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AERONAUTICS · Automated tools for next generation

composite aircrafts

· Composite intensive airframes, view on Airbus A350 XWB and Boeing B787 Dreamliner

· New eco-friendly aircraft engine from an increasing use of advanced composite materials

As commercial aviation moves to use carbon fiber composites for the bulk of the primary struc-ture, there is a need to increase production rate and reduce manufacturing costs. Traditional manual-intensive lay-up processes are no longer affordable for large scale production, and new out-of-autoclave as well as automated prepreg processes become standard. Automated lay-up, curing, machining, assembly, and finishing operations are becoming popular for mainstream production. These advances in aeronautics are also permeating into the automotive sector, which is particularly interested in high-volume processes and technologies. At the same time, to ensure the same level of safety as metallic aircraft for these large composite integral structures, it is necessary to develop new analytical capabilities and carefully validate them through testing. Through concurrent engineering, materials and manufacturing together with design, test and analysis can impart composite structures the competitive advantage over metallic structures.

AUTOMOTIVE · Future materials on the way

to large scale production

· Eco-friendly, safety, lightweight & fuel saving

· Process technologies in manufacturing & repairing of composites materials

The automotive industry like any other transportation industry is looking at ways to reduce weight and the raw material consumption, carbon footprint, petrol consumption, and to obtain longer range mostly for electrical vehicles. One way among different possibilities is to use more and more composite materials. However, the current available technologies linked to composite materials do not allow their use in automotive large series. Raw material cost is not only the biggest problem that has to be overcome. Cycle time, life cycle management, development & validation know-how, repairing and world-wide availability are also key points that have to be taken into account. The forum presents the new technologies developed to face a large scale production for composite parts with costs, Life Cycle Assessment, repairing comparable to metal and/or plastic injected parts.

CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING · Unusual dimensions through an

innovative challenge and project of rapid speed construction

· Retrofitting of existing construction using externally bonded FRP composite - Applications & Challenges

· Green building materials: Sustainable construction

Buildings are a market sector in need of more sustainable solutions - in both the construction process and the long term operational impact. Composite growth could benefit from bring-ing innovations to the buildings sector that address the global macro-trends of population growth, increasing energy consumption and climate change. Market needs and drivers are ever challenging both in terms of performance, sustainability and local customization. Composite solutions can definitively help on many aspects including: rapid urbanization and complex structures, long lasting and corrosion resistance materials, energy efficient buildings and the use of sustainable building materials.

MARINE · High-performance composites

designed for deep sea & racing applications

· Tough conditions for new materials

· The need of a mastered approach

Deeper, faster, stronger are definitely the keywords of this forum. During the last two decades, composite materials have offered the opportunity to develop underseas applications and racing yachts, where both stiffness and strength were the design criterias for light structures. The applications presented here result from a consistent effort to improve and optimize the use of composite materials. The development of materials is also underway, challenging some tricky limits like fire resistance or sustainability. This progress must go with rules to establish damage tolerance and safety, as aerospace industry had to settle many decades ago. But the marine environment can be much more severe, as yachts are designed to resist extreme unexpected and unpredictable loadings.

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· CARBON .............................................p.16

· ECO ADVANTAGE COMPOSITES .... p.24

· FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS .....p.22

· AUTOMATION ..................................p.30

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AUTOMOTIVE FORUM

` Composite materials: The solution for a large scale production

• Future materials on the way to large scale production• Eco-friendly, safety, lightweight & fuel saving• Process technologies in manufacturing & repairing of composites materials

Tuesday March 27 – 2:30pm / 5:00pm

CHAIRMAN

Renault

Gérard Liraut Head of Materials Engineering

Future materials on the way to large scale production

1 - Composite materials: A bright future in automotive industry

PSA Peugeot Citroën

Louis David Materials Senior Expert & Head of Materials for Vehicle

Renault

Gérard Liraut Head of Materials Engineering

· New processes for large scale automotive production

· Mechanical performance & process modeling

· Multi-material assemblies

Eco-friendly, safety, lightweight & fuel saving

2 - Towards more eco-friendly automotive composites

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Jan-Anders Manson Head of Laboratory of Polymer and Composite Technology (LTC)

· The future of composites in automotive is based around efficient Life-Cycle Management

· Environmentally driven changes are unlikely to be implemented unless they are consistent with commercial needs

· Increased understanding of the merits and limitations of composites materials is needed to provide clearer recommendations

3 - FRP in modern multi-material cars: Challenges and methods to develop a cost efficient lightweight design

Audi AG

Nico Feindler CAE Engineer, Audi Lightweight Design Center

· Potential and chances of FRP in multi-material cars

· Challenge for the use of FRP in the automo-tive process

· Numerical methods for the analysis and dimensioning of composite structures

· Improvement crash performance of through-thickness reinforced composite parts

4 - BMW Case study: SGL Automotive carbon fibers - Lightweight competence

SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers GmbH & Co. KG, BMW Group

