Dr Rozant gained extensive experience at DuPont exploring the potential uses of Nomex and Kevlar aerospace honeycombs, for which he secured a DuPont Sustainable Growth Excellence Award.
This appointment brings Dr Rozant full circle as his PhD investigated how direct complex shape thermoforming of PEI flat based sandwich preforms using selected textiles reinforcements could be applied in aircraft interiors.
This enabled the production of aircraft secondary double-curved wall panels in less than a minute which reduced cost per part by 75%, for which this was nominated for an EPFL materials award.
Dr Jochen Pflug, CEO of EconCore said: “Olivier’s experience in DuPont working with Nomex and Kevlar is the perfect fit for our high-performance thermoplastic honeycomb development. His skills and experience will take us to the commercial introduction of our technology in aerospace markets.
“I have known him for many years and always been impressed with his technical knowledge and skill, but also how he gets the best out of the teams he is working in. He is a huge addition to our team.”
“I have never been the type of scientist who was happy to work isolated in a lab. My best work has come about from combining small team capabilities, finding synergies with partners and spending time with those who are using the various applications – our customers.
“EconCore is enabling me to use these skills to move towards more sustainable solutions in honeycomb technology, bringing in disruptive solutions which will help to make air and ground travel more environmentally friendly, reduce waste and shape the future potential of honeycomb cores in sandwich structures.”
