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11 Feb 2008

JEC End-users forums: your best source of strategic information

6 JEC End-Users 2008 Forums will take place on the JEC Composites Show Paris, on April 1-2-3, 2008.
Last year, each of the six forums (Marine, Aeronautics, Automotive, Land Transportation, Construction, Biocomposites) welcomed more than 1 550 international qualified participants (46,5% were end-users). The feedback we got was very positive since 93% of the attendees found the forums satisfactory!

This success led JEC to plan 6 new forums this year:
• MARINE: “Resins with enhanced performances”
• NATURAL FIBRES: “Composites & natural fibres: real opportunities”
• AUTOMOTIVE: “Composites penetration and process improvements”
• ENVIRONMENT & RECYCLING: “The composites contribution”
• AERONAUTICS: “Composites continuous progresses in Aeronautics”
• CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING: “Lifetime and recycling for composites in construction”

Benefits for attendees
The 6 forums scheduled are definitely a genuine source for obtaining state of the art information on trends in the different end-users markets represented.
More than 55 top-level global specialists from each sector come to testify and promote the use of value adding, innovative solutions.
By attending these forums, professionals from the composites industry will access strategic information on trends, innovation and outlooks in their current or potential activity sector.

End-User Forums Programme

MARINE – April 1st, 2008 – 10.30 am / 1.00 pm
Moderator: Mr. Sebastiano Rech Morasutti from TRIMARINE (I)
1/ A new programmable paste rheology concept for marine applications
• Seamless modelling paste for rapid production of large models for composites moulding
• Customer testimonial
Huntsman (CH): M. Duncan Howland, Marine Technical Support Engineer
EI-BO Produktion A/S(DE): M. Jorgen Bo Poulsen, Owner

2/ Polymer coating technologies for improved crack resistance and blush resistant applications
• Opportunities from market analysis and extensive discovery meetings with fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) boat builders
• A polymer coating technology (PCT) and polymer barrier technology (PBT) developed with superior toughness and impact resistance
• A polymer coating technology (PCT) developed to retain its deep rich colour and high gloss when repaired or with exposure to water
CCP CRAY VALLEY (USA): Matthew Edmonds, Key Account Manager

3/ Description of a methodology to reach good surface quality in Vacuum Infusion process for Marine applications
• How to determine and numerically quantify the visual quality of a laminate
• Influence of reinforcements and resin properties
• How to reach a surface quality equal to HLU without the extra cost of skin coat
AHLSTROM GLASSFIBRE (FI): Mr. Rainer Bergström, R&D Manager
ASHLAND COMPOSITE POLYMERS: Mr. Olli Piiroinen
MIKTECH (FI): Mr. Antti Ylhäinen

4/ Reactive Co promoter for unsaturated polyester resins used in the Marine industry
• The formulation of resins with reduced styrene levels
• A resin building block that exhibits Co promoter activity and functions as a styrene replacement
EASTMAN (UK): Mr. Carlo Testa, Technical Supervisor

5/ Using peroxides to optimize process control for styrene emissions
• By using the right peroxide formulation you can reduce the styrene emission by building up the laminate in less steps, and reduce the number of open layers
• Results from an experimental study
SYRGIS PERFORMANCE INITIATORS (USA): Mr. Dennis Fink, Technical Service Manager North America
SYRGIS PERFORMANCE INITIATORS AB (SW): Mr. Mikael Jonnson, R&D Technical Service

NATURAL FIBRES – April 1st, 2008 – 2.30 pm / 5.00 pm
Moderator: Mr. Christophe BALEY from UNIVERSITE DE BRETAGNE SUD (F)

1/ Flax and hemp : vegetal fibres for the industry
• The flax and hemp industry in Europe
• The markets
• The environmental interest
• The network with universities and research centres
CELC (European Confederation of flax ans hemp): Mr. Benoît Savourat, President of Technical uses section

2/ Development of new Thermoplastic materials reinforced with flax fibres in plasturgy
• Innovation and development in the Technic Flax
• Thermoplastic composites applications
• Integration in a sustainable development approach
Groupe DEHONDT (F) : Mr. Edouard Philippe, Manager R&D

