Dr. Vincent Lutz

Nolax, Collano, Emerell - LAS Holding AG Formulation and Development of New Reactive Adhesive Polymeric Systems // Leading R&D Projects based on 1K & 2K Adhesives - PU, PUR, Epoxy, Silane // Full Characterization and Laboratory Transfer to Pilot Line // Focus on Sustainability, REACH compliancy and Bio-based materials

New emerging thermoset chemistries and industrial processes // Improving Productivity // Product Failure Analysis // Managing R&D Projects // Epoxy filled or unfilled systems for high-voltage products // Full characterization of epoxy systems // Implementation of new chemical systems in production // Working closely with bushings production line and prototyping // Collaboration with global chemical suppliers and internal ABB corporate research // REACH // Benchmarking // Brainstorming and patenting

New Products Development and Advanced Technologies // Managing R&D Projects // Working on additive manufacturing, 3D Printing of metal tools and elastomer products // Working on surface texturation of elastomers, rubbers // Working on new ink deposition technologies // Working on new smart patches, devices on skin for drug deliveries, health monitoring devices // Working on elastomer electrodes for healthcare, gaming and sports // Collaboration with universities, institutes and production, R&D

Working on semi- and structural automotive parts // Managing R&D Projects // New polymer-based composite materials, mainly continuous/short glass fibers, carbon fibers with thermoplastics // Emerging composite part processes and new assembling technologies // Improving interfaces for multi-material hybrid concepts in automotive // Benchmarking // Bringing innovation from internal R&D to car manufacturers in Germany // Collaboration between internal R&D and Universities/Institutes

Working on composite materials and processing of high performance composites // Evaluation of thermoplastic composites vs. thermosetting ones for automotive structural parts and related manufacturing processes: Compression Molding, Injection Molding, Resin-Transfer Molding, UD-Tape Laying, Prepreg Overmolding, Sheet Molding Compound

PhD Student for EU Research Project called IMS&CPS (Innovative Material Synergies & Composite Processing Strategies) // Resin Transfer Molding of structural aeronautical parts // Pure multi-carbon nanotubes fiber // Carbon Fiber // High-performance epoxy filled and unfilled systems with carbon nanotubes and thermoplastics // Fiber-polymer interface and adhesion characterization // Analytical, reactivity and physical characterization of multiscale and multicomponents composite materials

International invitation to tender in composite and glass materials field for automotive industry. Interacting with a worldwide range of suppliers and internally with R&D, quality, and logistic departments at BMW.

R&D Project - Microscopic observation in situ of different damage failure mechanisms in glass fiber/epoxy composites during tensile test. Comparison between experimental data and numerical modeling.

R&D Project - 100% biodegradable sugarcane bagasse fiber/PLA composites. Fiber surface treatment, mechanical characterization and electron microscopy observation of fibers and composites.

R&D Project - Dynamic light scattering of inorganic/organic hybrid materials.

Fiber Reinforced-Polymer Composite, Nano-composite

Materials Science (Physics and Chemistry)