#112 JEC World 2024 Warm-Up Round 1

With only a month away JEC World 2024, the world's largest exhibition on composites opens its doors in Villepente (Paris, France).This podcast episode is split in 2 parts:1. Associations and Media Partners2. Exhibitors and ExpertsThomas Lepretre, JEC Group's Show Director, will give you on the first part an update regarding what you can expect on the showfloor from 5 to 7 March 2024.One, if not the largest booth is entertained by Composites United on these days and therefore we are honoured to have the CEO Dr. Gunnar Merz joining us at this show. Inside the Composites Germany Roof, of course AVK plays a major role and Volker Mathes will represent them. He will particularly talk about the latest findings on their proprietary studies.Moving further west, we have invited RAPHAEL PLEYNET of the The European Composites Industry Association; EuCIA , who has even a broader view and an updated study in his wallet on a pan-European level.The association round is completed by our guest from the UK. David Bailey FRAeS Ph.D is the CEO of Composites UK - Trade Association and besides the fact that they organise the UK pavillion at JEC World 2024, we want to know from him the latest UK developments.In the second round, our guests not only represent the whole DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), but also Europe and the Middle East. This in line with the "World Concept" of JEC World.Our guests are Alexander Wiesner of Langzauner GmbH a press and automatisaton expert on composites. alan harper on reusable bags, a very important sustainable feature in composites production processes. Then with Christoph Schneeberger of Antefil Composite Tech we will go deep on Fibres and how to cover them for better bonding. Stefan Fleischmann is a polymer expert with a trackrecord in the plastics industry and will be a great asset to bridge the world of injection molding with Stefans fibre tech.Last, but not least Nasri Ben Frej is a coated textile expert and we want to have the reinforcement angle included in our TechTainmentTalks today. In addition, he is a true expert in business development throughout the Near- and MiddleEastern regions.Have fun listening!