SPECIALIZED PARKS ENABLER: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION (T&I) COORDINATION CENTRES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EASTERN PROVINCE NOVEMBER 12 th, 2013 Dammam- KSA
SABIC TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION (T&I) YOUR SUCCESS PARTNER Help local and global investors to grow their downstream business in KSA through providing: State-of-the-art Products to serve current and future application Technology Support and Solution New Application development No. 1
CAPABILITIES TO CREATE DIFFERENTIATION World-Class T&I Infrastructure and know-how 12 Technology & Innovation Centers in KSA, The Netherlands, Spain, USA, South Korea, India and China. 5 Application Centers in KSA, USA, Japan, China and South Korea One Corporate Research & Innovation Center @ KAUST in KSA. More than 1925 professionals in research and development : 600+ PhD holders 10+ pilot plants to serve business and customer needs of product development Practical Innovation More than 150 new products created per year Serving more than 300 technical request per year supporting our affiliates and customers Backed by more than 8,800 global patents, with 860 added in 2012 10+ in house fully developed platform technologies. No. 2
STATE OF ART GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY CENTERS BoZ Geleen USA AC Houston Shanghai Moka Cartagena Jubail Thuwal VDD Riyadh Bangalore 500+ Professionals employed to support the local development needs and build our future talents No. 3
LOCAL CAPABILITY IS OUR PRIORITY SABIC Plastic Application Development Center (SPADC) - Product development - Application development - Customer training - Customer support - Technical marketing STC - Jubail - Metal development - Corrosion - Plant Support - Customer support - Technical marketing CRI Center - KAUST - Green chemistry - Advanced technology - Catalyst research STC - Riyadh - Process development - Product development - Catalyst - Customer support - Plant support No. 4
WE BUILD TALENTS FOR THE FUTURE 1925 Scientists, Engineers & Technicians and More than 600 Ph.D. Holders Technical Ladder Training Higher Education Exchange Program Community of Excellence No. 5
COLLABORATION WITH SAUDI UNIVERSITIES Research Funding under University Grants Establish Teaching/Research Areas of Interest to SABIC Establish and Monitor SABIC Chairs Undergraduate Research Awards Faculty Enrichment Programs SABIC Consultants Visit to the Universities Sponsor Conferences and/or related events Participates in curriculum development and advisory committee Provides summer trainings for students Analytical Support for Graduate Student projects Improve Research infrastructure in the Kingdom Talented Graduates for Employment No. 6
GLOBAL COLLABORATION WITH REPUTABLE R&D No. 7
SABIC T&I: DOWNSTREAM INDUSTRY ENABLER
FULL TECHNOLOGY VALUE CHAIN SERVICES Quality products supported by state of art technology and continuous development / Improvement SABIC Technology and Innovation Continuous Support to ensure competitiveness and sustainable business SABIC Plants Innovative solution, technical support, training, product/process development, trouble shooting Quality, sustainable, reliable Material supply Downstream Industrial Parks No. 9
FROM INNOVATION TO COMPLETE SOLUTION Innovation Customer Solution Material Development Formulation, compounding, characterization.. Molecular design, piloting.. New technology, catalyst... Characterization & Analytical Support Physical and mechanical testing Chemical Analysis Material characterization Product Design Support Computer Aided Engineering Computer Aided Design Process Simulation Application Development Support Teardowns, material replacement Design Concepts Prototyping Painting, Coating, Process Development Support Injection Molding Blow Molding Extrusion Blow film No. 10
Impact MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT Supporting Capabilities Pilot plants Lab Reactors Catalyst Development Compounding Facilities Composites Materials Process Simulation Part Molding/Extrusion Color Technology Development of tape grade Polypropylene (PP506P) for carpet backing production Properties Polymer Type : PP Homopolymer MFI : 4.8g/10min Tailored molecular design Applications Example Low denier raffia fabrics High speed conversion lines Light weight raffia bags Applications requiring low shrinkage tapes Property Productivity Market Revenue No. 11
CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE STRUCTURE: INNOVATIVE SOLUTION Replacing the metal hybrid structure with carbon fiber based thermoplastic composite dramatically enhance the impact resistance. No. 12
Impact APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT Supporting Capabilities Tear Down Labs Example Replacing Glass With PCA Part design Assembly design Tooling design Process design Proto typing Part performance Property Productivity Market Revenue No. 13
Impact PRODUCT DESIGN SUPPORT (COMPLETE SOLUTION) Supporting Capabilities Industrial Design & Styling Example Railway Grab Handle (Metal Replacement) Teardowns CAD (Computer aided design) Original part made of metal Concept CAD Innovative design Prototype Engineering Design Predictive Engineering Processing Simulation Structural Analysis Impact Analysis Thermal Analysis Process Optimization to ensure getting good parts Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Optimum process design for gas assist molding (GAIM) Final Molded Part Actual Application Calcuta Metro Property Productivity Market Revenue No. 14
Impact PROCESS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT Supporting Capabilities Single/Twin Extruders Injection Molding Compression Molding Example Process Development Laptop PC Base Conduct Root Cause Analysis of defects New process conditions developed Optimization at customer machines Blown Film Blow Molding Sheet Extrusion Composite Processing Before After Property Productivity Market Revenue No. 15
CHARACTERIZATION AND ANALYTICAL SUPPORT Supporting Capabilities Mechanical Properties Example Characterization and Analytical Support Electrical Properties Analytical Route Method Thermal Properties Weathering POLYMER CHARACTERIZAT ION Chemical Resistance & Weatherability Rheological Properties Chemical Resistance Chemical Analysis REGULATORY AND SAFETY CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZAT ION Leachability Studies Metal Impurity Characterization LED Microscopy Surface Analysis MICROSCOPY & MICROANALYSIS Multi-layer Packaging Analysis No. 16
TYPICAL SUPPORT AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT AREAS Develop material appropriate for specific application or environment Chemical and physical analysis for part/material performance Assess material certification Training on advanced technology and process Replace metal or competitor material Solve field failures for customer Select appropriate material for an application Optimize design to meet targets Optimum Processing solution Prediction of potential molding issues & suitable part/mold design solutions No. 17
WE COVER WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATION TO SERVE YOUR BUSINESS No. 18
T&I COORDINATION CENTRES TO SERVE YOUR BUSINESS
HOW WE MAY HELP YOU T&I Coordination Center SABIC T&I coordination office will be your window to access our global T&I capabilities to enable you to sustain your competitiveness and grow your business No. 20
T&I Coordination Center HOW IT MAY WORK? RUBBER PRODUCTS Flame Retardant SPADC - Riyadh Formulation and Compounding development Weather Resistance Application Requirement STC- Bangalore - India UL certification and Weatherability test Colored Product Selkirk Color Center - USA Color Formulation Center Application Requirement Cracking Bergen Op Zoom - EU Characterization Root cause Analysis Trouble Shooting Separation SPADC -Riaydh Formulation Design and part processing No. 21
HOW IT MAY WORK? POLYMER APPLICATION New Part/Application i.e. Centre Bezel Lid - Automotive T&I Coordination Center Simulation Center Bangalore Injection Molding SPADC Center bezel lid Reflector Housing Predicting performance, optimizing designs and validating product behavior before manufacturing No. 22
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