luxembourg materials competencies

TURNING INNOVATION INTO BUSINESSDECEMBER 2014

LUXEMBOURG MATERIALS COMPETENCIES

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Johnny BREBELSLuxembourg Materials and Production Technologies Cluster [email protected] Phone: +352 43 62 63 654

Grégory MARTINLuxembourg Materials and Production Technologies Cluster [email protected] Phone: +352 43 62 63 860

More information on the Luxembourg Materials and Production Technologies Cluster:www.materialscluster.lu

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EDITORIALby Dr Georges Thielen, President, Luxembourg Materials and Production Technologies Cluster

Luxembourg has been manufacturing and processing innovative materials for over a hundred years. A powerful combination of expertise in materials technologies and advanced fabrication technologies has contributed to a specialisation in the manufacturing of the high value-added steel products that still account for more than a quarter of the value of all exports from the Grand Duchy. Today, however, Luxembourg’s materials sector is moving into new exciting areas of application.

Polymers, rubber, plastics, composites and ceramics, to mention just a few examples, are the materials that have inspired a number of applications, notably in aerospace, electronics and high-tech construction. One of the key areas for the application of new materials technologies is the automotive sector, which is strongly represented in the Grand-Duchy with first- and second-tier suppliers employing more than 10,000 people.

Based on its extensive know-how in manufacturing processes gained through the production of materials, Luxembourg considers additive manufacturing and robotisation of small lot scale production as key technologies to increase its competitiveness.

Local industry is investing heavily in materials research and process innovation. A large number of R&D and innovation projects that benefit from government support originate from this field, and many multinational industrial groups have chosen to locate their research centres here in Luxembourg. Novel, innovative materials are being developed that have strong potential for new emerging markets: nanomaterials, materials for renewable energies, composite and smart materials, for instance.

We invite you to discover the competencies of our members and welcome potential partners to contact the Cluster’s management team. A key role of the Luxembourg Materials and Production Technologies Cluster is to assist players interested in establishing relationships with the materials sector in Luxembourg, or even in locating activities here. We would be delighted to provide you with support, information and further contacts.

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LUXEMBOURG MATERIALS AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES CLUSTERThe Luxembourg Materials and Production Technologies Cluster is a network that actively supports the various actors in the fields of materials technologies and production technologies in Luxembourg with the goal of creating and developing new and sustainable business opportunities through collaborative R&D and innovation projects.

The Luxembourg Materials and Production Technologies Cluster currently boasts more than 30 companies and public research organisations involved in the field of materials technologies. Its activities include the organisation of regular networking events, themed conferences and workshops. The Luxembourg Materials and Production Technologies Cluster also provides support for developing project ideas, identifying potential partners, finding suitable finance and protecting intellectual property.

The Luxembourg Materials and Production Technologies Cluster is managed by Luxinnovation, the National Agency for Innovation and Research, with the aim to bring together the key players of the sector to promote common objectives and ambitions for innovation and economic development.


Business development

• Identify technology needs

• Determine companies assets and visions

• Explore market opportunities

• Create new business activities with focus on SMEs

Internationalisation

• Develop the local value chain• Collaborate with other clusters

Product / service innovation

• “Flagship projects”: develop new product and service ideas up to demonstration

• Robotisation in SMEs

• Rapid prototyping

Prospection and promotion

• Increase visibility of the industrial sector

• initiate new partnerships and attract new companies

Branding

• Position the Cluster as the key source of information about the sector

• Increase visibility of the Cluster and its members

• Provide a platform for members

THE LUXEMBOURG MATERIALS AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES CLUSTER OFFERS THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:

Cluster management teamThe Luxembourg Materials and Production Technologies Cluster activities and support services are managed by Luxinnovation, the National Agency for Innovation and Research. A dedicated Cluster management team is in charge of the daily operational tasks dealing with the implementation of the Cluster strategy and the Cluster action plan.

Are you interested in Luxembourg?The Cluster provides foreign companies interested in locating activities in the Grand Duchy with information about the Luxembourg materials sector. We can advise you on available support measures, assist you in identifying suitable premises and put you in touch with relevant collaboration partners to set up your activities in Luxembourg.

More information on Luxembourg Materials and Production Technologies Cluster:www.materialscluster.lu


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Amer-Sil .................................................................................................10

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Composites go Sàrl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Delphi Automotive Systems Luxembourg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Dupont de Nemours (Luxembourg) Sàrl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Dupont Teijin Films Luxembourg S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Eurofoil Luxembourg S.A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

e-Xstream engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Hitec Luxembourg S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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Ingenium Tooling S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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REICHERT S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Saint Gobain Abrasives Norton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Saturne Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

CRP Gabriel Lippmann: Science and Analysis of Materials (SAM) . . . 54

CRP Henri Tudor: Advanced Materials & Structures (AMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 56

University of Luxembourg: Research Unit in Engineering Sciences . . 58

University of Luxembourg: Research Unit Physics and Materials . . . . 68

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MANAGING DIRECTOR Carl CHRISTIAENS

CREATION DATE 1991

ORGANISATION TYPE Small and medium-sized enter-prise

EMPLOYEES 100-249

TRADING AREA Europe

CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS EN/AS 9100-2009, ISO 9001-2008, AIRBUS GRAMS

INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS Europe, North America, Asia

ADDRESSZone Industrielle Haneboesch L-4562 Differdange

CONTACT Oliver BOTTLER, European Technical Manager Tel: +352 58 22 82 204 [email protected]

WEBSITEwww.airtech.lu

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CORE BUSINESSAirtech is the world leading manufacturer and supplier of auxiliary materials for the production of composite parts and tools in the aircraft, aerospace, marine, automotive, racing, wind energy, sports leisure and general composites industries.

By providing custom vacuum bags and kits for a wide variety of parts, Airtech is helping customers to Reduce Touch Labour costs significantly and allow for faster production cycle times.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES• Vacuum bagging films

• Release films

• Pressure sensitive tapes

• Release liquids

• Sealant tapes

• Custom products & Kitting

• Vacuum Valves and hoses

• Rubber and Tooling materials

• Resin infusion products

• Miscellaneous

All materials available for low, medium and high temperature applications.


MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS• Film extrusion

• Perforation

• Cutting

• Kitting

• Custom made products

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES• Vacuum bag and release film production

• Custom made products and Kitting

• Auxiliary equipments

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENT• Extrusion lines

• Film cutting, welding, perforating, embossing

• Film testing laboratory

• Autoclave/oven equipment/toolings

• Training center for prepreg/autoclave, vacuum resin infusion and composite tooling processing with Airtech materials

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSKey accounts in aerospace, wind energy, marine, automotive, racing and general composites.

AIRTECH EUROPE SARL

Airtech Europe Facility in Differdange, division of Airtech Ad-vanced Materials Group, USA

The widest vacuum bagging films in the industry: up to 12 m


MANAGING DIRECTOR Guy DAUWE

CREATION DATE 1970

ORGANISATION TYPE Large enterprise

EMPLOYEES 50-99

TRADING AREA International

CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO 9001-2008

INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS Greater Region, South America, Asia

ADDRESS61 rue d’Olm L-8281 Kehlen

CONTACT Dr Carole LAINE, R&D Director Tel: +352 30 92 82 1 [email protected]

WEBSITEwww.amer-sil.com

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CORE BUSINESSAmer-Sil possesses significant technology and manufacturing expertise built around porous polymeric membranes:

• PVC-silica microporous mixed matrix membranes.

• Textile membrane: non-woven and woven polyester based membranes.

Applications are:

• Membrane chromatography/Membrane adsorption/Membrane adsorbers

• Membrane Bioreactors (MBR)/Membrane photo-bioreactor (MPBR)

• EImmobilised enzymes

• Functional bacterial films

• Membrane for humidifiers.

• Membrane for fuel cells, flow batteries, lead-acid batteries, etc.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES• Highly porous self-supported organic membrane

• Various membrane module designs available, including: pleated, laminated/stacked, spiral-wrapped tubular designs, etc.

• Silica, while securely packaged, is completely exposed and available to the influent, allowing:

• Easy functionalisation of silica by attaching and immobilizing active functional groups

• Rapid and efficient use of the functional silica for the target separation/purification process – no diffusion limitations as in packed-bed type systems

• High flow rates and productivity, and easy to scale. Excellent alternative to packed-bed or fibrous media.

• Low-cost, can be used in large-scale or disposable modules


Typical membrane sheet properties are:

• Silica remains highly accessible, and can be treated to attach additional functional groups

• Total porosity is 70 – 80 % on a volume basis

• Surface area is on the order of 80 m2/g

• Sheet thickness of 0.3 – 5 mm. Can be produced in flat, corrugated and ribbed forms

• Withstands continuous use temperatures up to 70°C

• Resistant to acid solutions, alcohols, and most solvents.

• Very fast take-up/wetting properties

• Controlled level of hydrophilicity/ hydrophobicity

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSProprietary manufacturing process for incorporating finely distributed silica particulate (or similar) in an extruded PVC sheet (PVC does not contain plasticizers/phthalates). The result is a highly porous polymer network containing entrapped and discrete silica particulates (SiO2 or TiO2 or CaCO3, zeolithes…).

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESWe offer R&D and prototyping capabilities, and are interested in exploring joint development or partnership arrangements. Customisation to specific applications is anticipated. Samples of standard membrane offerings are readily available.

AMER-SIL

PVC silica membranes (right) and textile membranes (left)

Spiral wound module (right) and seringe filters (left)


CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD Mr Jules B. GEORGES

CREATION DATE 1918

ORGANISATION TYPE Small and Medium-Sized Enter-prise

EMPLOYEES 10-49

TURNOVER 2012 €3.5 MIO

TRADING AREA Luxembourg

R&D INTERNAL INVESTMENTS €350 000 (2012)

CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO 9001 - SDK

INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS Europe

ADDRESS194, route de Thionville L-2610 Luxembourg

CONTACT Mr Jean N. GEORGES Tel: +352 48 41 11 1 [email protected]

WEBSITEwww.plasma-metal.lu

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CORE BUSINESS Manufacturing of high precision mechanical articles.

Nitration of parts using an inhouse invented plasma nitration technology called «Plasma Nitriding with active screen technology»

PRODUCTS & SERVICESMachine Parts

Plasma Nitriding with active screen technology

The classical cold wall plasma nitriding technology, which has proved to be a reliable technology, is not very easy to handle. It is not possible to achieve a uniform temperature on the parts; and hollow cathodes, local overheating & arcing are all on the agenda.

We have invented the “Active Screen” technology that has both, the advantages of the cold wall and the hot wall technology and a unique trump card, which distinguishes this technology from all the others known up to date.

Advantages of the Active Screen nitriding process:

• With the active screen nitriding process, the parts to be nitrided are no longer directly exposed to the plasma.

• The “Active Screen” is heated by the plasma and then evenly transmits heat to the parts (radiation heat).

• The “Active Screen“ produces all necessary active and neutral particles necessary to nitride steels, titanium and its alloys to take the best advantage of the nitriding gases they are introduced to the vacuum chamber at strategically correct places

• The pumping of the gases is done in a way to ensure a gentle flow of the gases over the parts.

Huge Economical Benefits of this technology:

• As the parts are no longer directly exposed to the plasma all previously listed problems are avoided. It has become easy to nitride mixed loads. The different geometry of the parts as well as their weight, do no longer matter. Even different steel grades can be nitrided together. It is no longer necessary to close all holes unless one really wants to prevent them from being nitrided.

• The chamber can be packed very densely. This brings significant economic advantages through increased efficiency.


MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS• Steel alloys

• Ti-alloys

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES• Engineering of special machinery.