3/ Mechanical performance of Natural Fibre versus E-glass chopped strand mat for resin infused composite parts
• Flax and Hemp fibre reinforcements for Thermoset composite parts
• Natural fibres for use in reinforcing composite parts for Ground Transportation applications
• Comparison of natural and fibreglass reinforcing fibres for Thermoset part applications
COMPOSITES INNOVATION CENTRE (CA): Mr. Sean McKay, Executive Director

4/ Applications of natural coir fibre
• A natural bio degradable fibre
• Construction applications
• Marine applications
• Other eco-friendly products
COIR BOARD, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, Cochin (IN): Ing. Febi Varghese, Director

5/ Development of a flax fibre race bike and carbon fibres
• A composite hybrid sandwich technique
• The use of natural flax fibre as an impregnated material
• Specific advantages in bicycle use
MUSEEUW BIKES & PARTNERS (ACHILLES ASSOCIATES - IPA) (B): Mr. Fangio Reybrouck & Mr. Koen Elsen

AUTOMOTIVE - April 2nd, 2008 - 10.30am / 1.00pm
Moderator: Mr. Jean-Bruno Monteil, from MAVEL SA (F)

1/ Simulation of Fibre Reinforced Composites (FRC) using Finite Element Programs
• FRC penetration in the Automotive industry
• Prescription and prediction of structural behaviour using the Finite Element Method
• Tools for FRC simulation
• Case study and industrial applications
CADFEM GmbH (DE): Dr. – Ing. Matthias Hörmann, LS-DYNA Product Manager

2/ New porous Thermoplastic composite technologies for the Automotive industry
• Thermoplastic composites
• Automotive applications
AZDEL (USA): Mr. Thomas Ebeling, Technology Director

3/ PUR solutions for structural parts with different reinforcement materials
• State of the art solutions
• Improvements of single systems
• Vision of new sandwich design
• Prospects
BAYER MaterialScience AG (DE): Mr. Stephan Schleiermacher, Head of Automotive Systems Structural parts

4/ Renault F1 Team: an inside look at reducing composite cycle times and errors by automating analysis data transfer
• Creating a competitive edge for the 2008 R28 Race car
• Reducing overall development time by 60%
• Accomplishing analysis-to-design translation in just 2 hours
RENAULT F1 TEAM (UK): Mr. Ian Goddard, Senior CAE Engineer

5/ Thermal expansion of Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) materials
• Thermal expansion, CLTE
• Composite panels
• Bond line readout
GENERAL MOTORS R&D CENTER (USA): Dr. Hamid G. Kia, Lab Group Manager

6/ SMART fortwo tailgate: first serial application of E-LFT technology
• All composite structural components with crash requirements and complete visible grained surface
• Thermoplastic composite
• Cost reduction achievements
• Light weight potential
ESORO AG (CH): Mr. Andreas Rüegg, Head of Process Development

ENVIRONMENT / RECYCLING - April 2nd, 2008 - 2.30pm / 5.00pm
Moderator: Mr. Ab Kasper, General Manager - EUCIA (European Composites Industry association)
1/ Unsaturated polyester resin based on bio-renewable resources
• Development of the first commercial renewable resource-based unsaturated polyester resin
• Applications of bio-based resins and comparison of properties versus petrochemical-based composites
• Life cycle analysis: reduction of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions
ASHLAND Polyester SAS (F): Ms. Dr. Eng. Elodie Bugnicourt, R&D Technologist
ASHLAND Composite Polymers (USA): Mrs. Dr. Darcy Culkin, Senior Research Chemist

2/ Simply green
• Reduction of hazardous air and ground pollutants
• Quality of life without sacrificing performance
• New criteria for green products and recycle purposes
ITW PLEXUS (UK): Mr. Ian Lancey, Business Manager UK/ROW, and Mr. Peter A. Carbutt, Technology Manager

3/ Environmental benefits of using Advantex ® Glass fibers as reinforcements in composite materials
• Less emissions
• Longer composite Lifetime: Mat’is savings
• Composite Mat’is intensity over service life
OCV Reinforcements (USA): Mr. Claude Renaud, Science & Technology, Project Leader

4/ Sustainability and CO2 emission in composites
DSM Composite Resins AG (CH): Mr. Ben Drogt

5/ New technology for recovery of natural, glass and carbon fibres reinforced thermoplastics materials
• A transfer moulding process
• Technology applications
• Advantages
MBM (DE): Mr. Dr. Eng. Peter Naday, Head of Department

6/ Recycling of CFRP’s by pyrolysis – process optimisation and potentials
• Development of appropriate recycling processes
• A new recycling plant
CFK-Valley Stade Recycling GmbH & Co. (DE) : Mr. Leif Ole Meyer, Leading Project Manager

AERONAUTICS - April 3rd, 2008 - 10.30am / 1.00pm
Moderator: Mr. Andrew Long, Chairman of SAMPE UK.

