Carbon Conference

Carbon Conference

Technological developments in the production and application of CFRP
Advances in the production of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic • Applications of CFRP: Repairing and recycling processes • Case study: Use of carbon fiber for mass transportation and wind energy

Wednesday March 28 – 10:30am / 1:00pm

Advances in the production of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic

1 - The development of carbon fiber fabrics with optimal processability and mechanical performance

Formax Ltd
Ryan Daley (GB)
Senior Materials Scientist

· The role of the converter: From filaments to fabrics
· New structural fabric performance indicators for engineers
· Carbon unidirectional study
· Carbon biaxial study

2 - Process optimized core concept for the braiding technique

Munich Composites GmbH
Mathias Moeller Bichler (Germany)
R&D Engineer
 
· Braiding: A manufacturing technique suitable for high volume applications
· State of the art core concepts to manufacture carbon composites
· The inflatable, re-usable core

Applications of CFRP: Repairing and recycling processes

3 - Laser treatment of carbon fiber reinforced composites

Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
Dipl.-Ing. Sven Bluemel (Germany)
Research and Development Engineer

· Laser transmission welding
· Laser ablation in preparation for repairing of CFRP
· Laser cutting of CFRP – achievable qualities and velocities

4 - FibreCycle - An industrial perspective on carbon fiber recycling

Umeco
Dr. Sophie Cozien-Cazuc (GB)
Collaborative R&T Project Manager

· Carbon fiber composite recycling
· Introduction of fibreCycle project
· Technical achievements
· What is next?

Case study: Use of carbon fiber for mass transportation and wind energy

5 - Resin: Solutions supporting increasing demands for fast carbon parts production in mass transportation

Huntsman Advanced Materials
Stephan Costantino (Switzerland)
Composite, Tooling & Adhesive Application lab Leader

· High Pressure-RTM and Compression moulding: unparalleled efficiencies in terms of cost, production rates, quality and performance
· Resin systems for fast composite parts production, very short cure cycles, down to less than one minute

6 - A concept study for a CFRP based 2MW tidal turbine generator blade

SGL Carbon
Ralf Goller (Germany)
Business Development Manager

STRUCTeam Ltd.
Frederic Louarn (GB)
Principal Engineer

· Future prospects for tidal turbine blade construction
· Tidal turbine blade structural considerations
· Carbon composite solution for tidal turbine blades