JEC World 2024, the international integrated trade show held March 5 to 7 in Paris, France, has announced the finalists for this year's Innovation Awards.
Each year, the JEC Composites Innovation Awards recognize successful projects and collaborations among players in the composites industry. Over the past 26 years, more than 2,000 companies worldwide have participated in the JEC Composites Innovation Awards program. Open to any company or research center that presents a strong innovation or collaboration concept, more than 225 companies and 573 partners have been recognized for excellence in integrated innovation and successful collaboration. These integrated champions are awarded based on a number of criteria, such as partner involvement in the value chain, project complexity or commercial potential.
Learn about last year's award winners and winners.
After a pre-qualification of 33 finalists, one winner will be selected in each of the 11 categories: Aerospace - Classes; Aviation - Process; Motor and Road Transport - Design Department; Road and Road Transport - Process; Construction and Civil Engineering; Blood circulation and recycling; Digital, artificial intelligence and data; Equipment, machinery and heavy industry; Shipping and Shipbuilding; renewable energy; and sports, entertainment and recreational activities. The award ceremony will take place on February 8, 2024 in Paris.
Global jurisdictions representing the entire integrated value chain include:
- Hussain Ates, CEO and Head of Integration, Kordsa
- Professor Alan Banks, Director of Innovation and Industry at Ford Motor Company
- Christophe Binetrou, Professor at Central Nantes/University of Nantes
- Tamara Blanco, Engineer and Composite Materials and Technologies Expert, Airbus
- Del Brosius, Executive Vice President/Chief Business Officer, IACMI - Integrated Institute
- JEC Chairman of the Board of Directors Michel Cognier
- Dr. Karl-Heinz Fuller, head of Mercedes-Benz's future exterior and materials
- Dr. Sun Ha, Hanyang University professor
- Guy Larnac, Technical Sector Technical Sector JTFR Materials, Structures and Industrial Co-ordinator Ariane Group
- Professor Véronique Michaud, Director of the Laboratory for Advanced Composite Processing (LPAC), EPFL
- Professor Kiyoshi Uzawa, Professor/Director of Kanazawa Institute of Technology's Center for Creative Composites.
**Editor's Note: Below is a summary of each finalist. For full details and key benefits of each technology innovation, visit the JEC product page.
Category: Aerospace (components)
BioGear
Biogear helicopter landing gear combines carbon fiber and material-reinforced composites to achieve a 60% weight reduction compared to traditional steel counterparts. BioGear not only improves emergency landing response, but prioritizes efficiency and environmental impact.
Companies: Fuco srl (Italy) and partner Eli srl (Italy)
Central satellite tube made of carbon fiber
ATG Europe has developed a single continuous fiber preg cushion manufacturing process designed to replace existing satellite main tube structures. These cylindrical grid structures offer good structural performance with low weight. This innovation involves the design, development and manufacture of a fully representative carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) mesh core tube in accordance with ESA's Plato satellite requirements .
Companies: ATG Europe (Netherlands) and partner ÉireComposites Teo (Ireland).
Thermoplastic integrated eBay container
Photo credit: Sogeclair Tools
Sogeclair Equipment, formerly known as Aviacomp, specializes in the complex molding and welding of advanced thermoplastic composites for aircraft doors. With integrated molded parts and optimized design, the solution uses composite materials and induction welding to significantly reduce weight and assembly time. Materials used include thermoplastic EPS and carbon fiber fabric, injection molded into one material for easy reuse.
Companies: Sogeclair Equipment (France) and partners Airbus Atlantic (France)
Category: Space Travel (Procedure)
ASPERA welded thermoplastic composite display
In preparation for the challenges of future aerospace, Spirit AeroSystems has detailed the ASPERA element, the most common commercial aircraft cabin, with automated fiber placement (AFP), mold forming and new thermal strengthening processes. Available in conjunction with a patented product. To show a quick product without the use of melts and hardeners.
Companies: Spirit AeroSystems (USA) with partners A&P Technology (USA), Concordia Fibers (USA), ElectroImpact (USA), Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (USA), NIAR (USA) and Victorex (USA).
