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22nd Workgroup Meeting „Hybrid Thermoplastic Composites“

Mai 7, 2026 @ 11:00 - 16:00

Focus Topics

  • New materials and process technologies
  • Demonstration of thermoplastic composite press-forming

Features

  • Market & Technology Monitoring
  • Insights by Technology Experts
  • Live Demonstration

Agenda

11:00 Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Kai Fischer | AZL Aachen GmbH
11:10 Market & Technology Screening for Hybrid Thermoplastic Composites
Warden Schijve | AZL Aachen GmbH
11:30 Quiet, Lightweight, Scalable: High-Rate Manufacturing of Next-Generation Thermoplastic Composite Drone Rotor Blades 
Eva Kobler| Engel
12:00 Hybrid injection molding on UD tapes as a possibility for sustainable lightweight construction, using a child seat’s headrest and sandwich panels as examples
Stephan Lehmann | Domo
12:30 Networking Lunch 
13:30 PPGF tapes and hybrid solutions for EV battery applications
Hans Warmerdam | QIYI / Smart PlasticC
 
14:00 Enabling Automated Joining – Advances in Robotic Continuous Ultrasonic Welding of Thermoplastic Composites
Aydin van den Bergh & Bram Jongbloed | SAMXL
14:30 Tooling Concepts for Hybrid Thermoplastic Composites – From Prototype to Production
Sebastian Krell | SK Industriemodell
15:00 Networking Coffee Break
16:00 Live Demo @ AZL Machinery hall: Press forming of a flax fibre PP bicycle saddle
16:30 Discussion and Closing Remarks

Registration

AZL Office Hub

Campus Boulevard 30
Aachen, 52074 Germany

Expertise/ background in:

Production and development of composite parts
Materials: thermoset and thermoplastic resins, continuous fiber composites, metals and plastic-metal hybrids
Process: prepreg, autoclave, resin infusion, RTM, milling, tooling, joining, quality assurance
Design: CAD design and design to process
Networking: Matchmaking with academic and industrial partners

I will support you in:

  • Process selection, evaluation and implementation
  • Evaluation and benchmarking of solutions
  • Identification of applications
  • Benchmarking with market companions state of the art solutions
  • Identification and elimination of pain points
  • Connect with the right partners for industrial implementation