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28.01.2020

AZL and IKV launch common project

In the AZL Workgroup "High-Performance SMC", a project was developed in cooperation with M-Base, the IKV and the AZL partner network for the efficient and standardized provision of engineering data for SMC. Within the scope of the project, companies can participate in the definition of the required characteristic material data, the guidelines for the production of test specimens and the test specifications.
Sheet Moulding Compounds (SMC) are used in various application areas such as vehicles, electronics, construction and infrastructure.

In the AZL Workgroup "High-Performance SMC", a project was developed in cooperation with M-Base, the IKV and the AZL partner network for the efficient and standardized provision of engineering data for SMC. Within the scope of the project, companies can participate in the definition of the required characteristic material data, the guidelines for the production of test specimens and the test specifications.
Sheet Moulding Compounds (SMC) are used in various application areas such as vehicles, electronics, construction and infrastructure.

Driven by the requirements to reduce the production costs of lightweight components, a new generation of SMC components with high mechanical properties is of highest relevance. SMC offers enormous potential to realize structural components with good lightweight characteristics at significantly reduced costs compared to conventional continuous fiber-reinforced components.
In order to further establish SMC in broad industrial applications companies participating within the AZL Workgroup recognized the value of a data bank for data harmonization of SMC to provide the possibility of easily finding the right material with its characteristics for the needed specific requirements.

“The segment of SMC is with 250,000 tons production per year the largest composites market in Europe. I am very pleased that we start now with the project of data harmonization along the complete value chain. The goal is to have a similar data base as already established by Campus® for thermoplastics and thermoplastic composites. Only with a reliable set data we can convince the engineering experts to use SMC in a larger variety of applications,” says Dr. Michael Effing, Chairman of the Board of AVK and Composites Germany.

As of right now a databank for engineered thermoplastic materials (by Campus®) already exists and is offering an immense value.
Under the lead of M-Base, Dr. CEO Erwin Baur who has successfully established the CAMPUS database, the AZL, IKV and companies along the value chain of long fibre reinforced SMC initiated to build a CAMPUS-compatible data structure and material characterization methodology during the High-Performance SMC Workgroup Meetings.

18.04.2019

AZL and Partner Institutes present lightweight processes and equipment during AZL Open Day

On April 11th, 2019, the 9 Partner Institutes of the AZL opened the doors of their machinery halls and research labs to provide an extensive and on-site insight into the research and development capaci-ties in the field of lightweight production and composites at the RWTH Aachen Campus. As a special highlight of this year, the AZL presented the "iComposite 4.0" self-optimizing process chain: fiber-spraying - dry fiber placement - adaptive RTM as well as AZL´s new prototype machine development "Ultra-Fast Consolidator Machine" for highly productive and flexible processing of thermoplastic tapes with in-situ consolidation (winner of the JEC World Innovation Award 2019).

More than 100 Participants from external companies as well as from the AZL Network had the possibility to experience updates on the latest lightweight production technologies and equipment, get to know the bene-fital infrastructure on the Campus and network with internationally represented companies of the entire light-weight value chain researches by taking part in five guided tours to the lightweight institutes.

On April 11th, 2019, the 9 Partner Institutes of the AZL opened the doors of their machinery halls and research labs to provide an extensive and on-site insight into the research and development capaci-ties in the field of lightweight production and composites at the RWTH Aachen Campus. As a special highlight of this year, the AZL presented the "iComposite 4.0" self-optimizing process chain: fiber-spraying - dry fiber placement - adaptive RTM as well as AZL´s new prototype machine development "Ultra-Fast Consolidator Machine" for highly productive and flexible processing of thermoplastic tapes with in-situ consolidation (winner of the JEC World Innovation Award 2019).

More than 100 Participants from external companies as well as from the AZL Network had the possibility to experience updates on the latest lightweight production technologies and equipment, get to know the bene-fital infrastructure on the Campus and network with internationally represented companies of the entire light-weight value chain researches by taking part in five guided tours to the lightweight institutes.

The AZL brought together content in the field of textiles (ITA), plastics and composite materials (IKV), pro-duction technology (WZL, IPT, ILT, and ISF), quality assurance and production-integrated measurement technology (WZL), lightweight design (SLA), automotive production (IKA) as well as multi-material systems and process integration (AZL).