Photo credit: Spirit Aero Systems
EmpowerAX: Additional functionality
Image credit: German Aerospace Center (DLR)
The EmpowerAX display is a multi-functional thermoset shell with continuous fiber reinforced short elements constructed of DLR and 12 EmpowerAX members. It shows the process flow in the industry for additional functions.
Companies: German Aerospace Center (DLR, Germany) with partners 9T Labs AG (Switzerland), Ertech Europe (Luxembourg), Ansys Switzerland GmbH (Switzerland), CEAD BV (Netherlands), Ensinger GmbH (Germany), Fiber Three GmbH (Germany) ), fill Gesellschaft mbH (Austria), Hans Weber Maschinenfabrik GmbH (WEBER extension, Germany); Prime Aerostructures GmbH (Austria), Siemens AG (Germany), Suprem SA (Switzerland) and SWMS Systemtechnik Ingenieurgesellschaft GmbH (Germany).
Top screen cover with seal, one stroke
Airbus Defense and Space (Engineering) and FIDAMC (Manufacturing) have produced an in-situ reinforced thermoplastic skin (ISC) to be integrated into the outer wing profile of the AIRFRAME ITD Clean Sky 2 platform. The outer skin of the transport aircraft wing is made of carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK, which enables energy-efficient production and lifetime recycling.
Companies: Airbus DS - Defense and Space (Spain) and partners FIDAMC (Spain)
Category: Motor and Road Transport (Design Section)
Monolithic carbon fiber and aluminum monocoque: a new approach to carbon neutrality
Photo credit: Toyota Motor Corp.
A full scale carbon fiber aluminum semi-monocoque with adjustable axles was designed, manufactured and evaluated. It is designed to demonstrate the improved weight reduction potential of large 3D structures with complex topology and carbon neutrality through efficient use of CFRP. It shows a 15% weight reduction with less fiber waste (4%) and less collection costs.
Companies: Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) and Toyota Central R&D Labs partners. Inc. (Japan), Toyota Customizing & Development Co. Ltd. (Japan) and TISM Inc. (Japan)
The door is made from a very light weight CF thermoplastic compound.
Photo credit: Clemson University.
Together, the partners have developed the world's first ultra-lightweight carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) car door that is 45% lighter than steel, meets static and dynamic crash safety standards and is 100% recyclable. It is an important step towards developing environmentally friendly vehicles.
Companies: Clemson University (USA) Center for Composite Materials with partners - University of Delaware (USA), Invalier (Germany) and Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC (USA)
First certified large tank type IV H2 with a capacity of 350 liters, pressure 700 bar.
The Carbon 4 tank is believed to be the first 700 bar, 350 liter Type IV hydrogen tank approved by UNECE R 134. The glue is specially formulated to ensure proper fiber placement. Designed for heavy-duty vehicles and commercial vehicles, it guarantees high performance and the lowest total cost of ownership.
Companies: Voith Composites SE & Co. KG (Germany) with partners Huntsman Advanced Materials GmbH (Switzerland) and Torrey Carbon Fibers Europe SA (France)
Photo credit: Voith Composites
Category: Road Transport and Road Transport (Process)
Elements of the economic class
Weav3D's integrated mesh reinforcement offers lighter and lower-cost thermoplastic solutions than traditional organic layers and opens up new opportunities to cost-effectively replace steel structures with thermoplastic materials, as demonstrated by the belt's segmental reinforcement. The part was made by laminating the Weav3D frames onto an extruded Braskem polypropylene sheet using a TI4003F level dual-belt continuous press, then heating the sheet with an appropriate metal tool at the Clemson Composites Center, and then finishing the part. Five-axis water flow.
Companies: Weav3D (USA) with partners, Altair Engineering (USA), Braskem America (USA) and Clemson University (USA)
Automated pre-fabrication process for complex CFRP parts
Photo credit: Tigen Automotive Technologies
Develop a fully automated delivery process for complex preforms that meet crash performance requirements while minimizing the amount of carbon fiber used. Built-in sensors and vision systems ensure high accuracy.