Joerg Pohlman Managing Director

· Reasons for a partnership between a car manufacturer and a carbon fiber/composites manufacturer

· Overview on latest activities of “SGL Automo-tive Carbon Fibers”

· Impact on the carbon fiber/composites and automotive industry

· First results of the partnership between SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers and BMW Group - BMW i3 and BMW i8

Process technologies in manufacturing & repairing of composites materials

5 - Process optimized core concept for the braiding technique

Institute of Carbon Composites, LCC

Klaus Drechsler Head of the Institute of Carbon Composites

Andreas Kollmannsberger Research Associate

· Braiding: A manufacturing technique suitable for high volume applications

· State of the art core concepts to manufacture Carbon Composites

· The Inflatable, re-usable core

6 - Aventador repair strategy

Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.

Luciano De Oto Head of Advanced Composite Research Center

· A revolution in the automotive composite repair

· How the aeronautical approach is customized to automotive needings

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CHAIRMAN

Renault

Gérard Liraut Head of Materials Engineering

Gérard Liraut has over fifteen years’ experience at Renault. An engineer by training, he completed his studies with a doctorate in tribolgy (principles of friction). He joined the automobile manufac-turer in 1994 as head of the tribo-logy team. Seven years later, he moved to the Research Department Responsible for developing cooling systems. That is where he discovered plastics! Since 2006, he has been head of the polymers and fluids department, a Research and Engi-neering Department where technical-economic choices are taken concerning materials and their utilization.

Louis David Materials Senior Expert & Head of Materials for Vehicle PSA Peugeot Citroën

Louis David, is member of French Research National Agency Steering Committee and Sectorial Orien-tation Committee in “Materials and processes” and member of CEMCAT board (Studies Center on Advanced Composite Materials for Transport). He has been working for PSA Peugeot Citroën since 1978. From January 2008: Materials Senior Expert and Deputy Director of Paint, Materials & Processes Department, PSA Peugeot Citroën. January 2006 – January 2008: Head of Materials and Processes Department, PSA Peugeot Citroën. Before 2006: dif-ferent positions in Materials and Processes division, PSA Peugeot Citroën.

Jan-Anders Manson Head of Laboratory of Polymer and Composite Technology (LTC) Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Professor Jan-Anders E. Månson obtained his PhD-degree in Mechanical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in 1981. After 5 years as head of the R&D department of Konstruk-tions-Bakelit AB, Sweden, he was appointed Profes-sor at the University of Washington (Department of Chemical Engineering), Seattle in 1987, and at the Royal Institute of Technology (Department of Polymer Technology), Stockholm in 1989. In 1990,

Jan-Anders Månson joined the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) as Professor and Direc-tor of the Polymer and Composite Laboratory (LTC) at the Institute of Materials. His research is focused on novel cost-effective materials and applications with additional functionality, beyond the classical perfor-mance of composite materials. Prof. Månson has 500 scientific publications and teaches courses in the above mentioned fields and is acting on the editorial board of several scientific journals. During the period 2004-2008, Professor Månson was Vice-president at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, responsible for Innovation and Technology Transfer, and since 2008 president of the International Sport Academy – AISTS, an organisation linking Academic institutions in collaboration with the Internaltional Olympic Committee (IOC).

Nico Feindler CAE Engineer, Audi Lightweight Design Center

Nico Feindler studied Aerospace Engineering and has a Dipl.-Ing. at the University of Stuttgart. In 2011, he received his PhD at the Institute on Aircraft Design (University of Stuttgart / AUDI AG) by work-ing on the “Evaluation and dimensioning methods to design composite crash structures for automo-tive applications”. Since 2011 he is CAE composite Engineer, responsible for car crash simulation and dimensioning of CFRP parts in Audi Lightweight Design Centre, Neckarsulm, Germany.

Klaus Drechsler Head of the Institute of Carbon Composites Institute of Carbon Composites, LCC

Klaus Drechsler studied Aerospace Engineering and has a Phd from the University of Stuttgart. He has held different positions: Head composite at Daimler-Chrylser / EADS Research Department Ottobrunn, Professor at University of Stuttgart, Head of Insti-tute of Aircraft Design, Professor at University of Munich, Head of Chair for Carbon Composites, Head of Fraunhofer Project Group «Functional Lightweight Design», Augsburg and SAMPE Fellow.

Andreas Kollmannsberger Research Associate at LCC Institute of Carbon Composites, LCC

Andreas Kollmannsberger studied mechanical engi-neering at the technical university of Munich. He graduated in 2011. The topic of his thesis was the construction and design of a convertible car wind-

screenframe with CFR braiding technology. Since 2011 he is a research associate at the Institute for Carbon Composites and an engineer for R&D for Roding Automobile GmbH.

