Smithers Rapra has announced that the 17th annual GOCarbonFibre conference will taking place from 8-10 October in Cologne, Germany. The largest GOCarbonFibre to date will be held at the Pullman Cologne, a stylish hotel just a stone’s throw from the Cologne Cathedral, the Rhine and the historic district, enabling visitors to enjoy some sightseeing in between meetings.

Last year's conference attracted over 80 delegates from 59 companies and 12 countries and organisers say the success of the conference can be reflected in the feedback below:

• 100% rated the overall customer experience as excellent and above average
• 97% found networking opportunities excellent and above average
• 93% said quality of the speakers were excellent and above average
• "It was a great conference - good level of information, interesting speakers and networking." N.Schmitz, Hexcel Composites.
• "A decisive event for the carbon fibre industry; it provides excellent technical insights from experts, a wide audience and a wonderful opportunity for networking." J.Tachon, Toyota Motor Europe.

What's in store on this year's conference agenda

 Recycling And Reuse: Since launching the world’s first event on Carbon Fibre Recycling and Reuse in 2008, the conference has regularly featured sessions on this topic. In 2014 it will revisit this subject in detail, with a full day’s programme showcasing the latest R&D, commercial viewpoints, and regulatory developments as well as end-user perspectives on recycling and reuse of carbon fibre composites.

 Site tour

This year's forum delegates will be able to enjoy an exclusive tour of the pilot line at Aachen University.

The Institut für Textiltechnik belongs to the Faculty for Mechanical Engineering of RWTH Aachen University. The facility boasts facilities covering the whole process chain from precursor, carbon fibre conversion, surface treatment, preforming technology, prepregging, autoclave processing and testing. Guests will benefit from a guided tour of the full facility including presentation of the latest optimisation studies undertaken by the research team.

Do you want to present at GOCarbonFibre?

If you wish to speak at the upcoming GOCarbonFibre conference, send your abstract along with your name, job title and organisation to Conference Producer Rob Stead at [email protected].

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