Louise -Anne joined Rhodia in 2006, and worked 8 years as a researcher in the Polymer and Advanced Materials Lab (LPMA), a joint lab between Rhodia and the French Centre de Recherche National Scientifique (CNRS). Then in 2015, she integrated Engineering Plastics Business Unit of Solvay. She oversaw the development of new products for Automotive market and is identified as an expert scientist in the field of Thermal management (Heat & Coolant resistance) and Fuel barrier properties of Polyamide. In the new DOMO organization, Louise-Anne took the lead of the R&D Automotive team, and she is today in charge of the Innovation projects portfolio for Automotive market.
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With DOMO solutions, customers can benefit from a complete portfolio for cooling applications, starting with our well-established PA66-based solution with improved coolant resistance. In addition, we have a new, sustainable variant produced with recycled content, as well as PA6.10 or PA66/6.10-based solutions for outstanding performance, plus a new PA6 solution developed specifically for e-vehicles that has been successfully tested after coolant ageing for 12 000h at 80°C.
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With DOMO solutions, customers can benefit from a complete portfolio for cooling applications, starting with our well-established PA66-based solution with improved coolant resistance. In addition, we have a new, sustainable variant produced with recycled content, as well as PA6.10 or PA66/6.10-based solutions for outstanding performance, plus a new PA6 solution developed specifically for e-vehicles that has been successfully tested after coolant ageing for 12 000h at 80°C.
Graduated from INSA of Rouen Engineering school in 2001, with a Masters in Energy & Propulsion, Alexandre obtained his PhD in 2004 from INP Grenoble for his work on "Large Eddy Simulation of turbulent flows with heat transfer". He started working in 2004 for the Nuclear Propulsion defense industry as a codes and methods engineer in system thermal hydraulics simulation. After that he worked as simulation and modeling expert, process simulation engineer and finally managing a multidisciplinary team of simulation, economic assessment, and life-cycle analysis engineers.
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DOMO Engineered Materials presented several aspects of fiber orientation validation with Autodesk Moldflow RSC model parameters optimization for its polyamide glass fiber reinforced materials. On various geometries of interest, DOMO EM shared its latest developments on material characterization improvements and validation on tomography measurements. Impacts on the part performance (warpage, mechanical behavior, failure) of the glass fiber orientation tensor predictions will be illustrated on customers’ cases and advanced in-house measurements.
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DOMO Engineered Materials presented several aspects of fiber orientation validation with Autodesk Moldflow RSC model parameters optimization for its polyamide glass fiber reinforced materials. On various geometries of interest, DOMO EM shared its latest developments on material characterization improvements and validation on tomography measurements. Impacts on the part performance (warpage, mechanical behavior, failure) of the glass fiber orientation tensor predictions will be illustrated on customers’ cases and advanced in-house measurements.
Webinar: Fiber orientation for predictive part performance simulation with DOMO Engineered Materials
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DOMO Engineered Materials presented several aspects of fiber orientation validation with Autodesk Moldflow RSC model parameters optimization for its polyamide glass fiber reinforced materials.
Learn more about our sustainable hydrogen project with Hynamics. The “HyDom” project is a major step toward the decarbonization of industrial sites currently using grey hydrogen. The new hydrogen production plant using the water electrolysis process for the production of low-carbon hydrogen will supply 100% of the energy for the production of hexamethylene diamine, a key component used in the production of plastics at DOMO’s Belle-Étoile site, by 2027.
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Learn more about our sustainable hydrogen project with Hynamics. The “HyDom” project is a major step toward the decarbonization of industrial sites currently using grey hydrogen. The new hydrogen production plant using the water electrolysis process for the production of low-carbon hydrogen will supply 100% of the energy for the production of hexamethylene diamine, a key component used in the production of plastics at DOMO’s Belle-Étoile site, by 2027.
Life-cycle assessment (LCA) analysis is a fundamental process for proving a company’s achievements in sustainability. At DOMO, we have LCA experts in house dedicated to the analysis of our own products and supporting our clients in determining the LCA of their products so that they can improve the sustainability of their own operations and supply chain.
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Life-cycle assessment (LCA) analysis is a fundamental process for proving a company’s achievements in sustainability. At DOMO, we have LCA experts in house dedicated to the analysis of our own products and supporting our clients in determining the LCA of their products so that they can improve the sustainability of their own operations and supply chain.
