1. Composites virtualization

2. TEASER
Development of new automotive components through the integrative virtualization / simulation of composite materials, their manufacturing processes and the thermo-mechanical behavior of those fiber reinforced materials
Characterization
Simulation
Process
Correlation
Materials

3. ORGANISATION PROFILE
Batz S. Coop: Worldwide Automotive Tier 1 supplier
BATZ designs and manufactures composite lightweight structures and aerodynamic components, using different technologies:
Injection Molding
IMC ( In Mould compounding)
WIT (Water Injection Technology)
SMC
Batz has a huge experience in metal replacement research projects

4. PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION (I)
Vision: To develop testing and simulation methodologies and tools, to integrate in a virtualisation environment, the material(s), the manufacturing process(es) and the component design in order to predict specific performances.
Motivation: The idea behind this global scheme is that a testing and simulation framework will be developed in order to cover and integrate the effects of the 3 main pillars when analysing automotive components performances (made of composite materials, lightweight, C02 emissions reduction): material, manufacturing process and component design.
Content: Integrating different type of fibers (short, long, continuous, GF, CF), materials (TP, TS) and manufacturing processes (IM, CM, IMC, WIT, T-RTM, MUCELL), we will cover a huge range of technologies for the automotive industry, and will be able at the end of the project to predict specific performances as stiffness, failure, crash or fatigue with a verified and validated testing and integrative simulation tool

5. PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION (II)
Expected outcome:
Virtualization methodology of composites technologies
Testing procedures for composites
Impacts:
Consolidate virtualization procedures for composites
Reduce design and engineering dead lines: reduce time to market
Schedule: 36 months:, form January 2019 till December 2021

6. PARTNERS Current Consortium: Batz S. Coop
Roll: Simulation of long fibber process for failure, impact and fatigue
Partner search:
Composites material supplier.
Companies or research Centres with expertise on simulation of composites.
Automotive suppliers of composites structures.
Automotive OEM

7. CONTACT INFO
Contact info:
Jose Javier Egurrola:
Aitor Bustillo: abustillo: