Thermoplastic Composites – Sustainability and Reaching Net-Zero

Thermoplastic Composites: Sustainability and Reaching Net Zero

London, UK

29 September 22

£149 - 249 + VAT

TIME	TOPICS	SPEAKER
10.00	Registration
10.25	Chairperson's Introduction	Matt Bradney Director of Business Development - Composites ProDrive
10.30	Welcome from BPF and Composites UK
	Session 1 - Thermoplastic Composite Solutions for Mobility Applications
10.40	Thermoplastic Composites for Sustainable Mobility In this session Prithul Narula will explore how thermoplastic composites can be used to enable lightweight production of mobility. Weight reduction for mobility is seen a dominant factor in the environmental impact.	Prithul Narula Research and Product Development Engineer Toray Advanced Composites
11.05	Thermoplastic Composites for New Sustainable Transport Sectors Tom Chatterley will provides a summary of the potential uses for thermoplastic composites in new transport markets, with a critique for how thermoplastics provide a sustainability benefit compared to traditional composites and alternative materials.	Tom Chatterley Lead Commercial Sales Engineer Airborne UK
11.30	Tea and Coffee Break
	Session 2 - Thermoplastic Composite for Marine Applications
11.45	Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Acrylic - Glass Fibre Composites for Marine and Tidal Energy Applications Machar will present on their recently created hybrid thermoplastic composite using an acrylic-poly(phenylene ether) alloy based matrix that has the potential to deliver improved characteristics.	Machar Devine PhD Student, Institute of Materials and Processes University of Edinburgh
12.10	Development and Demonstrators of Durable Biobased Thermoplastic Composites for a Marine Environment Professor Summerscales will explore how biobased thermoplastics can be used in a marine environment, exploring latest devlopments.	Professor John Summerscales Professor of Composites Engineering University of Plymouth
12.35	Networking Lunch
	Session 3 -Thermoplastic Composites Breaking New Ground
13.20	Progress Towards a Sustainable Future Composite Braiding Ltd (CBL) has been pursuing both thermoplastic composite product development (TRL) as well as higher volume, lower cost composite process development (MRL). This presentation will set out to summarise the progress to date in this area.	Sam Donegani Operations Manager Composite Braiding
13.45	Greener Processing for Thermoplastic Composites Dean will explore Zunds innovative new tool to help process thermoplastic composites which will seal the edge of the cut components	Dean Ashworth Sales and Marketing Director Zund UK
14.10	Coffee Break
14.25	Recyclable Composites for Electrical Goods: Soluboard - a Recyclable Thermoplastic Composites E waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world. Jiva Materials Ltd has developed and is commercialising a novel natural fibre thermoplastic composite Soluboard to replace the current glass fibre epoxy substrate (FR4) This presentation will outline a case study where Soluboard has been able to replace the current composite.	Dr Jonathan Swanston CEO and Co-Founder Jiva Materials
14.50	Sustainable Composite Manufacturing Based on Smart Thermoplastic Nanocomposites with Integrated Functionalities In this talk, a highly energy-efficient and safe out-of-oven curing method is presented by integrating a pyroresistive surface layer with intrinsic self-regulating heating capabilities, into a composite laminate.	Dr Han Zhang Senior Lecturer, Materials Sciences, School of Engineering and Materials Science Queen Mary University of London
15.15	Panel Discussion
15.25	Closing Remarks from BPF and Composites UK
15.30	Close