Through a plethora of automation challenges, Ross has overseen the development of a comprehensive set of capabilities which place Loop in a unique position in the UK to deliver advanced automation solutions for tomorrow's manufacturing challenges.
Reasons to attend
Learn about the exciting high tech products being designed and developed by Loop Technology in Dorchester
Programme
18:30 Refreshments
19:00 Talk starts
20:00 Q&A
20:30 Depart