Eco Advantage Composites Forum

Eco Advantage Composites Forum

Green opportunities with thermoplastic composites
Production of intermediate materials • Processing of novel thermoplastic composites • Applications for thermoplastic composites

Thursday March 29 – 10:30am / 1:00pm

Production of intermediate materials

1 - Self-Reinforced Plastics production via commingling

Comfil APS
Tore Bak (Denmark)
Plant Manager

· Yarn commingling technology and theory
· Choice of matrix and fiber materials for Self-Reinforced Plastics
· Pultrusion with commingled SRP Yarns
· ESPRIT results and showcases

2 - Dry powder impregnation for new sheet SRP production

Fibroline France Sarl
Eric Forest (France)
R&D Engineer
 
· D-Preg Electrostatic powder impregnation technology
· Possible Processing Routes for sheet SRP production
· Development of new type of reinforcement for SRP
· Mechanical performances validation and case studies

Processing of novel thermoplastic composites

3 - Novel heating and processing for thermoplastic

IVW, Institut fuer Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH
Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Bayerl (Germany)
Research Assistant

· Particulate heating susceptors
· Induction heating

4 - Applications and best practice guidelines for new Self Reinforced Polymer composites

Promolding BV
Daniel Vlasveld (The Netherlands)
Senior Polymer Researcher

· Injection moulding guidelines for new SRP’s
· Product design guidelines from new SRP’s
· Examples of demonstration products
· Areas of applications

5 - Reinforced Thermoplastic Assemblies

KVE Composites Group
Martijn Van Wijngaarden (The Netherlands)
Engineering Manager

· Parts used in thermoplastic assemblies
· Compound Compression moulding of parts
· Assembly techniques
· Induction welding

Applications for thermoplastic composites

6 - Lightweight underbody panels for better aerodynamic and acoustic performance

Röchling Automotive
Dr.-Ing. Egon Moos (Germany)
Product Manager Underbody

· Lightweight material for underbody applications: from Glass Mat Thermoplastic to Light Weight Reinforced Thermoplastic
· SRP applications in the underbody, today and tomorrow
· Cost VS Performance