There’s nothing quite like Paris in April. But to its many enduring attractions, the composites professional adds each spring two industry events that — like their host city — are sources of enlightenment that have endured the test of time. The 2010 edition of the JEC Composites Show, Europe’s largest and longest-lived composites trade exhibition, will be held April 13-15, at the Paris Expo, in Porte de Versailles. Nearby, the European branch of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) will convene its 31st installment of the SAMPE Europe International Conference (SEICO 10) a day earlier for a three-day run at Hotel Mercure, Paris Porte de Versailles Expo, Vanves.
JEC Composites Paris
JEC Show organizers expect participants this year from as many as 96 countries, and predict that up to 75 percent of 2010 exhibitors will come from outside France. Europe’s second-largest base of composites manufacturing, Italy, is this year’s JEC “guest of honor.” A dedicated pavilion will be provided for exhibiting Italian companies, alongside 15 other international and national pavilions, including those set aside for exhibitors from China, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, the U.S. and Belgium. Meanwhile, JEC’s Thematic Villages will underscore applications areas and specialties, such as Automotive, Aerospace, Marine, Rail Transport, Construction & Infrastructure, IT (software, design, prototyping), Process, and Natural Fibers/Biocomposites as well as the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ (SME) Discovery, Education & Skills exhibit. (A preliminary list of JEC exhibitors is posted in the sidebar at the bottom of this page.)
JEC’s Conference is expected to attract 100 speakers and has, in the past, reportedly drawn 2,200 attendees. In 2010, the focus will be on composites manufacturing processes, engineered textiles, bio-materials and recycling. JEC’s End-User Forums will investigate topics in six categories: Automation, Automotive, Building & Construction, Civil Engineering, Ground Transport and Wind Energy.
Show organizers also have set a side an area of the show floor for free technical sales presentations. More than 50 exhibiting companies are scheduled to acquaint attendees with their products in a large presentation space equipped with comfortable seating and audio/visual equipment.
SAMPE Europe Conference
SEICO 10 kicks off with a keynote address by Dr. Leslie Cohen, senior VP at HITCO Carbon Composites Inc. (Gardena, Calif.). Cohen will chronicle his company’s journey “From Transformation to Automation,” with discussion of both the challenges and rewards, particularly in regard to automation’s impact on affordability and performance.
SAMPE Europe’s conference theme this year is “Improvements of Materials and Application Characteristics.” Toward that end, event organizers had assembled, at CT press time, a slate of 98 paper presentations, a number of which are likely to be of interest to CT readers. The Infrastructure Session on Monday, April 12, features a paper entitled “Fiber Reinforced Polymer-reinforced Concrete Exposed to Increasing Temperatures: The Role of Viscosity in Bond Strength.” A Manufacturing Session that same day will offer a presentation on the development of a fiber preforming process that employs heated, reusable silicone vacuum bagging technology, while a Monitoring Session during the same timeframe will review “Fiber Optic Sensor Systems for Cure Monitoring and Structural Integrity Assessment.” On Tuesday morning, the Thermoplastics Session will include a discussion of the “Impact Behavior of Property Graded Self-reinforced Polypropylene Composites.” The Fatigue Session on Tuesday afternoon will consider the subject of fatigue analysis for composite wind turbine rotor blades and subcomponents. That same afternoon, the Sandwich Session will highlight the latest developments in fatigue-resistant foam core materials, and a Repair Session will include a paper that considers the use of lasers in composite laminate repair. On Wednesday, during the Manufacturing Session, one presenter will introduce a novel technique for fabricating composite structures with highly aligned short fiber reinforcement. In the Filament Winding Session, later that day, a key paper is devoted to continuous production of filament-wound pipes based on naturally derived polymers, and, in the same session, another presenter will consider methods for testing of filament wound piping. In a final Infrastructure Session, two papers will highlight ways to improve FRP/concrete bonds during pipe repairs, and evaluate FBG sensors as a means of online structural health for bridges.
