SAMPE, JEC bring SAMPE Technical Sessions, Young Engineers Challenge to JEC 2025

After joining forces for many years to create the annual Paris Composites Week — combining the SAMPE Europe Summit and JEC World — the SAMPE Global and JEC organizations have decided to expand their cooperation through the launch of the SAMPE Technical Sessions during JEC World 2025.  Both partners have also committed to highlighting young engineers.

“Both SAMPE and JEC are entirely dedicated to the composites and advanced materials community, fostering knowledge sharing and networking at their events,” says Eric Pierrejean, CEO of JEC. “The success of our joint activities for many years and our mutual understanding have led us to expand our cooperation to present worldwide achievements and highlight young engineers.”

Rebekah Stacha, CEO of SAMPE, and Pierrejean have signed a dedicated agreement to include technical programming organized by SAMPE Global, within the international composite trade show’s conference program. SAMPE Technical Sessions will take place on March 5 at JEC World 2025 in the Open Stage located in Hall 6, from 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. And for the first time, JEC World will host the final of the new “Young Engineers Challenge” by SAMPE Europe. (Editor’s note: Entry deadline has been extended to Jan. 22, 2025. Learn more details here.)

“SAMPE Global is proud to collaborate with JEC World to bring technical programming directly to the show floor this year, showcasing expertise from our regions on some of the most critical and innovative topics in advanced materials and composites,” adds Stacha. 

SAMPE gives an overview of its March 5^th topics and presenters. Each 20-minute session will be organized under four themes:

Block 1: True Circularity

• “Green Composites for Circular Economy,” Dr.-Ing Xiao-Su YI, SAMPE China
• “Aerospace Composite Materials Circularity – Our Path to Sustainable Value,” Pete George, SAMPE North America
• “Recycling Technology Development Strategy Based on LCA and its Sensitivity Analysis,” Prof. Dr. Eng. Jun Takahashi, SAMPE Japan
• “Bio-based Precursors Toward High-Performance Thermoset Material,” Prof. Henri Cramail, SAMPE Europe

Block 2: Accelerating Materials and Process Development Through Digitization

• “AI Leading a New Era in Composite Materials: Innovative Strategies in Development, Lean Manufacturing and Technological Synergy,” Yiyin Liu, SAMPE China
• “AI-Driven Digitization in Composites: Accelerating Materials and Process Innovation,” Dr. Srikanth Pilla, SAMPE North America
• “Machine Learning Driven Morphology Analysis of CFRP: Advancing Composite Sustainability,” Dr. Yi Wan, SAMPE Japan
• “Data-Driven Development of Advanced Resins and Composites,” Prof. Holger Ruckdaeschl, SAMPE Europe

Block 3: Extreme Composites

• “Phthalonitrile Resins Based Polymeric Bi-Continuous Electrolyte for High-Temperature Structural Battery Composites,” Dr. Lijiao Xun, SAMPE China
• “Advanced Manufacturing of High-Performance Composites,” Prof. Benjamin Garcia, SAMPE North America
• “CyFT: Next-Generation Hybrid CFRP Prepreg with Carbon Nanotubes (CNT),” Naoya Nakamaru, SAMPE Japan
• “Understanding the Cause of Residual Stresses in Carbon-PAEK Laminates at Cryogenic Temperature,” Dr.-Ing. Julian Kupski, SAMPE Europe

Block 4: Future Factory

• “Automation Technology for G1c Testing Based on Intelligent Detection,” Bin Wang, SAMPE China
• “Automation for Competitive Advantage – A Path to Component Fabrication with Reduced Touch Labor and Improved Quality,” Mel Clauson, SAMPE North America
• “Cutting Edge Automated CFRTP Fuselage Skin Panel Fabrication Process,” Naoki Shimada, SAMPE Japan
• “DTU’s Large AI Models and High-Performance Simulations for Wind Turbine Blade Damage Inspection and Assessment,” Prof. Xiao Chen, SAMPE Europe

More details can be found at www.sampe.org.