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Conference Co-Chairs:• Dana Granville / Senior Materials Engineer / Army Research

Laboratory (AMSRL)

• Scott Northrup / Global Director - New Business Development / AGY

Business Development Conference:• Preconference seminar morning of November 17:

High Technology Fibers and Fabric Structures in Body Armor Applications Dr. Bhuvenesh Goswami, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus School of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University

• More than 15 market & technical presentations by industry leaders

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Market overview

High-performance fibers are generally considered those that exhibit high specifi c strength (tensile-strength-to-weight ratio) combined with high elonga-tion before break, such as p-aramids and high-performance polyethylenes. Their high strength, fl exibility and low density make them especially suitable in advanced composite applications, especially in ballistic-resistant materials, such as body armor and lightweight armor for military vehicles. The term high-performance has also expanded in recent years to include any fi ber material that exhibits a unique performance property; for example, the high-temperature resistance offered by silicon carbide and Nextel™,or the fi re retardance of fi bers like polyphenylene sulfi de (PPS) and polybenzimidazole (PBI).

Although new organic and S-glass capacity expansion has been driven by military and civil defense applica-tions to enhance armor performance, other applica-tions are expanding as well. These include ropes and cordage, tire cords, brake pads, fl ame retardant fabrics, and long-fi ber-reinforced thermoplastics (LFRTs).

Technology, insight, strategy

Fiber suppliers are optimizing fi ber performance through unique fabric designs that employ sophis-ticated weaving and stitching technologies. Further, product manufacturers are developing new fi bers, resin and processing technologies to tailor composites for specifi c applications. High-Performance Fibers 2009 will examine a number of recent product introductions and technologies employed toward these ends, giving attendees a clear picture of the current state of research, product developments and market potential.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear more than 15 presentations on these topics from industry leaders. You will also have access to our exhibit area during all the networking functions, where we will showcase the latest process, material and equipment developments.

At High-Performance Fibers 2009, you will meet:

• Body armor and advanced composite manufacturers • End users and specifying authorities, such as the military (U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center and Army Research Labs) • Prepreg and fi ber suppliers • Military and university R&D specialists and industry analysts • Marketing executives, research directors and manufacturing engineers from the high- performance fi ber industry • Resin suppliers and equipment fabricators

CompositesWorld’s third High-Performance Fibers Conference is a must-attend event for everyone in these critical fi ber market segments.

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Preconference SeminarTuesday morning, Nov. 17, 2009

High Technology Fibers and Fabric Structuresin Body Armor Applications

The use of high-technology fi bers in body armor for ballistic protection has become quite extensive recently. Some of these fi bers include aramids, ultrahigh density polyethylenes, liquid crystalline polyesters and a newly developed fi ber named “M5”.The properties of fi bers, yarns such as fi lament and staple, and woven and nonwoven fabrics made from them will be discussed. The manufacture and the role of weave structure in determining the mechanical and physical properties of fabrics will be presented. The effect of structure of various nonwoven fabrics and the type of bonding on the mechanical properties will also be discussed. Yarn structure, the basic weave design in a woven fabric and the orientation and the type of bonding in a nonwoven fabric play an important role in determining the penetration of a projectile in the complex composite of fl exible fabric arrangement in body armor system.

Key Topics to be covered include: • Fibers — Structure and properties • Yarns — Types of yarns and properties of fi lament and staple yarns • Woven fabrics — Weave structure, manufacture and characteristics of fabrics • Nonwoven Fabrics —Manufacture, structure and properties

Attendees will benefi t by gaining familiarity with types of high tech fi bers, woven fabric structure and manufacture, and the properties of woven and nonwoven fabrics in terms of ballistics applications.

