Improvement of industrial production integrating macro-, micro- and nanotechnologies for more flexible and efficient manufacturing

Project Information

IPMMAN

Grant agreement ID: 33205

Start date 1 February 2006

End date 31 January 2009

Funded under

• Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 966 155,00

EU contribution € 849 998,00

Coordinated by

PROFACTOR GMBH
Austria

Objective

IPMMAN will merge macro-, micro- and nano-technologies to foster industrial innovation, and will strengthen links between the European Manufacturing Industry and research initiatives (regional and Commission RTD Projects, EUREKA, etc.), leading to improv e competitiveness and sustainability of the European Manufacturing Sector. IPMMAN fosters major innovation in the manufacturing industry through a more generalized introduction of micro- and nanotechnology (integrated micro-systems based quality control and process monitoring systems, nanostructured materials and nanocoatings for products with enhanced material properties, etc.), and concepts as customisation, communicating machines, advanced non-contact quality control, intelligent process control, standards, etc., for the micro- and nano-manufacturing industry.

The effective and optimal combination of macro, micro and nano-scale production technologies is hindered by an inefficient adaptation of technology, but primarily because of lack of integration and fragmentation of knowledge, which will be overcome by dialogue within IPMMAN's Workshops. Databases of research results will be made available for the manufacturing industry, as well as databases of best practices in research and in implementation, assisting companies in adopting new business- and organisational models. IPPMMAN will blur the frontiers between macro-, micro- and nano-production technologies and optimise synergies among, providing new engineering concepts for manufacturing and increasing flexibility, cost efficiency, user-friendliness and quality. An Advisory Board with well-established personalities of Europe's Industry will ensure direct applicability of the results in the Manufacturing sector.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › databases
• natural sciences › physical sciences › quantum physics
• natural sciences › physical sciences › electromagnetism and electronics › microelectronics
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials
• humanities › philosophy, ethics and religion › philosophy

Programme(s)

• FP6-NMP - Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• NMP-2004-3.4.3.1-5 - Coordination of European Manufacturing Research Activities

Call for proposal

FP6-2004-NMP-TI-4
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Funding Scheme

CA - Coordination action

Coordinator

PROFACTOR GMBH

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Im Stadtgut A2 ; STEYR-GLEINK ; Austria
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Participants (14)

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Weberstrasse 5 ; KARLSRUHE
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MAGYAR TUDOMANYOS AKADEMIA SZAMITASTECHNIKAI ES AUTOMATIZALASI KUTATO INTEZET (COMPUTER AND AUTOMATION INSTITUTE)

Hungary

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kende street 13-17 ; BUDAPEST
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CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 ; ROMA
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CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 30-36 Newport Road ; CARDIFF
• Total cost: No data

ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: ARISTOTELES UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI ; THESSALONIKI
• Total cost: No data

MATIMOP ISRAELI INDUSTRY CENTER FOR R&D

Israel

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 29 Hamered Street ; TEL AVIV
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LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATE (UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA)

Latvia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Raina Blvd, 19 ; RIGA
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTO DE SOLDADURA E QUALIDADE

Portugal

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Av. Prof. Dr. Cavaco Silva, 33 Taguspark ; OEIRAS
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MICROTECHNOLOGIES

Romania

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Erou Iancu Nicolae 126A ; BUCHAREST
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THE INSTITUTE FOR PROBLEMS IN MECHANICS RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Russia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: prospect Vernadskogo, 101-1 ; MOSCOW
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FUNDACION ROBOTIKER

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Parque Tecnologico, 202 ; ZAMUDIO
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ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH

Austria

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Donau-City-Strasse 1, Techgate ; WIEN
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PROFACTOR RESEARCH AND SOLUTIONS GMBH

Austria

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Forschungszentrum ; SEIBERSDORF
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FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hansastrasse 27C ; MÜNCHEN
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