• Software development

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENT• Laths up to 8 meters (CNC)

• Milling machines CNC

• Boring machines CNC

• Grinding machines

• Gear shaping up to Mod 8

• Full automatic 3 D measuring unit

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONS• ARCELOR MITTAL

• CRP GABRIEL LIPPMANN

• DUPONT DE NEMOURS

• GUARDIAN

• HUSKY

• PAUL WURTH

• TU FREIBERG

• GRADEL

ATELIERS NIC GEORGES S.À R.L. S.E.N.C. ET CIE

Generated plasma on the active screen

Assortment of mechanical parts


CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD Jacques LANNERS

CREATION DATE 1931


EMPLOYEES >250

TURNOVER 2012 (GROUP) €715 MIO


R&D INTERNAL INVESTMENTS About 12%

CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, ISO 50001:2011, BS OHSAS 18001:2007, ISO / TS 16949:2009

INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS Greater Region, Europe, North America, South America, Asia

ADDRESS101, route de Holzem L-8232 Mamer

CONTACT Dr Ralph USELDINGER R&D Manager Industrial Wear Parts Tel: +352 31 20 85 376 [email protected]

WEBSITEwww.ceratizit.com

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CORE BUSINESSThe carbide specialist CERATIZIT is synonymous with “hard material matters”

CERATIZIT, headquartered in Mamer, Luxembourg, is a pioneer and global player in sophisticated hard material solutions (cemented carbides, cermets and technical ceramics). In a number of industries, the company is the global market leader for unique, consistently innovative hard material products for industrial wear parts, cutting tools and wood and stone working solutions supplying customers in the automotive industry, mechanical engineering, the oil industry, medical systems, electronics and tools and mold construction. With over 600 patents and more than 5,140 employees, the CERATIZIT Group is your high-powered partner worldwide.

PRODUCTS & SERVICESThe brands of the CERATIZIT Group:

• The umbrella brand CERATIZIT operates in the Americas, Europe and India. Operating from Mamer, Luxembourg, the company is today spread over 4 continents. The group counts over 20 production sites and more than 50 sales subsidiaries.

• CB-CERATIZIT is focusing on the following markets: China, Taiwan, Korea, Southeast Asia and Australia.

• Günther Wirth (GW) offers a comprehensive hard metal tool portfolio including drills, milling cutters, reamers, core drills and special tools.

• WNT is the area sales organization for the metal cutting industry. WNT operates in 18 countries through 11 sales subsidiaries and provides precision tools to small and medium sized metal cutting customers. Over 45,000 items in consignment are constantly stocked in the modern logistics center in Kempten.

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSA pioneering spirit and a deep understanding of powder metallurgy characterize the history of CERATIZIT. Besides the extensive long-term experience, CERATIZIT handles the entire process chain, from the raw material to the dispatching of the finished products to the customers. The production process of powder-metallurgical products mainly includes the four steps of powder preparation, forming, sintering and finishing.

The highly customized hard material products guarantee resistance, performance and savings. CERATIZIT is increasing the productivity and lifetime of its clients’ products in a very diverse range of industrial sectors.


TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESThe CERATIZIT R&D Centre is capable of thoroughly analysing hard material properties and their application in order to create innovative solutions for wear problems.

Moreover, CERATIZIT is developing specific solutions in a close cooperation with its customers. Another aspect of development are proprietary solutions for well defined applications.

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTThe CERATIZIT R&D Centre is equipped with state of the art analytical capabilities for powder metallurgy applications.

The range of analytical means covers field emission electron microscopy (equipped with EDX, WDX and EBSD sensors), optical microscopy, powder analysis, thermal analysers (like Dilatometry, Thermogravymetry, Differential Thermal Analysis as well as Evolving Gas Analysis by Mass Spectrometry), X-ray diffraction at various temperatures, corrosion tests, chemical analysis by combustion (%C, %O, %N, %S) or chemical analysis by ICP.

Mechanical tests like hardness, transverse rupture strength, scratch test, calotest, creep resistance or abrasion test are also possible in our R&D Centre.

Another important aspect are FEM simulations and high-end CAD software which enable us to analyse in depth the use of our materials and to increase speed of innovation.

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSThe CERATIZIT R&D Centre collaborates with all of the main players in our field of interest. We have partnerships with customers, universities and research institutes all over Europe and beyond.

CERATIZIT

PVC silica membranes (right) and textile membranes (left)

Macroscopic analysis


MANAGING DIRECTOR Wolfgang STRATMANN

CREATION DATE 2013

ORGANISATION TYPE Small and Medium-Sized Enter-prise

EMPLOYEES 0-9

TRADING AREA Europe

ADDRESS4, Hondsbreck L-5835 Alzingen

CONTACT Wolfgang STRATMANN Tel: +352 621 55 47 68 [email protected]

WEBSITEwww.composites-go.com

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CORE BUSINESSConsulting service for the introduction of fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) in production and for the improvement of existing production concepts.

PRODUCTS & SERVICESComposite production expertise:

• Definition of product specifications

• Selection of the production process

• Planning of the prototype phase

• Planning of the serial production phase

• Supply chain of structural and auxiliary materials

• Cost calculation

• Evaluation of cost reduction initiatives

• Staff training

Management expertise:

• Strategic management

• Market research

• Business plan

• Reorganisation

• Quality management (ISO 9001, EN 9100, GRAMS)

• Change management

• Workshops

• Staff training

Available for support of customers in the aerospace, windenergy, marine, construction and automobile industry

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MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSFibre reinforced plastics including:

• Glass fibres

• Aramid fibres

• Carbon fibres

• Thermoset resin matrix

• Thermoplastic matrix

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESWet lay-up

Wet lay-up with vacuum pressure

Resin infusion

Prepreg/autoclave

RTM (Resin transfer moulding)

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSManufacturers of FRP parts

Material suppliers

Suppliers of equipment and machinery

COMPOSITES GO SÀRL


ENGINEERING DIRECTOR EUROPE Sebastian SCHILLING

CREATION DATE 1985


EMPLOYEES >250


CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO TS16949 ISO 9001 ISO 14001

INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Asia

ADDRESSAvenue De Luxembourg L-4940 Bascharage

CONTACT Aurelien ROBINEAU Tel: +352 50 18 23 49 [email protected]

Camille FEYDER Tel: +352 50 18 43 70 [email protected]

WEBSITEwww.delphi.com

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CORE BUSINESSAutomotive technology:

• Electrical and electronic architecture: electrical/electronic distribution systems, connection systems

• Electronics and safety: electronic controls, infotainment and driver interface

• Powertrain systems: gazoline engine management systems, diesel engine management systems

• Thermal systems: Heating cooling HVAC

PRODUCTS & SERVICESDelphi material laboratory: Provide materials expertise to product lines to select materials for their application.

Give recommendations to the product engineers / manufacturing engineers to optimize the part design, the part finishing (roughness, coatings, surface treatments), the assembly processes.

Perform failure analysis on warranty returns and determine the failure root cause(s) during design and product validation.

Ensure the quality of the raw materials provided to Delphi.

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSProducts: aluminium heat exchangers, compressors, injectors, ignition coils, cam phaser

Materials:

• Metals: steels, stainless steels,cast iron, cast and wrought aluminium alloys, copper alloys; soft magnetic steels, hard magnetic materials (rare heath magnets such as samarium cobalt and neodymium iron boron magnets)

• Polymers: thermoplastics, elastomers, thermosets; composites


TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESMaterials processing technologies: welding, brazing, soldering; glueing; fastening; corrosion protection; functional coatings; hardening processes; microelectronic connections.

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTMetallographic preparation: cut off machines, hot mounting press, polishing system, vacuum impregnation equipment for cold mounting.

Stereo microscopes, light microscopes, Scaning Electron Microscope, Energy Dispersive XRay Spectrometer (EDS), Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Macrohardness (Rockwell, Brinell), microhardness (Vickers, Knoop), moisture content (Karl Fischer), densimeter, IRHD, shore hardness.

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSOEMs: Daimler, PSA, BMW, GM,…

Public research: CRP Tudor, CRP Lippmann, Luxemburg University

DELPHI Automotive Systems Luxembourg

SEM micrograph of a fracture surface on a ductile iron

SEM observation of a solder Joint on an electrical component


CEO Jean-Michel GAUTHIER

CREATION DATE 1802 in Wilmington, Delaware, US and 1962 in Luxembourg


EMPLOYEES >250


R&D INTERNAL INVESTMENTS 2012 $2.8 billion

CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO 9001:2008


WEBSITEwww.dupont.com

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CORE BUSINESSNon-woven materials in the protection technology industry

PRODUCTS & SERVICESTyvek® for protective clothing Tyvek® envelopes Tyvek® graphics Tyvek® air cargo covers

DuPont™ Tyvek® for protective clothing: Sometimes, the biggest threats to worker safety are the ones you can’t see. That’s why DuPont develops innovative chemical protective clothing that helps protect wearers from dangerous vapours, liquids and particles.

With three powerful brands and a wide range of garments and accessories, DuPont offers a proven, cost-effective garment solution for almost every chemical protective clothing application.

DuPont™ Tyvek® coveralls are popular across a wide range of industries, where they help provide reliable protection against a broad range of hazards including lead, asbestos, mould or light splashes of water-based chemicals in low concentration. They also protect sensitive processes from contamination from humans, are extremely low-linting and silicon-free.

DuPont™ Tychem® garments help provide protection from chemical and biological hazards. The Tychem® range has been independently permeation-tested with over 180 chemicals.

DuPont™ ProShield® garments are engineered for applications that require lower levels of protection. Recently DuPont™ has introduced ProShield® FR, a limited-flame-spread coverall designed as a disposable overgarment that helps protect primary flame-resistant clothing worn underneath.

DuPont™ Tyvek® envelopes: Change to lightweight and fuel-saving packages made of Tyvek®.

Tear, burst, puncture and water-resistant, Tyvek® envelopes offer unsurpassed protection and ensure your mail arrives safely and in pristine condition. Additionally, Tyvek® envelopes and mailing packages are extremely lightweight and flexible, offering you significant savings on postage or shipping costs.


DuPont™ Tyvek® graphics: Impact that lasts. And lasts. And lasts.

What are you producing today that calls for long life and high impact? That has to stand up to the elements no matter what? That has to be easy—and affordable—to use? Whatever it is, chances are there’s a DuPont Graphics application that’s right for what you need.

From banners that won’t fade or rip no matter what the weather, to ski tags that will survive the most challenging downhill runs all day long, to labels for everything from construction to horticulture to shellfish, if it has to last it should be printed with DuPont Graphics.

DuPont™ Tyvek® air cargo covers

Ideal protection for your perishable and temperature-sensitive shipments

Air cargo covers made from DuPont™ Tyvek® provide a high level of thermal protection from solar radiation to reduce the damaging effects of the heat. The reflective property of Tyvek® keeps the shipment naturally cooler than other covers on the market. The unique properties of Tyvek® allow for rapid cooling of the load when placed in chilled storage or cooling chambers, shortening cooling times.

DuPont™ Tyvek® Air Cargo Covers provide protection from heavy rains and are tear resistant, lightweight and easy to use. They also protect against airborne contamination such as dust, pollens and bird droppings. The covers are white, providing a secondary visible cover to help reduce the potential of theft or tampering.

DuPont™ Tyvek® Air Cargo Covers offer the utmost protection for your pharmaceutical items, fruits, vegetables and fresh flowers.

