JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #81 - May/June 2013 - 14

in brief

Special
Singapore
TUM, TUM Asia, Singapore Polytechnic and St Kinetics extend composite
research partnership to the industry
Technical University of Munich (TUM),
German Institute of Science and Technology – TUM Asia (TUM Asia), Singapore Polytechnic and ST Kinetics signed
a Memorandum of Understanding with 9
other local and international companies
to promote composite technology.

The collaboration aims to build a sustainable composite technology resource
model that will support local small and
medium enterprises as well as startup
companies with the necessary resources
to develop and build composite materials in accordance to their individual
industry needs.
www.tum-asia.edu.sg

up in the region. As a first step, it is
planned to open a composite laboratory. In supporting this project, SGL
Group, as a specialist in carbon fiber
technology, wants to intensify its ongoing cooperation with the Institute
for Carbon Composites at the TUM,
the German Institute of Science and
Technology –TUM Asia, and Singapore’s leading universities. Singapore
is one of Asia’s important science
metropolises, with high standards of
teaching and research.
Innovations and new concepts
contributing to energy and resource
efficiency in a modern megacity are
promoted by the Government of this
city-state. One of the most exciting
projects is the development of the
world’s first electric taxi specially
designed for tropical megacities at
the TUM CREATE “Campus for Research Excellence and Technological
Enterprise”. The scientists at TUM
Asia and Nanyang Technological
University (NTU) Singapore are focusing not only on cutting-edge battery technologies but also on modern
lightweight construction with carbon
fiber composites. The material for
the light yet strong CRP vehicle bodies comes from SGL Group.
www.sglgroup.com

SGL Group supports
establishment of technology
center for composites in
Singapore
The Carbon Company is supporting
a joint project by Singapore Polytechnic, the German Institute of Science and Technology -TUM Asia and
the Institute for Carbon Composites
(LCC) at the Technical University
of Munich (TUM) to establish a
Composite Technology Center in
Singapore.
A memorandum of understanding
was signed by the university partners
and ten partners from industry.
The technology center aims to improve education in the fiber composites field, promote further development and encourage companies to set

DSM Dyneema opens new Asia
Pacific technical center
DSM Dyneema, the inventor and
manufacturer of ultra high molecular
Technical Posters Session Singapore:
JEC Sampe Environment award
Elena Tikhonova, PhD Student at the
FCBA Technological Institute, won the
2013 JEC SAMPE Environment Award
for her work presented before a jury of
composite professionals. Elena Tikhonova receives her award from Mrs Mutel,
President and CEO of JEC Group, and
Prof. Adrie Kwakernaak, Technical
University Delft, Treasurer of SAMPE
Europe. A part of her work will be displayed at JEC Asia 2013.

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weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)
fiber branded as Dyneema, officially
opened its new Asia Pacific Technical
Center in Singapore.
The 2.500 square meter state-of-theart center, its first in the Asia Pacific
region will support the technological capabilities for customers and
reinforce the already strong commercial and innovative success of
Dyneema in all its core businesses
across life protection, commercial
marine, industrial, sports and new
business development initiatives in
this region.
In addition to traditional materials testing capabilities, the center
houses Singapore’s first independent
ballistics testing facility, featuring
two ballistic ranges, as well as labs
for conducting comprehensive tests
for both personal and vehicle armor
applications in Dyneema. Tests can
be carried out in accordance with
international and regional ballistics
standards. For DSM Dyneema, this
will be the third global ballistics
testing facility, complementing the
existing technical centers in the U.S.
and Europe.
Demand for stronger, lighter and
more sustainable solutions, such as
DSM Dyneema’s fiber, uni-directional fabric and tape, continues to
increase in the Asia Pacific region.
www.dsm.com
www.dyneema.com

Elena Tikhonova receives her award from Mrs
Mutel, President and CEO of JEC Group, and
Prof. Adrie Kwakernaak, Technical University
Delft, Treasurer of SAMPE Europe.

www.jeccomposites.com

http://www.tum-asia.edu.sg http://www.sglgroup.com http://www.dsm.com http://www.dyneema.com http://www.jeccomposites.com

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