Due to the committee members’ involvement in SAMPE Europe 2025, we unfortunately had to move our Autumn Meeting 2025 to the beginning of 2026 as a winter meeting and the moment has now arrived. The meeting will be hosted on Thursday February 5th by AMS Robotics Belgium in Genk, Belgium. The central meeting theme for this day will be “Robotic manufacturing of composites, fibres and polymers”.
Registration for the winter meeting 2026 is now open, you can find the registration form is below the agenda at the bottom of this page.
AMS Robotics, a Belgian SME located in Genk, Belgium, develops advanced automation solutions for the rotational moulding industry. The company focuses on two key markets: machinery for the production of hydrogen (H₂) liners and fully automated rotational moulding systems. In addition, AMS is pioneering a new technology that combines polyethylene (PE) with carbon-fiber products, with applications such as padel tennis rackets and automotive components. AMS is also installing an H₂ tank winding machine in collaboration with Sharp Composites, who are also present during our meeting, supporting the next generation of hydrogen storage solutions. Besides a visit to the AMS shopfloor, a virtual visit is included to SHARP Composites, showing the winding of a pressure vessel.
Deadline for registration of your participation is 29thJanuary!
Agenda:
9.30 Registration & coffee
10.00 Welcome and introduction by Aart Van Vuure, SAMPE BeNeLux
10.15 Welcome and introduction to AMS Robotics, Johan Potargent
10.30 “Conventional vs. Robotic winding of composite pressure vessels”, Philippe Willems and Geert Nouwen, Sharp Composites
10.55 “A Practical Guide to Analytical Models for Filament-wound Pressure Vessels”, Marie Hondekyn, UGent
11.20 Coffee break
11.40 “Developments on Robotic Continuous Ultrasonic Welding of Thermoplastic Composites”, Johan van Stuyvesant Meijen, SAM XL
12.05 “Automation in braiding”, Stephan Voskamp, Eurocarbon
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Annual General Meeting SAMPE Benelux – Aart van Vuure and SAMPE Benelux Board
14.00 “Automated 3D printing of composite products”, Mark Muilwijk, CEAD
14.25 “High-precision Robotics for enhanced Filament Winding and Complementary Processes”, Ed van Breugel and Simon Hulshof, GKN Fokker
14.50 Coffee break
15.10 Virtual tour to Sharp Composites
15.40 Visit to AMS Robotics
16:30 Start of networking drink
Participation is free for SAMPE members. Non-members pay 95.00 € (includes one-year membership) and students 20.00 € to become members (for 1 year). This membership application can be performed online at: https://sampe-membership.eu
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!