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSTyvek® nonwoven polyethylene

DUPONT DE NEMOURS (LUXEMBOURG) SARL


CEO Jean-Yves BACH



EMPLOYEES >250






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CORE BUSINESSNon-woven materials in the geotextile industry

PRODUCTS & SERVICESNonwoven polypropylene

• Road construction: A high degree of stiffness (the initial modulus of the material) at the typical stress levels that are experienced during the service life of the geotextile is vital in making any significant reduction in rutting and deformation

• Railway applications: Principally used for railtrack renewal and construction

• Drainage applications: Over the past 30 years, more and more synthetic drainage materials have been replacing these natural materials, improving the permeability of impervious soils

• Errosion control applications: The geotextile replaces a conventional well-graded filter between soil to be retained and gabions, rip-rap or concrete slabs revetments, which protect the filter geotextile

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSSINTEF in Norway


CEO Wim MAES, Global Business Manager Typar® & Contract Manufacturing Manager EMEA DuPont Building innovations



EMPLOYEES >250


R&D INTERNAL INVESTMENTS $2.8 billion



CORE BUSINESSFrom high quality, chemical free landscape fabrics, root barrier and plant protection solutions to pond lining and surfacing solutions, DuPont™ Plantex® Landscape Solutions offer a complete range of smart products for professionals in Landscaping.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES• DuPont™ Plantex® Gold and Premium

• DuPont™ Plantex® Cocomat

• DuPont™ Plantex® Racibloc

• DuPont™ Plantex® GroundGrid® and Geoproma®

• DuPont™ Plantex® Liner

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSMore than 30 years of experience has made DuPont™ Typar® Geosynthetics team the recognised global solution provider for today’s civil engineering and construction challenges. Overtime, DuPont™ Typar® Geosynthetics have proven their high performance and resistance offering the highest quality to the civil engineering and construction sector. Specifically developed to respond to the installation challenges of geotextile the DuPont™ Typar® products are a breakthrough of importance comparing with other traditional construction techniques.

Typar® is a registered trademark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East for spunbonded polypropylene products.

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSSINTEF in Norway

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESWeed control, root barrier control, stabilisation solutions, pond solutions, plant protection solutions.



HYTREL® PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDANT Christophe ENGLEBERT



EMPLOYEES >250





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CORE BUSINESSDuPont Performance Polymers is a leader in thermoplastics, elastomers, and biopolymers resin supplier, combining groundbreaking material science with global access. We tackle big challenges where performance really matters, including finding renewable polymer feedstocks sourced from non-food biomass and other means to reduce dependence on fossil fuel. Our work supports more sustainable mobility, through automotive fuel efficiency, improved production in manufacturing operations, robust connections for personal communications as well as progressive design in healthcare and furnishings.

PRODUCTS & SERVICESDuPont™ is helping to reduce dependence on fossil fuels with the industry’s largest portfolio of renewably-sourced biopolymers.

DuPont™ has invested extensive scientific research and development to create next-generation bio based polymers to help reduce the use of fossil fuels without reducing performance.

For polymers the terms “Renewably-sourced” and ”bio-based” mean the same thing. They refer to a material that contains carbon originating from a renewable plant source. Materials are defined as renewably sourced when they contain a minimum of 20% by weight of plant sourced ingredients verified by 14C dating (ASTM definition).

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSDuPont™ is helping to reduce dependence on fossil fuels with the industry’s largest portfolio of renewably-sourced biopolymers.

DuPont has invested extensive scientific research and development to create next-generation bio based polymers to help reduce the use of fossil fuels without reducing performance.

For polymers the terms “Renewably-sourced” and ”bio-based” mean the same thing. They refer to a material that contains carbon originating from a renewable plant source. Materials are defined as renewably sourced when they contain a minimum of 20% by weight of plant sourced ingredients verified by 14C dating (ASTM definition).


TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESPlastic Design Solutions Make Parts and Systems Better

The success of engineered plastic components begins with design. Our technical team works closely with the customers from the very early stages to design in performance, sustainability and total part cost.

We offer a number of different guides focusing on different aspects of design. And our technical team can provide project-specific assistance based on a wide range of experience across different industries.

Design for Sustainability

DuPont considers design to be a holistic process, encompassing the full life cycle of polymers in a product.

For example, specifying a slightly higher performance material can lead to weight savings, which can result in a lower total life footprint. Or identifying ways a product can be made locally might help reduce energy consumption while also lowering transport costs and increasing responsiveness to customers.

We can help design for:

• Lower-cost and lower-impact manufacturing. (Such as reduction of energy consumption and scrap).

• Assembly and disassembly (i.e., recycling).

• Part optimization (which can result in reduction of material usage).

• Transportation (which can support footprint reduction).

• Lightweighting and optimize energy use.

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSKey Global Automotive OEMs and 1st tier suppliers

Key Industry Leaders in the following industries: Electronics, Electrical Equipment, Healthcare, Food, Furniture, Appliances, Conveyor Systems, Wire and Cable, Filaments, Hose & Tubing, Oil & Gas



CEO JEAN YVES BACH



EMPLOYEES >250






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CORE BUSINESSNon-woven materials in the construction industry.

PRODUCTS & SERVICESTyvek® roof and wall membranes and AirGuard® air & vapour control layers and Tapes.

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSHDPE flash-spun bond technology.

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESAs an innovative supplier of proven building envelope systems, DuPont™ Tyvek® offers a full range of high-performance membranes and accessories to help prevent air and moisture infiltration and improve energy efficiency in all building types.

Used together, Tyvek® breather membranes and AirGuard® Air and Vapour Control Layers (AVCLs) create a durable, holistic building envelope solution. They are designed to meet current sustainable building requirements and are backed by DuPont, the experts for quality materials and sustainable building practices.

Tyvek® breather membranes are UV- and heat-resistant. Their unique single-layer technology is vapour-open, yet watertight; this helps protect against condensation, moisture and air infiltration on external walls.


AirGuard® AVCLs are engineered to be highly vapour resistant and 100% airtight. This helps to control heat transfer and significantly improve energy efficiency.

Our range of Tyvek® sealing tapes are specifically designed to complement Tyvek® breather membranes and AirGuard® AVCLs, creating a more airtight seal, to give a complete, holistic building envelope solution.

With innovative developments that help protect buildings – and the people inside – better still, DuPont is currently raising the bar once again in the industry. Our new-generation products include metallised membranes for greater thermal comfort and Tyvek® FireCurbTM flame-retardant membranes that meet up to Euro Fireclass B (EN 13501-1).

These new products are specially designed to support sustainable building practices, and can play an important role in meeting and exceeding building and energy codes, standards and certifications.

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSSINTEF in Norway.



EUROPEAN PRESIDENT John Cole MILLER



EMPLOYEES >250

TURNOVER 2012 €122 Mio



CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO 9001, ISO 14001, BRC


ADDRESSBP 1681 L–1016 Luxembourg

CONTACT Marianne BAUSCH, Research Manager Luxembourg Tel: +352 26 16 40 04 [email protected]

WEBSITEeurope.dupontteijinfilms.com

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CORE BUSINESSThe design, development, manufacture and supply of Mylar®, Melinex® and Teonex® polyester films.

PRODUCTS & SERVICESDuPont Teijin Films offer polyester films with a wide range of properties from opaque, white and black to light transmitting and clear films, films for electrical insulation and thermal films with controlled shrinkage or formability as well as weatherable, UV stable and hydrolysis resistant films and bondable films for permanent or peelable seal.

Mylar®, Melinex® and Teonex® are films of choice for customers in Health Care, Alternative Energy, Flexible Electronics, Capacitors, Food and Non-food Packaging, Durable Media as well as the Automotive and Constructions market.

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSDuPont Teijin Films was first to introduce white films based on unique polymer technology, first to offer commercial PEN film to the market and first to launch films with heatseal technology, redefining the Food Packaging market.

DuPont Teijin Films has launched toughened white films with heatseal properties and films containing Post Consumer Recyclates.

Our product range has expanded and been re-invented many times to develop new generation polyester films adapted to the changing market needs.


TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESThickness range from 0.5 microns to 500 microns. Slit width from a few millimeters to 3 meters. Up to reel lengths of 48.000m (depending on thickness). Controlled surface textures and customized functionality. Appearance range: transparent, hazy, white, black and metallised.

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTDiversified and flexible polyester film lines using revolutionary Simultaneous Biaxial Stretching Technology. 11 manufacturing sites globally, with sites in Europe, USA, Japan, China and Indonesia.

DUPONT TEIJIN FILMS LUXEMBOURG S.A.

Close up of cards

PEN circuits


CHAIRMAN & CEO Rolf M. ALTER

CREATION DATE 1984


EMPLOYEES >250

TURNOVER 2013 €94 MIO


R&D INTERNAL INVESTMENTS 2013 € 5.878 MIO

CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO 9001, ISO 9100, NADCAP, EASA 21 G, IRIS, DIN 6701, EN 15085-2, Bilateral Qualifica-tion by all OEM’s and Tier-1 Sup-pliers in the relevant Industries

INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS Europe, North America

ADDRESSB.P. 24, Zone Industrielle, L-6401 Echternach

CONTACT Horst WILLKOMM Tel: +352 72 94 63 264 [email protected]

WEBSITEwww.euro-composites.com

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CORE BUSINESSAdvanced composites (assemblies and finished parts) for the aviation and space, railway and machine building industry, CNC-milled and formed sandwich parts and core details, production of honeycomb made from glass fibre, aramid and aluminium foil.

PRODUCTS & SERVICESAdvanced composites (assemblies and finished parts) for the aviation and space, railway and machine building industry, CNC-milled and formed sandwich parts and core details, production of honeycomb made from glass fibre, aramid and aluminium foil

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSNew development:

• Lightweight Print roller for variable formats

• Reinforced temporary hip spacer

• Next generation Glass fibre and aramid honeycombs

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES• Honeycomb Production

• Honeycomb forming and milling

• Panel production up to dimensions of 3 m by 15 m

• Assembly of interior modules for the aviation and rail industry

• Coating of parts


TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENT• Multiple Production lines for Honeycomb (Printing, Layup, Sawing)

• High Frequency Press

• Multiple horizontal and vertical band saws for honeycomb processing

• 30 CNC machines (conventional and ultrasonic)

• Multiple panel presses with a total capacity of 22.500 m2 per month

• Two Autoclaves up to 3 m diameter and 8m length

• Multiple ovens for heat forming and curing of composites

• Spray booth

• X-Ray unit

• Modern test and quality control equipment including burning chamber and smoke box

• Research and development equipment in our Center of Excellence

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSAirbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Alstom, Siemens and their relevant Tier-1 Suppliers

EURO-COMPOSITES®

Aircraft Interior Products: Galley and Toilet Modules

Interior Production of Assemblies and Building Groups


CEO Willem LOUÉ

CREATION DATE 1982


EMPLOYEES >250



R&D internal investments 2012 € 1.3 MIO

CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO 9001 – QUALITY MANAGE-ment System ISO 14001 – Environmental Management System OHSAS 18001 – Occupational Health and Safety Management ISO/IEC 17025:2005– Accredita-tion Certificate


ADDRESSZ.I. Riedgen L-3401 Dudelange

CONTACT Philippe CORRON Tel: +352 51 86 64 503 [email protected]

WEBSITEwww.eurofoil.com

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CORE BUSINESSEurofoil specialises in the production and marketing of aluminium foil and packaging, from its three manufacturing sites in Europe.

Eurofoil Luxembourg S.A. is one of two world class manufacturing sites working together as a homogenous unit exclusively dedicated to the rolling and production of aluminium foil. The comprehensive product range offered by the two sites ( in Luxembourg and France) – in terms of capacity, widths and technical specifications – brings a dependable answer to a broad range of specification demands to customers in a range of sectors, including packaging, household foil, heat transfer and industrial applications such as insulation and pipes.

Eurofoil Paper Coating in Berlin, is a leading supplier of plain, lacquered and printed metallised paper and foil laminates.

The Eurofoil Innovation Centre, based in Belval, Luxembourg, supports these businesses with a dedicated team of scientists committed to research and development and access to world-class modern analysis equipment.

PRODUCTS & SERVICESEurofoil Luxembourg S.A. located in Dudelange, Luxembourg is a major producer of aseptic foil used in the drinks sector,converter foil used in flexible packaging for food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications and converter foil and strip for insulating and other industrial applications. Working jointly with the rolling mill in France, Eurofoil offers a range of specifications: gauges from 6 micron, widths up to 2020mm (rolling in Luxembourg up to 1625mm).

In addition, Eurofoil Luxembourg S.A. manufactures and supplies high quality aluminium fin stock used in the production of industrial heat exchangers, with applications in modern HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) and refrigeration systems.

