SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is featuring at JEC World 2018 PARIS, several new breakthrough innovations in materials and manufacturing designed to drive broader adoption of strong, lightweight thermoplastic composites across the automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics and energy industries. SABIC operates a Thermoplastic composite manufacturing company in Ottawa - North Central Illinois. Specifically, the company is displaying in stand L84, Hall 5, its growing portfolio of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite (CFRTC) tapes; releasing the results of an externally certified life cycle analysis of a passenger car side door using this material; and previewing a revolutionary, fully automated, large-scale production system for composite laminates that optimizes quality, speed, flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Moreover, SABIC will be exhibiting at JEC’s Innovation Planet a new application concept for the aircraft industry with a thermoplastic composite seatback featuring a hollow channel design.
At its stand, SABIC is launching a new UDMAX™ GPE 45-70 tape, a glass-filled high-density polyethylene composite suitable of applications used in the water distribution and oil and gas sectors. Additionally, SABIC is featuring a large roll sample of UDMAX™ GPP 45-70 tape, with a 4,000 meter running length, along with a variety of applications using this material, including an automotive bulkhead and an industrial pressure vessel.
SABIC is also giving a number of presentations. At the JEC Conference on Automotive and Transportation: Materials and Processes, Dave Brands, SABIC senior application engineering specialist, and Geert-Jan Doggen, SABIC senior business manager, will speak on Tuesday, March 8, from 10:25 to 10:50 a.m. on “Composite hybrid reinforcements in tailgates: a feasible solution for mass production”. Additionally, SABIC will be presenting their new Digital Composites Manufacturing line, together with Airborne and Siemens, at the Siemens stand (G51, hall 6) on Tuesday, March 6 at 2 p.m., and on Wednesday and Thursday, March 7 and 8, at 10 a.m.
“Advanced thermoplastic composites are an emerging solution for applications that demand light weight and high strength to optimize sustainability, performance and design freedom,” said Gino Francato, global business leader, Composites, SABIC. “Widespread adoption of thermoplastic composites depends on three enablers: new material technologies, efficient large-scale production processes and an accurate, scientific prediction of application performance. SABIC is investing heavily in all three areas. Our growing portfolio of CFRTC offerings, our partnership with Airborne and Siemens on a digital composites large-scale production solution, and our expanding predictive engineering capabilities are three excellent examples of how we are doing this and underscore our unyielding commitment to our customers’ success.”