Certificate European Adhesive Bonder (EAB)
In the week of September 6-10, Sofie Verstraete obtained the European Adhesive Bonder (EAB) diploma within the project partner KU Leuven campus Bruges.
In the week of September 6-10, 2021, Sofie Verstraete followed the European Adhesive Bonder (EAB) course at the Adhesive Bonding Center in Lelystad (NL) within the project partner KU Leuven campus Bruges. This was achieved in the context of the mechanical characterization and optimization of the bonding process for short natural fibre-filled thermoplastic composites. The EAB diploma was obtained at the Netherlands Institute for Welding (NIL).

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