Objective The project will develop a laser cladding technique for the application of hard tungsten carbide coatings to extrusion die for the plastics industry. Currently, tiles or nibs of sintered tungsten carbide are applied with brazing. Particles of the carbide can dislodge, causing damage to the die. Renewal of the coating is also time consuming and costly in terms of downtime. The most significant advantages will be virtually perfect adherence of the Coating to the under layer, and the ability to simply re-apply a new coating over the top once the old coating has worn. The particular challenge in developing the technique arises from the geometry of extrusion dies, as they have a large number of small holes whose I/D ' s must be sufficiently coated without any compromise over process time and cost. SME proposer CTD is a wear materials specialist active in the design and manufacture of extrusion die for the plastics industry. It's partner BMF is an SME engineering company. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryinorganic compoundsnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metalsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsnatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometrynatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics Programme(s) FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme EAW - Exploratory awards Coordinator CARBIDE TOOLS AND DIES SA EU contribution No data Address Avenue Albert Ier 111 4030 GREVEGNEE Belgium See on map Total cost No data Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BMF BROUWER MACHINE FABRIEK BV Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Berfloweg 41 7553 JM HENGELO OV See on map Total cost No data