Elastomers in Land and Naval Transport

Today, land and sea transport - whether for passengers or goods, by road, rail, river or ocean - is at the center of a deep and ongoing transformation. On the one hand, we face the urgent need to reduce pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions, minimize congestion and human impacts, and preserve the environment. On the other hand, we're looking for ever greater freedom of movement, the opening of expanded routes and destinations, and a more globalized, massified supply chain with uncompromising deadlines and costs.

Elastomers provide a wide range of critical functionalities in the fields of mobility resources, infrastructure and maintenance. New applications, materials and formulations await us. What solutions will our elastomers bring to these ongoing revolutions? Come and hear testimonials from industry players during this new technical day designed for you and with you.

If you work in the mobility sector—automotive, truck, bus and coach, train, metro and tram, pleasure craft or fishing boat, transport or military vessel—as a parts and functions designer, contractor, materials or services solution provider, or research and innovation professional, come and share your experiences!

This technical day is organized by AFICEP and sponsored by NORDMANN FRANCE.

Program:

• 8.30 am: Reception
• 9.00 am: AFICEP news & Introduction of the Technical Seminar | Claire CHARLOT (Présidente de l'AFICEP)
• 9.10 am: « Impact of PFAS contents in elastomers in railway applications » | Pascal GHYS & Fabien LE-NY – ALSTOM (France)
• 9.35 am: « Railway fire safety: a quick breakdown of EN 45545-2 » | Hervé FEUCHTER – CREPIM (France)
• 10.00 am: « Polyurethane Elastomers in Rail Industry, the challenge of Flame Retardancy and Smoke Suppression  » | Clémentine DIMECK – COVESTRO ELASTOMERS (France)
• 10.25 am: Coffee Break
• 10.55 am: « Elastomers in the military naval industry » | Pierre RUBLON – NAVAL GROUP (France)
• 11.20 am: «Transition of the automotive industry: economic and regulatory challenges  » | Islem BELKHOUS & Nicolas LE BIGOT – ELANOVA / PFA (France) «
• 11.45 am: « PFAS Ban: Can we do without fluorinated elastomers? » | Philippe LOMBARD & Laurent GERVAT – RENAULT (France)
• 12.10 pm: « Vamac® AEM: High-Performance Elastomer for E-Mobility Applications  » | Serge BOUVIER – CELANESE (USA)
• 12.35 pm: Presentation of the AFICEP Award and Special Mention 2024
• 12.45 pm: Presentation of the AFICEP Award and Special Mention 2024
• 2.15 pm: « Study on the recyclability of rubber waste from end-of-life vehicles (excluding tires) » | Salomé CHOUPAS – ELANOVA (France)
• 2.40 pm: « How elastomers contribute to achieving the Stellantis Group's carbon neutrality goals  » | Maurice CARFANTAN & Latifa NORMAND – STELLANTIS
• 3.05 pm: « Sustainable lubrication for motion: Calyshield™ encapsulated lubricant for wear- and abrasion-resistance improvement  » | Marjan ABDORAHIM – CALYXIA (France)
• 3.30 pm: Coffee Break
• 3.50 pm: « Lithium-ion Batteries: Failure Mechanisms & Thermal Runaway Risks » | Thibaut LEROY – CREPIM (France)
• 4.15 pm: « Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs) for battery packs of hybrid and electric vehicles (H&EVs)  » | Ibrahim GÖDE – HUTCHINSON (France)
• 4.40 pm: « Therban® in EV fluids  » | Luc BRIQUEL – ARLANXEO EMULSION RUBBER (France)
• 5.05 pm: Conclusions of the day
• 5.15 pm: End of Technical Seminar

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