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Dr Sona Rusnakova Senior Lecturer in Composite Manufacture and Design

The Advanced Composites Collaboration for Innovation and Science

sona.rusnakova@bristol.ac.uk

EDUCATION

2009 2000-2006

VSB – TU Ostrava, Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Czech Republic Habilitation in Materials Science and Engineering – Assoc. Prof. TnUAD in Trencin, Faculty of Industrial Technologies in Puchov, Slovak republic Ph.D. study in Materials Engineering and Limiting Conditions of Materials– Ph.D.

2000-1996 1998-2000 2014

STU in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering in Trnava, Slovak Republic

• MSc. study in Material Engineering – MSc.

Additional pedagogical study- certificate of pedagogical competence, pedagogical activities on professional subjects: engineering and material technology IGIP – International society for engineering pedagogy International Engineering Educator– Ing.Paed.IGIP

EMPLOYMENT AND WORK EXPERIENCES

9/2009-7/2018 TBU in Zlin, Faculty of Technology, Department of Production Engineering 9/2015-1/2018 4/2006-8/2009 9/2000-3/2006

• Assoc. Prof.

Fiberpreg GmbH, Carl-Zeiss-Strasse 7 | 89231Neu-Ulm, Germany R&D Carbon pre-preg TnUAD in Trencin, Faculty of Industrial Technology in Puchov, Department of Material Engineering, Head of Department of Materials Engineering TnUAD in Trencin, Faculty of Industrial Technology in Puchov, Department of Material Engineering, Assistant professor

PHD THESIS

Fojtl L. Čapka A. Gross, P. Karvanis K. Maňas L. Strážnický P. Šuba O. Tomanec F. The influence of material composition and shape on selected physical properties of sandwich constructions Dependability of composite construction (September 2018) Research of hybrid technology Design and modeling of composites Development and design of composite springs Processing and characterization of natural composites Design and modeling of sandwich structures Composite materials for biomedical applications

PATENTS

304341/2013 04597 /2013 305864/2014 305922/2014 Composite sandwich panel, especially panel for floors of means of conveyance Pressure membrane for vacuum molding of polymer composite parts Bicycle frame Central springing and damping unit of front cycle fork

DESIGN PATENTS

25788/2013 25664/2013 25747/2013 26588/2013 31443/2018 Composite sandwich panel, especially panel for floors of means of conveyance Mold assembly for vacuum molding of polymeric composite parts Pressure membrane for vacuum molding of parts of polymeric composites Large-area ribbed composite panel and/or profile plate A cycling machine for lifetime tests of composite materials

PATENT

• Composite sandwich panel, especially panel for floors of means of

conveyance

• Lightweight flooring system based on composite sandwich with built-in

connections profiles

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT– automotive,

composite wheel

PROCESS DEVELOPMENT– automotive,

composite parabolic spring automatic snow chains

PROCESS IMPROVEMENT – railway

‐ internal panelling of trains ‐ front shell of engine cover

• multifunction locomotion

PROCESS DEVELOPMENT– medicine

Product improvement – Innovation of Ilizarov stabilization device

PROCESS AND NEW MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT

• Hotmelt prepreg line (COATEMA)
• Setup of process parameters
• Production of samples
• Testing of basic material characteristics

• Generally Cost reduction in composite manufacturing
• Weight reduction
• Safety and reliability of composite constructions
• Research of preform manufacturing – preforms for RTM, investigation of preform

with high and modulated permeability

• Continued with research of composite sandwich structures - sandwich

structures with FST properties, adhesion of pre-preg sandwich structures, crush-core process

• Composites in harsh environments, development systems with excellent FST

properties and improving components performance

• Multifunctional composites- fire protection, integrated sensors and in-service damage

detection, cost-effective and reliable production at high rate

• Development of new composite products

Personal research direction

Cost effective manufacturing for multifunctional composites and integrated composite structures within structural configurations The new concept of RTM preform with high and modulated permeability Development of a low FST and high mechanical performance sandwich material for superstructures

EXAMPLES OF PROJECT PROPOSALS for cooperation

Composites Manufacturing in view of "Composite Revolution 4.0."

• Isn’t a “coming trend” or theoretical concept.
• It’s here, it’s real and is already having an impact in factories around the globe.
• Industry 4.0 is trending in the composites industry, but more so in Europe, particularly in

plants that supply the aerospace and automotive industry.

• The wide range and potential combinations of fibers and thermoset and thermoplastic

raw materials; multiple tools and molds; energy‐intensive autoclaves and ovens; and the extensive documentation requirements in some sectors complicate every aspect of design and manufacture. “But that means the composites industry has more to gain from smart manufacturing deployment than many other ‘simpler’ industries.”1

• 1 Brosius, D., Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI, Knoxville, TN, US),

Sensors can measure angles, position, dimensions, temperatures, pressures, impedance, light, electrical resistance — almost any physical state of a material,…

• We can verify immediately the fiber orientations of every ply laid by a machine,
• we can know the exact state of cure within a mold,
• we can know if the process is drifting.

The software in the system makes the appropriate adjustment(s) to the process

• inserting a missing tow before the next ply is laid up,
• changing the mold temperature, the injection rate,
• the catalyst ratio, mold pressure, vacuum level or some other parameter — without

human. Factory of the future – path to make composites the most competitive materials of the next generation.

Composites Manufacturing in view of "Composite Revolution 4.0."

Sona Rusnakova

sona.rusnakova@bristol.ac.uk