Professional power tools and tools and accessories for home and garden are two segments of a market that has grown by double digits in the last few years. Product choice has exploded to cover the different performance demands and requirements from both end-consumers and professional needs. At K, DOMO presented a full set of products addressing this specific market aiming at increasing performance while meeting the demand for greater sustainability and new technologies linked to battery power systems.
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Professional power tools and tools and accessories for home and garden are two segments of a market that has grown by double digits in the last few years. Product choice has exploded to cover the different performance demands and requirements from both end-consumers and professional needs. At K, DOMO presented a full set of products addressing this specific market aiming at increasing performance while meeting the demand for greater sustainability and new technologies linked to battery power systems.
Florence holds an engineering degree complemented with a master's degree in marketing. She has nearly 20 years of experience in the plastic industry, with responsibilities in technical support, product management and marketing, focusing on building innovative and sustainable solutions for high demanding market environment.
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Discover a multipurpose newcomer to our TECHNYL® C family, especially targeting the E&E segment. TECHNYL® C 102 NC DF is PA6-based, unfilled solution that provides optimal processability, thanks to an optimized PA6 technology, and is aligned with market standard requirements especially for the production of electric plugs, sockets, switches, and connectors.
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Discover a multipurpose newcomer to our TECHNYL® C family, especially targeting the E&E segment. TECHNYL® C 102 NC DF is PA6-based, unfilled solution that provides optimal processability, thanks to an optimized PA6 technology, and is aligned with market standard requirements especially for the production of electric plugs, sockets, switches, and connectors.
Modern polyamide-based composites represent a major breakthrough in lightweight for a variety of applications, including automotive and new mobility, as well as sports and leisure. Thanks to their outstanding mechanical properties, such as specific strength and stiffness, fiber-reinforced composites based on glass and carbon fiber have replaced metal in various applications.
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Modern polyamide-based composites represent a major breakthrough in lightweight for a variety of applications, including automotive and new mobility, as well as sports and leisure. Thanks to their outstanding mechanical properties, such as specific strength and stiffness, fiber-reinforced composites based on glass and carbon fiber have replaced metal in various applications.
In our joint presentation with Markus Brzeski, managing director at A+ Composites, we presented the combined development of high quality unidirectional (UD) tapes, where polyamide is the material of choice for higher temperature resistance, improved bonding characteristics and very good recyclability. As DOMO’s latest addition in our high-performance brand family, DOMO’s TECHNYL® Lite represents the next step in our lightweight solutions portfolio.
Our MMI services harness an extensive database of key property measurements powered by an advanced material modeling system for realistic simulation and prediction of injection-molded parts performance. Find out more about how you can make the most of MMI services!
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LINKING MATERIALS AND INNOVATION
>150
injection material cards
One of industry's largest databases
>15
Years of experience
Profound knowledge backed by data
>42,000
Mechanical analysis files
for almost 80 TECHNYL® grades
>20
experts
A dedicated DOMO team
Because data quality is essential, DOMO has been continuously growing its proprietary databases for injection molding simulation and integrated mechanical simulation material datafor more than 15 years. This helps engineers to develop parts faster and more reliably.
Key advantages of DOMO's advanced database services
DOMO’s MMI harnesses an extensive database of key property measurements and is powered by Digimat, an advanced material modeling system developed and supported by Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. This system offers a wide range of calculations to simulate in-use conditions realistically and predict the performance of injection-molded parts.
What we provide:
Unique material data on optimized fiber orientation parameters in the Moldflow and Moldex3D public databases with more than 150 injection material cards
A robust mechanical data meta-modeling approach backed by more than 15 years of scientific experience and collaboration
A generalized local failure criterion considering the characteristics of the glass-fiber reinforced material
The largest range of available conditions for reinforced PA material definitions on the market, including for every temperature and humidity condition
Most advanced material laws on PA6 and PA66 compounds such as for creep or coolant aging
Leading provider of vibration (NVH), fatigue and thermal dependency Digimat material files
Predictive simulation with no safety coefficients to consider or over-designing of parts, saving time and money in development costs
Proof of concept through our demonstrator parts
Injection data and mechanical material models
With MMI technology, part designers can benefit from advanced mechanical characterizations taking into account the local fiber orientation effect on stiffness and micro-structure failure mechanisms. Please note: as only one strong glass-fiber orientation fully aligned with tensile direction is assessed here, the characterized material appears stiffer than in actual parts.
