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A day of Avep examines the growing role of the composites in markets such as the building

The plastic composites in the strategy of differentiation of the Valencian transformers

Source: Avep22/10/2009

The current economic situation and the serious crisis in processors of plastics in the Valencian Community, should lead them to orient themselves, both to foreign markets and to high value applications added, in relation to this lastplastic composites are a field of great interest to the sector. These and other issues were discussed in the Congress "The Composites plastics: Factor of competitiveness" organized by Avep the enormously on October 15.

The meeting, opened by Daniel Moragues general director of Impiva, and attended by a total of more than 130 companies, was among others the presence of Justo Nieto Nieto, Professor of the Institute technical of engineering industrial and business MinisterUniversity and science in the period 2004-2007, as well as John j. Manso García, director technical composites of Acumener r & d and Juan Rovira, Professor of structure of the Department of mechanics of the UPV.

Opening of the Congress organized by Avep.

Thus, over ten presentations developed by companies such as Clam development S. l., Matva, Jemg products, Dragados, S. a., Advance Composites or Ashland stressed the importance the field of plastic composites represents on the road the differentiation into products with high added value for the processing industry of plastics in the Valencian Community.

With a new format, in which speakers companies offered the possibility of providing additional information in individual booths, attendees had the opportunity to exchange views and establish contacts.

The day was framed within a project funded by the Impiva and Feder funds.

Applications of plastic composites, represent within this traditional sector, one of the lines of application of plastic materials of higher value added today. This is without a doubt, the factor of key competitiveness in a global economy as the current environment, in which competition in costs each day a challenge, in many cases already not surmountable, taking into account the presence of emerging economies. It is for this reason that it should be noted the great importance of the plastic composites applications as first and fundamental difference. As a guarantee of this contribution, these materials have properties that allow its characterization, offering advantages over others, such is its lightness, strength, flexibility, adaptability, fortress, traslucidez, anti-corrosión…, properties these which can reinforce material according to the specific needs in your application. This ability to make 'tailor-made' needs to cover, certainly meets and materials in a very coherent, to change the demand experienced today, tending to manufacture short of products 'ad hoc' with very different from other requirements. The adaptation to demand is therefore an imperative for the composites materials are perfectly oriented, and this advantage can be extrapolated to any of your applications.

During the development of the presentations was highlighted the growing importance that has the application of composite materials in the building in general and particularly in the civil works

During the development of the presentations was highlighted the growing importance that has the application of composite materials in the building in general and particularly in the civil works. Several examples of both applications, which were explained in detail, noted the advantages that these material contributed to the work in question. From its resistance to the wind, versatility of forms in design, lighting of the construction…., all these aspects not achievable with traditional building materials and that they therefore represent a field of possibilities to builders, engineers, architects and a true niche market to processors covering the field of composite materials. "Today the search for niche or market opportunities has become for the business one especially, and that is why we felt necessary to bring the knowledge of these materials to those companies that still unfamiliar and deepen in its most recent applications for those others covering it as a labor camp for" "develop", says the organization.

During this event, which was completed on 5 November, with another day particularly intended to make known to designers and architects the productive capacities of our industries in the Valencian Community in the field of plastic compositessought to give an overview of the applications of these materials in the building at the time which were analysed in detail some specific features whose resistance, durability and complexity of form, are clear examples of the potential of plastic composites.

Remarkable was the message which was moved on the impact the properties of the composites can have on the future of the building, and the great interest that can wake up your application even in developing countries, where urban growth is one of the engines of growth. On the other hand, it was also very enlightening to assess, in the different buildings taken from example, the advantages that composite material had represented from traditional materials, overcoming obstacles and constraints in the construction that would resulting unthinkable a few years ago.

Unique projects made from materials composites as the Rovira Tower, Museum Reina Sofia in Madrid, or high-impact applications such as doors and Windows of big lights, came to attendees the reality of an application and the detail of the development of the whole project of design and construction.

And by all this, in his presentation on composites materials of the 21st century materials, Luis Lopez Mateo, ex-officio member of the school of chemical and the Association of chemical of the C. V., emphasized the importance that in the future development of the plastics processing sector play composite materials and the need to focus major efforts in its development and knowledge in all its fields of application.

Avep organized on 15 October, within the framework of the II Plan of competitiveness of the Sector plastic Valenciano, funded by the Institute of small and medium-sized company Valenciano (Impiva) and the European Social Fund, the Congress ' Los Composites plastics: Factor of competitiveness ' with the collaboration of the technical I-think of AVEP and 3e consultant.