Feature Automation The key to success ? 33 Conferences lnternational JEC Conferences: Knowledge and networking 35 Awards 4 prizes and 19 involved companies on stage 41 43 Preforming technology FPP technology: industrial end-to-end automation for complex preforms 45 Robotization Robotized cell for the production of preforms from dry fibre materials Floorplan " Opinion n°109 Electric vehicles will prevail in the urban public transportation system " Index Advertisers 6 ........................ ...................................................... ....................................... 8 In brief Automobili Lamborghini celebrates "Excellence in Carbon Fiber" in Tokyo NASA and ONERA to collaborate on aircraft noise research Development 10 Argosy international expands its honeycomb capabilities ............................................................ Opinion: Public transportation 48 Cutting Perfect cutting technology for the perfect sports car News CONTENTS Edito 46 Carbon fibre An innovative 3D placement technology Graphene 12 Nobel prize-winner Andre Geim 3 sets up a graphene company in China 4 66 66 An interview with Peter Molnar Technical Director Nanotechnology Centre of Composites jec composites magazine / No109 November - December 2016 14 Agenda 15 Cyclitech, the international conference on bicycle technology