JEC Summit Sports & Health - Connect

3pm – 3:30pm (9.00am – 9:30am ET)

• Materials in sports and health applications with regards to processing and performance
• Case studies illustrating potential business ideas

4pm – 4:25pm CET (10am – 10:25am ET)

• Benefits of composites for metallwoods at Callaway Golf
• Improvements in cycle time with faster cure resin systems
• Benefits of triaxial fabrics for thin walled components
• Optimization applications at Callaway Golf

Speaker: Dominic LeBlanc – Senior Concept Engineer, CALLAWAY GOLF

Speaker: Anatole Gilliot – CEO, Suprem

4:40pm – 4:50pm CET (10:40am – 10:50am ET)

• The necessity of a precise material with very low variations to control production
• The flexibility of a material so we can change properties of the finished product quickly
• The need of a temperature stable material that will perform more or less the same in -25C and +10C

Speaker: Bjorn Ivar Austrem – Technical Director, Madhus

4:50pm – 5pm CET (10:50am – 11am ET)

• Definition of the user need
• Development of the product / choosing the adequate materials
• Results, users’ feedback

Speaker: Laurine Calistri – Research Enginee, Proteor

5pm – 5:10pm CET (11:00am – 11:10am ET)

Callaway Golf, Suprem, Madshus, Proteor

5.40pm – 5.55pm

Arevo enables ultrastrong, lightweight continuous carbon fiber products on demand. Discover its customizable, high performance sporting goods (tennis racket, golf putter) as well as Superstrata, The Planet’s First True Unibody Carbon Fiber Bicycle.

5.55pm – 6.10pm

Mecuris strives to be the key enabler for digitally manufactured O&P solutions worldwide. We empower O&P professionals to co-create customised O&P products and enrich wearer’s lives within 24 hours.

3pm – 3:30pm

Choosing the right reinforcements / prepregs / woven tapes and braids / resins, etc.

From the Bouligand architecture of the Mantis Shrimp smashing clubs to the outstanding impact performances found in Helicoid laminates, the presentation will reveal the unique mechanism at the source of the disruptive out-of-plane mechanical performances benefits. It will highlight how such Helicoid laminate design technology can quickly transfer to industry in key applications with usual materials and processes, thus bridging the gap between applied research and serial production.

Speaker: Anthony Bert – Europe Sales & Project Director, Helicoid Industries

4pm – 4:25pm CET (10am – 10:25am ET)

• Exclusive viewpoint and feedback from an athlete
• Engineering perspective and outlook
• Unique benefits of using composites
• Future developments in lower limb prosthetics

Speaker: Christophe Lecomte – Director of Biomechanical Solutions R&D, Össur – Fleur Jong – Professional Sprinter, Co-founder of the Para Athletics Foundation

Speaker: Anatole Gilliot – CEO, Suprem

4:40pm – 4:50pm CET (10:40am – 10:50am ET)

• Decathlon through the ages: key facts and figures
• Strategy and commitment towards a greener future
• Estimating each product’s environmental impact
• Product and process development

Speaker: Julien Duplay – Composites Methods Engineer, Decathlon

4:50pm – 5pm CET (10:50am – 11am ET)

• Weight and Performance
• Cost and Customer acceptance
• Eliminating competition
• Changing an industry and creating an opportunity for everyone

Speaker: Eric Jackson – President, Apex Watercraft

5pm – 5:10pm CET (11:00am – 11:30am ET)

Össur, Suprem, Decathlon, Apex Watercraft

5.40pm – 5.50pm

Alchemy is a worldwide leader in the manufacturing and distribution of state-of-the-art freediving and spearfishing equipment. The constant investment in innovation, the unceasing, patent research in the field of manufacturing, new materials and processes, combined with its expertise on composites and a creative, professional approach, grants alchemy its leading position and makes the brand a synonym of quality, safety & reliability.

5.50pm – 6.00pm

ProsFit has developed & commercialized a proprietary end-to-end digital solution to provide accessible, affordable & comfortable prosthetics to millions of people who would otherwise find mobility extremely challenging. ProsFit’s sockets are manufactured with additive manufacturing.

6.00pm – 6.10pm

Free of molds and traditional design and time constraints, moi composites’ patented process innovation can produce strong, lightweight, unique objects in incredible new shapes, sizes, & performances, cost effectively on demand.

3pm – 3:30pm

Speaker: Stéphan Vérin, General Secretary, EuraMaterials

4pm – 4:25pm CET (10am – 10:25am ET)

• Introduction to the Straumann Group and product portfolio
• Polymers and composites in Straumann’s products
• Clear aligners: basic principles, materials and manufacturing
• Thermoplastics for clear aligners: state of the art and requirements
• Opportunities and challenges for composite materials

Speaker: Damiano Salvatori – Materials Research Engineer, Straumann Group

Speaker: Anatole Gilliot – CEO, Suprem

4:40pm – 4:50pm CET (10:40am – 10:50am ET)

The use of orthoses and prostheses gives those affected back a great deal of freedom of movement and thus quality of life. The technical possibilities range from simply walking to top sporting performance. This presentation is intended to give an insight into the challenges that arise in their development and how composites can help to achieve the goals that were set.              

Speaker: Maximilian Segl, Principal Expert Composites, Ottobock – Johannes Wöpler, D/evelopment Engineer, Ottobock

4:50pm – 5pm CET (10:50am – 11am ET)

With human beings living longer than ever before, the maintenance of health for all throughout their working and beyond has more and more impact on their later years. Dr Matthew Dickinson discusses the potential improvements of technology for quality of life and the workforce, through the use of exo-skeleton technology.

Speaker: Matthew Dickinson – Senior Lecturer in Engineering, University of Central Lancashire

5pm – 5:10pm CET (11:00am – 11:10am ET)

Straumann Group, Suprem, Ottobock, University of Central Lancashire

5.40pm – 5.50pm

Ambrocio is focused on the development and commercialization of medical devices produced by modern composite and additive manufacturing technologies.

5.50pm – 6.00pm

Nairoby engineered thermoplastic composites and new processes that allow for personalization and recycling of snowboards and skis, based on the principles of circular economy.

6.00pm –  6.10pm

Checkerspot is an innovation platform that develops new, high performance materials from biomanufacturing. In 2019, we launched our own DTC outdoor brand, WNDR Alpine, an extension of our laboratory that showcases the applications and potential of our materials.