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JEC WORLD 2017
conferences

JEC World 2017 Conference Programme

The global composite materials market is projected to hit over $105 billion
by 2021 which represents a strong and steady increase in demand and
opportunities to use the many properties composite materials offer. Lightweighting, reducing processing times, making affordability a priority, and
finding solutions to pressing environmental concerns by making composites
more sustainable, all represent oncoming challenges in need of innovative
advancements.

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he JEC World conference program aims to educate and provide the latest information,
trends and experience feedbacks
to professionals willing to improve
their knowledge and seize the consequent networking opportunities.
In 2017, the JEC World conferences
will cover thermoplastic composites,
braiding, and production technologies as well as several major industries
such as Automotive, Aeronautics, and
Construction and offer a complete
overview of the valor chain and the
ever-expanding use of composite materials.
The variety of applications in which
composite materials have found a valuable place will only be getting wider as
technologies improve and industrials
realize the full potential of using them.
In order to meet market expectations,
new developments will come from all
fronts.
On the raw material side, GFRP composites have a bright future thanks
to their constant expansion in several

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key industries such as Construction and
Infrastructures, with renovation playing
a big part, and Automotive. The competition with carbon fiber is a powerful
incentive to develop advanced glass
fibers, with a focus on increased tensile
strength and modulus. Resins also need
to be taken into consideration when it
comes to performance, with thermosets being more widely used but thermoplastics quickly gaining ground
thanks to recyclability properties and
reduced costs.
Transportation remains the largest industry for composite materials and as
such is a constant source of innovation
in order to fulfill market expectations
related to more lightweight parts, reducing costs and increasing recyclability. Carbon fiber has infinite potential
in building and construction applications thanks to the rehabilitation needs
of infrastructures, specifically in the U.S.
"Current trends in the automotive industry", "Aeronautics: Multiscale modeling
for behavioral predictions", "Composites
as a Worthy alternative to traditional materials in the construction industry" and
"Production technology for multi-material
lightweight components" are only a few of

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the topics we are dedicating to these
very issues, as they aim to answer the
most pressing questions.
With presentations coming from
over ten different countries, the
worldwide impact of composite materials will be well illustrated.
With 6 sessions and over 45 speakers, 35 presentations will take place
during JEC World 2017. Several
guided booth visits organized along
with specific conference sessions
(Thermoplastics,
Braiding,
and
Production Technology) will supplement the technical content from the
presentations with concrete examples
and the possibility of having a privileged contact with the visited companies.
Thanks to its international network,
the JEC added value is to offer a
unique educational platform. To this
end, come, meet and listen the most
advanced companies worldwide and
the best speakers amongst industrials
such as: Airbus, Dassault Aviation,
Safran Aircraft Engines, Faurecia,
Magna Exteriors, ONERA, DuPont,
and many more.
More information:
www.jeccomposites.com
http://www.jeccomposites.com
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