From the Sector

Die European Alliance for SMC BMC und der AVK-Expertenarbeitskreis SMC/BMC organisieren erneut die SMCCreate, eine Konferenz über Design mit SMC- und BMC-Verbundwerkstoffen. Diese Konferenz bietet Einblicke in den gesamten Produktdesignprozess von der Idee bis zur Herstellung des Teils und richtet sich sowohl an erfahrene Designer als auch an Designer, die diese vielseitigen Materialien zum ersten Mal einsetzen.

SMC und BMC sind Faserverbundwerkstoffe, sie eignen sich für die Herstellung leichter und komplexer Bauteile, weil sie die strukturellen Eigenschaften mit einer glatten Oberfläche kombinieren. Aus diesem Grund werden SMC und BMC zunehmend in einem breiten Spektrum von Endanwendungen und Märkten eingesetzt.

Verwendung von SMC BMC in Ihrem Bauteilentwurf
Innerhalb von anderthalb Tagen wird die SMCCreate-Konferenz ein große Vielfalt an Themen abdecken, die für Konstrukteure bei der Auswahl von Materiallösungen relevant sind, die Leistung, Kosteneffizienz, Fertigungsfähigkeit und Nachhaltigkeit bieten. Präsentationen der folgenden Unternehmen/Institute sind bereits bestätigt worden: AOC, ESI Deutschland, Fraunhofer, IDI, Mitras, Owens Corning und Siemens.

Die SMCCreate 2023 wird vom 7. bis 8. November 2023 in Prag (Tschechische Republik) im Vienna House by Wyndham Diplomat Prague stattfinden.

• The 16th World Pultrusion Conference will be postponed to 5-6 May 2022

The EPTA – European Pultrusion Technology Association in cooperation with the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) will postpone the 16th World Pultrusion Conference to 5-6 May 2022 due to the corona situation and the postponement of the JEC World, with which there is a close partnership.

This conference takes place every two years and is the meeting point of the European and worldwide Pultrusion Industry. More than 25 international speakers from Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, The Netherlands, Turkey, UK and the USA will present practical presentations about innovative applications, technologies and processes. Equally current market trends and developments are on the agenda.
This World Pultrusion Conference takes now place on 5-6 May 2022 in Paris, France. The presentation language will be English. The program, further details and registration information is available at www.pultruders.com.

•  JEC GROUP and AVK to launch new Composites Event for the D-A-CH Region

JEC Group and AVK, the Federation of Reinforced Plastics e.V. in Germany have joined forces to organize an annual event for the D-A-CH Region, dedicated to all forms of Composites and their applications. The first edition of the JEC Forum DACH, unique in its format and content, will take place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany at Messe Forum, from November 23 to 24, 2021. The event will take place at a different location each year to highlight the dynamics and the variety of the composites industry in the DACH region.

JEC Group is launching the JEC Forum DACH in partnership with AVK. Unique in its format, the event will be rotating to different cities in Germany, Switzerland and Austria  every year. This first edition will take place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from November 23 to 24, 2021.

JEC Forum DACH will include pre-arranged business meetings between sponsors and attendees as well as sponsors workshops. The event will present exclusive content such as an extensive composites conferences program, the annual AVK market overview — also available via live-streaming technology for remote participants — and, last but not least, the prestigious AVK-JEC Innovation Awards.
The JEC Startup Booster competition will also be introduced in the D-A-CH region for the first time. JEC Forum DACH will also provide a Composites Tour to enable participants to visit key players of the local composites ecosystem on November 25.

This event's primary aim is to support the bustling composites industry in this region and resume business after a challenging, yet complex period of time. The event´s agile format will focus on a different application sector, industry as well as other regional composites-related specifities every year. The final goal is to develop business, to connect and reach out to the local industrial apparatus and its major players such as universities, research and development centers and companies of all sizes in a boosting business and innovation spirit.