2018 Programme

Confirmed speakers:

13:00 -13:40  Welcome & registration
13:40 – 14:10 Frazer Barnes, Managing Director, ELG
14:10 – 14:40  Alessandra Passaro, Head of Advanced Materials and Processes Consulting Area, CETMA

Presentation: Recycled carbon fibres: limits and opportunities for composite material industry

This speech will be addressed to recycled carbon fibre producers, semi-finished products producers (thermoplastic compounds, BMC, SMC), component manufacturers (automotive, aeronautical, naval and wind fields).

14:40- 15:25 Networking break
15:25 – 15:55 Magdalena Kimm, Construction Composites, Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University
15:55 – 16:25 Tim Rademacker, The CFK Valley Recycling company
16:25 to 16:55 Sowmya Mignani, Chief Executive, RYMYC
16:55 to 17:30 a joint Q&A session

• New technologies
• Emerging applications

• There is much interest in finding new precursors and explore improvements to the production processes to make carbon Fibre
• It becomes necessary to convert  small quantities of precursor to carbon fibre in a way that is later reproducible in production
• There is a place for low cost small scale equipment that can produce results quickly

• Alternative fuel developments by global region
• Alternative fuel infrastructure status and targets
• Carbon fibre based pressure vessel developments by vehicle segment
• Market demand scenarios for carbon fibre pressure vessels

Carbon fibre composites has been introduced in low quantities in the body of exclusive cars or in larger quantities in semi-structural applications.  High cost, low production capacity and technical challenges on how to integrate composite components with a metal body has slowed down the introduction of carbon fibre composites in automotive industry. By using a multi-material strategy carbon fibre composites can be introduced in large scale in automotive applications.

• Are polyethylene-based carbon fibres currently competitive?
• Is polyethylene as an alternative precursor capable of displacing PAN from the market as a precursor?
• Do polyethylene-based carbon fibres have potential for a green carbon fibre?

Additive manufacturing (popularly known as “3D printing”) has become widely accepted for the rapid prototyping of relatively small components. This presentation will review the capabilities of the technology and identify the challenges to be met for it to be truly ready for high-volume production of structural composite products.

• Innovation cycle and time to market in automotive OEM environment
• Adaptation of CF composites in high volume (>100.000+/year) series
• How to achieve process excellence in high volume series
• Utilisation of Design for Assembly and Design for Manufacturing principles

• Mechanical performance of compression moulded carbon-fibre discontinuous composites.
• A Case study: simulation of automotive components

A joint Q&A with:

• Greg Lipoczi, Business Development Manager, Renault-Nissan Consulting
• Soraia Pimenta, Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London

• The commercial benefits of using this advanced material to manufacture robust, reliable turbine blades whilst ensuring a secure supply chain
• Identifying the pain points and enabling elements for OEM to broadly adopt Carbon Fibre

• Summary of composite marine market (mainly glass and carbon fibre)
• Is it feasible to use carbon fibre and fabric in marine sector?
• Case studies of carbon fabric applications

Presented by  Metyx Composites, Telateks Group

A joint Q&A with:

Julien Sellier, Managing Director and Co-founder of STRUCTeam Ltd

TBC

This joint Q&A will include:

• Bertrand Florentz, Director of the Composite Technical Center and Technical Director of  Hutchinson Aerospace & Industry
•  Dr.-Ing. Neven Majic, Executive Vice President - Software Technology, Co-Founder, Cevotec
   

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• Where the industry is?

• CF-waste types & volumes
• Textile products made of rCF
• CF as short fibre reinforcement of concrete and mortar products

• Supply high spec reclaimed carbon fibres from End of Life CF composites and reuse in automotive lightweighting applications
• Fibres reclaimed by supercritical solvolysis rather than pyroloisis
• Sources of material Aviation sector, wind turbine blades and eventually car components

• Disruption & innovation of the carbon fibre market for a more sustainable future by not only recycling CFRP but also by introducing new applications using secondary raw materials

It’s a fact that such things, whilst being a hot topic, usually fizzle out due to lack of action, if not interest.

Standardisation on materials is a scary subject for the carbon fibre producers, if all materials meet the same criteria the only differential is price….which is the bit that worries the manufacturers most.

Panellists include:

• Mikko Lassila, Product Business Owner, Telecommunication, Exel Composites PLC
• Greg Lipoczi, Business Development Manager, Renault-Nissan Consulting
• Dr. Balázs ZSIGMOND, Carbon Fibre Specialist, METYX Composites

Carbon fibre properties and new fabric range of products
Example of production processes-related costs-saving (RTM, Autoclave, infusion, press moulding, and more)

Speakers include:

• Kenneth Frogner, Head of R&D, Corebon AB
• Paolo Grati, M.Sc. Aeronautical Engineer, GP Marketing Consulting Sas

Oxidation part of the most world operated carbon fiber lines is the most energy consuming and dangerous areas of any carbon fiber plant. The scientific and engineering focus to make it more efficient and safe is something very often studied and published in the specific papers. This presentation gives the review on the approach which was theoretically engineered and realized on practice on the existing carbon fiber line with the annual capacity up to 1500 metric tons. The paper will include:

• A review on the existing industrial approach to control the oxidation stage of the carbon fiber lines
• Safety and economic issues, limitations of the common systems
• Core idea of the new approach, theoretical background
• Successful integration of the new approach into the industrial carbon fiber line, statistic of failures detection
• Ideas on the further system promotion

• Why electrify? Development of renewable electricity generation
• Basic polymers from electricity instead of petroleum
• PAN-fiber from CO2 and electricity – build tomorrow’s cars from yesterday’s emissions?

• How the industry is adopting challenges and opportunities
• Future trends on the use of technology to generate advancements

Panellists include:

• John Davidson MSc, Product Director – Oxidation & Carbonisation, Cygnet Texkimp
• Dan Pichler, Managing Director, CarbConsult
• Yuri Svistunov, CEO deputy and Chief Technical Officer of UMATEX
• Cecilia Gee, Research Associate, Lux Research