As in years past, the JEC exhibition and SAMPE Europe conference schedules will be staggered by one day to permit SEICO attendees a full day on the JEC Show exhibition floor without missing any conference events. On April 13-14, free shuttle-bus service will be provided between Hotel Mercure and the main entrance gate of the Paris Expo complex.
For more information about SEICO 2010, contact the SAMPE Europe Business Office (SEBO) | E-mail: sebo@sampe-europe.org | Web site: .
For more information about JEC Composites Paris, contact the JEC Group | Tel.: + 33 1 58 36 15 01 | Fax: + 33 1 58 36 15 15 | E-mail: visitors@jeccomposites.com | Web site: .
JEC Composites 2010 Exhibitor List
On Jan. 12, the JEC Group provided the following preliminary list of exhibitors for its 2010 event in Paris. The list is subject to change. CW will post updates received from JEC, as they become available.
01db Metravib
2 Komponenten Maschinenbau GmbH
A&P Technology
Accudyne Systems
Addcomp Holland BV
Advanced Composites Group
Advanced International Multitech Co. Ltd.
Aero Consultants Ltd AG
Aeroform Ltd.
Aerospace Manufacturing
AFC Mecanum
AGY Holding Corp.
Ahlstrom Glassfibre Oy
Airborne Composites BV
Airtech Europe Sarl
AKPA Kimya Ambalaj Sanayii ve Ticaret Ltd. Sti
AKSA Akrilik Kimya Sanayii AS
Alcan Airex
Alkar Technology
Allbrite Car Care Products
Alzchem Trostberg GmbH
Amorim Cork Composites
Amroy Europe Oy
Anaglyph Ltd.
AOC LLC
Arex Picardie
Argosy International Inc.
Arkema
Armacell Benelux SA
ASC Process Systems
Assembly Guidance Systems
August Herzog Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
Autoclave & Industrial Controls (AIC)
Autoclaves Group
Automated Dynamics
Autonational BV
Avana Industries
AWEX
Axel Plastics Inc.
Axxor BV
Azelis Composites
B. Laufenberg GmbH
Bally Ribbon Mills
Balseurop Ecuato Española SL
Bamboo Fibers Technology
Basaltex - Flocart NV
BASF SE
Bayer MaterialScience AG
Bayern Innovativ GmbH
BE Landreau
Beijing Leway International Fairs Co. Ltd.
Beijing Partnerworld International Exhibition Co. Ltd.
Belotti SpA
Besne Mecanique de Precision
Biteam AB
Bluestar Fibres Co. Ltd.
Bond-Laminates GmbH
Boytek Recine Boya ve Kimya
San Tic
Braca-Sport Ltd.
Breton SpA
BYK-Chemie GmbH
C.A. Litzler
C.F. Maier Europlast GmbH & Co. KG
Cabot
Cadnum
Cambium
Cannon SpA
Carbo Tech Composites
Carbone Forgé
Cavitec AG
CCPIT Building Materials Sub-Council
Cel Components Srl
CELC – Masters of Linen
CEMCAT
Cenaero
CETIM
CGTech
Changzhou Changhai GFRP Products Co. Ltd.
Changzhou Hongfa Zongheng Advanced Material Technology Co. Ltd.
Changzhou Pro-Tech Industry Co. Ltd.
Changzhou Runyan Warp Knitting Machinery
Chem-Trend (Deutschland) GmbH
Chengrudan
China Composites Group Corporation Ltd.
China Hangzhou Mingda Glass Fibre Co. Ltd.
China Higoal Composites Manufactory
China National Building Materials Corp.
Chinagrate Composite Structures Nantong Ltd.
Chomarat Composites
Christian Karl Siebenwurst GmbH & Co.
Cimag International
Cincinnati Testing Laboratories Inc.
Cipec Specialites
Clariant International AG
Click Bond Inc.
