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AZL WORKGROUP

High-Performance SMC

Joint Market and Technology Study

SMC (Sheet Molding Compound) has been a proven and

first choice solution for several applications for many

years, the most important markets are

Automotive Electronics Building and Construction

The drive to further weight savings and significant

reduction in CO2-emissions requires a next generation of

High-Performance SMC (HP-SMC) that features

short and continuous fiber reinforcements

both carbon and glass fibers

customized resin compounds.

This study provides in-depth knowledge on SMC

applications and technologies, key challenges and

technological solutions for establishing High-

Performance SMC and serves as basis for the

elaboration of design guidelines, a target-orientated

development and to open up new business opportunities.

The project has been inspired by an international network

of innovative companies shaping the future of HP-SMC

Motivation

Kick-Off of AZL´s Workgroup “High-Performance-SMC“ with more than 60 participants

STAGE 1: STATUS QUO ANALYSIS

Technological state of the art for (HP-)SMC

Use cases and applications

Production scenarios & value chains

STAGE 2: DETAILED TECHNOLOGY STUDIES

FMEA analysis for specific application and

production scenarios

Current technologies and their readiness

Best practices solutions

Remaining key challenges & fields of action

STAGE 3: NEXT-LEVEL SCENARIOS

Scenario development to solve key challenges

Evaluation of potential solutions from other

technology areas Overview of market, value chains and providers for

next-level solutions Basis for new business opportunities and

development

The market and technology study will focus on:

The state of the art of SMC and HP-SMC

technologies and their readiness

Use cases & value chains for structural and Class A

applications incl. best practice solutions

FMEA, key challenges and fields of action for

development to establish HP-SMC

Next-level solutions and new business opportunities

Content

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Three Work Packages for a High-Performance SMC Toolbox

Technology-Oriented Networking

Building Trust in Technology

Impulses for Research Insitutes

Identification of Pre-Competitive Topics

Initialization of Projects

DATABASE FOR SMC

STANDARD & NORMS

� Applied SMC test methods at AZL partner companies

� Review of existing norms for testing SMC

� Initial results of IKV benchmarking study

� New test methods

GFRP production volumes in Europe 2016

Source: Composites Market Report 2016 by AVK, Carbon Composites

25%

SMC

Open Mould

GMT / LFT

OthersRTM

Continuous Processing

Pipes & Tanks

22%

13%

13%

13%

14%

5%

� Proven technology for trucks and cars � 25 % of EU market in GFRP � Capable for mass production � Capable of on-line painting, Class A � Cost competitive to metals

POTENTIAL OF SMC

“HIGH-PERFORMANCE SMC” – WHAT IS NEW?

� New Fibers: Carbon, Glass (continuous) � New Resins: UP, VE, EP � Continuous reinforcements � Local/ tailored reinforcements � Combination of material systems

� The state of the art of SMC and HP-SMC technologies and their readiness

� Use cases & value chains incl. best practice solutions for structural and Class A applications and other markets like electrical and building and infrastructure

� FMEA, key challenges and fields of action for development to establish HP-SMC

� Next-level solutions and new business opportunities

� Basis for development of design guidelines, simulation tools

� Specification of requirements and content with the help of OEMs such as BMW, General Motors, MAN Truck & Bus AG, Volkswagen AG and Toyota

THE MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY STUDY

Meeting every 6 Months

CURRENT PROJECT PHASE

� Upload of product data

� Data harmonization

� Validation on molding tool

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Workgroup History

Business Platform “High-Performance SMC”

Visit us at www.high-performance-smc.com

More than 40 involved AZL Partner Companies

SPEAKERS

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

Presentation of draft proposal for the public funded project “ComMatBase” (program “KMU NetC” from BMBF), review results of applied SMC test methods, development of a design guideline for how to work with HP SMC and discussion on different requirements, presentation of framework of HP-SMC Business Platform

Open workgroup & infor-mation event involving companies outside the AZL Partner Network on the Joint Market and Technology Study: Proposal of use cases and parts of interest

Review of objectives, key conclusions from keynotes, update on the progress of the HP SMC study, sum-mary of next steps

Overview on design and engineering in SMC, potentials of a SMC data base in form of workshop session

Intermediate Meeting with Automotive OEMs: presentation of Joint Market and Technology study on HP SMC, discussion of OEM requirements.

discussion of workpackages

Study

INITIAL WORKSHOP WITH 60 PARTICIPANTS (OEMS INVOLVED)

• Luuk Groenewoud | Aliancys• Peter van de Flier | A.Schulman• Arne Böttcher | IKV • Klaus Kierig | A.Schulman

• Dr. Götz Krüger & Thorsten Kröller | BYK Chemie• Arne Böttcher | IKV• Michael Polotzki | Menzolit• Reinhard Schäfer & Mark Zimmermann |

Plastic Omnium• Hartmut Häberle | MAN

• Jaap van der Woude | EuCIA• Jiuheng Cheng & Arne Böttcher & Andreas

Ülpenich | IKV• Dr. Erwin Bauer | M-Base• Luca Torlaj | Polynt

• Arne Böttcher | IKV • Steven Bakker | Saertex• Dr. Stefan Fliescher | Textechno Herbert Stein• Marcel Remp | Mitsubishi Chemical• Michael Ochs | Schmidt und Heinzmann• Romed Ladstätter | ALPEX Technologies

• Dr. Volker Gorzelitz & A. Büttgenbach | MTEC• Dr. Didier Muller | Sintex• Nicole Stöß | Polynt

VARIOUS PRESENTATIONS ON STATE OF THE ART BY AZL &

visit www.lightweight-production.com/dates

• Proposal for establishing a database for SMC materials• Suitable simulation tools• Proposal for testing methods• Joint partner projects for specific applications

Identification and definition of joint R&D initiatives, marketing, funding opportunities2016

2016

Definition of most important subjects for R&D: material characteriza-tions of various SMC types, methods for fast and reliable pre-design of components and processes, an improved bonding of reinforcing fibers to the resin matrix as well as the development of new resins

30Jun

definition of roadmap

DEFINI-TION OF 3 WORK PACKAGES

WORKGROUP MEETINGS

2016 24Nov

2017

2018

31May

15Nov

6Jun

17Feb

12Sep

Kick-Off: Study on HP SMC

Dr. Michael EffingSenior Advisormichael.effing@azl-aachen-gmbh.dePh: +49 241 475735 - 15

WORKGROUP LEADER

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2019

20Nov

Presentation of phase 1 of the SMC data base and proposal for phase 2 and 3

12Feb

Presentation of status of data generation for data base pro-gramm and proposal for the testing program for a data base for HP SMC

• Tim Collins | AGY Holding • Dr. Erwin Baur | M-Base• Jonas Neuhaus | IKV

• Graham Barnes | Engenuity • Sebastian Schmitz | Toray Automotive Center

Europe• Erwin Baur | M-Base• Andreas Horbach | AOC Aliancys• Mattia Andolfatto | Cannon Ergos