Tom joined the SLC-Lab team in 2012. He takes care of the fabrication moulds, prototypes and demonstrators, test campaigns and the mainenance of the equipment. His particular interests are in resin transfer moulding (RTM) and vacuum infusion of thermoset composites, as well as the thermoforming of thermoplastic composits.
Tom was received his education in polymer technologies at the Technisch Instituur Sint-Josef in Geel, after which he took additional courses in injection moulding. Before joining Sirris, he worked as a process technician and process engineer, among others.
Tom Martens
Technician Composites Application Lab