ISPA – NIPA presentation
Belfast, 3 May 2012
• Polymers and plastics processing in France
• ISPA – A Centre of Excellence in Polymers and Plastics Processing
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Engineering School
Apprentice training centre
Research and Development Centre
Corporate Training and Technology Transfer
• Examples of Research Projects
The French Plastics Processing Industry
•4 050 production plants
•151 000 employees
•5 000 job opportunities / year
2nd in Europe after Germany
•31,2 billion € turnover
•6 % of French industry
• 9 600 M€ exports
•13 000 M€ imports
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6th world exporter
3rd world importer
French market consumption shares % / volume
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Packaging
Building
industry
Automobile
Electrics and
Electronics
Autres
France’s 10 main customers
(M €)
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
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D
4
UK
E
B
I
NL
PL
CH
USA
TN
2 Main Geographical Areas
Alençon
• East
Rhône-Alpes / Franche-Comté
– 972 businesses / 32 725 employees
• West
Normandy / Centre / Pays de la Loire / Brittany
– 901 businesses / 44 113 employees
Institut Supérieur de Plasturgie d'Alençon
A strategic centre in Polymers and Plastics
Processing
Opening opportunities for partnerships and cooperation
L’ Institut Supérieur de Plasturgie d’Alençon
Small business incubator
Processing workshops
R&D
Compounding area
Amphithéâtre
R & D Labs
Administrative area
Classrooms
L’ Institut Supérieur de Plasturgie d’Alençon
« Made by businesses for businesses »
A business- oriented school
2 Administrative bodies
French Plastics
Federation
Alençon
Chamber of Commerce
Our Goal :
Bringing added value to Businesses through People, Technology and Innovation.
A Centre of Excellence in Polymers and Plastics Processing
5 main activities in one place
ISPA School
26 staff
Engineering School (Master’s Degree) 800 graduates
Apprentice Training School (CIFAP) 820 apprentices
Since 1993
ISPA Business
Continuing Education Centre
Technology Transfer Centre
Research Centre
31 staff
1 200 K€ p.a.
600 K€ p.a.
600 K € p.a.
Since 2002
Our Premises
Hall
Lecture Theatre
Library
ISPA Engineering School
Polymers and Plastics Processing Graduates from 2000 to 2010
Total
ISPA
MINES
ITECH
INSA
INSA
Alençon
Douai
Lyon
Lyon
Strasbourg
391
264
295
324
160
1434
Number of Apprentices
27%
18%
21%
23%
11%
139
70%
61
30%
200
The recent partnership between the prestigious Ecole des Mines de Douai
and ISPA will be able to satisfy 50% of the needs for specialised engineers
in the Plastics and Composites industry. It will also develop our
reputation and increase awareness on a national and international level.
Increasing awareness of the
ISPA Engineering School
Building partnerships with other Engineering Schools
Ecole des Mines de Douai
Developing International contacts
Partnership with BASF Chemical Company
International exchange programmes for students and apprentices
Engaging with Design and Business Schools
Design & Innovation in Plastics Competition, ISPA 2012
Increasing awareness of the
ISPA Engineering School
2 examples of innovative Engineering school projects
Renault
Industrial platform Demonstrator to achieve 95% recycling
of « end-of-life » vehicles with “Renault Environnement”
Technip
A project involving ISPA students from Year 1 to Year 3
Knowledge transfer and internships
Industrial Process Technology Platform
Research Centre : Materials Laboratory
D.S.C.
TF- IR
Extraction
Impact testing
Tensile Testing
X.R.F
ISPA Research and Development
4 Focus Areas:
Research on surface and interface phenomena,
Chemical, physical, rheological and mechanical research
Development of polymer blends and formulations
Natural fibre/ polymers, metal/polymers, ceramic/polymers
Development of bio-based materials, recycling
Formulation and improvement of the properties of bio-sourced materials
Study of the correlation between material development and final properties
“From a sustainable development
viewpoint”
Research and Development – « Matoria » :
MATériaux d’Origine Renouvelable Innovants pour l’Automobile
Stakeholders
Objective
Industry
• Substitute a significant part of fossil-fuel
based plastics on vehicules by 2015.
• Develop new bio-based plastic materials
corresponding to 6 pre-defined profiles
Academia
• Overall Budget : 7 861 000 €
• Duration : 46 months
• 2008-2012
Plastics Federation stakeholders
Research and Development – « Compo’line »
Objectives
• Development of a wood polymer industry in
Normandy for interior design and furnishings
- Increased design innovation and flexilibility,
reduced processing and manufacturing time
- Development of a new 100% bio-based wood
polymer composite
- Creation of an innovative network associating
the wood and plastics industries.
Overall Budget : 2 833 798 €
• Duration : 36 months
Stakeholders
Research and Development – « Lint »
Objectives
• Development of new materials reinforced with
long flax fibres
- Optimising the growing and harvesting of
technical flax
- Development of linen-fibre-based semi-products
and bio-composites for applications in
aerospace, sport and leisure, construction
industry (structural parts)
- Study of recycling these materials and their
environmental impact
Overall Budget : 9 433 000 €
• Duration : 36 months
Stakeholders
SAS HOLDING
DEPESTELE
Technology Transfer Centre
Development :
Qualification
Material Formulation
Products, Materials
Design
Tooling and Processes
Digital Simulation
3D Prototyping
Technology
Laboratory
Watch
Research
Expertise
and
Expertise,
Networks
Analysis
Documentation
Fund
Sourcing
Corporate Training Programmes
 2300 trainees per year
 2500 industrial mentors trained since 1986
 85 % of our training programs are customised
Introductory
Training
Programmes
Vocational Training
Plastic Materials
and Polymers
NVQs
Job profiles in
Plastic Processing
Professional Training
Qualifications
Core Training
Programs
Press Setting
Process
Optimization
Mold and Piece
Design
Robot systems
Industrial
Environment
Training
Quality
Management
Lean Manufacturing
Other partners and customers
Institut Supérieur de Plasturgie d'Alençon
Your Contacts
Robert Moreau: Director
robertmoreau@ispa.asso.fr
Claire Horner: International Development
clairehorner@ispa.asso.fr
Laurent Cauret: Research and Development
laurentcauret@ispa.asso.fr
François Browne de Kilmaine: Director Alençon Chamber of Commerce
kilmaine@alencon.cci.fr
www.ispa.asso.fr