Salzburg and its surrounding region boast a dynamic composite industry that is continuously innovating and pushing boundaries. The region is home to numerous companies specializing in composites manufacturing, research, and development.

Networking: Meet with the people that matter most

Collectively, JEC Forum DACH 2023 anticipates the participation of 300 attendees and will totalize more than 600 pre-arranged business meetings, including suppliers and buyers from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Prior to the event, all participants have access to a digital platform that facilitates scheduling one-on-one business meetings between buyers and suppliers spanning the entire composites value chain. Additionally, informal networking opportunities will be available during breaks, lunches, and an evening networking event.

A diverse range of suppliers from sectors such as automotive, aerospace, construction, sports, and leisure have confirmed their attendance. Some notable participants include: KATCON POLAND, MAGNUS AIRCRAFT, PERPEDES, PROFOL, RASSINI EUROPE (…)

The event will be held in the heart of the beautiful city of Salzburg, at the esteemed Imlauer Pitter Hotel.         

This sets apart this edition from the previous ones, which took place in exhibition halls, to omptimize networking moments throughout the two days of the event.

Conferences: Get updates from the latest market trends

True expert of the trends that move the composites industry nowadays in the DACH region,  the AVK will once again be responsible for the conferences program of the Forum and will gather experts to discuss 4 main subjects: market developments, sustainability, digitalization and innovation.

PROGRAM as of July 12th

Market Developments

Moderator: Dr. Michael Effing, Chairman, Composites Germany

• Developments and trends in the European composites market - Dr Elmar Witten, Managing Director, AVK

• Flexible High-rate Production for Urban Air Mobility / Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing Using Automated Ply Placement Technology - Dr. Jamie Snudden, Technology Programme Manager, Airborne

• Accelerating Sustainability management through procurement innovation - Volvo

Sustainability recycling

Moderator: Raphaël Pleynet, Managing Director, EuCIA

• Closing the Loop on Composite Materials - Guillaume Perben, CEO and Co-Founder, Composite Recycling

• How to Achieve Wind Turbine Blade Circularity in Europe?Alexander Vandenberghe, Sustainability Manager, WindEurope

• Cement Co-processing is a Sustainable Solution for Recycling End-of-life Composite Materials - Christian Lampl, Manager LHCE, Geocycle/Holcim

• Panel discussion with the speakers: how to organize an efficient recycling supply chain - mixed with attendees Q & A

Digitalization

Moderator: Dr. David May, Research Director Digitalization & Manager, Leibniz Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe IVW

• Opportunities and Challenges of Composites Molding Simulation for Digital Product Development - Dr. Dominik Dörr, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Simutence

• Eco-efficient and Process-safe Offline Program Creation through Integration of Digital Twins in the CAM Planning Environment - Marc Loegel, Teamleader Composites, SWMS

• Digitization as an Opportunity for Organic Sheet in Large-scale Production - Dr. Stefan Seidel, Head of R&D, Bond Laminates

Innovations

Moderator: Yannick Willemin, Head of Marketing & Business Development, 9tlabs

• Presentation on “Focus on the motivation behind the technological innovation and what is the added-valud of it” - Matteo Di Fulvio, CTO, Addyx - Dr Christoph Scheenberger, Executive Lead and Co-Founder, Antefil Composites Tech - Marc Crescenti, CTO, Reinforce 3D

• Panel discussion with the speakers mixed with attendees’ Q&A

Innovation: Celebrate innovative products and ground-breaking projects

The AVK Innovation Awards

Recognizing outstanding achievements in the composites industry, this event honors the visionaries, pioneers, and game-changers who have made remarkable contributions to the field. In all the categories, sustainability will be the focus.

Another goal of the AVK Innovation Awards is to give prominence to the innovations and the companies/institutions behind them, thus publicizing their performance throughout the industry.

AVK awards celebrate innovations in fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) / composites in the following categories:

• Innovative products/components or applications

• Innovative procedures/processes

• Research and science