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COMPOSIT | the Future use of Composites in Transport | 2002-04 |

Research Cluster 04 | Composite Manufacturing for Transport Applications.

The Event.

The COMPOSIT workshop on "Composite Manufacturing for Transport Applications" was held in Aachen, Germany on the 5th November 2002. Hosted by IKV, the program for the day was as follows:

"Composites for High Performance Automotive Applications"

Jochen Kopp (Volkswagen, D)

"RTM and Prepreg Technology for Aerospace Applications"

Ulf Lehmann (Eurocopter Deutschland, D)

"Preform Technologies for Structural Composite Applications"

Tom Wassenberg (F.A. Kümpers, D)

"Composite Processing Technologies for Railway Applications"

Martin Hintermann (Alcan Airex Composites, CH)

"RTM Process for Structural Automotive Applications"

Ralph Greiner (DaimlerChrysler, D)

"Compression Moulding of SMC and LFT-D for High Volume Automotive Applications"

Karlheinz Hörsting (Menzolit Fibron, D)

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The Output from the Workshop.

 

The COMPOSIT research cluster on the "Composite Manufacturing for Transport Applications" can be explored by following the link below.

Future Research Requirements

Priorities for future work in order to meet the composite manufacturing needs of the transport sectors.