October 6, 2026 | Wolfangel (Röntgenstraße 31, 71254 Ditzingen )
Digitalization has long since ceased to be an issue limited to large companies or highly automated mass production. For small and medium-sized enterprises in particular, future competitiveness depends not only on automation but also on whether and how they implement digitalization. Many approaches can already be implemented today in a pragmatic, cost-effective, and accessible manner—even in small-batch production.
In a joint event organized by the “Euro-RTM-Group” and “Digitalization” working groups, in collaboration with Composites United, these topics—along with examples from RTM, vacuum infusion, and fiber injection, among others—will be presented as concrete ways in which digitalization can support processes, create transparency, and increase efficiency. The event is aimed in particular at SMEs that would like to learn about the potential, entry points, and practical solutions for their own manufacturing operations.
| AGENDA |
9:30 a.m. | Participants arrive
10:00 a.m. | Welcome remarks by David May and Joachim Starke (Chair of the Working Group on AVK and CU); Overview of the Digitalization Working Group
May 10 | Automation, Digitalization, and Physical AI for SMEs with Small- and Medium-Volume Manufacturing
Matthias Wendt | Innofocus
10:20 | Live Demonstration 1: Gel Coat Application
Wolfangel Company
11:00 a.m. | Presentation 1: Data Collection Using Modern RTM/Injection Molding Systems
Wolfangel Company
11:20 | Coffee break
11:40 | Presentation 2: Intelligent, Adaptive Process Control of a Tool Heating System for Composite Manufacturing
Dr. Markus Kaden | msquare
12:00 p.m. | Presentation 3: Application example for digitization in VARI/RTM
Dr. Nikos Pantelelis | Synthesites
12:20| Presentation 4: From Geometry to Mold Filling – An Introduction to Mold Filling Simulations Using Open-Source Software
Christof Obertscheider, Wiener Neustadt University of Applied Sciences
12:40 | Lunch break
1:20 p.m. | Live Demonstration 2, Resin Transfer Molding
Wolfangel Company
2:00 p.m. | Presentation5: Digitalization in Small-, Medium-, and Large-Scale Production of CFRP Components, Status Report
Felix Härle, SGL
2:20 p.m. | Still to be determined
2:40 p.m. | Coffee break
October 15 | Presentation 7: Data Networking in SMEs and the Comprehensive Use of Data
Joachim Starke, innofocus
3:30 p.m. | Closing discussion, coffee, farewells
| REGISTRATION |
Our working groups are available exclusively to our members. However, we are happy to offer the opportunity for guest participation.
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