Once a year at the Open Day, the AZL offers an exclusive and widespread unique insight into the R&D capacities of the institutes in the field of lightweight and composite technologies on the campus of RWTH Aachen University. Within walking distance, researchers and students from 9 institutes are working on the latest technologies for the cost-efficient development and production of lightweight components within one of the largest research landscapes in Europe. The research, closely involving industrial companies, covers the entire value chain from fiber production, materials and processing technology to quality assurance and com-ponent testing.

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AZL SMC, AZL, RWTH Aachen
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AZL Aachen GmbH

18.04.2019

AZL und Partnerinstitute präsentieren Leichtbau-Prozesse und -Equipment beim AZL Open Day

Am 11. April 2019 öffneten die 9 Partnerinstitute des AZL die Türen ihrer Maschinenhallen und Forschungslabore, um vor Ort umfassende Einblicke in ihre Forschungs- und Entwicklungskapazitäten im Bereich Leichtbau-Produktion und Verbundwerkstoffen auf dem RWTH Aachen Campus zu bieten. Als besonderes Highlight dieses Jahr präsentierte das AZL die selbstoptimierende Prozesskette "i-Composite 4.0": Fasersprühen - Trockenfaserplatzierung - adaptives RTM sowie AZL´s neue Proto-typ-Maschinenentwicklung "Ultra-Fast Consolidator Machine" für die hochproduktive und flexible Verarbeitung von thermoplastischen Bändern mit In-situ-Konsolidierung (Gewinner des JEC World Innovation Award 2019).

Mehr als 100 Teilnehmer aus externen Unternehmen sowie aus dem AZL-Netzwerk hatten die Möglichkeit, sich über die neuesten Technologien und Ausrüstungen der Leichtbau-Produktion zu informieren, die nutz-bringende Infrastruktur auf dem Campus kennenzulernen und sich mit international vertretenen Unterneh-men der gesamten Leichtbau-Wertschöpfungskette zu vernetzen, indem sie an fünf Führungen zu den Leichtbauminstituten teilnahmen.

Am 11. April 2019 öffneten die 9 Partnerinstitute des AZL die Türen ihrer Maschinenhallen und Forschungslabore, um vor Ort umfassende Einblicke in ihre Forschungs- und Entwicklungskapazitäten im Bereich Leichtbau-Produktion und Verbundwerkstoffen auf dem RWTH Aachen Campus zu bieten. Als besonderes Highlight dieses Jahr präsentierte das AZL die selbstoptimierende Prozesskette "i-Composite 4.0": Fasersprühen - Trockenfaserplatzierung - adaptives RTM sowie AZL´s neue Proto-typ-Maschinenentwicklung "Ultra-Fast Consolidator Machine" für die hochproduktive und flexible Verarbeitung von thermoplastischen Bändern mit In-situ-Konsolidierung (Gewinner des JEC World Innovation Award 2019).

Mehr als 100 Teilnehmer aus externen Unternehmen sowie aus dem AZL-Netzwerk hatten die Möglichkeit, sich über die neuesten Technologien und Ausrüstungen der Leichtbau-Produktion zu informieren, die nutz-bringende Infrastruktur auf dem Campus kennenzulernen und sich mit international vertretenen Unterneh-men der gesamten Leichtbau-Wertschöpfungskette zu vernetzen, indem sie an fünf Führungen zu den Leichtbauminstituten teilnahmen.

Das AZL bündelte Inhalte im Bereich Textilien (ITA), Kunststoff- und Verbundstoffmaterialien (IKV), Produk-tionstechnologie (WZL, IPT, ILT und ISF), Qualitätssicherung und Produktions-integrierte Messtechnologie (WZL), Leichtbau-Design (SLA), Automobilproduktion (IKA) sowie Multi-Material-Systeme und Prozessin-tegration (AZL).