CMG
CMS Industries SpA
CNBM International Corporation
CNBM Technology
Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH
Coexpair
Cogemoule
Cogit Composites
Coltech Systems
Compositec Formation
Composites Atlantic Ltd.
CompostesWorld/Gardner Publications
Conseil General de la Charente Maritime
Conwed Plastics
Coral SpA
Corex-Honeycomb
Corima Technologies
Coriolis Composites
CPIC/Fiberglass
Cutting Dynamics
Cytec Engineered Materials
Dalian Yuxing Water Treatment Equipment Co. Ltd.
Dedienne Multiplasturgy Group
Delcam Plc
Despatch Industries LP
Devold AMT AS
DIAB International AB
Diamix
Diatex
Dietze + Schell
Dipex Spol. Sro
DJP Espace Composites
Dongguan City Higoal Enterprise Co. Ltd.
Dosage 2000
Dow Europe
DS Fibres
Dunstone Company Inc.
Dupont International Operations Sarl
Duqueine
Dürr Systems GmbH
DWA Aluminium Composites
Dynabrade Europe Sarl
Ecodec
Econcore NV
EHA Spezialmaschinenbau GmbH
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH
El-Bo Produktion A/S
Eligio Re Fraschini SpA
Elkom Heizplattentechnik GmbH
Elytra NV
Enkev Group BV
Epsilon Composite
Equip Aero Technique
Erdos City Ya Xin Carbon Fiber Co. Ltd.
ESI Group
ETAI
Eurocarbon BV
Euroresins Europe Holding GmbH & Co. KG
Evonik Röhm GmbH
Exova
Extended Structured Composites GmbH
Farecla Products Ltd.
FARO Technologies
Feicheng Sanying Fiberglass Co. Ltd.
Fenopreg, div. of Fenotec Gesellschaft für Industrieerzeugnisse mbH
Feronyl
Fiberforge
Fibertex A/S
Fibretech Composites GmbH
Fill Gesellschaft mbH
Fleissner GmbH
Flow Europe GmbH
Flugzeug-Union Süd GmbH
Fokker Aerostructures
Forest Liné
Formax UK Ltd.
Formosa Plastics Corporation
Fraunhofer Iis, Dept. Ezrt
Fraunhofer Pyco
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
FRP Institute
FRP Services Europe Sarl
Future Carbon GmbH
G. Angeloni Srl
Gavazzi Tessuti Tecnici SpA
Gazechim Composites
GBF Basalt Fiber Co. Ltd.
Gébé2 Productique
Geiss AG (PMA SA)
Georg Sahm GmbH & Co. KG
Gepo France Sarl
Gerber Technology
Graco NV
Grafil Inc.
Graftech International Holdings Inc.
Granta Design
Grignard Co. LLC
Groupe Europe Technologies
GRP Plasticorr Kft
GRP Techniques & Services
Gummiwerk Kraiburg GmbH & Co. KG
Gurit
Gustav Gerster & Co. KG
Harper International
Held Technologie GmbH
Helios Group - Helios Domzale
Helm AG
Henkel Aerospace
Hennecke GmbH
Hexcel
Hexion Specialty Chemicals
Hightex Vestarkungsstrukturn GmbH
Hilger U. Kern GmbH
Hollingsworth & Vose Company
Hos-Technik Vertriebs- und Produktions GmbH
Hufschmied Zerspanungssysteme GmbH
Huguet Ingenierie
Huntsman Advanced Materials (Switzerland) GmbH
IDI Composites International
IMA - Materialforschung & Anwendungstechnik GmbH
Inchem
Industrial Summit Technology Corp.
Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc.
Innegrity LLC
Innovalis Aquitaine
Instron
Intermas Nets SA
Intitut für Verbundwerkstoffe
IPC Media
Isojet Equipements
Italmatic Presse Stampi Srl
ITT Corporation - EW/IS
IXO
Izumi International Inc.
