ORGANIZED BY: The Organizer of each Conference Session is mentioned within the following programme.
LOCATION: FieraMilano - Rho - Pavilion 18 Compomat Forum Area
ENTRANCE: The access to the Conference is free, upon payment of the Fair ticket.
REGISTRATION: Participants are adviced to report to the Conference Reception well in advance; at least, 20 minutes before the start of the session.
LANGUAGE: Unless otherwise specified, Conference Presentations will be in Italian; simultaneous translation will not be provided.
* provisional title
** invited chair/speaker
Wednesday, November 25th, 200911.30am-5.00pm |
11.30am-1.00pm Composites in the energy sector | |
Chair: Marinella Levi (Polytechnic University of Milano) | |
| Marinella Levi (Polytechnic University of Milano) |
| Organic and hybrid organic-inorganic nanostructured materials for energy saving and production |
| ENEA activities on composite and nanostructured materials for energy application |
| Giorgio Icardi (OCV Reinforcements)** |
| Discussion |
organized by Assocompositi | |
chair: Roberto Frassine (Assocompositi) | |
| Chair's address |
| From natural fibres as fillers towards high end applications in composites |
| Nanomaterials |
| Conductive fibers |
| Improving Damage Tolerance property in Composite Materials through hybridization with SMA (Shape Memory Alloys) |
| Discussion |
Thursday, November 26th, 200910.30am-6.00pm |
organized by Assocompositi (NB: Seminars and workshops proceed in parallel) | |
Chair: Roberto Frassine (Assocompositi) | |
| Dismissing and recycling issues for composite components |
| Production rationalization as a form of environmental prevention |
| Automated cutting and shaping of material reinforcement |
| Laser projection systems for the positioning of materials in moulds |
| Comment to the demonstration stages |
| Discussion |
organized by Assocompositi (NB: Seminars and workshops proceed in parallel) | |
| Huntsman epoxy systems for model production and manufacturing in closed mould |
| Evolution of Huntsman epoxy resins, applications for infusion and RTM. Araldite, structural adhesives for applications on composites |
| Comment of the demonstration stages |
| Discussion |
| Closure |
Friday, November 27th, 200910.00am-5.00pm |
organized by Assocompositi - (NB: Seminars and workshops proceed in parallel) | |
| Workshop: Extraction of the piece |
| New solutions in structural bonding |
| Conclusions |
2.10pm-4.00pm Composite materials for the transport sector | |
Chair: Maurizio Vedani (Polytechnic University of Milano) | |
| Chair's address |
| Design and optimization of laminated composite materials: application on a 24-hour Endurance racing car |
| SMART Materials: multifunctional composite materials |
| Thermoplastic composite materials in automotive |
| Innovative technologies for the automotive sector, two case histories: Lamborghini and VMMotori |
| Discussion |