With a dedicated Customer service team, Eurofoil offers various supply chain solutions to customers.The on-site continuous casting foil stock production ensures greater flexibility and security of raw material sourcing and helps to recycle internal scrap.

The Eurofoil innovation Centre in Belval, Luxembourg offers an additional service to customers wishing to work on product development and new innovations.

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSEurofoil has launched a major project to expand its casting capacity. The multi-million-€ investment will increase Eurofoil’s foilstock autonomy well beyond 85%. It will help to consolidate the position of Eurofoil as a market leader in Europe with a robust and strategically secure supply chain.

The R&D team contribute to this project by optimising the casting as well as the downstream processes in order to extend the range of applications for the material produced from the continuous casting process.

The other priorities are to continuously improve the runnability of our material on our customers machines and to develop new surface functional properties for aluminium foil.


TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESFoil rolling 6 micron – 500micron:

• Eurofoil is a major producer of converter foil from 6 micron upwards: As part of a laminate, an aluminium foil layer as thin as 6 microns acts as a barrier against gas and light and prolongs the shelf-life of sensitive and valuable foodstuffs or pharmaceutical and cosmetic goods; Eurofoil’s converter foil meets standards on contact with foodstuffs and complies with hygiene practices, in line with international food and pharmaceutical packaging standards.

• Eurofoil manufactures converter foil and strip up to 500micron used in a range of building and roofing applications, notably as insulation in laminated panels and as incombustible insulating material for pipe work and ducting.

• Eurofoil also offers a comprehensive range of industrial fin stock specifications up to 400micron.

Continuous casting and on-site recycling

Development work at the Eurofoil Innovation Center, including:

Surface Analysis and Treatment

• Decorative surfaces

• Functional surfaces

• Surface treatment

• Active surfaces

• Nanotechnologies

Metallurgy and Corrosion

• Continuous Casting

• Recycling

• Downgauging & Formability

• Corrosion Protection

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTKey facilities at Eurofoil Luxembourg S.A.:

• 4 continuous casters

• 5 cold and foil mills, 1625mm wide

• Annealing and slitting lines

• Lacquering line

In support of the foil rolling mills, Eurofoil Innovation Center has a surface treatment pilot line and access to World-Class Modern Analysis Equipment belonging to the Centre de Recherche Public Gabriel Lippmann where it is located, including:

• AES (Auger Electron Spectroscopy)

• XPS (X-ray Photoelectrons Spectroscopy)

• oF-SIMS (Time of Flight-Secondary Ion Mass Spectr.)

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSEurofoil has ongoing, long term partnerships with world class companies in the aseptic and flexible packaging sectors as well as heat exchanger companies . The Eurofoil Innovation Center is hosted in the Centre de Recherche Public Gabriel Lippmann in Belval with whom it has a strong partnership, working on various R&D projects.

EUROFOIL LUXEMBOURG S.A.

Eurofoil Luxembourg S.A – Dudelange plant, aerial view

Eurofoil Luxembourg S.A – Dudelange plant, interior


CEO Dr Roger ASSAKER

CREATION DATE 2003

ORGANISATION TYPE Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise

EMPLOYEES 10-49


INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS Greater Region, Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Asia

ADDRESSAxis Park – Building H 9, Rue Emile Francqui B-1435 Mont-Saint-Guibert BELGIUM

CONTACT Laurent ADAM Tel: +32 10 68 07 52 [email protected]

WEBSITEwww.e-Xstream.com

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CORE BUSINESSe-Xstream engineering, an MSC Software Company, is a leading global software and engineering services company, 100% focused on state of-the-art modeling of advanced composite materials and structures to help material suppliers and end users across the industries design and manufacture optimal composite products time and cost efficiently.

PRODUCTS & SERVICESDigimat, the Material Modeling Solution developed at e-Xstream, is a Unique, Unified and Integrated Composites Simulation tool, available on the market today, offering complete capabilities to model the nonlinear multi-scale behavior of advanced materials.

• Digimat MF: Mean-Field homogenization software used to predict the nonlinear behavior of multi-phase materials.

• Digimat FE: Finite Element based homogenization software used to model the nonlinear behavior of Representative Volume Elements (RVE) of material microstructures.

• Digimat MX: Material eXchange platform used to prepare, store, retrieve and securely exchange Digimat material models between material suppliers and end-users.

• Digimat CAE: Digimat linear and nonlinear interfaces to major processing and structural FEA software to enable multi-scale analyses of composite structures.

• Digimat MAP: Shell & 3D mapping software used to transfer fiber orientation, residual stresses and temperatures between dissimilar processing and structural meshes.

• Digimat RP: Easy and efficient solution for the design of fiber reinforced plastic parts.

• Digimat HC: Easy and efficient solution for the design of honeycomb sandwich panels.

e-Xstream also provides engineering consulting services to address any needs in accurately predicting the micro-mechanical behavior of composite materials and parts.

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS• aiming at improving the stiffness and failure predictions of Long Fiber Reinforced

Plastics

• aiming at improving the prediction of fatigue behaviour of composite

• aiming at making the link between a thermo-visco elastic model and the curing process

• aiming at modelling the progressive failure of continuous fiber composites


TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTDigimat allows:

• Material engineering: through the micromechanical modeling approach implemented in Digimat-MF, Digimat-FE and Digimat-MX to predict the nonlinear, anisotropic, rate-dependent behavior of complex multi-phase composite materials

• Structural Engineering: through the coupling of Digimat material models with commercial CAE codes (injection molding, drapage, structural FEA…) in Digimat-CAE and Digimat-MAP to accurately predict the behavior of composite structures taking into account the influence of process simulation

Digimat is used to study the thermo-mechanical behavior of material lab samples and predict the influence of the material microstructure on the product end-performances. Through partnerships with the aerospace sector, e-Xstream has developed the appropriate tools and extensive know-how for modeling materials typically involved in lightweight aerospace composite structures.

Digimat addresses composite material suppliers and end user’s needs to:

• design innovative and optimal composites materials and structures

• reduce the associated development time and costs

• bring to market innovative and higher quality products

• lightweight parts to reduce induced gas emissions and raw material consumption

• lower the number of prototypes and material testings

• leverage the exceptional properties of composite materials; stiffness to weight ratio, design freedom…

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSConfidential. A list can be provided upon request.

E-XSTREAM ENGINEERING


CEO Georg FEITH

CREATION DATE 1904


EMPLOYEES >250



CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO9001, ISO14001


ADDRESSRue Schwarzenhof BP11 L-8401 Steinfort

CONTACT Arnaud CLOSSON Managing Director Tel: +352 39 98 81 266 [email protected]

WEBSITE www.glanzstoff.com

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CORE BUSINESSGlanzstoff Industries is a major European manufacturer of technical cords and fabrics vertically integrated in Rayon fiber technology and leading in producing multifunctional textile high-tenacity viscose filaments.

PRODUCTS & SERVICESOur products include:

• high-tenacity viscose multifilament yarns for textile and technical end-use

• High performance cords and fabrics for rubber reinforcement (Tire, Mechanical rubber goods)

• Composites

• Personal protection equipments

With more than 50 years experience in converting technical yarns, Glanzstoff Industries provides a broad range of services:

• State-of-the-art machinery thanks to continuous investments

• Secured supplies through multi-site manufacturing

• Central location in Europe allowing flexible and short notice deliveries

• Quality & service oriented

• Innovative and sustainable solutions

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSThrough continuous R&D efforts, we are looking at developing:

• Stronger and more resilient viscose filament yarns that will allow ligther reinforcements design

• More sustainable production technologies for yarns and fabrics

• Less energy consuming manufacturing processes


TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES• Leading technology for multi-functional high-tenacity viscose filament yarns

• Flame retardant viscose

• Converting of multi-material products (Rayon, Polyester, Polyamide, Aramid, Hybrids, PVA...)

• Expertise for the bonding interface between fibers and polymers

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENT• Single step viscose filament spinning – 12,500 metric tons/year

• Latest twisting, cabling and assembling machinery – 31,000 metric tons/year

• Weaving (tire cord and plain woven fabrics) - 31,000 metric tons/year

• Dipping/coating for single-end-cords and woven fabrics – 36,000 metric tons/year

• State-of-the-art chemical and textile laboratories

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSOur products are used in:

• Transport: Tires (light vehicles, agricultural, aircraft), Automotive (hoses, belts, airsprings)

• Energy: oil & gas hoses

• Aeronautic/military: flexible structures (tanks, lifting bags)

• Personal protection: flame retardant clothing

• Textile & Apparel : garments, lingerie

GLANZSTOFF INDUSTRIES

Shopfloor with direct cabling equipment

Textilcord Steinfort SA, member of Glanzstoff Industries, sky view


GENERAL DIRECTOR Jean-Pierre JEUSETTE

CREATION DATE 1953 (Luxembourg)

ORGANISATION TYPE Large Enterprise

EMPLOYEES >250


R&D INTERNAL INVESTMENTS 2013 : > €100 MIO

CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO/TS 16949, ISO 900X

INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS Greater Region, Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Oceania

ADDRESSGoodyear Innovation Center Luxemburg L-7750 Colmar-Berg

CONTACT Dr Georges THIELEN Tel: +352 8199-2585 [email protected]

WEBSITE www.goodyear.com

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CORE BUSINESSTire development and manufacturing.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES• Passenger and light truck tires

• Truck and bus tires

• Off-road tires

• Special tires (racing, limousines, top-end sport vehicles)

• Tire Molds

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS• Elastomers / rubber polymers

• Rubber additives

• Reinforcement fillers

• Polymer and steel based reinforcements, fibers and wovens

• Composites

• Material processing: mixing, extrusion, dipping, calendering, curing,..

• Physical and chemical material analysis

• Indoor and out-door testing

• Performance prediction

• Process simulation

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES• Tire manufacturing process lines

• Mold manufacturing

• Calendering

• Fibers dipping

• Automated wheel assembly


TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTFully equipped Physical and Chemical Laboratories mostly dedicated to

• the analysis of polymer materials, metallic and polymeric fiber reinforcements, pigment fillers, organic additives

• Polymer composites testing

• Gas and fluid chromatography, mass spectrometry, UV/UVIS/NIR spectroscopy

• Thermomechanical Analysis DSC, TGA, DMA,...

• Solid-state NMR, MiniSpec and 400MHz

• FTIR – ATR Spectroscopy

• Microscopy Optical, Scanning Electron Microscopy, AFM

• Dielectric Spectroscopy

• XRAY

• Ageing Chambers

• Mixers, Curing Presses

• Static and Dynamic Mechanical Testing

• Tribometric and wear test stands

Fully equipped Indoor tire testing lab

Outdoor proving grounds

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSAll OEMs, CRP G. Lippmann, University of Luxemburg, CRP H. Tudor

GOODYEAR SA


MANAGING PARTNER & CEO Yves ELSEN

CREATION DATE 1986


EMPLOYEES 10-49

TURNOVER 2013 €6.400.000


R&D INTERNAL INVESTMENTS 2012: €700 000

CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO 9001, NATO AQAP 2110, Luxembourg label “ESR” for corporate social responsibility, SuperDrecksKëscht fir Betriber

ADDRESS5, rue de l’Eglise L-1458 Luxembourg

CONTACT Pierre HIRTT Tel: +352 49 84 78 [email protected]

WEBSITE www.hitec.lu

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CORE BUSINESSHITEC Luxembourg S.A., a 100%-owned Luxembourg company, has developed its business activities in the field of innovative and quality products and services. Quality management and assurance, corporate social responsibility and environmental friendly business are the basis for sustainable growth and long-term partnerships with our stakeholders.

The company offers high technology, value-added solutions covering multiple business areas: satellite ground segment technology; customer-specific and standard equipment for testing and measuring of physical properties; engineering; consulting; software & ICT development and project management.

PRODUCTS & SERVICESHITEC Luxembourg offers products and services for several markets: aerospace, automotive, traffic management, government and military, humanitarian aid and manufacturing.

