The SAMPE BeNeLux Spring meeting 2024 was hosted at TPAC – Thermoplastic Composites Application Center on Wednesday, 5th June 2024 in Enschede, NL.
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It is our pleasure to bring you the draft program for the 2024 SAMPE BeNeLux Spring meeting. The meeting is hosted this time by TPAC – the ThermoPlastic composite Application Centre – in Enschede, which recently celebrated its 10th birthday! TPAC focuses on cost-effective processing, automation and recycling of Thermoplastic Composites. We start with a lecture program under the theme “Thermoplastic composites for everyday applications” followed by a visit program.
Program:
9.30 Registration & coffee
10.00 Welcome and introduction by Aart Van Vuure, chairman SAMPE BeNeLux
10.15 Welcome and introduction to TPAC by Ferrie van Hattum, Professor Lightweight Structures
10.30 “Cost-effective thermoplastic composites for SMEs”, Ferrie van Hattum, TPAC
10.55 “Changes in Architectural composites in 20 years, and the projected future” Coen Meerbach, Business Unit Manager, Solico
11.20 Coffee break
11.40 “Cato Composites & Cato’s Fast Forging Process for Net-Shaped Products”
Menno Hensbroek, Project & innovation manager, Cato Composites BV
12.05 “Implementation of Recycling of Thermoplastic Composites”
Winand Kok, Spiral Recycled Thermoplastic Composites BV
12.30 Lunch break
13.45 Presentations by winners of SAMPE Benelux student competition (4th of June)
14.20 “Thermo-mechanical finite element process simulation of unreinforced and reinforced extruded polymeric products”, Willem Lippens, KU Leuven campus Brugge, ProPoliS research group
14.45 “Cost efficient tape manufacturing and winding”
Aldert Verheus, Verheus BV / KL
15.10 Visit to TPAC
16.45 Start of networking drinks
To download the programme, please click below: