Railway Interiors Design & Technology Forum

Day 2

10:30 : 12:50
Materials and composites - Weight reduction and efficiency
Day 2 Wednesday 16 November 2011

Advanced lightweight composite materials for railway interiors
Dr Richard Horn, rail market manager, Advanced Composites Group

The case for lightweight in rail applications
Mr Philipp Angst, product manager Core Materials, Airex AG

Lightweight flame-retardant thermoset composites compounds with low smoke generation
Mr Waldomiro Moreira, ABMACO Member - Associação Brasileira dos Materiais Compositos,

Improved transit vehicle construction and operational cost reductions through lightweight, firesafe, moisture-resistant phenolic composite panels
Mr Ryan Kober, sales manager, Milwaukee Composites Inc

Sandwich panels in railway interiors applications
Mr Gunnar Ziwes, manager Sales, Euro-Composites

Aluminium rail interiors: superforming your design!
Mr Samuel Jeffreys, sales engineer, Superform

Innovative, very light and strong, composite interior parts
Mr Willem Böttger, director business development, NPSP Composieten BV

14:00 : 16:20
Fire protection, regulations, standards and passive safety
Day 2 Wednesday 16 November 2011

Insight into the latest developments of fire safety regulations and TSIs
Mr Bass Leermakers, project officer - Interoperability - TSI sector, European Railway Agency

Fire protection: blessing or curse? How compensation helps solve problems
Mr Michael Klinger, consultant, IFAB

TS 45 545: does new standard mean new materials?
Mr Franck Poutch, director, CREPIM

Passive safety of standing passengers in public transportation
Ms Marie-Christine Chevalier, Research Engineer, LBMC UMR_T 9406, IFSTTAR - Université Lyon1

Total composite solutions acc. EN 45545-2: coating, gel-coat and resins passing all requirements
Mr Paul Wartenweiler, marketing and sales manager, Walter Mäder AG

Cost-efficient fire protection solutions including detection, suppression and control
Dipl Ing Klas Nylander, technical director, Consilium Marine & Safety Transport Division

Combining high-class fire safety and interior design: HI-FOG pop-out nozzles
Mr Petteri Valkohaapa, manager, Stations & Rolling Stock, Marioff Corporation Oy