Tuesday, June 2 • 08:30 am / 12:00 pm Natural Fibres Can natural fibres replace other fibre types in the long term ? CHAIRMAN Composites Innovation Center }}Characterization of surface properties }}Fibre / resin interface }}Mechanical properties KEY NOTES Simon Potter Sector Manager Product Innovation In partnership with 08:30 am Composites Innovation Center Simon Potter Sector Manager Product Innovation FibreCITY: Taking biocomposites from concept to reality •Determining the most suitable ag-fibre. •Providing quality assurance for establishing complete supply chains. 09:00 am Canadian Light Source synchrotron Lisa van Loon Professor Spectromicroscopy study of interfacial interactions between flax and resins: improving biocomposite materials •Synchrotron-based analytical techniques. •Unique insight into the structure of fibre-resin interfaces in composites. •Interface between flax fibres and selected resin systems in biocomposites. 09:30 am North Dakota State University Chad Ulven Professor 10:00 am 10:15 am Coffee break University of British Columbia James Olson Professor An automatic, imaging flax fibre analyzer •Novel sampling flow cell is developed for flax fibres. •Integration into an automatic image analyzer. 10:45 am University of Queensland Angelica Legras Mechanical Engineering PhD Inverse gas chromatography as a novel technique to characterise natural fibre surface properties •Critical parameters related to fibre surface characterisation. •Investigating the effect of chemical treatment on bast fibre surface. 11:15 am Tianjin Polytechnic University Chunhong Wang Professor North american linen flax fiber composite performance based on different fiber preprocessing Influence of fibers chemical structure on fibers mechanical property and morphology •Inclusion of over-retted fibers. •Mechanical processing of flax fiber improves strength and shear properties, but reduces stiffness. •Effect of chemical composition content on the mechanical properties of bast fiber •Interfacial properties of the biocomposite 5 Tuesday, June 2 • 01:30 pm / 04:30 pm Cost reduction challenges in the carbon fiber industry Will industries succeed in making the use of carbon fibre more mainstream? CHAIRMAN University Stuttgart }}High productivity and low costs }}Structural repairs KEY NOTES TU Munich Peter Middendorf Professor Elizabeth Ladstätter Professor In partnership with 01:30 pm University Stuttgart Peter Middendorf Professor Technological Approaches on Cost Reduction Challenges for Thermoset Composites 02:00 pm Lindauer DORNIER GmbH Peter Dornier Chairman of the board of management Cost-efficient, flexible production of high quality composite woven structures with thermoplastic matrix 02:30 pm Fraunhofer Ifam Uwe Lommatzsch R&D - Engineer Plasma technology for efficient use and manufacturing of carbon fibre reinforced plastics •Achieving specific effects: adhesion, promotion or scratch protection •Allowing the manufacturing (demolding) of CFRPs without release agents 6 03:00 pm 03:15 pm Coffee break TU Munich Elizabeth Ladstätter Professor Technological Approaches on Cost Reduction Challenges for Thermoplastic Composites 03:45 pm University Michigan Cost-efficient preform manufacturing using LayStitch Technology to be announced Wednesday, June 3 • 08:30 am / 11:30 am Aeronautics: mechanical architectures High productivity at low cost: is it a realistic and achievable goal? CHAIRMAN Henkel }}High productivity and low costs }}Structural repairs KEY NOTES 08:30 am Marc Gomez Global MRO Segment Manager Henkel Marc Gomez Global MRO Segment Manager 10:15 am The evolution of repair technologies for aircraft composite structures •Necessity of having a complete systems approach: methods, processes, and materials. •Materials with with room temperature storage 09:00 am Fibrtec Trimming and slotting of CFRP with polycrystalline diamond end mills •Performance and cost benefits of the next generation of tool formats •Multiple tool designs 10:45 am Conformable glass/thermoplastic reforms for aerospace applications 09:30 am Coriolis Composites Element 6 Dimitrios Livadas Managing Director EMEA Mike Favaloro Director of Business Development •Family of flexible thermoplastic composite preforms using high performance matrices •Semi-saturated flexible tow with precisely controlled fiber volumes and resin content Coffee break 10:00 am Evonik Corporation / Boeing Alexander Roth Engineer Structural CFRP composite sandwich application using PMI foam as core material •Processing •Cost reduction •Weight reduction Francis Baeni Composite Studies Technological opportunities to reach high productivity and low cost composites parts production •Robot based fiber placement cells •Manual complex geometry parts production 7 Wednesday, June 3 • 01:30 pm / 04:30 pm Improving fuel efficiency in the automotive industry Which are the new advances in light-weighting? CHAIRMAN Purdue University }}Simulation and modelling }}Lightweighting for less fuel consumption KEY NOTES Purdue University 02:45 pm Byron Pipes John Leighton Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering 03:00 pm 01:30 pm cdmHUB: an education tool creating awareness of composites simulation tools •Advance composite materials design and manufacturing •Simulating manufacturing processes 01:55 pm Frimo Brent Gawne Polyurethane Business Manager Efficient solutions for composite production •Reduction in press equipment sizing •Simplified tooling designs 02:20 pm e-Xstream engineering Bernard Alsteens Manager Customer Services Composite material modelling in automotive failure and stiffness prediction •Behavior prediction for crash performances •Dpecific needs of post-failure behavior simulation of composite parts submitted to dynamic loads 8 Byron Pipes John Leighton Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering Coffee break Lucintel Sanjay Mazumdar CEO Driving Fuel Efficiency in the Automotive Industry Using Composites •Alternative lightweight materials •Solutions to meet the desired fuel efficiency target 03:25 pm University of Guelph Vidhya Nagarajan Graduate Student Biocomposites from biodegradable polyesters and natural fibres: fabrication and performance evaluation •Novel combinations of biopolymers and natural fibres •Environmentally friendly materials for the automotive industry 03:50 pm American Process Inc. Jack Miller Consulting Manager Lightweighting with BioPlusTM Nanocellulose Composites •Potential automotive applications include reinforced plastics, foams and gels, fabrics and nonwovens •Cost challenges of nanocellulose Thursday, June 4 • 08:30 am / 11:30 am Pipes & Tanks, Oil & Gas Are composite materials the future of the Oil & Gas industry? CHAIRMAN }}Challenges of the market }}Offshore systems KEY NOTES Connectra Andrew Mafeld Managing Director Connectra 10:00 am Andrew Mafeld Managing Director 10:15 am 08:30 am Composites in Oil and Gas : Growth in existing and new applications •New technical needs of the Oil & Gas Industry •Glass and carbon fibre based composite solutions •Key challenges for composites in the Oil & Gas Industry 09:00 am Dixie Chemical Company Coffee break Element Rod Martin Chartered Engineer Composite Materials: An Enabling Material for Offshore Piping Systems •Evaluating composite materials used in a variety of piping designs •Taking account of the anisotropic, layered nature of the material Michael Watkins R&D Engineer Liquid Anhydrides as Curatives for High Performance Composites •Anhydride cured epoxies •High strength, good thermal resistance, high Tg, and excellent chemical resistance •Composite Applications 09:30 am EMAS AMC (with Volvo) Timothy Joiner Engineer A case study on lightweight robust PLET wing structure for subsea application •Cost benefit analysis relating material thickness to manufacturing and installation costs 9 Pricing and registration Attendee badge prices }}Until June 1, 2015, benefit from a 50% discount on pre-registration: $25 instead of $50 onsite* }}On June 2, 3 and 4 2015, on-site registration costs $50 Conference prices Online Site 1 Session........................$99....................... 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