CIRP Winter Meeting

Richard Leach and Joe Eastwood attended the virtual CIRP Winter Meeting from 15th to 23rd February 2021.

They were involved in the following:

Richard acted as the STC S (Surfaces) ambassador for the 2022 cross-working group on Additive Manufacturing.

Joe attended as a guest to STC S and presented his research on creating artificial surface textures using machine learning (see his publication here).

• Han Haitjema (KU Leuven) gave an update on the surface texture noise comparison being run by him, Richard and Peter de Groot (ZYGO). 
• Simone Carmignato (University of Padua) presented on the 2020 STC P keynote on dimensional artefacts for which Richard is a co-author. 
• Brid Mullany (UNCC) presented on the 2022 STC S keynote on the surface defects in manufacturing for which Richard is a co-author. 
• Wim Dewulf (KU Leuven) presented on the 2022 STC P keynote on the X-ray computed tomography for which Richard is a co-author. 
• Andreas Archetti (KTH) presented on the 2024 STC S keynote on integrated metrology in manufacturing for which Richard is a co-author. 
• Gisela Lanza (KIT) presented on the 2025 STC P keynote on the machine learning and metrology for which Richard is a co-author.

Richard acted as the vice chair of STC S and attended the Liaison Committee meeting.