Self Reinforced Polymer Composites: New Materials and Processing Methods Explained

Date: Wednesday 18th January 2012, 13:00 –17:00 (+1 hr for after meeting discussions)
Venue: Celstran GmbH, Marie-Curie-Straße, Kaiserslautern, Germany

The Esprit project has the theme of the development of Self Reinforced Polymer composites (SRP’s) which are an allthermoplastic composite based on the principle of having a reinforcement and matrix of the same basic polymer family which offers the advantages of being lighter in weight for equivalent stiffness, having improved recyclability and much improved impact resistance. There are many applications where SRP’s can potentially
replace standard unreinforced polymers or glass-reinforced thermoplastic composites.

This event will disseminate the findings of the project and is open to all to attend, free of charge.

Esprit is an SME targeted collaborative project part-funded by the European Commission. It has 12 partners from 8 European countries and a total budget of nearly 6 million Euros. The project has a duration of 3.5 years, the end date being March 2012.

Programme:

13:00 Overview of the event and the project
13:15 Self Reinforced Polymer composites - manufacturing intermediate materials (compounding, heat setting, commingling, pultrusion, melt impregnation, powder impregnation)
14:15 Innovative processing methods - Microwave, Induction and Dynamic heating systems
15:15 Break
15:30 Moulding technologies - Injection and Compression moulding
16:30 Applications and advantages of SRP composites
17:00 Free discussion with coffee (posters and table top demos of partners materials/mouldings/equipment)

Registration:

Although places at this event are free, booking is essential. Please email sue.keighley@netcomposites.com with your contact details and whether you have any special requirements (access, dietary etc).