On 14–15 April 2015, the VDI conference “Processing Composites Efficiently – Optimised Processes on the Way to Series Production” (“Composites effizient verarbeiten – Optimierte Prozesse auf dem Weg zur Serienfertigung”) takes place in Nuremberg. Anyone looking for lightweight yet strong materials can no longer ignore fibre-reinforced plastics. However, only the industrialisation of component production, and the reduction in production costs that comes with it, creates the basic prerequisite for the widespread use of these innovative materials. The conference focuses on the new advances in the material, processing and testing of composites for a wide range of applications.
As part of this conference, Dr.-Ing. Erwin Bürkle gives a lecture on “Production Technologies in Transition” (“Fertigungstechnologien im Wandel”). In it, he highlights aspects of the increased requirements placed on the component and the path towards functional integration, explores the question of where the limits of injection moulding technology lie and attempts a look beyond the limits of the process.
The complete programme can be downloaded at VDI Conference Composites 04 2015 (PDF)