Companies: Teijin Automotive Technologies (France) with partners Dr. English hc F. Porsche AG (Porsche, Germany), Airborne (Netherlands) and Pinet PE (France).
Reactive pultrusion PA6: modified TP composites
Photo credit: Röchling Automotive SE
Thermoplastic reactive pultrusion enables the production of cost-effective and highly flexible automotive parts. The profiles are attached to the last part by injection molding or pressing. PA6-based composites can be easily recycled without disintegration.
Companies: Röchling Automotive SE (Germany) with its partners Fraunhofer Chemical Technology ICT (Germany) and Röchling Industrial SE & Co. KG - Harren (Germany)
Category: Construction and Civil Engineering
Photo credit: Armasel Benelux SCS
The innovative and sustainable facade complies with the BREEAM classification.
The sustainable composite facade of Amsterdam Pulse consists of 14,000 square meters of Duplicore panels composed of approximately 1,100 composite elements. After several iterations, the goals of light weight, mechanical performance, fire resistance, durability, low maintenance and cost efficiency were successfully achieved.
Companies : Armacell Benelux S.S. (Belgium) with partners Holland Composites (Netherlands) and Solico Engineering (Netherlands)
Renco MCFR (Mineral Composite Fiber Reinforced)
Renco MCFR offers various types and sizes of blocks, columns, beams, posts, headers, roofs, connections, etc. It is an advanced structural building system consisting of interlocking composite building blocks. All these products are bonded (by chemical bonding) to create monolithic structures. Renko products are made from natural raw materials and newly prepared recycled materials in an environmentally friendly production process.
Companies: Renco USA (USA) with its partners Arquitectonica (USA), Catalyst Communications (USA), Coastal Construction (USA), Desimone Consulting Engineers (USA) and Davitt Consulting Inc. (USA)
Composite facial expressions made by robots
The lightweight faceplates are manufactured using a highly efficient coreless robotic twisting process using glass and carbon fiber. They are designed to withstand high mechanical loads and are optimized for exceptional shade performance while being weather, UV and fire resistant.
Companies: FibR GmbH (Germany) with partner Covestro AG (Germany).
and Kümpers GmbH (Germany).
Photo credit: Fibr GmbH
Category: Recycling and recycling
Creating a closed environment for carbon fiber
Artificial intelligence-based Fermat robot technology creates 100% recycled carbon fiber discs. The chips are versatile for different applications, they offer the advantages of high strength, durability and simplicity, reducing the environmental impact. Fermat's software-based approach is scalable, promotes carbonized production, closes the carbon fiber loop, and has been proven in over 1,000 research and development studies.
Companies: Fermat (France) and partner Hexcel Corp. (France)
Round Shapes: Meetings as Services
Photo credit: Greenboats GmbH
Green Boats GmbH's approach minimizes environmental impact and maximizes physical life, to create sustainable, high-performance composites with high environmental benefits and efficiency. Greenbots aims to combine natural fibers as reinforcement with plant-based resin systems and use natural or recycled base materials.
Companies: Greenboats GmbH (Germany) with partners Depestele SAS (France), Hochschule Bremen (Germany) and Next Horizon Mobility GmbH (Germany)
Spend time improving the properties of the material with parameters
The focus is on creating a new and improved material, "glass," at a cost similar to fiberglass, performance comparable to some carbon fibers, and a much lower life cycle analysis (LCA). Fiberglass is recycled from various sources (wind, sea, fiber production) into 100% pure glass using the DECOM press process. The fibers are cut into 6 mm lengths and then a series of chemicals are examined, evaluated and tested. They are then made from thermosetting polyamide resin and injection moulded.