Einmal im Jahr bietet das AZL durch den Open Day einen exklusiven und in der Breite einmaligen Einblick in die F&E-Kapazitäten der Institute im Bereich Leichtbau und Composite Technologien auf dem Campus der RWTH Aachen. In fußläufiger Entfernung arbeiten auf einer der größten Forschungslandschaften Euro-pas Forscher und Studenten aus 9 Instituten an neuesten Technologien zur kosteneffizienten Entwicklung und Produktion von Leichtbauteilen. Die Forschung unter enger Einbeziehung von Industrieunternehmen deckt die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette von der Faserherstellung über die Werkstoff- und Verarbeitungs-technik bis zur Qualitätssicherung und die Komponentenerprobung ab.

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AZL SMC, AZL, RWTH Aachen
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AZL Aachen GmbH

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29.03.2019

AZL, Winner of the JEC Innovation Award 2019, Category: “Industry & Equipment”

This year, AZL won the JEC AWARD 2019 for the development of the new machine system “Ultra-Fast Consolidator Machine”. This innovative machine system is a result of an 18-months AZL Joint Partner Project, conducted in 2017-2018 by the research partners AZL Aachen and Fraunhofer IPT Aachen, in cooperation with industrial partner companies including Conbility, Covestro, Engel, Evonik, Fagor Arrasate, Faurecia SE, Laserline, Mitsui Chemicals, Mubea Carbo Tech, Philips Photonics, SSDT and Toyota (in alphabetical order).

This year, AZL won the JEC AWARD 2019 for the development of the new machine system “Ultra-Fast Consolidator Machine”. This innovative machine system is a result of an 18-months AZL Joint Partner Project, conducted in 2017-2018 by the research partners AZL Aachen and Fraunhofer IPT Aachen, in cooperation with industrial partner companies including Conbility, Covestro, Engel, Evonik, Fagor Arrasate, Faurecia SE, Laserline, Mitsui Chemicals, Mubea Carbo Tech, Philips Photonics, SSDT and Toyota (in alphabetical order).

The new UItra-Fast Consolidator Machine offers both high flexibility and mass production of tailored thermoplastic laminates with reduced scrap. Fully consolidated multi-layer laminates with different fiber directions and minimized scrap (tailored blanks) can be produced in cycle times below 5 seconds with this new scalable machine setup. This individualized mass production is accomplished by a combination of laser-assisted tape placement with in-situ consolidation and a piece-flow principle, which is state of the art in the printing industry but has not been used in such a way within composite production. The achievable productivity is enhanced to more than 500 kg/hour by this piece-flow principle with carriers moved through multiple application stations which are equipped with multiple tape placement applicators. The new machine is scalable: multiple application stations can be added, e.g. for each layer one station for mass production or for each fiber direction one station with a carrier-conveyor carousel: here the carriers are moved multiple times through the application stations.

The system will be commercialized by some of the industrial partners in 2019. The real machine setup has been presented at the AZL booth during the JEC Exhibition in Paris 2019.

The follow-up project has just started and is still open to join for industrial partners. This follow-up project comprises a further upscale of the machine system as well as a preparation of the commercialization by long-term durability tests and further process optimizations using different tape materials.

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AZL SMC, AZL, RWTH Aachen
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AZL Aachen GmbH

JEC AWARD Gewinner AZL zusammen mit einigen Projektpartnern bei der Preisverleihung auf der JEC in Paris (c) AZL Aachen GmbH
29.03.2019

AZL gewinnt JEC Innovation Award 2019, Kategorie: „Industry & Equipment“

Das AZL ist Gewinner des JEC AWARD 2019 in der Kategorie „Industry & Equipment“ für die neue Maschinen-Entwicklung "Ultra-Fast Consolidator Machine“. Dieses innovative Maschinensystem ist das Ergebnis eines 18-monatigen AZL Joint Partner Projektes, das 2017-2018 von den Forschungspartnern AZL Aachen und Fraunhofer IPT Aachen in Zusammenarbeit mit industriellen Partnerunternehmen wie Conbility, Covestro, Engel, Evonik, Fagor Arrasate, Faurecia SE, Laserline, Mitsui Chemicals, Mubea Carbo Tech, Philips Photonics, SSDT und Toyota (in alphabetischer Reihenfolge) durchgeführt wurde.

