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When the law bans materials: how do you find alternatives and solutions?

On September 19, from 4 to 6 p.m., in theEPFL Innovation park (Bât. E, first floor), the next Alliance Brainstormings will take place. These workshops will enable peers and academic institutions to reflect on innovative themes.

For health or environmental reasons, a number of materials are gradually being banned by law. However, these bans do not always take all uses into account, and the industry has to find alternatives that are often dependent on advances in science and new technologies. These are often global challenges, to which each company must respond individually.

This is the situation AISA Automation SA is faced with as a result of the PFAS ban. The company, which specializes in machinery and the production of laminated plastic tubes, now has to get rid of a Teflon component in its equipment and find a solution to ensure the continuity and quality of its production.

The Brainstorming session will be followed by two presentations, from the company BComp and prof. Véronique Michaud from LPAC-EPFL (Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites), who will open the floor to academic research into alternatives and an innovative company's solution to forbidden materials.

The event will conclude with a networking aperitif.

Program

3:45 pm Welcome

16:00 Brainstorming | When the law prohibits materials: how to find alternatives and solutions? Issues raised by AISA Automation SA

5:00 p.m. Break

5:10 p.m. Conferences

5:50 p.m. Networking aperitif