Companies: B&M Longworth (Edgworth) Ltd. (UK) with partners Autotech Engineering, Brunel University London (UK), EMS-Grivory (UK), Ford Motor Co. (UK), Gen2Plank Ltd. (UK) and TWI Ltd. Great Britain)
Photo credit: B&M Longworth
Category: Digital technologies, artificial intelligence and data
AI solutions improve sustainability and reduce waste
Platinum's AI and IIoT solutions help businesses reduce integrated waste and achieve higher sustainability and efficiency goals, including reduction, reuse and recycling. Digital assistants automatically monitor and optimize production planning to ensure increased productivity.
Companies: Platinum (Israel) and MRAS partner, ST Engineering Company (USA).
Mobile energy analysis for sustainable production
Comprehensive energy flow analysis is designed to improve data-driven composition production now and in the future. It has proven to be effective in producing environmentally friendly composite products, reducing energy requirements and providing cost savings. Three analyzes are prepared: consumption indicators to calculate savings potential; Generate data for accurate LCA modeling life cycle assessment; and in-depth energy analytics that integrate energy and data for holistic understanding and identification of optimization opportunities.
Companies: CTC GmbH (Germany) and partner Airbus Aerostructures (Germany)
An applicable digital twin of a wind turbine blade.
A wind turbine blade-applicable digital twin real-time sensor signal coupled with a reduced-order model for structural performance in real-time. A combination of physical and virtual sensors is required to implement structural health monitoring (SHM).
Companies: ReliaBlade (Denmark) with partners Ceko Sensors (Denmark), Energy Technology (Denmark), Siemens Industry Software (SISW, Belgium), Technical University of Denmark (Denmark) and Zebicon (Denmark).
Photo credit: Reliblade
Category: Equipment, machinery and heavy industry
Automatic compound molding system
Photo credit: United
Synthesizers and partners have created a fully responsive intelligent mold with the ability to conveniently and automatically control the casting process. Smart sensors can accurately monitor resin flow, viscosity, glass transition temperature ( Tg ) and cure rate.
This intelligent automated molding system is offered for industrial resin transfer (RTM) in the aerospace industry, including: continuous sensors in direct contact with carbon fiber; Special calibration technology for accurate assessment of resin viscosity, curing speed and TG ; Solid flow sensors to determine the internal viscosity of the glue in pipelines; and Cure Simulator based solely on heat to simulate healing. This technology allows you to reduce the casting time by at least 15%, which ensures the quality of the parts.
Companies : Synthesets (Greece) with partners Safran Composites (France) and Safran Tech (France)
The first carbon frame for large farm trucks
A new supporting framework with built-in functions for Cron Big. The weight of one chicken is 300 kg, compared to a metal frame, you can save more than 500 kg.
Companies: Agrilite - Research Group (Germany) with partners Leibniz University of Hannover, Institute of Technological Engineering and Machine Tools (Germany), MD Composites Technology GmbH (Germany), Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) and Clausthal University of Technology, Institute of Polymer Materials and Plastics (Germany).
Photo provided by: Agrilight - Research Group
Reducing the maximum number of cutting tools
Using the mechanical advantages of carbon fiber, a new modular cutting tool for woodworking machines has been developed. The design principles led to the creation of a device design with triangular sections that absorb centrifugal forces, and an outer shell that resists bending and twisting loads. Weight reduction more than 50% and work speed increased more than 50%.
Companies : Deutsche Institute Für Textil- und Phaserforschung Denkendorf (Detf, Germany) partner Leitz GmbH & Co. With KG (Germany).
Category: Maritime transport and shipbuilding
A hydrogen battleship for the America's Cup team
Photo Credit: Emirates New Zealand Team (etnz)
Advanced composite materials and structural design have been used to optimize marine structures with zero emissions. Gurit engineers have worked with ETNZ to develop a new composite structure that provides greater flexibility in the design and installation of hydrogen fuel cells and auxiliary systems for vessels operating as water support during the America's Cup.
Companies: Garritt (Switzerland) with partner McConaghy Boats (China).
and Group New Zealand Ltd. (Business as Emirates Group New Zealand/etnz)
Oceancrice
OceanWings is an automated system for vertical loading and unloading of composite sails, which allows new or existing ships to reduce fuel consumption and consequently carbon dioxide emissions by up to 50%. The technology allows the wing to withstand winds of up to 100 knots, which ensures the accuracy of its work: automatic direction in the wind, adjustable fall, corrugation and furrow.