The company develops and manufactures satellite ground station antenna systems, limited and full motion, as well as satellite ground system components, e.g. antenna control units and antenna front panels. Our software and ICT solutions (DISP®, NoSaCo® Compact, NoSaCo® Rapid and NoSaCo® Regular) are in use with major humanitarian organizations.

Our products in the field of rubber industry testing are used worldwide with all major producers of carbon black and rubber goods. We develop and produce standard and customized testing equipment used in product development and in quality control. The industry acknowledged IPHT™, Individual Pellet Hardness Tester, is designed for reliable measurement of carbon black pellet hardness. DABS™, the Oil Absorption Basic System, is an oil absorptometer to determine the structure of carbon black and silica, as well as other rubber chemicals. CVST®, Compressed Volume Structure Tester, is the next generation instrument for quantifying structure and other material characteristics of carbon black, and potentially of any other granulate or powder.

The company’s know-how in industrial engineering as well as in-house manufacturing makes HITEC Luxembourg also the ideal partner to develop and produce customer-specific solutions.

More than 100 different customers in over 30 countries demonstrate the success of our products and services.


MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSHITEC Luxembourg is a provider of testing equipment for rubber fillers in general, and carbon black in particular. In this context we have developed an instrument to characterize carbon black structural properties by its reaction on compressing such particulate material – this method is subject of the standard ASTM D7854. HITEC Luxembourg has added precision decompressing and appropriate algorithms to quantify the material’s reaction in a very repeatable and reproducible way. This proprietary method, which is covered by international patents, allows to distinguish material properties in a way not available so far.

The method bears large potential to characterize other granulates or particulate material in terms of final product properties or processing of the material. Such material could be carbide metal powder, pharmaceutical powder, cement and many more. HITEC Luxembourg is seeking to further develop the method with appropriate partners.

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESBeside classic engineering capabilities in mechanics, electro-mechanics and control systems, HITEC Luxembourg has competences in modelling and simulation, which in the particular case of material characterisation is available to develop prediction models to correlate measurement results to relevant properties of such particulate material.

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTExisting prototype and industrial versions of the powder compression device can be adapted to specific needs when trying to further develop the method to other particulate material, powder or granulate.

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSThe powder material characterization has been developed in cooperation with several major producers of carbon black, closely following and actively contributing to the work towards standardization of the method within the ASTM International committee D24 on carbon black.

HITEC LUXEMBOURG S.A.

Compressed Volume Structure Tester (CVST) - Void volume testing instrument for carbon black or other granulate/powder materials

Individual Pellet Hardness Tester (IPHT) with Random Access Sam-ple Buffer (RASB) to determine carbon black crush strength


CEO Michel WITTE

CREATION DATE 1989


EMPLOYEES >250

TURNOVER 2012 €166 M


R&D INTERNAL INVESTMENTS In general, IEE spends about 10% of its annual turnover on R&D-related activities.

CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO/TS 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001

INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS Greater Region, Europe, North America, Asia

ADDRESSZAE Weiergewan 11, rue Edmond Reuter L-5326 Contern

CONTACT Aloyse SCHOOS Chief Technology Officer Tel: +352 2454 1 [email protected]

WEBSITE www.iee.lu

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CORE BUSINESSGlobal leader in automotive safety sensing systems for occupant detection and classification.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES• Seat Belt Reminder - SBR

• Driver Presence Detection - DPD

• BodySense™

• Protecto™

• SenseAhead

• Smart Trunk Opener - STO

• Hands Off Detection - HOD

• SafeHeat

• Customized Input Sensing - CIS

• Rear Seat Occupant Detector

• Gesture Recognition

• Occupant Condition Assessment

• Athlete Condition Assessment

• People Counter - PC

• Tailgate Detector - TDflex™

• Volumetric Object Surveillor - VOS

• Smart Foot Sensor

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSIEE currently has a variety of material development projects. As an example, we are working on self-regulating electrical heater materials for seat heaters in vehicles. Within this scope, we recently developed a novel polymer-based PTCR (Positive Temperature Coefficient Resistant) ink material that enables fast heating combined with a robust failsafe mechanism preventing overheating. Another major project is related to microwave materials, where we are faced with the challenge of finding low-cost materials that boost the sensor’s functionality.


TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES• Electronics and Semiconductor Development

• Algorithmic and Embedded Software Development

• Development of Optical and Microwave Systems

• Material Development

• Simulation-based Engineering / Virtual Development

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTThe IEE Material Development laboratory is fully equipped for activities such as chemical and physical characterization, ageing behavior studies, mechanical and electrical robustness qualification on single materials and product components, online monitoring of electrical properties, etc. Test equipment consists of DMA (Dynamic Mechanical Analysis), DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry), TGA (Thermo Gravimetric Analysis), MS (Mass Spectrometer), rheometer, FTIR (Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy), Profilometer with cantilever and white light probes, light microscopes, Krüss DSA 100 surface tension tester, infrared camera FLIR A655sc, adhesion tester, tension testing machine, etc.

Automotive testing mainly consists of:

• environmental testing from -70°C to + 220°C with controlled humidity in climatic test chambers

• mechanical testing with 6-axis robot

• mechanical testing with jounce-, ingress/egress-, knee-testers

• endurance and functional testing of automotive seats

In addition, IEE also has a fully equipped electronics lab.

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSIEE collaborates with many local and international universities and research institutes. All our partners have a high level of expertise in their specific field of science and technology. In addition, IEE’s research teams traditionally work in close collaboration with the research centres of its major raw material suppliers.

IEE S.A.

Climatic testing of IEE sensor materials

Automated printing of conductive ink on IEE sensors


MANAGING DIRECTOR Jens HAUSEN

CREATION DATE 2008


EMPLOYEES 0-9


CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO 9001-2008

INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS Asia

ADDRESS11 op der Kopp L-5544 Remich

CONTACT Jens HAUSEN Tel: +352 26 71 64 70 [email protected]

WEBSITE www.ingeniumtooling.lu

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CORE BUSINESSConsulting in plastics technology - Engineering of injection molded parts - Supply of rapid prototypes in 3D print, SLS and SLA and out of prototype molds - Development and Sourcing for plastic injection molds with main focus on Asia – After Sales Service – serial production of injection molded parts with partners (conventional injection molding, 2-component injection molding, 3-component injection molding – product assemblies.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES• Engineering of plastic components for Automotive Industries, Household,

Electronic Appliances and all kind of other Industries, from first drafts to final series product. Offering tailor made solutions according to customer requests.

• Supply of rapid prototypes in 3D print, SLS, SLA, Vacuumcasting and out of prototype molds.Sourcing of the plastic injection molds in Asia and/or Europe, project management with the definition of customer requirements and mold specifications.

• First trial with local presence at mold maker in europe and far east, modification management until final trial.

• Includes project planning and logistical management .

• Consulting of new projects in automotive or non automotive industries.

• Manufacturing of measurement gauges with partners in Europe or far east.

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS• Plastic Injection Molds

• Injection Molding

• Multi-component Molding


TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES3D CAD Engineering (CATIA V6, Solidworks, UG); 3D Mold Design, Manufacturing of Prototypes in 3D Print; SLA, SLS, Vacuum Casting, Prototype Molds, Manufacturing of Plastic Injection Molds, Measurement Gauges

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENT3D CAD with Catia V5; Unigraphics and Solid Works

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONS• Automotive Industries

• Household (White Goods Industries)

• Electric/Electronics

• Plastic Injection Molding Companies

INGENIUM TOOLING S.A.


CEO Stefania STROPPIANA

CREATION DATE 1979 (Mondo Luxembourg); 1946 (Mondo Group)


EMPLOYEES 100-249


CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO 9001

INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS Europe, North America, Asia

ADDRESSRue de l’Industrie L-3895 Foetz

CONTACT Dr Joao A. S. BOMFIM Tel: +352 57 44 57 1 [email protected]

WEBSITE www.mondoworldwide.com

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CORE BUSINESSMondo Group was founded in 1946. Over the years, Mondo has developed from a small-scale craft business into a large multinational groupholding with 156 trademark brands and 211 international patents. Mondo Luxembourg was founded in 1979 and is divided into two main divisions:

• Toys, producing playing balls

• Flooring, producing resilient flooring for the civil, transport and sports markets

PRODUCTS & SERVICESFor the flooring division, three different product lines are assured by Mondo Luxembourg:

• Civil resilient flooring (including special colors, safety/high grip floorings, oil-resistant, sound insulating, etc.)

• Transport floorings for the railroad sector, with a product portfolio responding to different hazard levels according to, for example, European EN 45545, ASTM/NFPA standards (USA) or GOST standards (Russia)

• Sports floorings (point-elastic), especially dedicated to multisport playing surfaces and fitness areas, according to EN 14041 and ASTM F2772


MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSMajor ongoing projects are linked to a continuous improvement hazard class of transport-sector products as well as sports performance and comfort feeling of sports floorings.

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESCompounding and transformation of rubber compounds, with in-house developed formulations and special colours. Water-jet cutting for logos and special patterns according to flooring projects.

Mondo’s “Sport Impact” fitness flooring designed for weight lifting rooms and ice arenas; installation at University of Nevada, USA

“Decors” textured and patterned flooring for transport applications, produced by Mondo Luxembourg and sold under Mondo Group’s

Artigo Transport brand

MONDO LUXEMBOURG S.A.


ADMINISTRATEUR Tom REICHERT

CREATION DATE 1931


EMPLOYEES 10-49

TRADING AREA Greater Region, International

ADDRESS18, route de Capellen L-8279 Holzem

CONTACT Tom REICHERT Tel: +352 38 04 86 1 [email protected]

WEBSITE www.reichert.lu

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CORE BUSINESSREICHERT S.A. provides advanced and innovative technical skills in mechanical engineering, along with fabrication of machines and sub-assemblies, to its customers. REICHERT is able to address the needs of different industrial sectors due to a significant skill set of its staff, as well as the needed industrial tools.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES• Industrial project management

• Mechanical engineering and design works

• Production and installation of customised machinery and sub-assemblies

• Retrofit and full scale re-vamping services

• Automation and control electrical equipment

• Products and process industrialisation

• Innovation management

• Industrial integration of innovative measuring techniques

Targeted business sectors include:

• Advanced materials and composite systems

• Cleantech and ecotech sector

• Aeronautic and defence industry

• General, steel making and automotive industry

MAJOR MATERIAL/PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTSAdvanced materials & composites

Processing machines and production lines

Aeronautic and defence

Machining centres, NDT, assembly and QA lines

Automotive industry

Assembly, lifting and conveying line

Steel industry & Metallurgy

Machining centers for large parts

General industry

Machines for production and quality control

Large scale winding equipments


TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESTo serve its customers, REICHERT offers both an experienced engineering project management team and an industrial prototyping facility. The company is able to deliver global solutions aligned with major competences in the fields of automation, electrical work and advanced measuring systems.

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENT• Design and project management (Solidworks, E-plan, Siemens PLC environment,

etc.)

• Full scale workshop with CNC machines (milling up to 6500x2000x1250 mm, 5 tonnes, etc.)

• Specific assembly areas for solutions/systems/innovations testing (mock-up etc.) and for machines assembling and technical specifications validation.

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONS• Euro-Composites

• Ceratizit

• Delphi Automotive

• DuPont Teijin Films

• ArcelorMittal

• FN Herstal

• Paul Wurth

• Dürr Systems

• TI Group

• 3M Group

• Fresenius Medical Care

• R-Tech Composite Systems

REICHERT S.A.


PLANT MANAGER Silham EL KASMI

CREATION DATE 1963


EMPLOYEES 50-99


CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICA-TIONS ISO 18000 and 14001

ADDRESS190 bd Kennedy L-4930 Bascharage

CONTACT Dr Vincent HAYS Tel: +352 621 24 66 53 [email protected]

WEBSITE www.construction.norton.eu

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CORE BUSINESSNorton Clipper specialises in the production and marketing of machines and diamond tools, intended mainly for use in construction and civil engineering markets. The European head office is ideally located in Luxembourg, at the heart of Europe and the plant is now equipped with a computer-aided designer (CAD), laser-welding robots, sintering presses and segment presses, automatic brazers and a highly automated finishing line.

