12:30 – 13:30  Registration & welcome

13:30 – 14:00   Introduction by Guido Verhoeven, General Manager SIM

14:00 – 15:40   Thematic sessions 1 – 2 – 3

   1. Innovations in Structural Materials – chair: Ilse Christiaens (UGent)

• “Impact of self-healing engineered materials on the corrosion of reinforced concrete” – Hilke Verbruggen (VUB) & Bjorn Van Belleghem (UGent)
• “Accelerating the engineering process: from materials to applications” – Wim Van Paepegem (UGent)
• “Material characterization for visco-elastic add-on damping layers through inverse methods” – Onur Attak (Siemens Industry Software) & Wim Desmet (KULeuven)
• “Predict material degradation in structures: New and advanced 2D and 3D models” – Yves Van Ingelgem (VUB / Zensor)
• “Low cost high performance flax fibre preforms for composites” – Kevin Hendrickx (KULeuven) & Stijn Vanacker (Vanacker Rumbeke)

   2. Material Innovations for Energy & Electronics – chair: Lieve De Doncker (UHasselt)

• “How first-principle calculations can help the development of new transparent conductive oxides” – Bart Partoens (UAntwerpen)
• “Metalink’s printed Ag antennas integrated in metal-oxide RFID labels and reader module” – Kris Myny (IMEC) & Kristof Baes (QUAD)
• “Metalink: early stage safety assessment as part of good product design” – Reinhilde Weltens (VITO)
• “Conformal nanocoatings for energy and electronics by Atomic Layer Deposition” – Christophe Detavernier (UGent)
• “Towards more efficient dispersion processes: a mechanical approach” – Bram Schroyen (KULeuven)

3. Material Innovations in the Circular Economy – chair: Peter Vercaemst (VITO)

• “Opportunities & challenges in 3D printing Ankle Foot Orthoses” – Jan Deckers (V!GO) & Tom Craeghs (Materialise)
• “High-throughput experimentation platforms, a key partner for circular economy in materials R&D”  – Leopold Mottet (Flamac)
• “MaRes: Zero Waste recycling of industrial residues in a European perspective” – Simon De Corte (UGent)
• “Sustainable binders in different concrete binding systems in two SIM MaRes projects” –  Hans Mostmans (CRH)
• “Circular Economy and Materials Innovation: Approach in Flanders / Looking for future solutions” – Patrick Van Den Bossche (Agoria) & Jiska Verhulst (Vlaanderen Circulair)

15:40 – 16:30  Networking coffee break + POSTER SESSION

• First voting round for the poster award nominations!

16:30 – 17:30  Thematic sessions 4 – 5

4. Lightweight Materials – Chair: Geert De Clercq (UGent)

• IBN Composites – Wouter Geurts (Agoria)
• Nanoforce Roadmap: new composite developments – Jan Sijnave (ABV) & Yentl Swolfs (KULeuven)
• M3 Roadmap: Focus on macro modeling of lightweight composite materials – Laszlo Farkas (Siemens Industry Software)

5. Additive Manufacturing – Chair: Lieven De Meyer (Flanders Make)

• STREAM Roadmap – structural engineering materials through additive manufacturing – Michel Janssens (Materialise)
• M3 Roadmap: Focus on macro modeling of lightweight printed materials – Christophe Liefooghe (Siemens Industry Software)
• MaDurOS Roadmap: structural integrity of large scale additive manufactured parts – Joachim Antonissen (OCAS)
• Metal Additive Manufacturing – Kris Binon (Flam3d): more information on the workshop can be found here.

17:30 – 18:00  Poster Award Presentation

• 5 poster award nominees present their work in 3 minutes each
• Live final voting for the poster award

18:00 – (…)     Materials Market – networking event

• One-stop-shop materials open for business!
• Info booths:
  • SIM programs: M3 -MacroModelMat / STREAM – additive manufacturing / MaRes – recycling of solid and liquid process residues / Nanoforce – new composite developments / TRAP – tools for processing of nanoparticles / MaDurOS – material durability for off-shore / SOPPOM – printed functionalities
  • Companies: Johns Mannville / Moss Composites / Metal Technics 3D / Agfa Labs / 3M
  • Research institutes: UGent composites & AM / UGent demo on atomic layer deposition / CRM / Flamac / UHasselt materials research / UAntwerpen materials research
  • Other: Flam3D

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