Companies: Aero (France) with its partners Alize (France), Gifmar Offshore Services (France), Zephyr & Bore (France), Neptune Marine (France), VPLP Design (France) and Ariangroup (France).
Photo courtesy: JIFMAR/Tom Van Usanen Group Library
Composite structures that do not require tools with a 3-dimensional assembly
Photo courtesy: Paul Dycstra Composites, Curve Works
The boat is developed by 3D basic kit by removing the use of cultural molds and equipment. The wood sticks are used to install and stick to the bubble bowl, which is based on filing the internal and external carpon structure.
Companies Paul Dijkstra Composites (Netherlands) and Partner (Netherlands)
Category: Said Power
Solve the problem of the bullet
The Search of the SEC for the shoulder of the shoulder and allows you to move ontopoxy Resen, without changing the competency or composition. It uses the chemical process, the Epoxician renishes to elementary items and identifies the mirror, carbon fiber, basic materials and metal sections properly, which creates economic purposes.
Companies: Vestas Winds Systems APS (Denmark), Denmark (Denmark), Orin (Denmark), Orin (Denmark).
The photo of the Vestas wind system
Improve blood circulation in relaxation sources
Photo provided: Acio and Construction SS
The new creative of the galamite iron (gi) Profiles used to plant photosy parks of photography in sunpacks, replacing windshields to garbage storage. This cooperation has enabled us to solve many problems, including the following:
• Industrial, competitive and automotic decades EosWTB development.
• Street-ceiling, dried recycling products.
• Develop a mix of the surgeon.
• Develop's fiberization system and pouring out the fizon of reton.
• Install the mold of mold to produce slightly technology.
• The integrated profile of the human resource costs of the human resource costs of the human resource costs.
Companies: ACCIONA CONSTRUCTION Sai with Aziya and Eargia SS (Spain) partner.
Thabed Power of Safe Power in the Seas
Twelve mixed mixes will replace the complex blows in the Enzhy structure and offer a good load. They are suitable for sea chickens, fast and more economic and more economical production and reduce steel consumption, help reduce carbon dioxide.
The relationship, wrapped in the material, connects metal nutrients and increases something mixed. All the loads are transmitted in a specialized container, and it is not limited to a limited position on the contaminated surface, which leads to anxious, economic and sustainable seaway structures. , Floating bies).
Companies of tree titles (the Netherlands) with Delivery, Netherlands and Vechesto's University (Netherlands)
Photo: Woods of wood
Category: Sports, Entertainment and Entertainment Events
Complete Carbox tire Steam Capital SL
Photo provided Radiot ENGINEING & DESIGN AG
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Companies Radiot ENGINEERING & DESIGN AG (Switzerland) and Partners
Scott athletes SM (Switzerland)
Green snowboard with ALD technology.
Photo provided Silbaerg gmbh.
Alsopicropic connection (RCF) is made by a biological basis with eposy fiber. Both materials can automatically work in DFP due to the features of Hump tape and non-covered rcf materials. 75% of the hills, saves 75% waste, saves costs and reduces CO 2 empties.
Companies Silbaerg GmB (Germany) from partners, BTO-EPOXY GMBH (Austria)
Roting Hockey Classle
Wlow Architerator offers frequently strong discoveries of the implementation and hockery of the hockey club. The structure controls the development of cracks in the collection and keeps the highest procedures for a long time.
Pipch technology gradually consists of fiber's orthones, transforming the Fiber Fiber's layers on the Direct Directory. Helchoida relieves Fi-Resoir layouts with intercourse, reduces water accommodations and strengths when using the same materials and weight. Lamodet contains the same demanded assets that can meet special requirements in the aircraft without the greatest components to play the product.
Companies: Helchoid Industries (USA) and CCM partners (Canada)
