Objective
ComMUnion enables productive and cost effective manufacturing of 3D metal/ Carbon Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic (CFRT) multi-material components.
ComMUnion will develop a novel solution combining tape placement of CFRTs with controlled laser-assisted heating in a multi-stage robot solution. High-speed laser texturing and cleaning will overcome the limitations of current joining technology to provide greatest performance joints. ComMUnion will rely on a robot-based approach enabling on-line inspection for layer-to-layer self-adjustment of the process. Moreover, tools for multi-scale modelling, parametric offline programming, quality diagnosis and decision support will be developed under a cognitive approach to ensure interoperability and usability.
ComMUnion will address the following key innovations:
- Texturing and cleaning based on high speed laser scanning for surface condition.
- High-speed spatially resolved control of surface temperature profile.
- Multi-scale metal/CFRP modelling, self-adaptive process control, and quality diagnosis based on multimodal active imaging.
ComMUnion approach will decrease by 30% the consumption of titanium and boron steel, (costly alloys requiring critical materials). Besides, reinforcement of textured metallic surfaces with CFRT tapes will increase mechanical performance of multi-material components over 30% without cost increase.
Manufacturing of two pilot-cases for automotive and aeronautics will demonstrate the scalability of the joining process. It will be possible trough a consortium with a strong involvement of industrial partners (73% of which 55% are SMEs). The outline of the business plan ensures the exploitation of the project results. With a target market of 2.000 companies and a fair estimate of 2% market penetration (5 years after the commercialization start), ComMUnion will result in 40M€/year incomes.
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36410 Porrino
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48340 Bizkaia
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56281 Dorth
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
28006 Madrid
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
28703 San Sebastian De Los Reyes - Madrid
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3830 252 Ilhavo
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
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22335 Hamburg
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80686 Munchen
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265 04 Rio Patras
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3004-531 Coimbra
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91055 Evry
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47151 Boecillo
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115 27 ATHINA
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
52134 Herzogenrath
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
92220 BAGNEUX
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60549 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
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89081 Ulm
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