NIST Advanced
Technology Program
SAMPE 2002 Session
(Oral Presentations Only)
The Use of
Fiber-Reinforced Composites for Automotive Applications:
Past, Present, and Future
2:00
PM, Tuesday, May 14, 2002
Long Beach, CA
Moderator:
Dr. H. Felix Wu, Program Manager,
Chemistry and Life Sciences Office,
Advanced Technology Program (ATP), National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST)
Many significant applications
of fiber-reinforced composites have been developed in the automobile
industry by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), manufacturers, and
material suppliers. Considerable effort has been made from government-funded
projects, and continues to be made, to advance the use of composites in
the automobile industry.
A special panel has
been developed to address current and future opportunities that will be
of interest to a broad segment of the composites community. The panel
will include of representatives from two government-funding agencies,
the "Big Three" automobile companies, and the technology leaders
of four composites companies. The government representatives, from the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Technology
Program (ATP) and the Department of Energy (DOE) Partnership for New Generation
Vehicles (PNGV), will discuss advances in current programs and future
funding opportunities for government-industry-university research and
development partnerships. Typical government efforts include the ATP’s
"Manufacturing Composite Structures" and Fuel Cell Technology
programs, and the DOE’s Low-Cost Carbon Fiber and Lightweight Composite
Vehicles Programs. Additional discussion areas of significant interest
to the composites area will include:
- DaimlerChrysler,
GM, and Ford will provide insight into their efforts through such entities
as the Automotive Composites Consortium (ACC).
- Integrated low-cost
manufacturing technology from the National Composite Center;
- Flexible plastic
molding processes from Stewart Automotive Research;
- Carbon vs.
fiberglass performance and cost issues; material trends on materials
supplier’s viewpoints from Hexcel and PPG;
- Future directions
and applications of fiber-reinforced composites for the automobile industry.
Panel Participants:
- Dr. H. Felix
Wu (Moderator and Participant), Program Manager, NIST/ATP,
Gaithersburg, MD
- Mr. David Warren,
Program Manager, DOE/ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN
- Dr. Nancy Johnson,
Manager, General Motors Corporation, Warren, MI
- Mr. Gilbert
Chapman, Senior Manager, DaimlerChrysler, Rochester Hills,
MI
- Mr. Jim deVries,
Manager, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
- Mr. Louis Luedtke,
President & CEO, National Composites Center, Kettering, OH
- Mr. David Stewart,
President, Stewart Automotive Research, Houston, TX
- Dr. Mohamed
Abdallah, Manager, Hexcel Carbon Fibers, Salt Lake City,
UT
- Mr. Jim Peters,
Manager, PPG Industries, Inc., Shelby, NC
Date created: February
15, 2002
Last updated:
March 27, 2002
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