Objetivo Sewage systems are crucial to reduce the risks of water borne diseases and avoid flooding of cities. Cleaning processes are thus highly important to avoid health risks and environmental, economic and societal impacts which can be caused by damaged or blocked sewerage. European sewage networks are operated by over 20,000 municipalities and public entities which spend over €6.5 billion annually to clean and maintain over 2.25 million km of pipes that are constantly deteriorating. Over 10,000 SMEs are employed by network operators to keep the sewerage clean and operable. Recent budget cuts and the implementation of the water framework directive (2000/60 EC) that requires new measures for more efficient use of water resources have put pressure on municipalities and therefore on the service providing SMEs in the cleaning business in order to save water resources and find cheaper ways of maintaining efficient sewage networks. Current systems for sewer cleaning are highly inefficient. During the cleaning process, high amounts of water are used to clean the pipes regardless of the real cleaning demands. Hence, there is a high need to develop a system integrating a reliable inspection tool which efficiently varies the cleaning process according to the real demand. The PIPEGUARD system will consist of an ultrasonic inspection system, which will detect the degree of pollution and damages. The data captured will be used to adjust the cleaning through algorithms. After cleaning, the system will keep a record that will provide a reliable cleaning audit trail. Further, PIPEGUARD will monitor with inertial sensors the system position in real-time in order to obtain reliable position mapping for the creation of network maps. The solution will not only cut costs for cities due to the use of an integrated system which will eliminate various inspection and cleaning steps, it will also save ca. 35% of cleaning costs due to reduced fresh water usage thanks to the on-demand cleaning. Ámbito científico natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution Programa(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Tema(s) SME-2011-1 - Research for SMEs Convocatoria de propuestas FP7-SME-2011 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinador FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Aportación de la UE € 49 306,00 Dirección HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 Munchen Alemania Ver en el mapa Región Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo de actividad Research Organisations Contacto administrativo Walter Krause (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Participantes (6) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo ALSITEL SL España Aportación de la UE € 193 205,00 Dirección CALLE PADRE FELIX FLORES 3 BAJO 19002 GUADALAJASRA Ver en el mapa Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Juan Antonio Atienza Herrera (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos JT-ELEKTRONIK GMBH Alemania Aportación de la UE € 365 810,00 Dirección ROBERT BOSCH STRASSE 26 88131 LINDAU Ver en el mapa Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Sonja Jöckel (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos WIEDEMANN & REICHHARDT MASCHINEN- UND FAHRZEUGBAU GMBH Alemania Aportación de la UE € 210 276,10 Dirección FREIWEG 4 86450 ALTENMUNSTER Ver en el mapa Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Marco Dammer (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos SINAPTEC Francia Aportación de la UE € 328 612,90 Dirección AVENUE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE 7 SYNERGIE PARK 59260 Lezennes Ver en el mapa Región Hauts-de-France Nord-Pas de Calais Nord Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Pascal Tierce (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos INSPIRALIA SOCIEDAD LIMITADA España Aportación de la UE € 14 190,00 Dirección CALLE MANUEL TOVAR 49 28034 Madrid Ver en el mapa Región Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Alfredo Sanchez (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos CETAQUA, CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DEL AGUA, FUNDACION PRIVADA España Aportación de la UE € 13 200,00 Dirección CARRETERA D'ESPLUGUES 75 LOCAL 1-2 08940 CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT BARCELONA Ver en el mapa Región Este Cataluña Barcelona Tipo de actividad Research Organisations Contacto administrativo Catalina Balseiro (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos