COPV World 2025 | COPV World 2025

Talks

30

September 2025
Tuesday (timezone: Europe/Brussels)

Set-up & Registration

Words of Welcome

Axel Seifert from Sharp Composites

Historical Overview of Type IV Tank Technology for Automotive H2 Storage

Stephane Villalonga from CEA

Same Shell, Rising Pressures: The Case for Rethinking Large Type 4 Tanks in H2 Applications

Pavel Novak from Argo-Anleg Tank Systems

COPV Testing : why leak testing system in accumulation chamber is a valid option for production

Matteo Scarpati from Aumatech

Advantages of Direct Heat Molding in Aerospace Type 4 COPVs

Jake Walker from HyPerComp Engineering

Measuring Damage Propagation in COPVs

Eli Voet from Com & Sens

Lunch

Stress Analysis of Type IV Composite Hydrogen Tanks: what do you get in one second or one hour?

Wim Van Paepegem from UGent

Accurate Winding Simulation for Vessels: creation of optimized designs – in simulation and production

Nils Meyer from MeFeX

Multi-Disciplinary Optimization of Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels (COPVs)

Amine Abichou from S Vertical

ComposicaD

Antoine Perrotin & Alexis Dubois from OPmobility & Aragna Tech

ComposicaD and beyond

Hugues Massé from OPmobility

Coffee Break

COPV Dome Reinforcements: Practical Path from Design to Implementation

Florian Lenz from Cevotec

Reducing COPV cost by design

Jan-Philipp Fuhr from Cikoni

A Unified Filament Winding/AFP Solution: Seamless Integration and Benefits

Sören Blomaard from Taniq

Processing of Tailored Patches for Reinforcing of Next-Gen Hydrogen Vessels

Luisa Kirsch from THA - Augsburg

Wrap-up Day 1

MORLEY'S BAR - MARITIM HOTEL

Networking Reception & Walking Dinner

MORLEY'S BAR - MARITIM HOTEL
01

October 2025
Wednesday (timezone: Europe/Brussels)

Welcome Coffee

Welcome to Day 2

Axel Seifert from Sharp Composites

Stiffness Driven Design Optimization of COPVs

Geert Nouwen from Sharp Composites

Development and Production of COPVs: A Comparative Analysis

Philippe Willems from Sharp Composites

Combining Filament Winding and Fiber Placement

Chiemi Avilla from Carbon Axis

Manufacturing Parameters and their Effect on the Structural Performance of Composite Pressure Vessels

Kumar Jois from ITA - RWTH Aachen University

Coffee Break

Impregnation under Pressure - Levers and Compromises in Fibre Impregnation Methods

Lars Linnemann from Origami Group

A "new" entry in Robotic Filament Winding

Emmanuel Flouvat from LMT RbtIQ

Regulations on Road and Off Road Hydrogen Pressure Components & Systems

Leendert van der Marel from Kiwa

Measuring the Effect of Winding Parameters on Fatigue Life of COPVs through Embedded FBG Sensors

Helena Rocha from PIEP

Lunch

Opportunities and Innovations in Thermoplastic CPV Manufacturing Using Laser Assisted TP

Philip Mueller from AVANCO Composites

Thermoplastics Solutions for Pressure Vessel

Olivier Merle from Arkema

SMART® Rotomoulding Technology for COPV

Matteo Cortesi from Persico

Advancement in High Efficiency Conformable Thermoplastic Composite Pressure Tanks

Gilles Rocher & Carsten Schütt from NGT & Evonik

Coffee Break

ROBOMOULD: pioneering processing of advanced thermoplastics for polymers liners

Johan Potargent from AMS

CYPRESS - Ideas for Circular Production

Annette Kolkmann from ITA Technology Transfer

Oplysis-eco : Evaluating Sustainability and CO2 Footprint of COPVs

Markus Breiing from Conbility

Wrap-up & Raffle