Luciano De Oto Head of Advanced Composite Research Center Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A

Luciano De Oto joined Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. in 2001 as engineer for the Body-in-White of the Gallardo. In 2006 he became Manager for the inte-riors and exteriors engineering and development for all Lamborghini products. He was project leader for the 2007 Gallardo Superleggera. Prior to joining Lamborghini, Luciano worked at Ferrari Formula 1 in the Aerodynamics Department and was in charge of wind tunnel testing from 1999 to 2001. From 1996 to 1998 he worked as engineer for Minardi Formula 1 focusing on vehicle dynamics. Luciano is now the Division Chief for the Advanced Composites Division, which embraces all composites-related activities across products, line-ups and departments in the Company. Luciano is aggressively pursuing implementation of out-of-autoclave technologies to increase production rate and reduce cost for future products.

Joerg Pohlman Managing Director SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers GmbH & Co. KG, BMW Group

Joerg Pohlman studied law in both Germany and the US (LL.M., George Washington University). Before joining BMW in 1997 as head of the BMW Group Trademark Department, he worked as an attorney in Washington, D.C. In 2002 he switched to the business side and took over management positions in BMW Group’s sales and marketing division. In 2008 he joined BMW Group’s project i, a team that had been formed by the BMW Management Board to develop new and innovative concepts for mobil-ity. The MINI E, the upcoming BMW Active E, and the Megacity Vehicle or BMW i3 to be launched in 2013 are all results of that effort. Within project i, Mr. Pohlman was responsible for finance and the development of a new business model. As of Janu-ary 2010 he took over as managing director of the newly founded joint venture between BMW Group and SGL Group, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers with production locations in Moses Lake, WA and Wackersdorf, Germany.

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AERONAUTICS FORUM

` New challenges & opportunities in the aerospace industry

• Automated tools for next generation composite aircrafts• Composite intensive airframes, view on Airbus A350 XWB and Boeing B787 Dreamliner• New eco-friendly aircraft engine from an increasing use of advanced composite materials

Thursday March 29 – l0:30am / l:00pm

CHAIRMAN

University of Washington

Prof. Paolo FeraboliDirector and Professor

Automated tool for next generation composite aircrafts

1 - Bridging composites technology from aviation to automotive: the need for higher rate and lower cost processes

University of Washington Automobili Lamborghini ACSL

Prof. Paolo Feraboli Director and Professor

· Technical challenges and cost of prepreg tape, manual lay-up and autoclave

· Benefits of out-of-autoclave processes, inte-gration and automation

· New material for and processes: liquid resin infusion, advanced compression molding, reinforced thermoplastic laminates

· Applications to new Boeing and Lamborghini products

2 - Development of new structural elements for next generation composite aircraft

Spirit AeroSystems

Iain O’May Senior Composite Development Engineer

· Development of new structural elements for next generation composite aircraft

· Advanced lightweight composite materials

· Novel fabrication processes, automation

3 - Automatic Handling of carbon fiber preforms and process step developments for aerospace parts

Premium AEROTEC GmbH

Manuel Herkt Business Development & Sales

· Key to manufacture parts with a high accuracy and a very good reproducibility: Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) process

· Steps to manufacture CFRP parts by means of an RTM process

· Perspectives in aeronautical and automotive industry

Composite intensive airframes, view on Airbus A350 XWB and

Boeing B787 Dreamliner

4 - The composites at Airbus – A long story of innovation and experience

Airbus

Dr. Roland Thevenin Senior Expert Composite

· A step by step gain of composite experience

· Composite applications “Opportunities and boundaries”

· A350XWB composite structures “Not a myth a reality”

5 - Benefits composite materials for future aircraft

Boeing

Dr. Thomas K. Tsotsis Technical Manager

· Drivers for composites use on future aircraft

· Benefits of composites on the 787

· Future directions for composites development

New eco-friendly aircraft engine from an increasing use of advanced

composite materials

6 - Introduction 3D woven RTM components for LEAP engines (Airbus, Boeing, Comac)

SAFRAN-Snecma

Bruno Dambrine Expert Composites

· 3D RTM material development

· Case study: Fan blades and case

· LEAP applications: A320NEO, 737MAX et C919

· COMPOSITES DESIGN ........................ p.12

· CARBON ............................................... p.16

· NDT ...................................................... p.18

· AUTOMATION ..................................... p.30

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University of Washington Automobili Lamborghini ACSL

