SAERTEX^® AT COMPOSITES EUROPE 2019 IN STUTTGART

Three successful trade fair days at COMPOSITES EUROPE are now behind us. In addition to innovations, there were stimulating discussions with visitors and a lot of teamwork. Special exhibits at this year’s SAERTEX booth included the world’s lightest hockey stick, which—thanks to SAERTEX carbon fabrics—weighs only 350 grams, and a CFRP support for a sun sail for luxury yachts.
As the absolute highlight of this year’s COMPOSITES EUROPE, the Process Life Area attracted a particularly large number of visitors. Every day, SAERTEX and SCOTT BADER, an international manufacturer of resin systems, gel coats and special polymers, exhibited fire-retardant products for rail vehicles and ships. Each live-demonstration consisted of three parts:
- RTM process with SAERcore LEO^®
- Vacuum infusion with the SAERTEX LEO^® SYSTEM
- Presentation of the fire protection properties of SAERTEX LEO^® COATED FABRIC.
For the first time, the ICC (International Composites Congress) and COMPOSITES EUROPE took place simultaneously. As a sponsor, SAERTEX was represented by Jan Hindahl, who gave the lecture “Fire-protected non-crimp glass fabric for lightweight battery housings”.
At the SAERTEX Insight Hub the focus was entirely on e-mobility. Together with the “Ignition Racing Team electric” of “Hochschule Osnabrück”, SAERTEX presented a Formula Student Germany racing car. Thanks to SAERTEX carbon fabric it weighs only 28 kg, but is extremely resilient nevertheless. In addition, a lightweight battery housing made of fire-retardant SAERTEX LEO^® COATED FABRIC was exhibited in the Insight Hub.