{"id":40,"date":"2017-08-28T08:48:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T15:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Fibersim-News\/WEBINAR-Exploring-Current-Composite-Trends-with-Teesside\/ba-p\/428061"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:50:08","slug":"webinar-exploring-current-composite-trends-with-teesside-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/fibersim\/webinar-exploring-current-composite-trends-with-teesside-university\/","title":{"rendered":"WEBINAR: Exploring Current Composite Trends with Teesside University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><SPAN>Composites are becoming increasingly predominant in automotive lightweight strategy to meet strict emission regulations and increase fuel efficiency. However it brings a whole new set of challenges to design, analysis, manufacturing, data management and quality assurance.<span class=\"lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center\" style=\"width: 999px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/09\/iStock-180435961-2.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-180435961.jpg\" title=\"iStock-180435961.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/SPAN><\/P><br \/>\n<P>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/webinar\/automotive-composite-trends\/21307\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">webinar<\/A>, Dr. David Hughes will explore a series of current trends in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en_us\/automotive-transportation\/composites\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">automotive composite<\/A> sector. Dr. David Hughes is a Senior lecturer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tees.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Teesside University<\/A> specializing in materials engineering. His work focuses around plymer composite processing and production. David works with a number of regional and international partners innovating and developing composite solutions.&nbsp;<\/P><br \/>\n<P>The webinar topics will include waste reduction techniques, fibre recycling and thermoplastic composites.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>We will review the use of geopolymers as performance surface materials enabling significant improvements in thermal degradation and service temperature of composite structures.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>The webinar will also address the current composite design skills gap and how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en\/products\/fibersim\/index.shtml\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Fibersim<\/A> is being integrated into Teesside University\u2019s undergraduate degree program exploring impacts on students and employability.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>From this session you will gain an understanding of:<\/P><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI>current automotive composite trends<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>strategies for pre-preg waste reduction<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>geopolymers and performance surface plies<\/LI><br \/>\n<LI>how digital manufacturing can be used to bridge the composite skills gap<\/LI><br \/>\n<\/UL><br \/>\n<P>Register now for:<\/P><br \/>\n<P><STRONG><EM>Exploring Current Composite Trends with Teesside University<\/EM><\/STRONG><\/P><br \/>\n<P>Presenter: Dr David J. 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