Jacret SA
JB Martin
JEC Composites Magazine
Jiangsu Fullmark Chemicals Co. Ltd.
Jiangsu Jiuding New Material Co. Ltd.
Jiashan Glass Fiber Weaving Factory
Jiaxing Acute Composites Technology Co.
Jiaxing Sunny FRP Industries Co. Ltd.
Johns Manville Slovakia
Jost Chemicals GmbH
JPS Informatique
Juro Comp 21 GmbH
Karl Mayer Malimo Textil Maschinenfabrik GmbH
Khimvolokno
Kineco Pvt. Ltd.
Klebchemie, M.G. Becker GmbH & Co. KG
Koller SaS
Kompozitor Muanyagipari Gejlszto Kft
KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH
Kretzer Scheren GmbH
Kroenert Max Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
Kuka Systems GmbH
Kush Synthetics Pvt. Ltd.
Lantor BV
Lap GmbH Laser Applications
Lectra
Leda Industrie Srl
Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden EV
Leipziger Messe International GmbH
Lianyungang Weide Composite Materials Facilities Co. Ltd.
Light Weight Design
Limoges Usinage Mecanique
Lingol
Lintex Composites Co. Ltd.
Lintex International Co. Ltd.
LIF – Le Joint Francais
Loire Modelage
Lonza
Lorenz Kunststofftechnik GmbH
Lucintel
M. Torres Diseños Industriales SA
Magnabosco Srl
Magnolia Plastics Inc.
Magnum Venus Plastech
Mahr Metering Systems GmbH
Maine Plastiques
Maka Max Mayer Maschinenbau GmbH
Mapal
Marbocote Ltd.
Maroso Srl
Maschinenfabrik Herbert Meyer GmbH
Mates Italiana Srl
Matrasur
Mayer & Mayer Handels GmbH
McClean Anderson
Metawell GmbH - Metal Sandwich Technology
Meteco Oy
METYX Composites
Mikrosam
Milliken Europe NV
Moselle Développement
Mozart AG
MT Aerospace
Multiplast
Muzzi Srl
Nanjing EFG Co. Ltd.
Nanjing Jinjiuding Composite Material Co. Ltd.
Nanjing Loyalty Composite Equipment Manufacture Co.
Nanocyl
Nanoledge
Nantong Aulland Composites Co. Ltd.
Nantong Composite Material Co. Ltd.
Nantong Mincom Composite Materials Co. Ltd.
Nantong Power Plastic & Rubber Co. Ltd.
Nantong Strongworld FRP Products Ltd.
Nantong Suigeneris Composite Co. Ltd.
Nantong Wuzhong Composites Materials Co. Ltd.
Nasa/Louisiana Development Office
National Aerospace Laboratory NLR
NCCEF
Netcomposites
Neuhäuser Präzisionswerkzeuge GmbH
Nida-Core Corp.
Nidaplast Composites
Nief Plastic
Nippon Graphite Fiber Corp.
Norafin
Nord Composites
Novation SpA
OCV Chambery International
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum
Olmar SA
Omikron-Dokk Muanyagipari Kft
Oxeon AB
P+M
Parabeam BV
Park Electrochemical Corp.
P-D Glasseiden GmbH Oschatz
Peak Technology GmbH
Pecolit Kunststoffe GmbH und Co. KG
Performance Materials Corp.
Pergan GmbH
PGI Nordlys
Phoenix Equipment
Phoris Fieber GmbH
Piercan SA
Pinette Emidecau Industries
Plascore GmbH & Co. KG
Plastform Kft
Plasticell
Plasticon Europe
PMA SA (exclusive agent for Geiss AG)
Polystrand
Porcher Industries
Potters Europe
Premium Aerotec GmbH
Pultrex Ltd.
Pyromeral Systems
Qingdao Longtech Machinery Co. Ltd.
Qinhuangdao Songhe Composite Materials Development Co. Ltd.
