The World of Ferrari Formula One Racing

Speaker: Edoardo Depase
Boeing Company
Materials & Process Technology

When: Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Where:
***NEW LOCATION***Barnaby's Restaurant
Price: Regular: $25 with RSVP, $30 w/o RSVP
Dinner:
Reservations: e-mail: seattlesampe@hotmail.com

About the Topic

Ferrari is an Italian car manufacturer, well known for the distinctiveness, elegance and performance of its luxury products. Since it has been in operation, Ferrari has had a production division “Gestione Commerciale”, focusing on the production of commercial street cars and a racing division, Gestione Sportiva, which has focused its efforts in Formula 1. Formula 1 is a racing championship for open wheel cars manufactured by different teams (McLaren, Williams, Toyota, BMW, Honda etc) and competing on the most famous racing tracks in the world. Ferrari Formula 1 Team is the only team that has been always involved in the development and fabrication of both the car chassis and engine. It has also been one of the most successful teams in the history of Formula 1. This presentation focuses on the description of my experience as production leader of the manufacturing team in charge of the fabrication of the composite suspensions during the 2003 and 2004 F1 racing seasons. Specifically I will describe the “speed” characterizing this production environment and the challenges I faced during this experience.

About the Speaker

Eddy Depase was born in Italy but was raised as a child in the US. After moving back to Italy with his family in the mid 80s and after attending high school, Eddy enrolled at the University of Padua, where he earned a degree in 2000 in Chemical Engineering. After graduation, he moved back to the United States to attend Graduate School at the University of Washington, researching resin infusion composite systems for aerospace applications. In 2003 Eddy moved back to Maranello, Italy, where he worked for Ferrari Formula 1 during the 2003 &2004 racing seasons, when Michael Schumacher was the lead driver of the team. In 2004, once again, he moved back to Seattle, where he is currently working for Boeing Materials & Processes Technology. Since then he has been involved in the manufacturing development of different composite fuselage components for the 787. He is currently pursuing an MBA at the University of Washington.

Volunteers Needed for One-Time or Ongoing SAMPE Activities

The Seattle SAMPE Chapter is looking for volunteers in many areas. Help our chapter expand and improve! Here is a list of committees and activities, with whom to contact:

Program Committee: Help arrange a speaker for a general meeting or assist with the Puget Sound Materials Expo in February 2009 - Contact David Jensen

Other under-filled Committees include History, Awards, Rules, Finance and Newsletter. If interested, contact Jeffrey Gavin

SAMPE Flyer Posting at your workplace - contact Brian Clark or post away!

Volunteers for SAMPE ISSE in Seattle 2010 - contact Karl Nelson

Sign up to be emailed opportunities to speak at a local high school through the PSEC at http://www.pseconline.org/ESRB/

January Dinner Preview

Date: Tuesday, January 27th
Speaker: Grant Martin, Solidica
Topic: Smart Component Manufacturing for Aerospace Applications Using Ultrasonic Consolidation

Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD)

SAMPE GOLD is looking for younger engineers interested in networking and socializing with other young professionals in engineering. Members of GOLD will be meeting with young members of ASM and AlChE on Wednesday November 19 at Espresso Vivace in Seattle. To learn more about GOLD, please contact Anthony Nguyen.

Board Business E-mail Distribution List

If you would like to be on the "Board & Others" distribution that is used to inform people of Board meetings and conduct other board business, please send an email with subject "SAMPE Board Distribution" to Arlene Brown at arlenesampe@comcast.net.

Exciting Upcoming events in the Puget Sound Area:
February 14th, 2009 - PSEC Engineer's Fair for K-12 students at Museum of Flight.
Volunteers requested for 2-3 hour shifts. A NASA Representative will be at our table to run an experiment. Contact Bob Yancey to volunteer your time or typical exhibition "freebies" for the students.
February 24th, 2009 - Puget Sound Materials Expo at the Museum of Flight
Renewing and new sponsors, if you do not get a letter in the mail, please go to our website to download the information.
May 16-20, 2010 - International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (ISSE) in Seattle, WA (First time locally!)

Seattle Chapter normally meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month in January, March, April, May, September, October, & November. The Puget Sound Materials Exposition is held in February, the Crab Feed is in July. There are no scheduled meetings in June and August. Board meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of each month at Barnaby's Restaurant in Tukwila. All members are welcome.

November dinner meeting pushed back to December 2, 2008
December Board Meeting tentatively set for December 9, 2008

Edmonds Community College Mentor Night was a success with 50 attendees and 30 volunteers! There is interest in holding another one at UW-Bothell in Spring 2009.
Seattle University Mentor Night was a success with 70 attendees and 40 volunteers!
AIAA Symposium night attracted 165 attendees up from 110 last year!

Please send any comments, questions or concerns about the newsletter to Ryan Toivola. Please visit us on the web at http://www.seattlesampe.org/!

Interested in being a sponsor? This includes advertising in this newsletter, a booth at the annual Puget Sound Materials Exposition, and more! Contact Barry Van West (206-662-3841, barry.p.vanwest@boeing.com).

Please visit the website for ASM International and their local chapter ASM and SAMPE share many goals and interests. Each organization welcomes attendance at their meetings by the broader Materials Science community.