Congress Journal incl. Programme of the Third German WPC Congress in Cologne / Germany

Wednesday, 2.12.2009, 10-18

Markets
10:00-10:30 Michael Carus, nova-Institut GmbH (Germany):
Innovative renewable materials and bio-based products on the upward wind: Why the material use of renewable resources becomes more important

10:30-11:00 Dr. Asta Eder, WoodK plus (Austria):
Market Information on Wood Plastic Composite Decking and Siding in Europe (2009)

11:00- 11:30 Liu Jia, WPC Union (China):
Development of WPC industry in China

11:30-12:00 Dr. Hans Korte, Innovationsberatung Holz & Fasern (Germany):
Application potential of WPC boards

12:00-13:30 Lunch
Optimised Processing
13:30-14:00 Dr. Harald Keuter, Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH (Germany):
Compounding of Wood Plastic Composites by Ram Type Mixer

14:00-14:30 Thorsten Weber, Reifenhäuser EXTRUSION GmbH & Co. KG (Germany):
Highly wear-resistant plasticising units for Wood Plastic Composites
New Developments
14:30-15:00 Marcus Müller, Georg-August-Universität and Itana Radovanovic, Süddeutsches Kunststoff-Zentrum (Germany):
Development of innovative cladding elements using the example of window profiles

15:00-15:30 Dr. Anke Schirp, Fraunhofer-Institut für Holzforschung (WKI) (Germany):
WPC-extrusion based on refiner fibres for new applications 

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

Optimised Properties
16:00-16:30 Katharina Brozyna, BASF Color Solutions Germany GmbH (Germany):
Improvement of WPC properties by additives and pigments

16:30-17:00 Dr. Josef Kuchler, Farbenwerke Wunsiedel GmbH and Timo Grüneberg Georg-August-Universität (Germany):
New findings in WPC dying

WPC Innovation Award: Short presentation of the awardees

  • 17:00: Qingdao Huasheng Hi-tech Development Co., Ltd. (Qingdao, China): WPC thermal insulated siding
  • 17:15: STAEDTLER Mars GmbH & Co. KG (Nürnberg, Deutschland) WOPEX® Pencil
  • 17:30: H. Hiendl GmbH & CO. KG (Bogen, Deutschland): Assembly profile system made of the biomaterial Hiendl NFC®

19:30 WPC Innovation Award: Gala buffet and award ceremony


Thursday, 3.12.2009, 08:30-17:30

Quality Optimization
08:30-09:15 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Hansmann, Institut für Polymertechnologien e.V. (Germany):
Rheological characterization of WPC formular

09:15-09:45 Cathrin Funke, Institut für Kunststofftechnik, University Paderborn (Germany):
Evaluation of relevant material properties for injection moulding of WPC

09:45-10:15 Dr. Peter Sauerwein Qualitätsgemeinschaft Holzwerkstoffe e.V. and Katharina Plaschkies, Institut für Holztechnologie gGmbH (IHD) (Germany):
Seal of approval: Quality specifications for WPC deckings and testing of mould fungus resistance

10:15-10:45 Dr. Andreas Haider, Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH (Austria):
Comprehensive Characterization of WPC-Materials - Comparison of European WPC-Deckings

10:45-11:15 Coffee break
New Products
11:15-11:45 Dr. Matthias Schulte, Werzalit GmbH + Co. KG (Germany):
Integrated production of three-dimensional injection moulding shares from WPC with real wood surface

11:45-12:15 Jan  Benthien,University Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany):
Flat-pressed WPC:
Effects of raw materials and process parameters on the
physical and mechanical board properties

12:15-12:45 Sven Wolf, STRATICS GmbH & CO. KG (Austria):
MDF scrap as natural fiber bases for wood plastic composites

12:45-13:45 Lunch

13:45-14:00 Helmut Hiendl, H. Hiendl GmbH & CO. KG (Germany):
WPC – a technical material?

14:00-14:30 Takeyasu Kikuchi, WPC Corporation (Japan):
WPC as major building construction material – unique design strategies and new life cycle assessment

WPC-related materials and bioplastics
14:30-15:15 Margaretha Söderqvist Lindblad, SÖDRA Cell R&D and Mikael Lindstrom, INNVENTIA (Sweden):
Durapulp and the Parupu chair -  from idea to market

15:15-15:45 Rainer Bittermann, Universität für Bodenkultur and Günther Klammer, M-A-S Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Schulz GmbH (Austria):
Paper Plastic Composites: New products in extrusion and injection moulding

15:45-16:15 Jöran Reske, European Bioplastics e.V. (Germany):
Bioplastics for WPC

16:30-17:30 New developments in the Chinese WPC industry
WPC Union (China)
  • Liu Jia, WPC Union (China)
  • Shao Jingming, Qingdao Huasheng (China)
  • Tong Mingyong, Zhejiang Huaxiajie (China)
17:30 End of the congress

 
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