event preview | LFTs 2017
AMI’s first Long Fibre Thermoplastics conference is scheduled for Cologne, Germany, in November. We take a look at the expert speaker line-up and review the topics to be covered
Looking ahead to LFTs 2017
Main image: Opportunities for LFT
materials will be discussed at the first Long Fibre Thermo- plastics
conference in Germany in November
Automotive industry moves to cut emissions are placing a premium on light weight technologies such as composites and particularly on Long Fibre Thermoplas- tic (LFTs), which offer levels of performance to match or exceed metal without the need to invest in complex or additional moulding equip- ment. So, it is no surprise that LFT market growth is strengthening. However, opportunities for LFTs extend well beyond automotive, with new reinforcement options extending their abilities to replace metal in sectors such as aerospace, electrical, and sports and leisure. Long Fibre Thermoplastics 2017 is a brand new
international conference from Applied Market Informa- tion (publisher of Compounding World and Injection World magazines and author of the Long Fibre Polypro- pylene Compounds Global Market Report) that will present an opportunity to learn more about the utilisation, formulation and processing of these versatile, high performance and light weight polymer compounds. The event brings together expert speakers to cover the latest applications of LFTs in the automo- tive industry, still the dominant end-use market, and explore fast developing non-automotive opportunities. Taking place on 7-8 November in Cologne, Germany,
Long Fibre Thermoplastics 2017 will bring together leading players in the LFT industry, key players in the LFT supply chain, and existing and potential end-users and processors to learn more about the latest market and technology developments. This article takes a look at the expert international speaker line-up and previews the topics that will be covered.
Automotive advances Given its importance in the LFT market, the first session of Long-Fibre Thermoplastics 2017 will focus on automotive. Dr Joseph J. Laux, Director of Business Development and Advanced Engineering (EU) - Light- weight Composites at Magna Exteriors in Switzerland, will open the event with a presentation titled “Three critical factors to consider when looking for applications
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of long carbon fibre thermoplastics in automotive”. Two automotive case studies will follow. Jeff Sun, Technical Director at Shaoxing RossEnce Material Technology in China, will discuss the application of low-warpage LFT in an automotive instrument panel (IP) carrier, then Anil George, Co-Founder/Director at AutoDynamic Engi- neering in India, will cover the development and production of an automotive bumper beam. The next session takes a look at developments in rein-
forcement fibres for LFT applications. Veronika Radl- maier, Product Developer at the SGL Group in Germany, will open the session with a review of the current position for composite components in the automotive industry, then go on to outline the potential for LFTs based on 50k carbon fibres. Then Dany De Kock, Global Application Development & Technical Service Leader Fibres at Johns Manville in Belgium, will speak about selection of glass fibre reinforcements for LFTs. One of the key advantages of LFTs is their capacity
to be tuned to individual performance requirements. The third session at the conference provides an opportunity for delegates to learn more about the use of customised LFTs. Thilo Stier, Director Innovation & Sales at Akro-Plastic in Germany, will talk about the production and application of low-density polyamide- based LFTs with specific functionalities. Eric Martin, Global Business Development Manager at Solvay in Belgium, will look at examples where LFTs have created new metal replacement opportunities. And Bertrand Maillet, Market Development Engineer at Trinseo in France, will discuss the development and application of LFT concentrates with high glass
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