With 50 years of experience, Norton Clipper offers a range of benefits:

• A wide range of high quality and innovative products;

• Short delivery time from large stocks;

• State of-the-art manufacture at our Luxembourg production complex producing diamond products of guaranteed quality;

• A responsive R&D program that produces the products our customers demand;

• An outstanding level of support and commitment to customers providing an after-sales service that is second to none

PRODUCTS & SERVICESThe most complete range of diamond blade with both high cutting-speed and a good life performance. Whatever the job, Norton can provide the most appropriate diamond blades at the right price.

During the last 25 years, thanks to the new technology pioneered by its R&D department, Norton has been producing new types of blades that cut faster and longer, provide lower material costs and are safer. The best example is the state-of-the-art Duo blade which has become a standard in the industry introducing an unmatched cutting comfort.

For decades, Clipper machies have been known to be the standard in the industry. With high quality and robustness, Clipper’s complete range of masonary saws, tile saws, floor saws, drill rigs or even power floats is your best allied on the job.


TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESOur main technology is the powder metallurgy process. From mixing to sintering metal bond with diamond, we are able to manufacture all kind of diamond blade to cut and grind all construction material (concrete, asphalt, bricks, etc.).

Norton revolutionised the market with the first ever laser-welded Diamond Blade several years ago. Our R&D department is always in line with innovative solution and file each year several patent. Innovation and service are two mains drivers of our company.

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTAll equipement used on powder metallurgy, cold press, sintering machine, laser welding, etc.

Diamond blade

Bascharage plant

SAINT GOBAIN ABRASIVES NORTON


CEO Walter GRZYMLAS

CREATION DATE 2001


EMPLOYEES 10-49


R&D INTERNAL INVESTMENTS €700,000

CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS EN 9100: 2009 Certificat FR12/01276 validated until 04/08/2015

ISO 9001: 2008 Certificat FR13/018059 validated until 04/08/2015

NADCAP being validated in 2014

INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS Greater Region, Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Oceania

ADDRESSZ.I de Rolach, Hall 2 L-5280 SANDWEILER

CONTACT Walter GRZYMLAS Tel: +352 26 17 94 1

WEBSITE www.saturne-technology.com

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CORE BUSINESSSATURNE TECHNOLOGY is a Luxembourg-based company, created in 2001, which is specialised in the study and the realisation of high-tech laser applications (cutting, drilling, soldering, recharging and selective fusion laser), microcomputing plasma, and TIG. Its ambition is to offer a complete performance to various customers in the medical and industrial fields as well as in civil and military aeronautics with a price, a quality and deadlines corresponding to their specifications.

PRODUCTS & SERVICESSoldering laser

SATURNE TECHNOLOGY’s soldering laser machines allow realising the weld point by point as well as cords of high quality and great precision.

Cutting laser

The cut laser applies to various types of materials, where the complex outlines require precise, fast treatment without resistance. This method presents a number of advantages, the main thing being the manufacturing without deformation on going 3 mm in thickness parts.

The laser allows obtaining a precision lower than 1/100 mm on very diverse materials such as steels, aluminium, precious metals, ceramic, copper, brass, silicon, etc.

Recharging laser

Thanks to the technology of the recharging laser, we can put deposit various alloys or types of materials on parts of mechanics or foundry to increase their longevity, hardness and profitability.

Selective fusion laser

The selective fusion laser is the ideal solution for the realisation of your functional parts.

No waste of time between the conception and the obtaining of your metallic parts.

As parts are not obtained by removal but by addition of material, additive manufacturing is not only an innovative technology, it is a revolution.


TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESSATURNE TECHNOLOGY’s main focus is on meeting the needs of its clientele in the fields of the study and the high-tech realisation laser. The technical and commercial team of SATURNE TECHNOLOGY offers great flexibility on the means of production.

SATURNE TECHNOLOGY therefore appoints a single contact person capable of managing a part or a complete set integrating various businesses. All this while respecting existing standards.

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTSpeed welding:

• Circular welding machine

Cutting / welding / reload:

• 5 axis laser

Reloading:

• Head reload Precitec

• Powder mixer

• Selective laser machine manufacturing

• Dimensional control

*Profile Projector

*Dimensional laser scanner control

*Binocular metallurgical

*Metallurgical microscope analysis reflectio

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONS• CRP Gabriel Lippmann

• CNES

• Institut de soudure

• CETIM

SATURNE TECHNOLOGY

Part of aeronautical driving cooling realizes in selective fusion laser.

Part for turbine gas to realise in selective fusion laser with a traitrement deposit laser.


HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr Jens Kreisel

CREATION DATE 1992

ORGANISATION TYPE Public Research Centre

EMPLOYEES 50-99

ADDRESS41, rue du Brill L-4422 Belvaux

CONTACT Dr Thierry GIROT Tel: +352 47 02 61 537 [email protected]

WEBSITE www.lippmann.lu

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CORE BUSINESSThe SAM department carries out application-driven research in the following fields:

• Nanomaterials: industry-scalable and/or unique production processes are used to fabricate innovative nanostructured materials for industrial applications with a very fine control of the composition, structure and architecture down to the atomic scale;

• Multifunctional Ferroic Materials: the research is focused on 4 specific topics: Piezoelectrics / Piezotronics / Energy harvesting, Magnetoelectric Multiferroics, Photoferroelectrics / Piezophototronics, Domain boundaries;

• Innovative surface treatments, to treat and functionalise surfaces and deposit thin layers with optimised chemical, thermal, mechanical and physical properties;

• Design/development of scientific instruments using ultra-vacuum techniques, electrostatic optics and plasma physics, allowing developing unique analytical instruments and custom-designed surface treatment techniques that can be transferred directly to industry.

• Characterisation of materials, surfaces and interfaces down to nanometre scale;

PRODUCTS & SERVICESSAM gives its partners access to ultra-specialised technical platforms, and brings them the expertise of a multiple-discipline team of specialists in materials science. It provides a wide range of services to assist its customers, in all their materials and surfaces R&D projects and technological development work, as well as helping them with their day-to-day problems concerning materials.

Products and services include:

• Research, development and innovation projects, including technological developments, for industries: Elaboration of innovative/multifunctional materials, nanomaterials, surfaces through industry-scalable processes;

• Collaborative research with academic laboratories: SAM provides with its expertise in the fields of nanomaterials / nanotechnlogies, surface treatments, scientific instrumentation and materials analysis;

• Analytical services: The range of skills and equipment enable SAM to provide effective support for root cause analysis, as well as in all phases of materials / products developments.

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTNanomaterials

Up-to-date, industrial and up-scalable process technologies are used:

• Metal-Organic and Rapid Thermal Chemical Vapour Deposition processes (with Direct-Liquid precursors injection and plasma-assistance capabilities)


• Atomic Layer Deposition processes for 2D/3D materials and powders; including the use of a “fluidized-bed”

• Advanced nano-imprint technologies

• Advanced reactive focused-ion-beam for nanodeposition, nanoetching and 3D analysis of large area samples

• Advanced colloidal synthesis of nano-objects

• Advanced wet-chemical processes for controlled materials preparation

• Novel and proprietary technologies for vapour phase polymer deposition.

Surface treatment

• Plasma reactors at atmospheric pressure (DBD plasma; DBD torch; microwave torch) including roll-to-roll wire treatment

• Plasma assisted vacuum deposition technologies: magnetron sputtering, IBAD, HIPIMS, PIII&D, including roll-to-roll wire treatment

• Plasma diagnostics (optical spectrometry; electrical measurements; Mass spectrometry, etc.)

Materials analysis

• Metallography (chemical etching; optical microscopy)

• SPM (AFM, EFM, MFM)

• Electron Microscopies and Spectroscopies: FE-SEM with EDS and WDS X-Ray microanalysis, TEM with EDS and EELS nano-analysis, FE-AES, XPS, UPS

• FTIR microscopy

• Micro Raman and Tip-Enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS)

• ToF-SIMS, D-SIMS and NanoSIMS

• High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry coupled with various ionization sources

• XRD with texture, strain measurement, GID and XRR capabilities, hot stage up to 1100°C

Other equipment

• Measurement of contact angle and surface energy

• Measurement of adhesion: peeling test

• Surface profilometry

• Tribometry (up to 1000°C)

• Opto-dielectric laboratory (dielectric, ferroelectric, piezoelectric properties)

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSMore than 70 partners and customers including AcXys Technologies, AGC Flatglass, Aixtron, Annealsys, ArcelorMittal, Cameca, Carl Zeiss, Ceratizit, Circuit Foil, CNES, Dupont de Nemours, Elth, ESA, FEI, Goodyear, Guardian, HEF, L’Oréal, Rotarex, Saint-Gobain, Viessmann

CRP-GABRIEL LIPPMANNScience and Analysis of Materials (SAM) Department


HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr. David RUCH

CREATION DATE 1987

ORGANISATION TYPE Public Research Centre

EMPLOYEES > 250

TURNOVER 2012 €45 M


CERTIFICATIONS, QUALIFICATIONS ISO 9001 and in addition ISO/CEI 17025 for testing activities

ADDRESS5 rue Bommel ZAE Robert Steichen L-4940 Hautcharage

CONTACT Dr. Jean DI MARTINO Tel: +352 42 59 91 65 92 [email protected]

WEBSITE www.tudor.lu/fr/domaines-re-cherche/technologies-mate-riaux-avances

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CORE BUSINESSThe CRP Henri Tudor is involved in many projects in the field of materials technologies which is one of the major axis for which the CRP Henri Tudor is now recognized as a main player with expertise and know-how of great maturity.

The key skills and application areas in the field of materials are

• Research, development and innovation of advanced materials throughout their life cycle (elaboration, characterization, functionalization, properties, performance, aging).

• Use and development of mathematical and numerical modeling to assist with design, research new features and optimize materials, processes and structures.

• Eco-design, Life Cycle Analysis of products and processes

Tudor is working on applied research projects in the fields of materials science, specifically targeting the development, optimization and application of polymeric materials (synthetic or natural) and composites according to research priority areas:

• Advanced materials, particularly for Manufacturing Industry and the environment (new biocomposites)

• Autonomous multifunctional materials (self-healing, stimuli responsive)

• Adaptive structures and control

• The support for the definition and set-up of eco-innovation and sustainable development strategies

The aim is to develop new applications or modifications for identified materials/systems by increasing the scientific understanding of the relationships between architectures/structures and properties, and their impact on performance, by constructively combining the experimentation, numerical modeling and environmental considerations.

PRODUCTS & SERVICESCharacterization / analysis, Testing, developing / shaping, and numerical modeling / simulation.

Our experts arrange numerous skills for an optimal realization of their activities:

Innovative materials

• Plasma surface treatment (atmospheric and low pressure plasma)

• Bulk engineering (nanoparticles)

• Interface engineering

• Design of durable compounds

Analytical and instrument engineering

• In situ and combined analytical prototype

• Tailor made trials

Process engineering

• joining, extrusion processes

Materials testing and characterization

• Macro mechanical trials, accelerated ageing trials

• Characterization of physical, chemical, thermal and mechanical properties

Modeling and simulation of functionnal composites materials

• Development and use of advanced numerical methods for the identification and design (microstructure optimization) of composite materials

• Multifield modeling and simulation of adaptive composite structures

• Modeling and optimization of industrial processes

Modeling and simulation of dynamic systems and process control.


