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The executive planning committee for the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE, Brookfield, Conn., U.S.) Automotive Composites Conference & Expo (ACCE, Detroit, Mich., U.S.) announces Dan Dowdall, global business development manager – transportation composites at INEOS Composites (formerly Ashland Performance Materials, Dublin, Ohio, U.S.) as ACCE’s first keynote speaker. During the Sept. 8-10, 2021 event, Dowdall will present “Advancements for Cost-Effective Resin Systems and Composite Applications,” which will outline INEOS Composites’ resin systems for value-driven composites and highlight recent and potential product applications.
“As auto/truck OEMs and mobility suppliers move in dramatic new directions, one requirement has remained constant design and material decisions must be cost-effective,” says Dowdall. “Polymer composites are the material of choice for design flexibility, reducing weight and improving performance in autom
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The SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Expo (ACCE, Detroit, Mich., U.S.) team calls for papers, sponsors and exhibitors for their 21
st annual event Sept. 8-10, 2021 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan, located in the Detroit suburbs. The “Composites: Driving Value by Reducing Weight and Costs and Increasing Performance” theme for the 2021 event features technical sessions, panel discussions, keynotes and exhibits highlighting advances in materials, processe, and equipment for both thermoset and thermoplastic composites in a wide variety of transportation applications.
The 2021 ACCE will be co-chaired by 2018, 2019 and 2020 ACCE Technical Program co-chair Dr. Leonardo Simon, professor of chemical engineering at University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) returning ACCE 2020 co-chair Dr. Xiaosong Huang, lab group manager of Polymer Composite Systems in GM Global Research and Development, General Motors Co. (Detriot, Mich., U.S.