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13th AUTEX World Textile ConferenceMay 22nd to 24th 2013, Dresden, Germany

High-performance compositesfor automotive

STEFANO MENEGAZZITechnologies & DesignCentro Ricerche FIAT

22-24 May 2013

AGENDA

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Daily program

• Market trends• 3DLightTrans Project• Conclusions

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Market trendsDrivers

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REGULATION (EC) No  443/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILof 23  April 2009

From 2020 onwards, the Regulation sets a target of 95 g CO2/km as average emissions for the new car fleet

European Directive 2005/64 also known asRRR - Reusability, Recyclability, RecoverabilityFrom 2015 the

reuse & recovery > 95% by weightreuse & recycling > 85% by weight

source: FIAT sustainability_report_2012_UK

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Market trendsMaterials use in vehicles

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source: www.autosteel.org

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Market trendsPlastic/Composites use in vehicles

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source: Ducker worldwide 2011

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Market trendsAluminum Use in Vehicles

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source: www.plastics-car.com

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Market trendsMovements

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source: www.tencate.com, www.schulergroup.com, www.press.bmwgroup.com

BMW Group establishes joint venture with SGL GroupThe BMW Group and the SGL Group have agreed on the establishment of a joint venture for the production of carbon fibres and textile semi-finished products (CFRP) for use in vehicle construction. The total investment volume is € 90 million in the first development phase, the two companies stated on Thursday.

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Market trendsRequirements

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Mass production processesTailored materials, automation, new production technologies.

ReparabilityProvide solutions for easy reparability, inspection and maintenance.

RecyclingEnabling simpler recycling and reuse.

Enabling thermoplastics for structural componentsNeed of improvement mainly for mechanical properties. This could widespread the application of thermoplastics resins in the automotive sector.

Supporting Product DevelopmentEngineer needs design tools & guides for product optimization (e.g. durability, draping, fibre orientation, fracture mechanics, process simulation, …)

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3DLightTrans ProjectMaterials and Layout

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PET LGF 50%

MULTILAYERED 3D SHAPED

Micro-tomography Image courtesy of University of Gent

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3DLightTrans Projecttailgate case study

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3DLightTrans Projecttailgate case study

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ConclusionAcknowledgment

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The “3D-LightTrans” project is funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n° 263223 FP7-NMP-2010-LARGE-4. The authors thank the European Commission for setting the 7th Framework Programme and for funding this project.

source: www.3d-lighttrans.com