Das AZL ist Gewinner des JEC AWARD 2019 in der Kategorie „Industry & Equipment“ für die neue Maschinen-Entwicklung "Ultra-Fast Consolidator Machine“. Dieses innovative Maschinensystem ist das Ergebnis eines 18-monatigen AZL Joint Partner Projektes, das 2017-2018 von den Forschungspartnern AZL Aachen und Fraunhofer IPT Aachen in Zusammenarbeit mit industriellen Partnerunternehmen wie Conbility, Covestro, Engel, Evonik, Fagor Arrasate, Faurecia SE, Laserline, Mitsui Chemicals, Mubea Carbo Tech, Philips Photonics, SSDT und Toyota (in alphabetischer Reihenfolge) durchgeführt wurde.

Die neue UItra-Fast Consolidator Maschine ermöglicht sowohl hohe Flexibilität als auch die Massenproduktion von maßgeschneiderten thermoplastischen Laminaten mit reduziertem Ausschuss. Vollständig konsolidierte Mehrschichtlaminate mit unterschiedlichen Faserrichtungen und minimiertem Ausschuss (Tailored Blanks) können in Zykluszeiten unter 5 Sekunden hergestellt werden mit diesem einfach hoch skalierbaren Maschinenkonzept. Diese individualisierte Massenproduktion wird durch eine Kombination aus laserunterstütztem Tape Placement mit In-situ-Konsolidierung und einem Piece-Flow Prinzip erreicht, das in der Druckindustrie Stand der Technik ist, aber innerhalb der Composite Produktion noch nicht eingesetzt wurde.

Die erreichbare Produktivität ist durch dieses Prinzip auf über 500 kg/Stunde skalierbar, indem einzelne „Carrier“ durch mehrere Applikationsstationen bewegt werden, die wiederum mit mehreren Tapelege-Applikatoren ausgestattet sind. Die neue Maschine ist skalierbar: Mehrere Applikationsstationen können hinzugefügt werden, z.B. für jede Laminat-Schicht eine Station für die Massenproduktion oder für jede Faserrichtung eine Station mit einem Förder-Karussell: Hier werden die Carrier mehrfach durch die Applikationsstationen bewegt.

Die Kommerzialisierung des Systems durch einige der Industriepartner wird 2019 erfolgen. Der reale Maschinenaufbau wurde auf dem AZL-Stand der JEC Messe in Paris präsentiert.

Das „Follow-up“-Projekt hat begonnen und ist noch offen für die Aufnahme weiterer Industrie-Projektpartner. Im Rahmen dieses Follow-up Projektes werden insbesondere die Kommerzialisierung des Systems vorbereitet durch Langzeit-Tests sowie durch weitere Prozessoptimierungen mit unterschiedlichen Tape-Materialien.

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AZL SMC, AZL, RWTH Aachen
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AZL Aachen GmbH

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04.03.2019

AZL demonstrates new Ultra-Fast Consolidator Machine at JEC World in Paris

After many years of successful cooperation on JEC World since 2015, the Aachen Center for Integrative Lightweight Production (AZL) renewed the cooperation with the JEC Group for 2019:

At the dedicated exhibition area called “Composites in Action - JEC Group in partnership with AZL” (Hall 5A, D17), AZL and its 9 Partner Institutes of RWTH Aachen University present their latest research and development results. The innovations covering the whole composite value chain including research results of AZL, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT and Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and the Skilled Crafts as well as RWTH Aachen University institutes including the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), the Welding and Joining Institute (ISF), the “Institut für Textiltechnik” (ITA), the Institute for Automotive Engineering (IKA), the Institute of Structural Mechanics and Lightweight Design (SLA). Following companies are sponsoring partners of this booth and will present their latest products and services: Hille Engineering, Maru Hachi, TELENE and Textechno.

