Material Innovations and Design Concepts for Thermoplastic Composites - Andreas Erber, SGL Group
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Material Innovations and Design Concepts for Thermoplastic Composites Andreas Erber Andreas Erber 4 th International Congress Automotive Composites Cologne, 02.12.2013
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SGL Carbon on Material Innovations and Design Concepts Did you know that thermoplastic materials can be the enabler for high volume production? Have you heard of GF/PA LFT based rim for SMART concept vehicle and GF/PA compound? Do you know exactly the process from carbon fiber to thermoplastic composite parts? To answer some of these questions Andreas Erber, Senior Manager, Head of Thermoplastic Program at SGL Carbon GmbH in Germany made a presentation at IQPC's Automotive Composites conference on the topic of: "Material innovations and design concepts for thermoplastic composites". Download it here: http://bit.ly/ErberPP The presentation goes into detail about the following key issues: • Challenges and requirements for thermoplastic composites • Thermoplastic technologies and applications today • Challenges for continuous reinforced thermoplastic materials • Materials, design concepts and process chains • Customized material system for closed mould processes Register also for our conference on Automotive Composites:http://bit.ly/ac_Register
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Material Innovations and Design Conceptsfor Thermoplastic Composites
Andreas ErberAndreas Erber
4th International Congress
Automotive Composites
Cologne, 02.12.2013
Company profile
• SGL Group is one of the world’s largest
manufacturers of carbon-based products
• Sales of ~€ 1.7 bn in 2012
• Head office in Wiesbaden/Germany
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• Comprehensive portfolio ranging from
carbon and graphite products to carbon
fibers and composites
• 45 production sites worldwide
• Service network covering more than 100
countries
• Head office in Wiesbaden/Germany
• Approx. 6,700 employees worldwide
• Listed on MDAX
Material Innovations and Design Concepts for Thermoplastic Composite
• Thermoplastic Composites – Status Quo
• Challenges for Continuous Reinforced Thermoplastic Materials
• Process Chains and their Characteristics for the Material Production• Process Chains and their Characteristics for the Material Production
• Customized Material System for Closed Mould Processes
Challenges along the entire value chain
Alternative Raw Materials
Reduction ofProcess Costs
„Design to Manufacturing“
Co
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Material
Recycling
Thermoplastic
Source: LCC, SGL, Coriolis, Lufthansa TechnikAutomation
Degree of MaterialUtilization
Process Costs
RepairConcepts
Co
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Process
Finish
Today Vision
Thermoplastic Composites ?
Thermoplastic Materials can be the Enabler for High Volume Production
Short Cycle Times
Recycling
Repair Concepts
Hybrid Design- Injection Casting
- Thermo Forming
Hybrid Materials
Welding
Transport at Room Temperature Organic SheetsUnidirectional Tapes
- Thermo Forming
Source: BMBF Project SpriForm, SGL
