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

Research Cluster 10 | New Material Concepts for Composite Transport Structures.

The Event.

The COMPOSIT workshop on "New Material Concepts for Composite Transportation Structures" was held on 2nd October 2003 at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. The program for the day was as follows:

 

"Nano-Composites - An Overview on the Status and Potential"

Dr. Florian Gojny (Technische Universitat Hamburg-Harburg, D)

 

"Genetic Engineered Bio-Based Composites - Future Potential"

Prof. Richard Wool (University of Delaware, US)

 

"Novel Thermoplastic Concepts - The Future of Composites in Transportation Should be Thermoplastics"

Dr. Padraig Naughton (Dow Automotive, NL)

 

"New Tailored Textile Preforms"

Mr. Amol Ogale  (Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH, D)

 

"New Sandwich Material Concepts - Continuously Produced Honeycomb Cores"

Mr. Jochen Pflug, Dr. Bart Vangrimde (KULeuven, B)

 

"How to Evaluate New Composite Material Concepts? - Life Cycle Analysis"

Dr. Jerome Payet (EPFL, CH)

 

"Case Study – Application of New Composite Material Concepts in Transportation"

Mr. Jan Verhaeghe (Composittrailer, B)

 

 

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The Output from the Workshop.

 

The COMPOSIT research cluster on the "New Concepts for Composite Transportation Structures" can be explored by following the link below.

Future Research Requirements

Priorities for future work in order to meet the new material concets needs of the transport sectors.