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Industrial Processes
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| A comprehensive modelling system for High Performance Concrete (HPC) | |
| New concrete mixing technologies, software and prediction models for concrete deterioration mechanisms help in selecting the best concrete mixture for a given project. | |
| A continuous surface mining system for hard rock | |
| New cutting equipment and cuttability indexing represent an alternative to conventional drill-and-blast rock quarrying in open-pit mines. Costs are reduced and quality improved. | |
| A new computer simulator for offset printing | |
| New software allows small print shops to train employees without using real paper and ink and without interrupting the operating time of real machines. | |
| A new real-time X-ray testing system for material inspection of metal parts | |
| A new non-destructive testing system with high-resolution and high-sensitivity real-time imaging allows the detection and repair of very small defects. | |
| A new system for deep sawing of granite | |
| Following analyses of stone and tool properties, partners designed a new tool, including a new diamond conditioning system and an improved coolant supply to the stone interface. | |
| A sample production mini-line for testing new textile processes and materials | |
| A new sample production line allows testing on a more economical and environmentally friendly scale, while avoiding costly starting and stopping of main textile production. | |
| A structured approach to prefabricated building module production | |
| New software, processes and prototypes are advancing fully fitted prefabricated building module construction. Special structural connectors have been patented. | |
| A virtual testing system for the stamping of metal sheets for automotive parts | |
| Using novel numerical simulation techniques, a new system allows optimisation of the entire metal stamping process, from design to production. | |
| Adaptable rubber isolating systems for seismic protection of buildings and other structures | |
| Expert software allows the design and production of tailor-made base isolation systems, including high-damping laminated rubber bearings with increased energy dissipating capacity. | |
| Advanced automated production of more interesting prefabricated building elements | |
| Fuzzy logic and generic algorithms allow the precasting of concrete elements for more varied building designs, meaning exciting buildings with all the advantages of prefabrication. | |
| Advanced ink jet colour printing for the textile industry | |
| A new digital, environmentally-friendly and high-productivity jet printing technology for the textile industry means increased European competitivity against Japan and the US. | |
| Automated household linen production | |
| A new computer-piloted manufacturing method for household linen includes automated cutting, buttonhole fixing and turning, allowing increased flexibility and reduced costs. | |
| Automatic process monitoring and control in the leather industry | |
| A new process uses radio-telemetry and advanced software to monitor and control the leather tanning process, increasing quality while saving time and reducing costs and waste. | |
| Catastrophic vibration and rubbing incidents in turbine engines and generators | |
| Rubbing between blades and casings is not the cause of failure and damage in turbine aircraft engines and generators. Rather, it is the result of instability caused by bearing failure. | |
| Ceramic bearings on a roll | |
| New pump bearings, rollers and raceways made of silicon nitride ceramics are stronger, more corrosion-resistant and tolerate dry running. New finishing techniques are also superior. | |
| Confronting the problem of electrostatic charge in powder processing | |
| Electrostatic charging of powder can lead to a range of industrial problems. New information improves handling efficiency, allowing the location and resolution of electrostatic problems. | |
| Development of a routine to avoid set marks in weaving | |
| An expert system for monitoring and controlling loom operation helps to avoid set marks in woven textiles by setting restart parameters, increasing quality and reducing costs and waste. | |
| Electromagnetic tomography in industrial and academic applications | |
| New electromagnetic tomography can detect and visualise magnetic/inductive properties of materials, building up moving process images in the steel, oil, chemical and other sectors. | |
| Enzymatic retting and carding of fibres improves hemp quality | |
| In this project enzymes replace steeping in the production of hemp, and a carding machine ensures homogeneity of threads for the production of high quality textiles. | |
| Europe takes the lead in industrial processing plant research | |
| European research in process tomography is improving the design and operation of industrial processes with wide potential applications. | |
| Excimer laser technology for microdrilling of plastics and other flexible materials | |
| New schemes for the adaptation of excimer laser processing have produced excellent results with polyvinyl chloride, polythene and polypropylene in a variety of thicknesses. | |
