Edito ............................................. 3 Point of view: products for thermoplastic reinforcement ... 4 $4,500 whisky asks for a bespoke case Agenda of Events .................... 8 Index ........................................ 61 6 In the world ........................... 62 Audi wins with ultra-lightweight technology at Le Mans contents 100% carbon fibre welding helmet We strongly believe that JM has to participate in the development of new processes jec composites magazine / No66 July ā August 2011 33 F EATURE A UTOMOTIVE COMPANIES & BUSINESS 12 14 10 9 nĀ°66 ā ENNO HENZE, VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER, ENGINEERED PRODUCTS EUROPE/ASIA (EPEA) ā 26 29 32 34 APPLICATIONS In brief Aeronautics PATXI ELISSALDE, DIRECTOR ESTIA ENGINEERING SCHOOL Greenes Group installs CNG tanks Providing high-performance car manufacturers with composite advantages 46 High-performance A unique approach to modelling Kineco, in pole position composite materials and structures New processes for large-scale production of composite automotive applications Lightweight design for winter sports An innovative bridge made of a single 40-metre-long beam SABIC and Montefibre cooperate on carbon fibre projects Compositadour, a technical platform devoted to the aerospace sector an interview with Sports and leisure Civil engineering Vessel 39 Prepreg Novel tailor-made biocomposites for automotive engineering funded by an EC project Structural bio-composites for the transportation sector 10 15 Biocomposites Software Thermoplastic