Attended by 200 delegates, the International Conference on Automotive Technology proved a great success bringing together delegates from many countries and all areas of the composites sector. With the emphasis on reducing production times in the automotive sector for the production of composite parts, many novel ideas were put forward by various speakers as to how it may be possible to achieve this.
Whilst composites, especially carbon fibre, have been adopted by the luxury sector of the automotive market, scaling up production for the mainstream market with the costs associated with composites is something very much at the forefront of this sector. Processing times need to be reduced considerably and new materials and processing methods need to be considered.