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Session 1: Industrial Applications for Superplastic Forming of Aluminum
Location: Oceans Ballroom 2 (Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld)
(Please check final room assignments on-site).
Session Description: This session will examine new forming techniques and manufacturing improvements made by industry to optimize the Superplastic Forming process for aluminum alloys used to build production hardware.

Session Chair:Dr. Daniel G. Sanders The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA
8:30 AMThe Growing Acceptance of Aluminum Superplastic Forming
9:00 AMDesign and Thermal Behavior of Tooling for Quick Plastic Forming
9:30 AMCommercial Airplane Applications of Superplastically Formed AA 5083 Aluminum Sheet
10:00 AMBreak