Sirris Materials day, composite materials, smart materials, smart coating lab, additive manufacturing,

1. the collective centre of the Belgian technological industry

2. Sirris Materials Day 2010
The interactive edition
Hans Vercammen
Business unit manager product & process innovation
the collective centre of the Belgian technological industry

3. Introduction Materials Day 2010
• Introducing Sirris...
• Introducing SmartCoatingLab...
• Introducting today...
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4. The collective centre of the Belgian technology industry
the collective centre of the Belgian technological industry

5. Driving industry by technology
• Mission?
To help companies implement technological
innovations
Federation Collective centre
for the technology industry of the technology industry
• Nonprofit organisation
• Industry owned

6. Some Facts & figures in 2008
4300 interventions per year (advice, projects, services)
Of which 70% for SME’s
within 1800 different companies
> 120 technology specialists – 6 differents sites in Belgium
•Materials Engineering •Rapid Manufacturing
•Production Technology •Software Engineering & ICT
•Mechatronics •Technology Coaching

7. In practice…
From individual services
to common research programs
Technological Advice Shared R&D
Practical answers Technological developments
to concrete problems with industrial partners
Services
Innovation Projects Shared Capacity
Realisations from idea Access to high-tech
to product infrastructure
Knowledge Transfer
Insight into technology trends

8. Mission statement in practice
Making the right technological choices
for sustainable economical growth
Translating new technologies in
tangible products for a company
value innovation
Taking into account the business through
& technology strategy of the company technology

9. And a good reason to be here…
Discover how innovative use of materials can
erials become a competitive advantage !
Composite m
Mapping of recent Sirris initiatives
rials

10. First official announcement of
Sirris Smart Coating Application Labcollective centre of the Belgian technological industry
the

11. Who we are?
New Application Lab within Sirris
• domain of advanced coatings (Materials Engineering)
Team: 6 engineers and 2 technicians
Experience:
Vast experience in starting and implementing innovations within our industry
Focused on product development and industrial processes to boost competitiveness
Linked-in with 150 other technology experts
Engineers with previous research and industrial experience
Synthesis, processing and characterisation equipment
Partnered with universities, research institutes & companies
Equipped
New state-of-the-art PVD/PACVD equipment
New lab for hybrid and multifunctional coatings (wet-chemical, sol-gel,
nanotechnology)

12. What we do?
To help industry innovate with advanced coatings:
• Material producers & job coaters
• Product developers and manufacturers
Adressing industry needs
• Everybody innovates (?!)
• Strong demand for
hands-on support
• Lack of application lab
with low-level entry
– from idea to product
• High demand for advanced
& functional coatings 
German market study
Progress in Organic Coatings 58 (2007) 122-126

13. What we are?
Scale
Cost
Entrance
Level
LOW HIGH
Decreased adhesion, antimicrobial,
superhydrophilic, chemical barrier, conductive, scratch resistant,
biocompatible, antireflective, decorative, …

14. From your idea to your product
why you should come to us?
• Demonstration lab with
• new technologies
• technology screening and
selection
• development of new surface
functions
• improvement of material’s
performance
• proof of concept (also large
areas)
• testing of surface properties
• Failure analysis
• Linking to partners and suppliers

15. Program of today
12:30 - 14:00 - Welcome & sandwich lunch
14:00 - 14:10 - Opening the Sirris Materials Day 20010
14:10 - 15:10 - Introduction to the three interactive workshops by the speakers
15:10 - 15:30 - Break
15:30 - 17:30 - Interactive workshops (parallel sessions)
Composite materials - Prof. Ignaas Verpoest and Arno De Taeye
Smart Materials - René De Keyzer
Sustainable investments - Marc Lambrechts
17:30 - 18:00 - Keynote speech by Filip Martens, CEO, C-Power
18:00 - 18:30 - Closing session – Wrapping up key elements from the interactive workshops
18:30 - 19:30 - Walking Dinner
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16. Your speakers for today
Rene De Keyser
External R&D manager Prof. Ignace Verpoest
Agfa Materials KULeuven (MTM)
Composite research group
Arno De Taeye
Marc Lambrechts VP operations
Samsonite (retired)
Senior Investment Manager
Capricorn Venture Partners
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18. Program of today
12:30 - 14:00 - Welcome & sandwich lunch
14:00 - 14:10 - Opening the Sirris Materials Day 20010
14:10 - 15:10 - Introduction to the three interactive workshops by the speakers
15:10 - 15:30 - Break
15:30 - 17:30 - Interactive workshops (parallel sessions)
Composite materials - Prof. Ignaas Verpoest and Arno De Taeye
Smart Materials - René De Keyzer
Sustainable investments - Marc Lambrechts
17:30 - 18:00 - Keynote speech by Filip Martens, CEO, C-Power
18:00 - 18:30 - Closing session – Wrapping up key elements from the interactive workshops
18:30 - 19:30 - Walking Dinner
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20. Program of today
12:30 - 14:00 - Welcome & sandwich lunch
14:00 - 14:10 - Opening the Sirris Materials Day 20010
14:10 - 15:10 - Introduction to the three interactive workshops by the speakers
15:10 - 15:30 - Break
15:30 - 17:30 - Interactive workshops (parallel sessions)
Composite materials - Prof. Ignaas Verpoest and Arno De Taeye
Smart Materials - René De Keyzer
Sustainable investments - Marc Lambrechts
17:30 - 18:00 - Keynote speech by Filip Martens, CEO, C-Power
18:00 - 18:30 - Closing session – Wrapping up key elements from the interactive workshops
18:30 - 19:30 - Walking Dinner
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