Instructor: DR. BHUVENESH C. GOSWAMI is Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus, in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Clemson University. He received his bachelor’s degree in Textile Engineering and Science from Delhi University. In 1961 he was awarded the only Government of India Scholarship for graduate studies at Bombay University where he received MSc in Textiles in 1963. At that time, he was awarded

the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue doctoral studies at Manchester University, England. Dr. Goswami’s scholarly and academic career in textile science and technology spans a period of over four decades. His early contributions along with those of his graduate students and colleagues were in the fi eld of yarn structure and the translation of fi ber properties in the mechanical behavior of yarns. He co-authored a volume on yarn structure and technology that is considered a classic of technology and has found acceptance as a text worldwide. His work on the fatigue failure of fi bers resulted in the establishment of a laboratory technique to correlate the morphology of fi bers with their failure in use. He collaborated with scientists from Dow Chemical Company over several years, and he is named in fourteen different inventions that were patented by Dow Chemicals. A number of the patents fi led were in connection with the nonwoven structures designed for high temperature insulation. One of the inventions where he is a co-inventor was recognized with a 1989 R & D 100 Award for the new low-density, high-performance insulation. He has made numerous contributions to the published scientifi c literature and is the author of articles in encyclopedias. He is internationally known for his contributions in applying engineering principles to the development of textile structures. He has also contributed a chapter on composites in the CRC Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, 2007.

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Conference Agenda

Tuesday, November 17

8:30 Preconference Seminar (separate fee required): High Technology Fibers and Fabric Structures in Body

Armor Applications DR. BHUVENESH GOSWAMI Alumni Distiguished Professor Emeritus School of Materials Science and Engineering Clemson University

12:00 Conference Registration

1:00 Welcome, Introductions and Conference Overview SCOTT STEPHENSON Director, CompositesWorld Conferences DANA M. GRANVILLE Senior Materials Engineer Weapons and Materials Research Directorate Army Research Laboratory (AMSRD) SCOTT NORTHRUP Global Director, New Business Development, AGY

1:30 Current and Future Activities at US Army Natick High Performance Fiber Facility (invited) JEAN HERBERT Chief, Fibers and Material Physics Division Natick Soldier RD&E Center

2:00 Enhancing the Performance of Composite Armor Using the Next Generation of High-Strength Glass Fibers DAVID L. FECKO New Business Development Manager AGY Huntingdon • Established high-strength glass fi ber armor performance and applications • Improving glass-fi ber tensile strength • Translation of improved fi ber strength to ballistic performance

2:30 Customized Material Development for Armor Applications LORI L. WAGNER Armor Industry Technical Leader Honeywell Advanced Fibers and Composites • Fiber advancements • Resin formulations • Coating technologies • Alternative constructions

3:00 Refreshment Break

3:30 Tegris – An Innovative Composite Material for Use in Vehicle & Body Armor ERIC BROCKMAN National Sales Manager. Milliken and Company • Tegris – Polypropylene thermoplastic overview • Application overview • Testing and performance against various threats • Tegris LM – Next generation Tegris for molding complex geometries

4:00 Composite Thermoplastic Unidirectional Fabrics for Hard Armor Applications

MILES ROTHMAN, General Manager. TechFiber • Benefi ts of unidirectional materials • Effects of hybridizing aramids with new low cost fi bers in hard military and no-military opportunities • How to reduce weight without sacrifi cing performance

4:30 Conference Adjourns

5:30 Cocktail Reception Network with fellow participants and enjoy hors d’oeuvres.

Wednesday, November 18

7:45 Continental Breakfast

8:45 Midconference Summary and Announcements SCOTT STEPHENSON,CompositesWorld Conferences DANA M. GRANVILLE, Army Research Laboratory (AMSRL) SCOTT NORTHRUP, AGY

High-Performance Fibers 2009 - Nov. 17th & 18th - Charleston, SC USA

FIBERS 2009 HIGH- FIF 9:00 Helical-Auxetic Blast-Mitigation & Ballistic-

Protection Fabrics DR. PATRICK HOOK, Managing Director, Auxetix Ltd. • What are auxetic materials? • The Zetix blast-mitigation & ballistic-protection fabrics • Applications for the Zetix fabrics • The markets for the Zetix technologies