Prof. Paolo Feraboli Director and Professor

Paolo Feraboli is Professor of Aerospace Struc-tures and Materials in the Aerospace Engineer-ing Program at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. He is also the Director of the Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory (ACSL). The main research sponsors are Automobili Lamborghini, The Boe-ing Company, and the Federal Aviation Adminis-tration (FAA), but Dr. Feraboli also works closely with Volvo, Northrop Grumman, Callaway Golf, and other organizations. Since 2003, Dr. Feraboli has authored over 80 publications. He is the recipient of the 2010 Young Investigator Award of the American Society for Composites, and the 2008 Hayashi Memorial International Award of the Japan Society for Composite Materials. He is the founding and current Chair of the CMH-17 Working Group on Crashworthiness. Dr. Feraboli earned his Ph.D. at the University of California, Santa Barbara and holds previous degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy. In 2001-2002 he worked for Automobili Lamborghini at the Composites R&D Facility in Sant’Agata Bolognese, in 2004-2005 he was Visiting Researcher in the Mechanics and Durability Branch at NASA Langley Research Center, and in 2007-2008 he worked for the Boeing 787 Technology Integration group. The Automobili Lamborghini ACSL was established in September 2007 and inaugurated in October 2009 on the University of Washington campus in Seattle.

Iain O’May Senior Composite Development Engineer Spirit AeroSystems

Iain O’May is a Senior Composite Development Engi-neer at Spirit Aerosystem’s research department the Composite Development Centre. Iain’s role as a Composite Development Engineer has given him experience in all aspects from conceptual design to manufacture and testing. However his expertise has been in stress analysis and optimisation of compos-ite components, as well as material development.

Manuel Herkt Sales Manager Premium AEROTEC GmbH

Manuel Herkt studied production engineering in Munich, Germany and Sceaux near Paris, France. He graduated in 2003 as Diplo-Ingenieur and Ingénieur diplômé (Master of Science). He then joined EADS in Ottobrunn near Munich as a research engineer in the department composite technologies at the corporate research center which is today EADS Innovation Works. From 2006 until the end of September 2011 he worked as a research engineer for CFRP technolo-gies at the Airbus Germany Center of production systems Varel (today: Premium AEROTEC Varel). Since October 2011 he is a sales engineer with responsibility for application engineering and stra-tegic planning in the center of production systems at Premium AEROTEC GmbH Varel.

Dr. Roland Thevenin Senior Expert Composite Airbus

I have started my career as draftman early 70s and later finalized my studies at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse and Sup’ Aéro school where I obtained an Engineer Degree in Mechanics and a Doctorate in Aeronautic, respective-ly. I joined Airbus in 1987 and I have first insured the chairmanship of “Airbus Industrie” working groups about Materials/Processes, Design, Stress, Repairs to develop Harmonization, Standardization and Rationalization between all our Partner’s. But I was also supporting all directorates, such as Sales & Marketing, Delivery Centre, Customer Services, and the Press and Communication organizations. I contributed to international organizations such as the IATA Composite Repair Task Force and then the Commercial Aircraft Composite Repair Committee as well. Today, as Senior Expert, I am still supporting all directorates in the new Airbus’ organization for any matter linked to Composites, but I am also, as Designated Certification Specialist (DCS), responsible for the establishment of means of compliance for the certification of the composite structures for all Airbus programs. I also represent Airbus in various forums such as the CACRC, FAA workshops and com-municate our approach for composite applications via conferences, symposiums and Interviews for Specialized Magazines.

Dr. Thomas K. Tsotsis Technical Manager Boeing

Dr. Thomas K. Tsotsis is a Technical Fellow for Boe-ing Research & Technology in Huntington Beach, CA in Materials and Structures Technology. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and his M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1989 and 1986, respectively. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, in 1983. Dr. Tsotsis has over 23 years of experience in composite-materials development, testing, and analysis and has mainly been involved in the development of advanced preforming and liquid-molding technologies for composite materials. Dr. Tsotsis has served as the Principal Investigator and/or project manager on multiple CRAD, IAD, and IRAD programs and has supported both BCA and BDS products. He was responsible for the qualifi-cation of the first vacuum-assisted resin-transfer molding resin for aerospace for application to the C-17 and 717 and led the development of an inter-layer- toughening veil that is being used by Boeing Aerostructures Australia for the moveable trailing edge of the 787 wing, for which he was a member of the team that won the 2008 JEC Innovation Award in Aeronautics and Space. Dr. Tsotsis is also a materials focal for nanotechnology for composites and is actively working several projects in this area. He has also been active in the development of high temperature polymer-matrix composites as well as ceramic-matrix composites for thermal-protection systems. Dr. Tsotsis has eleven U.S. patents and over 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Bruno Dambrine Expert Composites SAFRAN-Snecma

PhD in Fracture Mechanics, Université de Tech-nologie de COMPIEGNE. 1982. Hired by Snecma as an R&D mechanical engineer, B.Dambrine has been working on the modelization of the non linear behavior of high temperature materials. After 7 years, he developed Mechanics of composites & process simulation. He then developped 3D woven preforms injected RTM to produce Fan blades & Fan case for LEAP engines.

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