| Extending fluid dynamics methodology to two-phase processes | |
| Operations like spreading are critical in the food and household industry. New software means better precision and control. | |
| Fault-free carpets a boost for European carpet industry | |
| A new video quality control system stops tufting machines when a fault is detected, eliminating post-production inspection and the selling of reduced-price seconds. | |
| Feature-based assembly design | |
| New software for use with CAD/CAM/CAe systems identifies assembly-related design features early in the design phase, reducing rejection rates and overall development costs. | |
| High-performance spinning technologies in carded yarn production | |
| New machines and automated processes are improving productivity and efficiency in yarn production. Recycling has also been made easier. | |
| High-speed, reduced-cost pultrusion | |
| A new pultrusion process, 25 percent faster and 10 percent cheaper, means increased marketability for light-weight, strong and corrosion-resistant fibre-reinforced polymer profiles. | |
| Improved materials and methods for flat panel display production | |
| Improved sputtering in the production of electrochromic devices like television and computer screens means higher quality, lower prices and increased European competitivity. | |
| Improved resistive oxide coatings for electromagnetic insulation | |
| A large refurbished magnetron performs large-scale high-quality lightweight oxide coating for applications such as mobile phone EMI shielding coating with improved target design and process control systems. | |
| Improvement and extension of the use of flotation columns | |
| An improved flotation system using double counter-current and a new bubble generator saves energy and chemicals and produces purer primary and secondary concentrates. | |
| Industrial software for manufacturing moulds for plastic injection | |
| Software packages for the cost calculation, functional layout and detailed design of moulds for plastic injection help to reduce design and manufacturing errors. | |
| Integrated production of steel components of prefabricated building modules | |
| Newly developed hardware and software for an integrated production cell for steel elements in reinforced concrete mean prefabrication is more affordable and environmentally-friendly. | |
| Integrated production quality control system | |
| A new integrated closed-loop quality control system for large-scale production uses customer and maintenance reports to set and then to maintain optimum production parameters. | |
| Integration of new technologies in the design of toys. | |
| A new handbook directed at the European toy industry explains how and when advanced technologies and software can be applied during toy design and prototyping phases. | |
| Keeping your marbles | |
| Dangerous deformation of marble panels on building facades can be avoided by using a new classification system to select only suitable marble with appropriate thermal properties. | |
| Laser-hardened car parts clear the air | |
| Low-cost, extremely hard, wear-resistant carbon layers applied using laser radiation make lighter automobile parts feasible, reducing fuel consumption and pollution. | |
| Laser measurement device offers more choice in made-to-order orthopaedic shoe market | |
| Obtaining foot measurements by laser digitilization reduces costs and delivery time and improves quality of orthopaedic shoes. | |
| Low cost positioning and rotating device | |
| A new handling device allows simultaneous high-precision turning and lifting, with continuous rotation. The market price is 70-75% lower than similar available systems. | |
| Laser-based automation optimises sawmill fields | |
| A new system for recording the true shape and surface defects of logs, new sensing technology, automation and interactive control, all increase sawing accuracy and productivity. | |
| Microwaves put finishing touches to textiles | |
| A new jigger uses microwaves to control system-wide temperature, increasing efficiency while reducing finishing time and energy and chemical consumption. Europe's SMEs will benefit. | |
| New adhesives make LCDs smaller and more versatile | |
| Anisotropic conductive adhesives (ACAs) stick to glass and can replace soldered lead in electronic connections. Europe hopes to challenge Japanese domination in LCD production. | |
| New ceramic coatings for cutting and forming tools | |
| New Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) techniques were developed for depositing ceramic coatings, in particular TiAlN, to be used for cutting and forming tools. | |
| New coatings give tools a super finish | |
| New process means super-finished wire-EDM machine tools can now be coated without mechanical treatment. | |
| New design methodology for advanced machine tools | |
| New design methodology and software have been developed for motion control units like slideways, anti-friction guideways, NC-systems and electrical drives, reducing time and costs. | |
| New hide trimming machine for the leather industry | |
| An automatic geometrisation and cutting system allows calf and cow hides to be completely trimmed before tanning begins, increasing process speed and efficiency and reducing waste. | |