9:30 Thermoplastic Composites with GLASSPOLYPRO™ KENNETH WEISS, Thermoplastic Engineer Fiber Glass Industries • Commingled continuous E glass and poly- propylene fi laments ready to use product with glass content by weight available from 53% to 83% • Offers outstanding mechanical performances of high impact strength and high fl ex modulus and a weight saving up to 40% compared to other materials like steel and aluminum • Excellent stiffness/weight ratio and superior impact properties over traditional fi berglass

10:00 Review on Recent Development of High Performance Fiber and its Application in China

DR. MUHUO YU Vice Director and Professor State Key Laboratory for Modifi cation of Chemical Fiber and Polymer Materials Donghau University

10:30 Refreshment Break

11:00 Thermoplastic Helmet Production TOM CAMPBELL Engineer, Fiberforge

11:30 High-Performance ePTFE Fiber Technology: Innovation Brings New Capabilities, New Applications, New Opportunities NORMAN E. CLOUGH Technology Leader, W.L. Gore and Associates • New ePTFE fi ber, fabric and composite material products • Information on fl ex fatigue improvements, fl ame resistance, dimensional stability, tensile strength, modulus, surface texture, new fi ber forms and structure • New applications utilizing the unique synergy between ePTFE and other high-performance fi bers including the 2007 First Prize DuPont™ Tefl on® Plunkett Award Winner for Innovation – GORE™ OMNIBEND™ Fiber for high-performance ropes

12:00 Informal Roundtable Luncheon Network with fellow delegates and enjoy a three-course meal.

1:30 Novel Fire Barrier Protection SystemsSTAN FARRELL

Project Engineer, Tex Tech Industries

2:00 Applications of HMPP Fiber BRIAN MORIN CEO, Innegrity LLC • Formula 1 racing • Tug ropes • Surf boards, kayaks • Helicopter parts and others

2:30 SCS Silicon Carbide Fibers: From Pilot Plant to Growth Product TOM FOLZ Director, Business Development Specialty Materials Inc. • Technology & business development history • Process & properties overview • Recent applications • Growth demands and price projections

3:00 Facing Emerging Ballistic Threats – Expanding the Use of UHMWPE MARCELO HERSZENHAUT Senior Account Manager – Life Protection Americas DSM Dyneema • Use of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) in light-weight ballistic solutions for emerging threats • Weight reduction in personal protection – “lightening the load” for our troops • Proven performance in vehicle applications

3:30 Conference Summary and Conclusions DANA M. GRANVILLE, Army Research Laboratory (AMSRL) SCOTT NORTHRUP, AGY SCOTT STEPHENSON CompositesWorld Conferences

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Payment, substitution and cancellation policies:Payment is required in advance of the conference and includes conference proceedings, luncheons, refreshment

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Registration fees are fully refundable if cancellations are made in writing by November 2, 2009. After this date a

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High-Performance Fibers 2009Is THE international conference for executives from leading

manufacturers of high-performance fi bers, such as p-aramids

(Kevlar® and Twaron®), and high-performance polyethylenes (HPPE,

Spectra® and Dyneema®), and S2®, end users, such as OEMs, DoD

and other research labs, and composites parts manufacturers. Join

your industry colleagues – technical directors, marketing executives, business development

specialists and other industry experts - in lively discussion on the diverse business

opportunities and technical challenges that lie ahead in high-growth applications such as

body and vehicular armor, high-performance rope and cordage and sporting goods, as well as

in the blast-resistance, fi re resistance, marine, aviation and aerospace markets. Numerous

networking opportunities will be available at a catered reception, roundtable luncheon, and

refreshment breaks.

What attendees said aboutHigh-Performance Fibers 2008“At this conference you get a taste of what the industry is able to provide. Good opportunity to talk to a variety of industry reps face to face.” – Tomoko Sano, ARL

“Everyone in the fi ber market was there.”– Dave Fecko, AGY

“I would recommend this conference for any ballistics initiative.”– Matthew Berning, BAE Systems

Sponsorships & exhibitsHigh-Performance Fibers 2009 offers you a great opportunity to increase your visibility

before a highly targeted and qualifi ed audience of key decision makers. Sponsorships and

exhibit space are still available for several conference functions. We also offer advertising

opportunities in the conference proceedings. For details, please contact:

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