After many years of successful cooperation on JEC World since 2015, the Aachen Center for Integrative Lightweight Production (AZL) renewed the cooperation with the JEC Group for 2019:

At the dedicated exhibition area called “Composites in Action - JEC Group in partnership with AZL” (Hall 5A, D17), AZL and its 9 Partner Institutes of RWTH Aachen University present their latest research and development results. The innovations covering the whole composite value chain including research results of AZL, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT and Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, the Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and the Skilled Crafts as well as RWTH Aachen University institutes including the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), the Welding and Joining Institute (ISF), the “Institut für Textiltechnik” (ITA), the Institute for Automotive Engineering (IKA), the Institute of Structural Mechanics and Lightweight Design (SLA). Following companies are sponsoring partners of this booth and will present their latest products and services: Hille Engineering, Maru Hachi, TELENE and Textechno.

This year, AZL is very proud to present a new machine system development at their booth:
The real machine setup of the “Ultra-Fast Consolidator Machine” will be shown at the AZL booth (Hall 5A, D17) which is one of three finalists for the JEC AWARD 2019 in the category “Industry and Equipment”.

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SMC, AZL, RWTH Aachen AZL
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AZL Aachen GmbH

„Ultra-Fast Consolidator“ Maschinen System am AZL, Aachen (c) AZL Aachen
04.03.2019

AZL demonstriert Consolidator Maschine auf der JEC World in Paris

Nach langjähriger erfolgreicher Zusammenarbeit mit der JEC World, seit 2015, hat das Aachener Zentrum für Integrative Leichtbau-Produktion (AZL) die Zusammenarbeit mit der JEC-Gruppe für 2019 verlängert:

Nach langjähriger erfolgreicher Zusammenarbeit mit der JEC World, seit 2015, hat das Aachener Zentrum für Integrative Leichtbau-Produktion (AZL) die Zusammenarbeit mit der JEC-Gruppe für 2019 verlängert:

Auf dem eigenen Ausstellungsbereich "Composites in Action - JEC Group in Partnerschaft mit AZL" (Halle 5A, D17) präsentieren das AZL und seine 9 Partnerinstitute der RWTH Aachen ihre neuesten Forschungs- und Entwicklungsergebnisse. Die Innovationen decken die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette von Verbundwerkstoffen ab, darunter die Forschungsergebnisse des AZL, des Fraunhofer-Instituts für Produktionstechnologie IPT und des Fraunhofer-Instituts für Lasertechnik ILT, des Instituts für Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV) in Industrie und Handwerk sowie der RWTH Aachener Universitätsinstitute einschließlich des Labors für Werkzeugmaschinen und Produktionstechnik (WZL), des Schweiß- und Fügeinstituts (ISF), des "Instituts für Textiltechnik" (ITA), des Instituts für Fahrzeugtechnik (IKA), des Instituts für Strukturmechanik und Leichtbau (SLA). Folgende Unternehmen sind Sponsoren dieses Standes und präsentieren ihre neuesten Produkte und Dienstleistungen:
Hille Engineering, Maru Hachi, TELENE und Textechno.

In diesem Jahr präsentiert das AZL eine neue Maschinen-Entwicklung auf dem AZL-Messestand (Halle 5A, D17): die "Ultra-Fast Consolidator“ Maschine, welche eine von drei Finalisten für den JEC AWARD 2019 in der Kategorie "Industry and Equipment" ist.

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AZL SMC, AZL, RWTH Aachen
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AZL Aachen

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Composites offer design freedom and exceptional mechanical properties at low weight for furniture applications
22.10.2018

Composites are opening up new horizons for the furniture industry

What does the furniture market look like and what potential composites offer for the furniture of today and tomorrow? The AZL is investigating this question together with companies from the composite and furniture industry. The result will be an overview of the current market and the materials used to date as well as an outlook on future mass applications for fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP). The study is open to interested companies and starts with a kick-off meeting at Composites Europe in Stuttgart on November 7th, 2018.

Furniture, its design and function have undergone major changes in recent decades: From robust lifelong companions to trend-setting models, from handmade one-of-a-kind pieces to mass products, from storage objects to multi-functional and “smart” all-rounders. This goes along with an increased diversity in terms of design and the materials used – and high potential for composites that offer additional design freedom and exceptional mechanical properties at low weight.

