CompositesWorld Expo 2009 Technical Conference Agenda
September 28-29, 2009
Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center, Schaumburg, IL
Organized by CompositesWorld Conferences
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The CompositesWorld Expo Technical Conference, to be held in conjunction with CompositesWorld Expo 2009, will focus on principles of design and manufacture of composite materials. The program will be designed to attract an audience of end-users of composite materials to the show. There will be two tracks.
The Introductory track will introduce those familiar with traditional materials-engineering industries, such as metal working, to the properties of fiber-reinforced composites. Other principles covered will include CAD/CAM design and manufacturing with composites and the fabrication processes that work best for various designs, including compression and infusion molding; resin transfer molding (RTM), vacuum-assisted RTM (VARTM), and light RTM (LRTM); prepreg with autoclave curing; and other consolidation processes.
The Advanced track will include an overview of FEA design and manufacturing software, such as CATIA and FIBERSIM, and how it can be integrated into product development and tooling systems for advanced composite design and processing, including complex ply books, automated fiber placement (AFP) and automated tape laying (ATL) systems.
The following sessions are planned:
(click on any session for details from the abstract)
Introductory Track Chaired by: Louis A. Luedtke, Managing Partner, BerryHill Partners LLC
Advanced Track Chaired by: Sara Black, Technical Editor, High-Performance Composites
Monday, September 28
Introductory Track |
Advanced Track |
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|---|---|---|
| 7:30 - 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 10:00 am | Introduction to Composite Materials and Their Role in Green Applications Carl Zweben, Life Fellow ASME, Fellow SAMPE and ASM |
Realizing the Full Potential of Composites Across Industries Steve Luby, President and CEO, VISTAGY Inc.
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| 10:00 - 10:30 am | Refreshment Break | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 am - Noon | Introduction to Composites Fabrication Techniques Terry Price, Director, Composites Training Center, Cerritos College |
RTM / Infusion Numerical Simulation David Prono, Application Engineer, ESI North America Machine-Independent Automated Fiber Placement Programming & Simulation Bill Hasenjaeger, Product Marketing Manager, CGTech
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| Noon - 1:00 pm | Networking Luncheon | Networking Luncheon |
| 1:00 - 2:30 pm | Design and Manufacturing Software I
Fly Like the Wind: What Wind Energy Companies Can Learn from Aerospace Composites Best Practices Rani Richardson, CATIA North America, Dassault Systemes Richard Boger, SIMULIA, Dassault Systèmes Mark Griffin, DELMIA, Dassault Systèmes Michael Spellman, Vice President, Magestic Systems |
Composites Tooling: Back to the Future Larry L. Carver, Carver Composites Tooling Clark R. Smith, Sales and Marketing Manager HexTOOL, Hexcel Alan Hiken, V.P. Engineering & Technology, Rubbercraft
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| 2:30 - 3:00 pm | Refreshment Break | Refreshment Break |
| 3:00 - 4:15 pm | Integrating Process with Design
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From Design Room to the Cutting Floor: How Automation Maximizes Throughput Timothy Allen, Midwest Regional Sales Manager, Eastman Machine
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Tuesday, September 29
| Introductory Track | Advanced Track | |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 - 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 9:30 am | Sheet Molding Compound(SMC): Materials and Processes Rob Seats, Product Manager Ashland Performance Materials
Thomas Wright, Business Development Manager, Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc.
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Automated Manufacturing of Composite Structures I Moderated by Carroll Grant, Aerospace Composites Consulting High Output Automated Composites Part Manufacturing Jacques Berruet, Liné Machine Tools (Forest-Liné Group) Productivity Requirements Beyond Aerospace Tino Oldani, President & CEO, and Daniele Martani, Ingersoll Machine Tools
Choosing (or Developing) the Right AFP/ATL Automation Processes for Composites Manufacturing James P. Martin, President, Innovative Composites Automation |
| 9:30 - 10:00 am | Refreshment Break | Refreshment Break |
| 10:00 - 11:30 am | Out of Autoclave Prepreg Processing Technology: An Overview Chris Ridgard, Vice President - Technology, Advanced Composites Group Fabrication Methods for Continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics (CFRT®) Thomas Smith, President, Performance Materials Corp. |
Automated Manufacturing of Composite Structures II Moderated by Carroll Grant, Aerospace Composites Consulting
Optimized Machining of Composites in Manufacturing Mark Saberton, Chief Aerospace Engineer, Flow International Corp. Developments in Machining and Inspection for Composite Manufacture Brett Hopkins, Business Development, Delcam |
| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Keynote Address and Networking Luncheon | Keynote Address and Networking Luncheon |
| 1:00 - 2:30 pm | Advances in Vacuum Infusion Processing of Composite Materials Andre Cocquyt, President, GRP Guru.com |
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| 2:30 - 3:00 pm | Refreshment Break | Refreshment Break |
| 3:00 - 4:15 pm |
Daniel T. Buckley, Manager of Research & Development, American GFM
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Advances in NDT Methods for Composite Manufacturing High Speed Ultrasonic Inspection of Composites Using “Acoustography” Jaswinder S. Sandhu, Santec Systems, Inc. Gary Georgeson, The Boeing Co. Charles Pergantis, U.S. Army Research Laboratory High Resolution, Low Cost Ultrasound Camera for In-Service Composite NDI Robert Lasser, Marvin Lasser, Ron Westernik, John Kula and David Rich, Imperium Inc. |
Questions?
Please contact:
Scott Stephenson / Conference Director
207-221-6602 / scott@compositesworld.com
OR
Ralph Jessie / Conference Manager
207-221-6603 / jessie@compositesworld.com
