Project description
Tailored solutions for the manufacturing of nanomaterials
The digitalisation of both the development and manufacturing of functional nanomaterials and printed components is required to accelerating their risk-free development and manufacturing. This requires access to an open innovation test bed. In this context, the EU-funded LEE-BED project has brought together world-leading European research and technology organisations for the test bed. This will help establish the industrial ecosystems, R&D investments and new supply chains to support market entry as well as providing a global competitive advantage, leading to growth and job creation. By unifying the entire value chain from raw materials to embedded electrical components, the project will provide tailored solutions for European entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs and large enterprises, with the main objective of going from concept to prototype within six months.
Objective
LEE-BED brings together world leading European RTOs to establish an Open Innovation Test Bed to de-risk and accelerate the development and manufacturing of nanomaterials and lightweight embedded electronics for the benefit of European industry.
Access to such a Test Bed will help establish the industrial eco-systems, R&D investments and new supply chains to support market entry as well as providing a global competitive advantage, leading to growth and job creation.
For Europe to be more competitive compared to the US and Asia, digitalisation of both the development and manufacturing of functional nanomaterials and printed components needs to be established, as well as addressing cost, productivity and capacity. The digitalisation of the European production industry (industry 4.0) through digital based production technologies, such as ink-jet printing, additive manufacturing, robotically assisted in-mould labelling, laser processing, stereo lithography, etc., requires functional nanomaterials and formulations and is a major bottleneck due to high prices and limited volume production.
LEE-BED will address these challenges by building European infrastructure for rapid development and pilot production of nanomaterial, inks, adhesives and composites as well as digital based pilot production lines. LEE-BED will unify the entire value chain from raw materials to embedded electrical components, providing tailored solutions for European entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs and large enterprises, with the main objective of going from concept to prototype within six months. Unique to LEE-BED will be the development of tailored services, including technical, business, patent mapping, safety and life-cycle analysis modelling. LEE-BED will also provide funding services for LEE-BED access to SMEs and post-project capital. LEE-BED will guide European industry towards sustainable implementation of innovative technologies, making them stronger and more globally competitive.
Fields of science
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managemententrepreneurship
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcomposites
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity
- engineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materials
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringadditive manufacturing
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2630 Taastrup
Denmark
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TS10 4RF Redcar Cleveland
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2595 DA Den Haag
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5612 AE Eindhoven
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501 15 Boras
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46980 Paterna
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80686 Munchen
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75015 PARIS 15
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2612 HL Delft
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28013 Madrid
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
80805 MUNCHEN
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
3460 Birkerod
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
48320 Ajangiz
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Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.
48320 Ajangiz Vizcaya
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46190 Riba Roja Del Turia
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
28033 MADRID
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08017 Barcelona
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.
08034 Barcelona
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6112 Wattens
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