Study provides overview of furniture market and unique selling points of composites

What does the furniture market look like and what potential composites offer for the furniture of today and tomorrow? The AZL is investigating this question together with companies from the composite and furniture industry. The result will be an overview of the current market and the materials used to date as well as an outlook on future mass applications for fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP). The study is open to interested companies and starts with a kick-off meeting at Composites Europe in Stuttgart on November 7th, 2018.

Furniture, its design and function have undergone major changes in recent decades: From robust lifelong companions to trend-setting models, from handmade one-of-a-kind pieces to mass products, from storage objects to multi-functional and “smart” all-rounders. This goes along with an increased diversity in terms of design and the materials used – and high potential for composites that offer additional design freedom and exceptional mechanical properties at low weight.

Study provides overview of furniture market and unique selling points of composites
In order to systematically identify the potential of fiber-reinforced composites and to use them in future furniture applications, the AZL is starting a study together with companies from the furniture and composite industry. Within four and a half months the market for furniture will be segmented, design and technology trends will be identified and the technical requirements for furniture and furniture components will be broken down to identify applications with high potential for composites. The overall goal is to understand the selection process and needs of the furniture designer in order to bring composites to the market as a targeted alternative to conventional materials.

Virginia Bozsak, Technical Manager Composites at ARKEMA Innovative Chemistry is participating in the study: “The ever-growing population number requires environmentally friendly material and a solution for the end of life treatment to recollect and reuse materials. For fast changing markets such as the furniture market, these materials also need to offer an enormous freedom of design. Arkema already answers this demand with the only liquid thermoplastic resin Elium® used as a thermoset resin to produce composite structural or aesthetical parts. With the joint study, we aim to identify specific applications in the furniture market to make use of material which is not limiting creativity or design specifications but rather enabling the future to be revolutionized.”

 

27.11.2017

AZL is building on the success of the study on Composites in Buildings & Infrastructure

The AZL will continue its collaboration on composites in buildings and infrastructure after completing an initial market and technology study which identified new potentials for composite technologies in buildings and infrastructure markets. The aim of the new AZL Workgroup which will meet for the first time on January 25th, 2018 is to jointly develop new applications and to support the business development for composites in these two growing markets. The meeting is open to interested companies from the composite industry as well as the building and infrastructure markets.


The aim of the initial workgroup meeting will be to turn insights from the study into a long-term workgroup collaboration and to define topics and initiatives for the joint cooperation in the field of process and manufacturing technologies, fire safety regulations, materials as well as standards and norms. Industrial keynote presentations will introduce these action fields and will provide an insight into building and infrastructure applications for composites. The meeting will furthermore provide a platform to network with companies along the entire composite value chain.

The AZL will continue its collaboration on composites in buildings and infrastructure after completing an initial market and technology study which identified new potentials for composite technologies in buildings and infrastructure markets. The aim of the new AZL Workgroup which will meet for the first time on January 25th, 2018 is to jointly develop new applications and to support the business development for composites in these two growing markets. The meeting is open to interested companies from the composite industry as well as the building and infrastructure markets.


The aim of the initial workgroup meeting will be to turn insights from the study into a long-term workgroup collaboration and to define topics and initiatives for the joint cooperation in the field of process and manufacturing technologies, fire safety regulations, materials as well as standards and norms. Industrial keynote presentations will introduce these action fields and will provide an insight into building and infrastructure applications for composites. The meeting will furthermore provide a platform to network with companies along the entire composite value chain.


Dr. Amer Affan, CEO and founder of AFFAN Innovative Structures based in Dubai is in charge of various composite projects for buildings such as the Museum of the Future in Dubai: “We have been utilizing structural composites in construction since 2010. Composites is a truly high-tech material compared with the traditional building materials (steel, concrete, timber and aluminum) but it is still to be recognized as such in the conservative and price-sensitive building industry. AZL, particularly its location at the RWTH Aachen University and its partner companies, offers a good platform to progress the use of composites in construction.”


AZL together with more than 25 companies just completed the Joint Market and Technology Study on “New Potentials for Composite Technologies in Buildings and Infrastructure” establishing a broad knowledge on business opportunities for composite technologies in these two growing markets. In a structured approach, the study determined the key segments as well as the technologies/applications with the highest market and technological potential. Analyses of 20 market segments, investigation of 438 applications, technology analyses of 25 highlight components and 11 detailed business cases were elaborated throughout the study. Additional to requirement analyses for materials and production technologies, new concepts for efficient profitable production technologies and cost engineering analysis were developed. With the workgroup, the AZL will take this initiative a step further with the aim to build a long-term cooperation platform for composites in buildings and infrastructure markets.


