1. 20 Novembre, 2010 13th AUTEX World Textile Conference May 22nd to 24th 2013, Dresden, Germany High-performance composites for automotive STEFANO MENEGAZZI Technologies & Design Centro Ricerche FIAT

2. 22-24 May 2013 AGENDA 2 Daily program Market trends 3DLightTrans Project Conclusions

3. 22-24 May 2013 Market trends Drivers 3 REGULATION (EC) No 443/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 23 April 2009 From 2020 onwards, the Regulation sets a target of 95 g CO2/km as average emissions for the new car fleet European Directive 2005/64 also known as RRR - Reusability, Recyclability, Recoverability From 2015 the reuse & recovery > 95% by weight reuse & recycling > 85% by weight source: FIAT sustainability_report_2012_UK

4. 22-24 May 2013 Market trends Materials use in vehicles 4 source: www.autosteel.org

5. 22-24 May 2013 Market trends Plastic/Composites use in vehicles 5 source: Ducker worldwide 2011

6. 22-24 May 2013 Market trends Aluminum Use in Vehicles 6 source: www.plastics-car.com

7. 22-24 May 2013 Market trends Movements 7 source: www.tencate.com, www.schulergroup.com, www.press.bmwgroup.com BMW Group establishes joint venture with SGL Group The BMW Group and the SGL Group have agreed on the establishment of a joint venture for the production of carbon fibres and textile semi- finished products (CFRP) for use in vehicle construction. The total investment volume is € 90 million in the first development phase, the two companies stated on Thursday. BMW Group establishes joint venture with SGL Group The BMW Group and the SGL Group have agreed on the establishment of a joint venture for the production of carbon fibres and textile semi- finished products (CFRP) for use in vehicle construction. The total investment volume is € 90 million in the first development phase, the two companies stated on Thursday.

8. 22-24 May 2013 Market trends Requirements 8  Mass production processes Tailored materials, automation, new production technologies.  Reparability Provide solutions for easy reparability, inspection and maintenance.  Recycling Enabling simpler recycling and reuse.  Enabling thermoplastics for structural components Need of improvement mainly for mechanical properties. This could widespread the application of thermoplastics resins in the automotive sector.  Supporting Product Development Engineer needs design tools & guides for product optimization (e.g. durability, draping, fibre orientation, fracture mechanics, process simulation, …)

9. 22-24 May 2013 3DLightTrans Project Materials and Layout 9 PET LGF 50% MULTILAYERED3D SHAPED Micro-tomography Image courtesy of University of Gent

10. 22-24 May 2013 3DLightTrans Project tailgate case study 10

11. 22-24 May 2013 3DLightTrans Project tailgate case study 11

12. 22-24 May 2013 Conclusion Acknowledgment 12 The “3D-LightTrans” project is funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n° 263223 FP7- NMP-2010-LARGE-4. The authors thank the European Commission for setting the 7th Framework Programme and for funding this project. source: www.3d-lighttrans.com