Sirris Materials day 2010 - Introduction by Hans Vercammen

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the collective centre of the Belgian technological industry

the collective centre of the Belgian technological industry

Sirris Materials Day 2010The interactive edition

Hans VercammenBusiness unit manager product & process innovation

Introduction Materials Day 2010

• Introducing Sirris...

• Introducing SmartCoatingLab...

• Introducting today...

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the collective centre of the Belgian technological industry

The collective centre of the Belgian technology industry

Driving industry by technology

• Mission?

To help companies implement technological innovations

Collective centreof the technology industry• Nonprofit organisation• Industry owned

Federation for the technology industry

Some Facts & figures in 2008

4300 interventions per year (advice, projects, services)

Of which 70% for SME’s

within 1800 different companies

> 120 technology specialists – 6 differents sites in Belgium

•Materials Engineering•Production Technology•Mechatronics

•Rapid Manufacturing•Software Engineering & ICT•Technology Coaching

In practice…

Services

Innovation ProjectsRealisations from idea

to product

Technological AdvicePractical answers

to concrete problems

Shared R&DTechnological developments

with industrial partners

Shared CapacityAccess to high-tech

infrastructure

Knowledge TransferInsight into technology trends

From individual services to common research programs

Mission statement in practice

Making the right technological choicesfor sustainable economical growth

Translating new technologies intangible products for a company

Taking into account the business & technology strategy of the company

value innovationthrough

technology

And a good reason to be here…

Discover how innovative use of materials can become a competitive advantage !

Composite m

rials

erials

Mapping of recent Sirris initiatives

the collective centre of the Belgian technological industry

First official announcement of

Sirris Smart Coating Application Lab

Who we are?

New Application Lab within Sirris• domain of advanced coatings (Materials Engineering)

Team: 6 engineers and 2 technicians

Experience:Vast experience in starting and implementing innovations within our industryFocused on product development and industrial processes to boost competitivenessLinked-in with 150 other technology expertsEngineers with previous research and industrial experienceSynthesis, processing and characterisation equipmentPartnered with universities, research institutes & companies

EquippedNew state-of-the-art PVD/PACVD equipmentNew lab for hybrid and multifunctional coatings (wet-chemical, sol-gel,

nanotechnology)

What we do?

German market studyProgress in Organic Coatings 58 (2007) 122-126

To help industry innovate with advanced coatings:• Material producers & job coaters• Product developers and manufacturers

Adressing industry needs

• Everybody innovates (?!)• Strong demand for

hands-on support• Lack of application lab

with low-level entry – from idea to product

• High demand for advanced & functional coatings

From your idea to your productwhy you should come to us?

• Demonstration lab with• new technologies• technology screening and

selection• development of new surface

functions• improvement of material’s

performance• proof of concept (also large

areas)• testing of surface properties• Failure analysis

• Linking to partners and suppliers

Program of today

12:30 - 14:00 - Welcome & sandwich lunch

14:00 - 14:10 - Opening the Sirris Materials Day 20010

14:10 - 15:10 - Introduction to the three interactive workshops by the speakers

15:10 - 15:30 - Break

15:30 - 17:30 - Interactive workshops (parallel sessions)Composite materials - Prof. Ignaas Verpoest and Arno De TaeyeSmart Materials - René De KeyzerSustainable investments - Marc Lambrechts

17:30 - 18:00 - Keynote speech by Filip Martens, CEO, C-Power

18:00 - 18:30 - Closing session – Wrapping up key elements from the interactive workshops

18:30 - 19:30 - Walking Dinner

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Your speakers for today

Rene De KeyserExternal R&D manager

Agfa MaterialsProf. Ignace VerpoestKULeuven (MTM)Composite research group

Marc Lambrechts Senior Investment ManagerCapricorn Venture Partners

Arno De TaeyeVP operationsSamsonite (retired)

Program of today

12:30 - 14:00 - Welcome & sandwich lunch

14:00 - 14:10 - Opening the Sirris Materials Day 20010

14:10 - 15:10 - Introduction to the three interactive workshops by the speakers

15:10 - 15:30 - Break

15:30 - 17:30 - Interactive workshops (parallel sessions)Composite materials - Prof. Ignaas Verpoest and Arno De TaeyeSmart Materials - René De KeyzerSustainable investments - Marc Lambrechts

17:30 - 18:00 - Keynote speech by Filip Martens, CEO, C-Power

18:00 - 18:30 - Closing session – Wrapping up key elements from the interactive workshops

18:30 - 19:30 - Walking Dinner

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Program of today

12:30 - 14:00 - Welcome & sandwich lunch

14:00 - 14:10 - Opening the Sirris Materials Day 20010

14:10 - 15:10 - Introduction to the three interactive workshops by the speakers

15:10 - 15:30 - Break

15:30 - 17:30 - Interactive workshops (parallel sessions)

Composite materials - Prof. Ignaas Verpoest and Arno De Taeye

Smart Materials - René De Keyzer

Sustainable investments - Marc Lambrechts

17:30 - 18:00 - Keynote speech by Filip Martens, CEO, C-Power

18:00 - 18:30 - Closing session – Wrapping up key elements from the interactive workshops

18:30 - 19:30 - Walking Dinner

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