| New optical process for waste recovery in magnesite mining | |
| Mining costs and waste can be lowered and product quality and yield increased using a new optical separation process. | |
| New processes and materials for bleaching, dyeing and drying wool without yellowing | |
| New more efficient processes for wool bleaching and dyeing and a new dryer combining hot air and high-frequency radio waves eliminate yellowing in wool textile production. | |
| New separation processes for minor elements in sulphide ore mining | |
| New integrated separation processes using reactive selection and flow kinetics mean increased production, lower costs and improved environmental performance. | |
| New software for designing tools with structural gradients for milling applications | |
| New computational aids allow design and testing of different combinations of coatings and graded substrates to optimise load carrying and crack resistance in milling tools. | |
| New software for quality control of precast concrete elements | |
| The optimal decision model is the basis for new quality control software for precast concrete elements. Using expert systems, safety and appearance are now improved. | |
| New testing techniques revitalise a once-thriving gold mining region | |
| New analytical and geophysical technologies for detecting poly-metallic ore bodies in southern Spain. | |
| New tomographic software for three-dimensional mining and mineral exploration | |
| New software provides high-resolution visual display of subsurface geological features based on small-scale seismic surveys for mining, civil engineering and nuclear waste storage. | |
| Optimisation of rotary kiln operation in nickel production. | |
| New software uses fuzzy logic to automatically control temperature, fuel consumption, air flow and feed rate in rotary kilns, maximising output and minimising expenses. | |
| Plasma treatments for textiles - new products and environmental protection | |
| Traditional textile finishing involves high water consumption and toxic chemicals. Dry plasma treatment means increased European competitiveness and better products. | |
| Production planning and optimisation software for the printing industry | |
| New software helps print shop SMEs to meet their delivery deadlines, allowing them to plan and manage production and to allocate machinery and resources more efficiently. | |
| Quality control in pantyhose manufacturing | |
| An integrated real time quality control system for pantyhose manufacturing, comprising both hardware and software, detects product defects and operational errors. | |
| Quality enhancement and process optimisation in LLDPE stretch film production | |
| Complete revision of stretch film production for packaging was carried out, focusing on automation and control. | |
| Quick response production planning for the textile-apparel retail pipeline | |
| New process management software and hardware collects and analyses information for textile production and quality control, allowing faster response to customer demands. | |
| Recovery of iron chloride from galvanisation acid waste | |
| A new approach to hot dip galvanisation allows the recovery of market standard iron chloride and zinc from waste acid effluents, meaning environmental benefits and lower costs. | |
| Restoring the competitiveness of the European leather industry | |
| New equipment and procedures for integrated leather tanning and dying are safer, more efficient and better for the environment. | |
| ScheduleZ - a dynamic production scheduling toolbox | |
| A new software tool kit makes production scheduling in the food industry and similar sectors more flexible and efficient. | |
| Tracking thieves with spin-off technology | |
| Global positioning and radio technology can help reduce costs and maximise productivity through monitoring and dispatching of vehicles and simulation of working schemes. | |
| Special simulation software for tool design in the fasteners industries | |
| New simulation software based on non-linear finite element analysis (FEM) automatically transforms drawings and performs critical analysis, reducing costs and increasing value. | |
| Tendering and planning software for the special tooling industry | |
| A new feature-based product structure for process planning and cost estimation is aimed at SMEs in the special tools industry. Product models and databases can be built up and reused. | |
| Testing wire quality in steel coil spring manufacturing. | |
| A new test identifies steel wire quality parameters influencing the fabrication of coil compression springs, allowing the elimination of 40 percent of bad wires prior to utilisation. | |
| Valorisation of lead and zinc smelter slags | |
| New zinc and lead smelting processes result in waste slag with appropriate composition and morphology for use in construction, eliminating disposal costs and landfills. | |
| Welding of advanced materials using high-powered YAG lasers | |
| A fully automated system for continuous wave laser welding of aluminium alloys, including a weld quality monitor, operates in three dimensions at five times faster than the state of the art. | |
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