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14 September 2020
Composites for Europe: Fresh ideas for the new start
From the water cab of the future to building materials made of flax and a trumpet - from November 10 to 12, Composites for Europe will bring together the concentrated wealth of ideas from the composites industry at the Stuttgart trade fair grounds. "Especially in these challenging times, it is important to experience innovations and solutions directly. With the conceptual relaunch, we are bringing Composites for Europe 2020 even further forward on the market, in order to actively shape the future viability of the composites industry together with our exhibitors and visitors," confirms Event Director Goetz-Ulf Jungmichel.
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07 September 2020
"The focus has to be on products and services
Additive manufacturing is one of the key technologies in Industry 4.0. Yannick Willemin, Business Development Specialist, 9T Labs, discusses why this technology is best used to complement existing technologies for cost-effective series production and how the manufacture of composite components can be automated.
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07 September 2020
"Digitization requires a vision, but not a master plan"
Franz Engel is CEO and founder of the start-up company nebumind, which aims to help production companies analyze the quality of the components they produce, understand the factors that influence quality and optimize production parameters. In an interview, he explains the role these offerings play for the composite industry and how he assesses the degree of digitization of the industry in Germany.
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11 August 2020
Sea Bubbles: The taxi of the future floats on Composites for Europe
They are fast, futuristic and made of composites: "Sea Bubbles" are the names of the hydrogen-powered water taxis developed by the Frenchman Alain Thébault together with the Swede Anders Bringdal. The name "Bubbles" is to be taken quite literally and refers to the drop shape of the vehicle. In addition to its special shape, it is also impressive for its environmental friendliness, because the Sea Bubbles float emission-free on foils on stilts half a meter above the water.
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05 August 2020
"New markets are actually old markets"
"New markets are actually old markets. Therefore, the wheel does not have to be reinvented, only the focus has changed due to political developments, such as in the case of the European Packaging Directive", explains Dr. Asta Partanen, expert for biocomposites at the nova Institute, with regard to the packaging industry. In the interview she describes how she assesses the market development for biocomposites and how the competition between glass fibres and natural fibres is shaping up.
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31 July 2020
"Today there are biocomposites for practically every application"
"Customers nowadays expect companies to offer less plastic in their products. But without compromising performance and compatibility with existing technologies, this is difficult. Biocomposites can be the solution here," says Dr. Asta Partanen, expert for biocomposites at nova Institut, about the current market situation. In the first part of the interview she describes how she assesses the future market development for biocomposites and where the growth drivers lie.
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01 July 2020
Leichtbau Baden-Wuerttemberg joins Composites Germany network
On June 1, the network of the Composites Germany trade association was expanded by the accession of Leichtbau Baden-Wuerttemberg (Leichtbau BW). "What belongs together comes together. Lightweight construction as a game changer technology will continue to gain in importance, also taking into account current climate protection efforts. This will perfectly complement the portfolio of Composites Germany and ensure sustainable synergies between the existing partners and their members," says Dr. Wolfgang Seeliger, Managing Director of Leichtbau BW.
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15 June 2020
"In some applications, growth can be expected despite corona"
The composites market is developing dynamically and the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic are very different - this is how Dr. Elmar Witten, Managing Director of AVK - Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e.V., sums up the current market situation. In the interview, he also reports on the opportunities he sees in the construction sector and why the bicycle helps to anchor composites in everyday life.
