VMAP in R&D Projects
Project Pioneer - Open platform for optimising production systems
European manufacturing enterprises are facing several challenges in a turbulent globalized market dealing with unprecedented and abrupt changes in market demands, an ever-increasing number of product variants and smaller lot sizes, intensifying the worldwide competition and causing a continuous pressure on production costs. This results in large-scale fluctuations of demand, increasing product variants with specific configurations, random dispatching of orders, short delivery lead times of products and shortened product life cycles. Traditional approaches, which consist mostly of rigid, hierarchical manufacturing architectures, have been unable to deal successfully with these upcoming challenges, because the production management become ineffective in a small series manufacturing approach. Read more here...
Integrated design process for flexible electronics using VMAP
The EU project HyPerStripes aims to develop long, flexible, and stretchable electronic stripes that can be used to create smart cables, medical implants and transparent displays on many different substrates. To meet the requirements, technologies like roll-to-roll manufacturing and chip embedding are used to facilitate a stable and cost-efficient production and small dimensions. Read more here...
Standards in Welding related activities from EWF
RESTORE revolutionizes remanufacturing for a Circular Economy, pioneering sustainable processes, materials, and digital tools. Addressing implementation challenges, it innovates cladding technologies, introducing a hybrid process for enhanced deposition rates. The project develops recycled content wire feedstock and a unique feeding system, promoting zero-waste practices. A decision support framework guides remanufacturing decisions, while the RESTORE platform digitizes operations, offering process automation, optimization tools, and blockchain-enabled product traceability. This comprehensive approach transforms industries by fostering resource efficiency, waste reduction, and a circular economy, empowering stakeholders for a sustainable future. Read more here...
Use of VMAP in Projects Alabama & Base
The ALABAMA project aims to develop and mature adaptive laser technologies for AM. The objective is to lower decrease the porosity and to tailor the microstructure of the deposited material by shaping the laser beam, both temporally and spatially, during the AM process. The key innovations in the project are to develop multiscale physics-based models to enable optimization of the AM process. These process parameters will be tested and matured for multi-beam control, laser beam shaping optics and high-speed scanning. To ensure the quality of the process, advanced online process monitoring, and closed loop control will be performed using multi spectral imaging and thermography to control the melt pool behavior coupled with wire-current and high-speed imaging to control the process. Read more here...
Integration platforms for Digital Product Passports
The presentation is focused on the concept of Digital Product Passport (DPP) and its role in promoting sustainable practices in a circular economy. It begins by highlighting the current state of resource consumption and its implications, emphasizing the need for a shift towards sustainable practices. The DPP is introduced as a framework or tool designed to track a product's entire lifecycle, aiding the transition to a circular economy. The presentation covers why the DPP is essential, its legal backing, and the expected timeline for its implementation across various industries. It also discusses the implications of DPP at a global level, especially considering EU regulations. The presentation then explains how businesses can prepare for DPP integration, emphasizing collaboration, data security, and adaptable reporting. Read more here...