sept. 6, 2018
11.50 am to 12.35 pm
KIM
Sungmin
Sungmin KIM
LG Hausys
Manager
After a bachelor of Science, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the Seoul National University (2006), Sungmin Kim joined the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and was graduated both with a Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering (2009) and with an Engineer’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (2011). During these four years at the MIT, she presented two thesis, one related to Mechanical Properties of Cork Composites in a Sandwich Panel for Wind Turbine Blade Material and one related to Cork-based Plastic Composite Material.
She joined LG Hausys R&D Center in 2011 as a Composite Manufacturing Process Engineer, in charge of Reinforce Plastic Application Project.
Composites solution for E-mobility
LG Hausys has developed EV battery pack housing cover and carrier with own plastic solutions. Cover with SMC and carrier with NCF glass fiber have achieved 30% and 35% of weight reduction respectively. Validations for both cover and carrier are completed and cover will be in serial production targeting 2020.