Evaluation and management of environmental impacts and risks:

• Life Cycle assessment methodology (LCA)

• Environmental modelling techniques (integrated modelling, meta-models, optimisation algorithms,geospatial tools)

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS

• Thin films coatings : Fire retardant solutions, Superhydrophobic, Gas barrier, Adhesion

• Polymer based Composites : Fire retardant solutions, Biobased Solutions , Thermomechanical properties, Conductivity, Durability

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESSpectroscopy analysis

ESEM (EDX), XPS, Mass Spectrometry, FTIR, XRD, UV, Optical Ellipsometer

Surface & bulk treatment

Semi industrial Atmospheric Plasma device – DBD discharge - PVD magnetron reactor - Mini-extruder - Supercritical fluid reactor

Thermochemistry & surface characterization - Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM), - Differential Scanning Calorimeter - Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer - Thermogravimetry coupled with Mass spectrometer and FTIR spectroscope - Dilatometer - Laser Flash Apparatus - Heat flow meter - Potentiostat/Galvanostat - Nanoscratch

Mechanical tests & accelerated ageing

Universal testing machines (tension and fatigue), impact pendulum, Salt spray test, Climatic tests Tropical tests UV Radiation resistance tests

Molecular dynamics (Sandia labs) and crystal plasticity (Los alamos Labs) codes

In-house finite element code (Heperdang) Commercial finite element codes (Abaqus, FEMM, CASTEM 2000) In-house Composite Lab code (ComLab) In-house Boundary element method code In-house e-Xtended finite element code In-house XEFG (element free Galerkin method) code

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSAccumalux, AFCAB, AGC Glass Europe, Airtech, Alcan CRV, ArcelorMital, Bartec, Bouygues TP, CMI EMI, CSL Codipro, CRPGL, Defontaine, Delphi, EADS, ESA, Euro-Composites, Guardian, IEE, IFSTAR, International Lacquers Cosmetics, Kihn, Luxcontrol, LuxSpace, Mondo, Nemak, Euro-Foil, Paul Wurth, Rotarex, Saint Gobain, Solsi-Tec, Tarkett, Textilcord, ThalesAleniaSpace,

CRP HENRI TUDORAdvanced Materials & Structures (AMS) Department

Uncoated material

Coated material

Design of new flame retardant intumescent coating


HEAD OF FACULTY Paul HEUSCHLING

CREATION DATE 2003

ORGANISATION TYPE Public Research Organisation

EMPLOYEES >250

R&D INTERNAL INVESTMENTS 2013 €15.3 MIO (only internal R&D investment, excluding personal costs)

ADDRESSFaculty of Science, Technology and Communication 6, rue Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi L-1359 Luxembourg

CONTACT Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter PLAPPER Tel: +352 46 66 44 58 04 [email protected]

WEBSITE www.plapper.com

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CORE BUSINESS• Laser welding

• Welding of dissimilar materials

• Copper and aluminium welding (batteries)

• Polymers and metals welding

• Robotic assembly

• Human and worker interacting during safe assembly operation

• Lean manual assembly

• Manufacturing process flow optimization

• Value stream management

For more details please see www.plapper.com

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS• Laser Technology Competence Center (LTCC) -EU

• Laser beam welding of polymers – international industry

• Robotic joining of special dies - international industry

• Combined Laser Braze-Welding Process for Al-Cu – automotive OEM

• Transnational Cluster of Materials and Processes –EU

• Self-Adaptive Fuzzy Control for Robotic Peg-in-Hole Assembly Process - national research fund

• Perceptive real-time collision avoidance for safe Human Robot Cooperation - national research fund

• Knowledge based Intelligent Planning system for production automation - national research fund

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES• Automotive/aerospace/medical industries,

• Electric vehicles,

• Lightweight design,

• Composites,

• Electrical device

• Joining dissimilar metal-metal combinations and hybrid polymer-metal structures,

• Effects of intermetallic compounds on dissimilar joints,

• Surface ablation, annealing,

• Some crystallographic/metallographic/electric/mechanical/fatigue/chemical materials characterisation

Research Unit in Engineering Sciences Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter PLAPPER


TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTThe manufacturing laboratory provides outstanding conditions for a successful industrial research.

For Laser welding, laser treatment and laser joining experiments there is a 400W Trumpf Fiber laser and a Trumpf making laser available. In order to perform material analysis the research unit has an optical microscope, different tensile test machines, hardness test equipment, cross section equipment and Charpy impact tester.

Next to these Lasers and Material testing equipment we use industrial robots from different brands and a CNC milling machine.

We operate a Lean Manufacturing Laboratory, which is composed of a complete manual assembly line. This production facility is set up to assemble complex products in 6 stations, including logistics, rework and quality control. Purpose of this leaning plant is to understand the impact of different lean management tools, like CIP, 5S, Kanban and of course VSM and MTM. The Lean Manufacturing Laboratory is integrated in our Bachelor and Master education.

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONS• Goodyear

• IEE

• FANUC

• Delphi

• TRUMPF

• IMATEC

• GENERAL MOTORS

• OPEL

• RWTH AACHEN

• Universität des Saarlandes

• Universite de Liege

UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG Research Unit in Engineering Sciences

Laserwelding of dissimilar materials

Programming of an industrial Robot



CREATION DATE 2003


EMPLOYEES >250



CONTACT Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernhard PETERS Tel: +352 46 66 44 54 96 [email protected]

WEBSITE www.xdem.de

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CORE BUSINESSAdvanced multiphysics simulation technology

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS• Ceratizit: hard metal production

• Paul Würth Lux: numerical modelling of blast furnace

• SoilConcept: Valorisation of biomass through gasification

• Goodyear: tire-ground interaction

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES• Storage and transport of granular material

• Mixing/segregation of granular matter

• Mining and its machinery

• Agriculture and its machinery

• Processing industry: Fluidised beds, fixed and moving bed reactors for thermal conversion e.g. drying , combustion, gasification

• Processing of raw materials

• Pharmaceutical industry e.g. transport, storage, coating, drug production

• Food industry (transport, coating, processing)

• Material science

• Energy production

• Systems biology

• Expertise in Extended Discrete Element Method (XDEM), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and Finite Element Method (FEM),

Research Unit in Engineering Sciences Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernhard PETERS


TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTAppropriate software and hardware (high performance computers)

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONS• Delph (Luxembourg)

• Paul Würth (Luxembourg)

• Goodyear (Luxembourg)

• IEE (Luxembourg)

• SOilConcept (Luxembourg)

• inuTech (Germany)

• Resource Centre for Environnemental Technologies (CRTE) (Luxembourg)

• Technical University of Aachen (Germany)

• Technical University of Dresden (Germany)

• University of Stuttgart (Germany)

• University of Bochum (Germany)

• University of Applied Science Lucerne (Switzerland)

• Lithuanian Energy Institute (Lithuania)

• L’institut de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l’environnement (CEMAGREF) de Grenoble (FR)

• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany)


Tire interacting with underground

Predicted conversion rates of individual particles during pyrolysis in a packed bed in conjunction with the tar distribution in the gas phase



CREATION DATE 2003


EMPLOYEES >250



CONTACT Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph ODENBREIT Tel: +352 46 66 44 52 82 [email protected]

WEBSITE http://staff.uni.lu/christoph.odenbreit

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CORE BUSINESS• Research in steel and steel concrete composite structural load bearing elements

for civil structural engineering applications

• Research in connection methods for steel and steel concrete composite structures

• Research in glass for load-bearing- and façade structural applications in building engineering

• Research in mechanical silicone joining methods for glass to glass and glass to steel applications

• Formulation of silicone material law for numerical simulation methods

• Numerical simulation and laboratory testing facilities for the above mentioned topics

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS• Facilities to work with steel, concrete, glass and silicone

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES• Capabilities to machine steel for structural civil engineering applications

• Capabilities to manufacture composite steel and concrete building elements for testing with machining shop for steel, casting facilities for concrete and application of reinforcement)

• Capabilities to assemble steel and glass hybrid structures

• Capabilities for fully physical and material numerical simulations (Sofistik, Abaqus)

Research Unit in Engineering Sciences Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph ODENBREIT


TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTManufacturing

• Steel welding means (MIG, MAG, TIG, Autogen, E-Hand)

• Welding facility for headed shear studs up to diameter 25 mm

• Different steel cutting equipment (saw, plasma, autogen)

• Different machine tool manufacturing facilities

• Silicone application facilities

• Glass- and glass joining for load bearing- and façade applications

Testing

• Steel tension strength test (400 kN)

• Glass tension strength

• Concrete strength and young’s modulus testing facilities

• Different hydraulic jacks (10 kN, 100 kN, 640 kN, 1 MN)

Numerical Simulation

• Numerical simulation with Abaqus

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONS• Arcelor Mittal (Lu)

• Guardian (Lu)

• Astron (Lu)

• Paul Würth (Lu)

• Ponts & Chaussées (Lu)

• Spannverbund SA (Lu, De)

• Universität Kassel (De);

• Université de Liège (Be)

• Steel Construction Institute (UK)

• University of Stuttgart (De)


Numerical simulation of silicone bonded hybrid steel glass beam

Application of controled 3-axial stress state onto composite steel- and concrete push-out test specimen



CREATION DATE 2003


EMPLOYEES >250



CONTACT Danièle WALDMANN Assistant professeur Tel: +352 46 66 44 52 79 [email protected]

WEBSITE http://staff.uni.lu/daniele.wald-mann

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CORE BUSINESSSolid structures: concrete structures and structural design, construction materials / Steel-concrete composite materials, analysis and design of building structures, materials properties of concrete

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS• Design/quality control of building structures by in situ loading tests

(Administration des Bâtiments Publics, Ville de Luxembourg, ArcelorMittal),

• Design/quality control of bridges (Administration des Ponts et Chaussées Luxembourg),

• Development of insulating masonry blocks (Chaux de Contern S.A.),

• Determination of the acoustic performances of a lightweight concrete realized on the basis of wood-chips (Eifelhaus S.A.),

• Optimization of the formulation of a wood-chip concrete in order to balance the insulation and mechanical performances (Eifelhaus S.A.),

• Theological analysis of mortar in order to characterize the compatibility of the binder and the additive (Cimalux, S.A.),

• Analyze of the crack development of a fair-faced replacement screed (Dyckerhoff, Buzzi-Unicem, Germany, Italy),

• Analyze of the strength development of a grouting mortar for pre-stressed systems (Freyssinet, France),

• Development of a double-leaf masonry wall system (Chaux de Contern, S.A.),

• Expertise reports in case of failure for the advocates

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES• Structural Health Monitoring,

• Non-destructive Evaluation and Experimental Mechanics of Structural Components,

• Structural Analysis and Dynamics,

• Structural Reliability and Risk Analysis,

• Analytical and experimental solid mechanics problems with emphasis on structural dynamics,

• Finite Element Analysis of concrete and steel-concrete composite structures,

• Failure Analysis for engineering materials and structures.

• The performed research projects and consulting include investigations on construction materials with emphasis on:

• sustainable construction,

• short and long term properties of blended cement and concrete,

• high performance/self-consolidating concrete,

Research Unit in Engineering Sciences Assistant professeur Danièle WALDMANN


• Steel fiber reinforced concrete,

• development of materials out of industrial wastes for structural applications,

• strengthening and retrofitting of structures,

• composite construction in steel, timber and concrete,

• bond in composite construction,

• life cycle analysis of materials and structures,

• Non-destructive testing methods (NDT).

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENT• Climatic test cell and Climatic test chamber to simulate environmental influences

• Concrete mixer: Zyklos enforcement mixer ZK 150 HE

• Mortar mixer: Planetary mixer HSM20

• Laboratory mortar mixer

• Impedance tube for acoustic analysis

• Hydraulic jacks – INSTRON up to 1000 kN

• Deformation measuring systems (strain gauges, displacement transducer)

• The Poisson’s Ratio for a material can be measured with 2 different systems

• Thermal conductivity: TLP 900 Z

• Hydraulic power engine: BIERI Hydraulics (AZB Hydraulik)

• Mobil hydraulic power engine: The AZB mobile hydraulic unit enables in situ mechanical loading (up to 200 kN) of e.g. concrete slabs in buildings.

• Optical deformation measurement: Dantec Q-400.