Material models and measurements
Glass-fiber orientation-based measurements
In the classical approach to generate material data for mechanical simulations, a standard injection molded tensile bar is used. However, this has its limits when it comes to quantifying the anisotropic behavior of glass-fiber reinforced polymers. As only one strong glass-fiber orientation fully aligned with tensile direction is assessed here, the characterized material appears stiffer than in actual parts.
DOMO’s material models for mechanical simulation
Matching material models and mechanical load case is essential for reliable results and to optimize computation time. Thus, the material models for our TECHNYL grades correspond to a variety of load cases. When prediction of local failure is needed, a pseudo-grain-based failure criteria (FPGF) allows detailed insight into the loading of the material and the likelihood of exceeding the glass-fiber orientation-dependent material limits.
Data for rheological and thermal material models for injection molding simulation
The basis of any injection molding simulation is reliable data. To make sure this high-quality data is available, we take advantage of our in-house physical characterization laboratories, and we collaborate with external partners to characterize our TECHNYL® polyamide materials.
Video: Materials cards for TECHNYL® 4EARTH® recycled solutions
DOMO has created no less than 700 models for its TECHNYL® 4EARTH® A4E 218 grades in Digimat, so that engineers can evaluate the performance of parts by embedding a material model within their standard Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools. TECHNYL® 4EARTH® A4E 218 grades are heat-stabilized 100% recycled PA66, reinforced respectively with 30%, 35% and 50% glass fibre. This vast range of models enables customers to perform integrative simulations covering an exhaustive array of environmental conditions and load cases. Additionally, lifecycle analysis (LCA) of the product is also available.
Alexandre Chatelain, Simulation Models Database Manager at DOMO, provides more insights:
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MMI helps manufacturers understand the real behavior of materials before moving forward with physical production phases. Contact us now for more information.
Design optimization
Our MMI simulation support platform will help you to harness the full potential of TECHNYL® materials in the design and engineering process. Find out more about how our MMI integrated simulation concept can support your design optimization!
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LINKING MATERIAL AND INNOVATION
>150
injection material cards
One of industry's largest databases
>15
Years of experience
Profound knowledge backed by data
>42,000
Mechanical analysis files
for almost 80 TECHNYL® grades
>20
experts
A dedicated DOMO team
Design optimization
DOMO offers the combination of engineering experience and numerical topological optimization to identify the ideal shape of a part under given loads. Metal replacement and light-weighting are typical use-cases. The software-based topological optimization helps to create fresh ideas for ideal part design and offers a high degree of automatization. All relevant design restrictions can be considered:
In accordance with customer specifications
Available design space
Fixation of the part
Areas with load applied
Respecting the manufacturing principles for the part
Mold opening directions
Wall thickness distribution
Weight and cost savings
Function integration
Reduce complexity of assembly
Optimization of material use
With MMI technology, part designers can benefit from advanced mechanical characterizations taking into account the local fiber orientation effect on stiffness and micro-structure failure mechanisms
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Request related Digimat material cards for your application
Request simulation support from our CAE experts
Support in all major languages with local experts in our French, German and Italian teams
Molding simulation
Injection molding simulation can help you determine the best parameters for each step of the molding process. Learn more!
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LINKING MATERIAL AND INNOVATION
>150
injection material cards
The industry's largest database
>15
Years of experience
Profound knowledge backed by data
>42,000
Analysis files
for almost 80 TECHNYL grades
>20
experts
A dedicated DOMO team
Molding simulation
Based on reliable material measurements, this process can be simulated, evaluated and visualized by DOMO’s simulation team for a full understanding of effects commonly unobservable in a molding tool. A variety of questions can be answered including best gating positions, general filling parameters, best machine settings to reach the shortest possible cycle time, low warpage parts and optimal fiber orientation for mechanical performance. For each step of the molding process, detailed results can be generated:
Filling and packing
Determine correct gate location and runner layout
Verify resulting pressure/clamp force in combination with injection molding machine limits
Compare different material grades
Determine correct process parameters
Cooling
Check cooling layout and validate parameters efficiency
Optimize cycle time
Shrinkage and warpage
Verify mold design impact on part shrinkage/warpage
Verify tolerances respect and part functionality
Assess influence of different gating positions
As for all simulations, data quality is key. Thus, all relevant TECHNYL grades are included in the material databases of the commercially available injection molding software solutions.
Filling simulation of an e-motor mount in PA-GF
Contact us
Request related Digimat material cards for your application
Request simulation support from our CAE experts
Support in all major languages with local experts in our French, German and Italian teams