 2006
May 2-4, 2006
Lisbon, Portugal
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Session 1: Overview of Future Automotive Material
Moderator: Harry Daalmans, General Manager, SABIC STAMAX
Session 2: Plastics in Engine Compartment
Moderator: Frank Krabbenborg, Dow Automotive
Session 3: Structural and Exterior Applications of Plastics & Composites
Moderator: Kees Verbraak, SABIC Europe
Session 4: Advances in Automotive Plastics for Performance & Durability
Moderator: Sahar Al-Malaika, Aston University
Session 5: Plastics in Automotive Interior
Moderator: Lebzy González, Ford Motor Company
Session 6: Advances in Manufacturing & Finishing Technologies
Moderator: Kamel Makhlouf, Nissan
Workshop: Adhesion and Bonding of Automotive Plastics
Instructors: Prof. Mike Chung and Prof. H.-J. Sue
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CONFERENCE AGENDA |
| Session 1: Overview of Future Automotive Material |
| Moderator: Harry Daalmans, General Manager, SABIC STAMAX |
"New Trends in Automotive Materials"
Geoff Smith, General Manager, Nissan |
| "Review European Market for PP in Automotive"
Peter van Pul, Director Business Unit PP Automotive (speaker), SABIC Europe, and Harry Daalmans, General Manager, SABIC STAMAX
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| "The Business Case for Polymer Nanocomposites in Automotive Applications"
Lebzy González, Technical Expert (speaker), Patricia C. Tibbenham, and Michael A. DeBolt, Ford Motor Company
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| Session 3: Structural and Exterior Applications of Plastics & Composites |
| Moderator: Kees Verbraak, SABIC Europe |
| KEYNOTE LECTURE: "Applications & Challenges for Composites & Nanocomposites in the Automotive Arena"
Peter H. Foss, Charles C. Mentzer, and William R. Rodgers, Senior Staff Research Scientist (speaker), General Motors
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| "Thermoplastics Application for Structural Components in Vehicles"
Ing. Alessandra Ricciardi, Project Manager Vehicle Division, Centro Ricerche Fiat
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| "Development of an Aesthetical Long Glass Fibre Polypropylene Tailgate Inner Structure"
G. Amorin, Plastic Omnium, and Hans Martens, Product Manager (speaker), SABIC Europe
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| "Effect of Surface Modification of Carbon Nanofibers on Polyester Composites for Automotive Applications"
César Merino, Project Manager (speaker), J. L. González, I. Martín-Gullón, J. Vera, C. Palencia J. M. Gómez de Salazar, I. Barrena, J. Rubio, Grupo Antolín Ingeniería, S.A
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| "All Polymer Concepts in Body Panels"
A. Sevriens, S. Knauf, F. Essers, J. Cremers, M. Soliman (speaker), J. Sampers, SABIC Europe
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| "Weight Reduction and Cost Effective Assembly through Bonded-Hybrid Structures"
Pádraig Naughton (speaker), Roland Janssen, Orhan Imam, DOW Automotive
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| "Thick Sheet Paintfilm & Chrome Paintfilm for Exterior Automotive Plastic Parts"
Pieter van der Ster, Business Manager, Soliant BV
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| Session 4: Advances in Automotive Plastics for Performance & Durability |
| Moderator: Sahar Al-Malaika, Aston University |
| "Understanding the Scratch Performance and Mechanical Behavior of Automotive Plastics"
Dr. Rose A. Ryntz, Senior Manager and Staff Technical Fellow, Visteon Corporation
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"Nanotechnology for Scratch Resisitance Automotive Coatings"
Dr. Thomas Sawitowski, Nanotechnology Manager, BYK Chemie GmbH
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"New Additive to Improve Scratch Resisitance and Reduce Surface Tack for Automotive Applications"
Gregor Huber, Application Specialist (speaker), and Peter Solera, Ciba Specialty Chemicals
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"Fundamental Impact Fracture Behavior of Automotive TPOs"
J. Weon, E. Moghbelli, J. Liu, and H.-J. Sue (speaker), Polymer Technology Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
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"Decreasing the Effects of Ageing on Paint Adhesion of Polypropylene"
John Cremers, Manager Paint Technologies & Pretreatment, SABIC Europe |
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"Advances in Sub-Micron Talc for Automotive TPO Compounds"
Piergiovanni Ercoli Malacari, Manager Product and Application Development, IMI FABI spa
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| Session 5: Plastics in Automotive Interior |
| Moderator: Lebzy González, Ford Motor Company |
| "An Overview of Innovative Technologies for Automotive Interiors"
Dr. Suresh Shah, Delphi Corporation
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| "TPE's - The Route to New Engineered Sensations"
Carlos Vieira, Manager R&D (speaker), Vitor Vilaverde, and Elizabete Pinho, TMG Automotive
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| "Polyamide Innovations for New Trends in Automotive Industry: Focus on Car Interior Systems"
Dr. Philippe Guinot, Global Market Director (speaker), and Valérie Stoeckel, Application Development Manager (speaker), Rhodia Engineering Plastics
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| "Opening New Dimensions with Short Glass Reinforced Polypropylene Compounds - From Soft Touch to High Stiffness Applications"
Dr. Erik H. Licht, Automotive Program Manager (speaker), and Dr. Frank P. Alt, Basell Polyolefines
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| WORKSHOP: Adhesion and Bonding of Automotive Plastics |
| Instructors: Prof. Mike Chung, Penn State University; Prof. H.-J. Sue, Texas A&M University |
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The workshop will convey important fundamental concepts and approaches to functionalize, characterize and evaluate adhesion and
adhesive properties of PP and TPO based substrates. Novel approaches for achieving good functionalization of PP and TPO surfaces
will be presented. Fracture mechanics based methodology will be employed to evaluate adhesive strength of bonded PP and TPO substrates.
Outline of workshop by topics:
- Background and Introduction
- Review of Relevant Material Issues
- Functionalization of PP and TPO Surfaces
- direct copolymerization of -olefin and functional monomers
- functionalization approach via post-polymerization
- reactive polyolefin approach
- grafting reaction of functional polymer chains
- Characterization
- surface energy
- surface functionality/composition
- surface morphology
- Test Methodology
- T-peel
- lap-shear
- side-impact
- fracture mechanics approach
- Examples and Show-and-Tell
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