• Mortar test stand and Concrete test stand: Hydraulic bending and compression test machines to measure specimens of concrete.

• Test equipment for Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC), a concrete with a high flowability without bleeding and segregation.

• Grinding machine: Used to grind and polish concrete specimens, natural stones, ceramic materials etc.

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSPonts et Chaussées (LU); Arcelor Mittal (LU); Cimalux S.A. (LU); Echolux S.A. (LU); Miscanthus S.A. (LU); Chaux de Contern (LU); KU Leuven (BE); TU Kaiserlautern (DE); Université Henri Poincaré Nancy 1 (FR); IBU Institut Trier (DE); Université de Liège (BE)


Contact-free measuring of the 3D-deformations of a small concrete wall element with graphical analysis



CREATION DATE 2003


EMPLOYEES >250



CONTACT Professeur Stephane BORDAS Tel: +352 46 66 44 55 67 [email protected]

WEBSITE http://wwwen.uni.lu/recherche/fstc/research_unit_in_enginee-ring_science_rues/members/stephane_bordas

PUBL IC RESEARCH

PR IVATE SECTOR

CORE BUSINESSUnderstanding fracture mechanisms in advanced materials

• Multiscale methods: molecular dynamics - continuum coupling

• Model reduction for fracture

• Error estimation and adaptivity for multi scale problems

Simulating cutting in real time for surgical simulation

• Understanding cutting mechanisms in soft tissues

• Contribute to surgical training and assistance

Simplifying CAD to Analysis transition

• Predict the life of structures without meshing or remeshing

• Decrease the human effort involved in generating simulation results

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS• Soitec SA: for simulation of the SmartCutTM process

• Rolls-Royce, Bosch and inuTech: Simulation with the XFEM

• Bosch: PhD studentship on SnAgCu solder durability prediction

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES• Damage tolerance of complex structures,

• Design and optimisation of materials and structures from the microscale given coarse scale objective function;

• Durability of materials and structures;

• Real-time, immersed simulators for design, refurbishment, retrofitting, dismantling and manipulation of structures;

• Materials in severe environmental conditions, e.g. nuclear, aerospace.

Research Unit in Engineering Sciences Professeur Stephane BORDAS


TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENT• Advanced Numerical Methods for fracture in heterogeneous materials over

multiple scales;

• Real-time simulations for severely non-linear problems;

• Model reduction;

• Molecular dynamics/continuum coupling;

• CAD-Analysis transition without mesh generation to facilitate structural optimisation.

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONS• Bosch GmbH

• Inu-Tech GmbH

• Rolls Royce S.A.

• Soitec S.A.


Comparison of our SOFA implementation of a co-rotational model in contact with the ABAQUS solution



CREATION DATE 2003


EMPLOYEES >250


ADDRESSFaculty of Science, Technology and Communication 162 A, avenue de la Faïencerie L-1511 Luxembourg

CONTACT Dr Andreas MICHELS Tel: +352 46 66 44 69 83 [email protected]

WEBSITE www.nanomagnetism.lu

PUBL IC RESEARCH

PR IVATE SECTOR

CORE BUSINESSNanomagnetism, Neutron and X-ray scattering, Magnetic Materials, Dynamics of Interfaces

PRODUCTS & SERVICES• Neutron and X-ray scattering to study magnetism and magnetic materials;

• Microstructural characterization (e.g., electron microscopy);

• AC/DC magnetometry;

• Determination of crystallite sizes and inhomogeneous lattice strain

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS• Magnetic liquids (ferrofluids), collaboration with INNOVENT Technology

Development Jena, Germany

• Bulk metallic alloys, collaboration with Universität des Saarlandes and Monash University, Australia

• Magnetic nanowires, collaboration with Universität des Saarlandes

• Duplex PECVD - HIPIMS high-throughput in-line wire coater: development of the prototype instrument and application to magnetic wires, collaboration with centre de Recherche Public Gabriel Lippmann and the Group HEF, France

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES• Neutron experiments on magnetic materials and steels

• Magnetization measurements

• X-ray measurements

• Magnetic hyperthermia measurements

Research Unit Physics and MaterialsDr. Andreas MICHELS


TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENT• 14 Tesla ac/dc VSM magnetometer

• D8 Bruker powder diffractometer

• Ball milling

• Arc furnace

• Scanning electron microscopy

• Magnetic hyperthermia measurements

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONS• General Numerics Research Lab e.V.

• INNOVENT Technology Development

• Institut Laue-Langevin

• Universität des Saarlandes

• Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University

• Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

• Institute of Materials Research, Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht

UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG Research Unit Physics and Materials

14 Tesla ac/dc VSM magnetometer


ADDRESSLaboratory for Energy Materials University of Luxembourg Room G 1.48 41, rue du Brill L-4422 Belvaux

CONTACT Dr Phillip DALE Tel: +352 46 66 44 6279 [email protected]

WEBSITE wwwfr.uni.lu/recherche/fstc/energy_materials

PUBL IC RESEARCH

PR IVATE SECTOR

CORE BUSINESSPhotovoltaics, semiconductor physics / Thin-film non-Si solar cells, defects in compound semiconductors, Inorganic synthesis of thin films, annealing, ionic liquids, nanoparticles

Our core business is photovoltaics. The aim of our laboratory is to use low cost synthesis processes to make high quality semiconductors for photovoltaic applications. We have the ability, in collaboration with another group at the university, to go from substrate to finished photovoltaic device allowing us to directly see the results of our investigations. We focus on inorganic compound semiconductors made via a two step precursor annealing route. We have particular expertise in electrodeposition of metals and semiconductors from aqueous and ionic liquids. We also study the effect of thermodynamics, kinetics, and microstructure on the annealing of precursor materials to form semiconductors. Our latest research uses a Laser to form semiconductor materials on the timescale of one second.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES• Electrochemical deposition

• Nanoparticle fabrication

• Annealing of chalcogenide semiconductors (furnace, lamps, laser),

• Semiconductor quality assessment - photoelectrochemistry

We can provide advice, and testing facilities on how to anneal chalcogenide semiconductor materials, in particular Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and Cu2ZnSnSee4. We can test the quality of semiconductor layers that are deposted onto conducting substrates using photo-electrochemical methods.

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS• Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells by electrodeposition and laser annealing

• Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells by electrodeposition and thermal annealing

• Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells by electrodeposition from ionic liquids

We are currently focusing on understanding how precursors react during annealing to form semiconductor materials. To do this, the thermodynamics, kinetics, and precursor microstructure must be understood. A unique approach taken in our laboratory consists of using a LASER to perform the thermal annealing, decreasing the processing time from hours to a few seconds.


CREATION DATE 2003


EMPLOYEES >250


Research Unit Physics and MaterialsDr. Phillip Dale


TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESThin Film Photovoltaics

We are technologically capable of making chalcogenide semiconductor layers as well as electrodeposit thin films of metals and alloys. We further have the ability to make nanoparticles, work in an innert atmosphere, and test our semiconductor quality using a photoelectrochemical test.

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENT• Mass transport controlled Electrodeposition up to 7 cm x 7 cm

• Glovebox – inert atmosphere

• XRF – elemental composition mapping over 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm area

• Furnaces – resistive, IR lamps, Laser

• Photoelectrochemical characterization – semiconductor quality test

The laboratory’s proximity to the CRP Gabriel Lippmann facilitates access to highly specialised equipment, including the important characterisation techniques of x-ray diffraction, multi-wavelength Raman, chemical surface and depth analysis. Close collaboration with the Laboratory for Photovoltaics allows us to complete out semiconductor absorber layers into full devices. Therefore the complete fabrication and investigation of solar cells is possible within the single facility.

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONS• Bosch

• NEXCIS

• FP7 project SCALENANO www.scalenano.eu

• Fond National de la Recherche Luxembourg

• National Science Foundation - USA

Most of our research projects are publically funded. We have carried out several short term projects with large international companies.



ADDRESSLaboratory for Photovoltaics Université du Luxembourg 41, rue du Brill L-4422 Belvaux

CONTACT Prof. Susanne Siebentritt Tel: +352 446 66 44 63 04 [email protected]

WEBSITE wwwen.uni.lu/research/fstc/photovoltaics

PUBL IC RESEARCH

PR IVATE SECTOR

CORE BUSINESSPhotovoltaics, semiconductor physics, polycrystalline thin film solar cells, defects in semiconductors

The Laboratory for Photovoltaics (LPV) works on new materials for solar cells.

We focus on two issues:

• The development of new structures and processes for the preparation of thin film solar cells and

• The fundamental materials physics of novel semiconductors used as absorbers in these devices.

We concentrate on chalcopyrites (Cu(InGa)Se 2 CIGS) and related materials. These semiconductors are interesting from the application point of view as well as from a fundamental physics perspective.

Thin film solar cells are considered the next generation of photovoltaics because of their enormous cost reduction potential which is based on the greatly reduced consumption of material and energy. Among the currently available technologies solar cells based on chalcopyrite absorbers show the highest efficiencies on the laboratory scale as well as in industrial production.

Besides this technological interest, chalcopyrites show also unusual physical properties, concerning their phase behaviour, their electrical doping properties, their surface physics and their grain boundaries, which can be traced to the exceptionally low formation energies of native defects. We study the defects in these materials by applying optical and electrical spectroscopic methods to single crystalline films prepared by epitaxy and polycrystalline films as used in the solar cells.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES• development of thin film solar cells

• defect spectroscopy in semiconductor films and devices


CREATION DATE 2003


EMPLOYEES >250


Research Unit Physics and MaterialsProf. Susanne Siebentritt


MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS• two projects on development of novel semiconductors for solar cells (Cu-rich

CuInSe2 and Cu2ZnSnSe4)

• one project on optical defect spectroscopy

• one project on optical defect spectroscopy and electronic transport

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES• Preparation: MBE and MOVPE

• Complete solar cell baseline

• Device characterisation

• Optical transmission/reflection

• Photoluminescence (temperature, intensity and spatially resolved)

• Capacitance spectroscopy

• Hall measurement

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONS• TDK

• Bosch

• FNR

• EU Marie Curie Programme


Our MBE system

Aligning our micro-PL set-up


ADDRESSFaculty of Science, Technology and Communication 162 A, avenue de la Faïencerie L-1511 Luxembourg

CONTACT Prof. Ludger WIRTZ Tel: +352 46 66 44 63 78 [email protected]

PUBL IC RESEARCH

PR IVATE SECTOR

CORE BUSINESS• Theoretical/computational solid state physics,

• Electronic-structure calculations

• Prediction and understanding of the macroscopic properties of novel materials from their atomic structure

MAJOR MATERIAL / PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PROJECTS• Participation in national, bilateral, and European research projects on advanced

functional materials (in particular semiconductors, nanomaterials).

TECHNICAL/TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES• Graphene applications, in particular: graphene-substrate interaction (long-term:

flexible electronics)

• Other layered materials (hexagonal boron nitride, molybdenum disulphide)

• Novel materials for photovoltaics

• Defects in semiconductors

• Theoretical spectroscopy, electronic structure calculations

• Nanostructured materials

TECHNICAL MEANS/EQUIPMENTHPC (high-performance computing) center of the University of Luxembourg

MAIN CUSTOMERS/COLLABORATIONSExperimental materials science research groups in public and industrial research centers


CREATION DATE 2003


EMPLOYEES >250


Research Unit Physics and MaterialsProf. Ludger Wirtz



- Read line: Calculated optical absorption spectrum of single-layer MoS2 including excitonic effects and spin-orbit interaction. Comparison with experimental data (pink squares, Malard et al., PRB 87, 201401 (2013)).

- The upper panels show the “excitonic wave-functions” (probability density for the electron when the hole is created at the central atom) for the peaks XA and XT.

Reference: A. Molina-Sánchez, D. Sangalli, K. Hummer, A. Marini, and L. Wirtz, Effect of spin-orbit interaction on the optical spectra of single-layer, double-layer, and bulk MoS2, Phys. Rev. B 88, 045412 (2013).

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