1/ An industrial solution for studying complex failures of composite structures
• Assessing the damage tolerance
• Modelling and solving the problems
• Methodology and numerical solutions
• A Case study: a specific virtual crack extension method and a cohesive elements approach
SAMTECH (B): M. Philippe Pasquet, Scientific Director, and M. Michael Bruyneel, Engineering Software, R&D Engineer

2/ Micromechanics of failure
• A new approach to predict strength and life
• Application to composite structures
• Online : on demand tutorial
STANFORD UNIVERSITY (USA): M. Stephen Tsai, Professor Research Emeritus

3/ Using 3D software to compress composite part development cycles through concurrent engineering
• Concurrency: highly desirable in development efforts
• The benefits of communicating between disciplines and the high complexity of the composite parts design
• Interoperability solution tools: implementation of processes to allow multiple and simultaneous iterations in both the analysis and design disciplines
VISTAGY (USA): M. Johan Grape, Director of Technology

4/ A numerical solution tool that supports the complete development of autoclave parts
(Manufacturing and Design)
• Optimising the curing cycles through a coupled Flow/Curing prediction in the autoclave
• Optimising the tooling design through the parts shape distortion prediction
• Optimising the parts design through the prediction of mechanical performance based on manufacturing data
ESI Group (F): M. Patrick de Luca, ESI Composites Solution Manager, and M. Fouad El Khaldi, Strategy & Innovation General Manager

5/ Feasibility study of a semi-automated out-of-autoclave process
• ISSP (In-Situ Semi-Preg) process and feasibility of commercial implementation
• Evaluation of the mechanical properties
• Economics examination
PROFILE COMPOSITES INC. (CA): Mr. Geoff Wood, President
COMPOSITES INNOVATION CENTRE MANITOBA (CA) : M. Mike Hudek, Composite Applications Engineer

6/ Complexity automated production of components in the “Resin Transfer Molding (RTM)” process
• A completely automated production of components
• Shorter time and cycle time decrease
CFK-VALLEY STADE e.V. (DE), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Herrmann & Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claus Fastert

CONSTRUCTION / BUILDING - April 3rd, 2008 - 2.30pm / 5.00pm
Moderator: Mr. Laurent GUITTON, EPSILON COMPOSITE (F)

1/ Corrosion control for composites in construction
• Anti-corrosion composites products
• Case studies
PLA – Plastic Liming Association (J): Mr. Kanemasa NOMAGUCHI, President

2/ Lifetime prediction of reinforced and multilayer polymers
• Integrated physical-chemical composite lifetime simulations
• Case studies regarding modern civil applications & constructions
COMPOSITE AGENCY (NL): Mr. Sijmon van der Wal, President

3/ Thermoplastic pultrusion for the building industry
• TWINTEX ® Roving: a green composites application
• Case Study : PVC profile reinforcement for the window frame industry
OCV (USA), Mr. Christophe Ducret, Application Centre Manager & Ms Virginie Lartisien, New Business Development Manager

4/ New technology for improving processing and properties of cellulose fibre composites
• Natural fibre composites
• Cost effective processing
• Commercial Construction applications
INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS INSTITUTE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA (CA): Ms Johanne Denault, Research Agent

5/ Recycled SMC composites moulded panels for the construction of swimming pools
• Description of the solution
• The different steps of the project
• Interests of the solution
RANGER France (F): Mr. Bertrand Soufflet, Sales and Projects Director
MENZOLIT (DE): Mr. Joan Montobbio, Sales Area Director

6/ Hemp line concrete: an opportunity for sustainable construction and market
• Construction and sustainable development
• Hemp line concrete: environment impacts
• Market potential for agriculture and construction
LHOIST (F): Mr. Benoît Boyeux, Development Manager

7/ Global approach for the design of lime and shine concrete
• A well adapted and sustainable powerful modern building material
• New houses / refurbish old constructions
ENTPE (F): Mr. Laurent Arnaud, Professor

We look forward to meeting you at the JEC Composites Show in Paris.

Source : JEC