Justin Jin, CEO of the Korean company AXIA Materials participated in the study and is part of the AZL Partner Network: “As producer of large thermoplastic composite sheets and composite SIP (Structural Insulated Panel), we are eager to drive composites in B&I applications with the best efficient way. The AZL study on Buildings and Infrastructure provided us a great networking with key players in this business field and opportunities to strengthen our products with the key elements from partners. The study also gave us a proper market understanding including market size/volume in numbers to prove the value of this technology to building industry. We are looking forward to following up on these first insights and to realize applications with the AZL and its partners.”


Besides the networking options, the meeting will offer the opportunity to get an insight into the activities of the AZL Network consisting of nine research institutes at the RWTH Aachen Campus and more than 80 companies from 21 countries. During an optional guided tour, participants will visit selected institutes at the RWTH Aachen Campus. The meeting is open to all interested companies and free of charge.

More Information on Meeting and the Study
Information on AZL activities in the field of buildings and infrastructure:
www.azl-lightweight-production.com/composites-buildings-infrastructure
Details and registration to first Workgroup Meeting on January 25th, 2018:
http://www.azl-lightweight-production.com/termine/1st-workgroup-meeting-buildings-infrastructure

 

Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung AZL Aachen GmbH
Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung
09.05.2017

Konsortiale Markt- und Technologiestudie zu High-Performance-SMC offen für zusätzliche Partner

Im Juni 2017 startet die AZL Aachen GmbH in Kooperation mit dem Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV) in Industrie und Handwerk an der RWTH Aachen eine Konsortialstudie zu Hochleistungs-SMC. Ziel ist es, den Einsatz einer neuen Generation von SMC-Werkstoffen in der industriellen Anwendung voranzutreiben. Firmen entlang der gesamten SMC-Wertschöpfungskette sowie Firmen mit einem Interesse am SMC-Markt sind eingeladen, an der Studie teilzunehmen.

Im Juni 2017 startet die AZL Aachen GmbH in Kooperation mit dem Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV) in Industrie und Handwerk an der RWTH Aachen eine Konsortialstudie zu Hochleistungs-SMC. Ziel ist es, den Einsatz einer neuen Generation von SMC-Werkstoffen in der industriellen Anwendung voranzutreiben. Firmen entlang der gesamten SMC-Wertschöpfungskette sowie Firmen mit einem Interesse am SMC-Markt sind eingeladen, an der Studie teilzunehmen.


SMC (Sheet Molding Compound) ist seit Jahren die erste Wahl, um Metallkomponenten zu ersetzen. Um zusätzliche Gewichtseinsparungen sowie eine Reduktion der CO2-Emissionen zu erzielen, wird jedoch eine neue Generation von High-Performance-SMC (HP-SMC) notwendig, die aus kurzen oder kontinuierlichen faserverstärkten Systemen mit entweder Karbon- oder Glasfasern und speziellen Harzmassen besteht. Die SMC-Hochleistungsvariante zeichnet sich durch einen hohe Anzahl an Wechselwirkungen zwischen Material und Prozess aus, die Herausforderung und Chance zugleich sind.
Die konsortiale Markt- und Technologiestudie zu High-Performance SMC ( www.lightweight-production.com/go/hp-smc-study ) des AZL und IKV zielt darauf ab, das Verständnis dieser Wechselwirkungen zu weiten, indem detailliertes Wissen zu SMC-Anwendungen und -Technologie, zentralen Herausforderungen und technologischen Lösung zur Etablierung einer neuen SMC-Generation geboten wird. Dieses Wissen bietet die Basis, um Design-Richtlinien auszuarbeiten, zielgerichtete Entwicklung voranzutreiben und neue Geschäftsmöglichkeiten zu eröffnen.

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SMC, AZL, RWTH Aachen
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AZL Aachen GmbH