Start-up of the ATHENS project
The ATHENS project started on 01.04.2019.
ATHENS is an integrated collaboration between the different regions of Flanders, Wallonia and France, in which research is carried out into different joining techniques of biodegradable thermoplastic composites and a demonstration model is drawn up to transfer this information to the industry. The Athens project was officially launched on 01.04.2019 by the project partners KU Leuven, IMT Lille Douai and Materia Nova, with financial support from Interreg.
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SAMPE Europe conference
The SAMPE Europe conference took place in the week of November 14-17, 2022. As a selected candidate during the SAMPE Benelux student seminar earlier this year, the work within the ATHENS project was presented during the student seminar.
Participation in the Adhesion 2022 conference
KU Leuven participated in the Adhesion 2022 conference that took place in the Technology & Innovation center of the University of Strathclyde's in Glasgow (UK).
Poster presentation at the '6ème colloque fibers naturelles et polymeres'
On September 14-15, the '6ème colloque fibers naturelles et polymères' took place at the Center de Congress de l'Aube at Troyes. Here the work within the ATHENS project within KU Leuven in connection with characterizing the bio-fibre filled composites presented by means of a poster presentation.