Qpoint Composite GmbH
Quantum Composites Inc.
Quarzwerke GmbH
Québec (Ministère du Développement Economique de l’Innovation et de L’exportatio
Quickstep Technologies
Recycled Carbon Fibre Ltd.
Regor Creation
Resoltech Sarl
Respecta Maschinenbau GmbH
Rex Composites
Robuso Stahlwarenfabrik Buntenbach & Sohn GmbH
Robust Habicht & Heuser GmbH & Co. KG
Roctool
Rossow Industries
Sabca Limburg
Sachisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschafbeiund AG
Saertex GmbH & Co. KG
Saint Gobain Quartz SaS
SAITEC SA
Sala Macchine Speciali
SAMPE Europe
SAT
SCEI
Schappe Techniques
Schelling Anlagenbau GmbH
Schütz GmbH & Co. KGaA
Seal
SECAR Technologies GmbH
SEM - Regionale des Pays de la Loire
SGL Technologies GmbH
Shanghai Yadong Exhibition Co. Ltd.
Sichuan Weibo Co. Ltd.
Sicomin
Sigmatex Ltd.
Sika Deutschland GmbH – Tooling & Composites
Siltex Holzmueller GmbH & Co. KG
Sisecam Chemicals – Cam Elyaf Sanayii AS
SL Laser France Sarl
Soficar SA/Toray Industries Inc.
Solvay Advanced Polymers
Sonatest Ltd.
Sora Composites
SOTECOFOAM
Sovitec France SaS
Specialty Products Co.
Stanford University
Stäubli
Structil (Groupe SNPE)
Sumitomo Corporation Europe Ltd.
Suteau-Anver
Swancor Ind. Co. Ltd.
Synervia
Syrgis Performance Initiators AB
Taishan Fiberglass Inc.
Taiwan Electric Insulator Co. Ltd.
Taizhou Huangyan Dasheng Mould Plastics Co. Ltd.
Taizhou Huangyan Shuangsheng Plastic Mould Co. Ltd.
Tajima GmbH
TCR Composites
Technical Fibre Products Ltd.
Techni-Modul Engineering
Technische Universitat Dresden
Technobell Ltd.
Techtera
Tecnedit Compositi Magazine
TEIJIN ARAMID
Telene SaS
Ten Cate Advanced Composites
Terruzzi Fercalx SpA
Teufelberger GmbH
Teximpianti, div. di Vitrex Srl
Texkimp Limited
Thermwood Corporation
Think Composites Europe
Thomas Technik + Innovation
Tianjin Shenghua International Trading Company Ltd.Tianma Group Building Materials Co. Ltd
Ticona
Tiodize
Tisstech
TITK
Toho Tenax Europe
Top Glass SpA
Trelleborg AEM
TUT - L’industrie Textile
U.S. Embassy Paris Commercial Service
UBE Industries Ltd.
Ultracor
Unique Textiles Sro
United Initiators GmbH & Co. KG
Universitat Bayreuth
University of Delaware/Composites Center
Utah
VEM SpA
Via Mare
Victrex Europa GmbH
Virtek Vision International Inc.
VISTAGY Inc.
Vitratex Beyer GmbH & Co. KG
VN Composites
Vötsch Industrietechnik GmbH
VSE Volumentechnik GmbH
Wabash MPI
Web Industries
Weber Manufacturing Technologies Inc.
Weihai Guangwei Composites Co. Ltd.
Wessex Resins & Adhesives Ltd.
Wihag Composites GmbH & Co. KG
Wirtschaftsforderung Sachsen GmbH
Wolfangel
Xingtai Jinniu Fiberglass Co. Ltd.
Yacht Park Kft
Zaklady Chemiczne Organika-Sarzyna SA
Z-Laser Optoelektronik GmbH
Zoltek Inc.
Zünd Systemtechnik AG
Zyvax Inc.
