Laser in Composites Symposium

Symposium / April 09, 2019 - April 10, 2019

Laser in Composites Symposium 2019

Whether in the automotive industry, aviation, electromobility or other areas of the lightweight construction industry - laser processing of composite materials has a wide range of applications.

The Aachener Laser in Composites Symposium gives you an insight into the latest developments in laser processing of composite materials and shows them in action.

Main topics of the symposium

Laser cutting and drilling of composite materials and prepregs
Joining of thermoplastic composites and hybrid structures
Laser-assisted tape-laying methods
Process control and quality assurance

The symposium is aimed at an audience from science and industry and offers, in addition to the lectures, a networking platform for a lively exchange of experience.

The symposium will be held in cooperation with the Aachen Centre for Integrative Lightweight Construction Production (AZL).

Event details

Program

Day 1

9.30	Registration
10.00	Welcome Dr. Arnold Gillner, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
10.15	Laser Processing of Composites – Current Applications and Trends Dr. Alexander Olowinsky, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
10.45	Metal meets Composites – Hybrid Joining of Plastics and Metals Kira van der Straeten, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
11.15	Laser Hybrid Joining of Textured Metal and Plastic Components Johannes Eckstädt, Leister Technologies AG, Kägiswil (CH)
11.45	Laser Pretreatment as an Inline Combination Technology Richard Schares, AZL – RWTH Aachen University, Aachen (D)
12.15	Lunch
13.15	Cutting of Composites with High-power Lasers Dr. Frank Schneider, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
13.45	Comparison of Long and Ultrashort Pulsed Laser Drilling of Carbon Fiber Preforms Stefan Janssen, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
14.15	Laser Treatment of Printed Flexible Conductive Paths on Fiber Pre-products for Heating Structures Jonas Mertin, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
14.45	Coffee Break
15.00	Visit of Fraunhofer ILT, Fraunhofer IPT and AZL laboratories
16.00	Get together with Drinks and Snacks
17.30	End of the First Day

Day 2

9.00	Three Decades of Laser-Assisted Thermoplastic Tape Placement in Aachen – From Simple Beginnings to Adaptive Heating by Laser Irradiation Christian Kukla, Fraunhofer IPT, Aachen (D)
9.30	Industrial Scale Composite Pipe Manufacturing Dr. Patrick Kölzer, AFPT GmbH, Dörth (D)
10.00	Trustful Composite Part Manufacturing using Continuous Digitalization Measures in Laser-based Tape Placement Malena Schulz, Fraunhofer IPT, Aachen (D)
10.30	Coffee Break
11.00	Quality Monitoring of Laser-beam-welded Tapes made of Fibre-reinforced Plastics by Means of Thermography and Machine Learning Andrea Lanfermann, Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen (D)
11.30	Sensor Technology for Process Control in Laser Materials Processing of FRP Dr. Markus Kogel-Hollacher, Precitec Optronik GmbH, Neu-Isenburg (D)
12.00	Summary and Closing Remarks Henning Janssen, Fraunhofer IPT, Aachen (D)
12.15	Lunch

Costs

The participation fee for the "Laser in Composites Symposium 2019" amounted to a total of 590 €.Further information on the conditions of participation can be found on the event website at www.laser-in-composites-symposium.fraunhofer.de/en.html.

Contact

Kira van der Straeten M.Sc.

Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT
Phone +49 241 8906-158
kira.van.der.straeten@ilt.fraunhofer.de

Malena Schulz M.Sc.

Fraunhofer Institute for Production
Phone +49 241 8904-340
malena.schulz@ipt.fraunhofer.de

Location

Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT
Steinbachstr. 15
52074 Aachen

Date

April 09, 2019 - April 10, 2019

Language

English

Laser Processing of Composite Materials

Symposium / April 09, 2019 - April 10, 2019