Objective The SignaStir project will develop an effective in-process quality assurance system for the inspection of friction stir welds (FSW) predominantly used in the manufacture of aluminium rolling stock and marine vessels. The SignaStir system will determine the unique and holistic weld quality ‘signature’. There is currently no capable inspection system available on the market either as a stand-alone unit or integrated with a welding machine to perform this task. Welding is an enabling manufacturing technology for joining materials, which directly affects cost, safety and reliability and therefore has significant economic impact. Production and supply of flawed or defective welds is unacceptable and may result in unsafe products of low structural integrity. To overcome the technical barriers to development of such an inspection system an SME partnership will require the services of research and technology providing organisations to deliver precompetitive research leading to the development of the product. There is a need for a low cost welding method, which can overcome the limitations of conventional fusion welding techniques. FSW has many economic, environmental and safety advantages over conventional welding but is a relatively new development and potential users require added confidence to make the initial capital investment required. The full benefit of the FSW process can only be achieved through application where weld quality is guaranteed to be correct each and every time. When developed the SignaStir system will give European manufacturers added confidence in their welded products and reduce costly off-line inspection of production parts. Scrap and re-work rates will be reduced as quality issues will be detected immediately after welding by the SignaStir system. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrypost-transition metalsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringnaval engineeringsea vessels Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2010-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator TWI LIMITED EU contribution € 65 000,00 Address GRANTA PARK GREAT ABINGTON CB21 6AL Cambridge United Kingdom See on map Region East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Lucy Parker (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all HENRIK NIKOLAJ BLICHER SCHMIDT Participation ended Denmark EU contribution € 198 291,00 Address ERDALSVEJ 1 2600 GLOSTRUP See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Henrik Schmidt (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Inspectahire Instrument Co. Ltd United Kingdom EU contribution € 193 041,00 Address Ferniegair Avenue 1 G84 8HB Helensburgh See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Claire Hamill (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BCT STEUERUNGS UND DV-SYSTEME GMBH Germany EU contribution € 213 200,00 Address Carlo-Schmid-Allee 3 44263 DORTMUND See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Arnsberg Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Claus Bremer (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data RUBITECH BV Netherlands EU contribution € 175 303,00 Address Ruxveenseweg 4 8331 TR Steenwijk See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Michiel Bosman (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SAPA AB Sweden EU contribution € 25 000,00 Address Humlegardsgatan 17 114 85 STOCKHOLM See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jan Strid (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Instytut Spawalnictwa Poland EU contribution € 15 000,00 Address Bl. Czeslawa 16-18 44-100 Gliwice See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Barbara Dobaj-Tumidajewicz (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data RISE KIMAB AB Sweden EU contribution € 40 000,00 Address PO BOX 7047 164 07 KISTA See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Gunilla Olsson (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HBS ENGINEERING APS Denmark EU contribution No data Address ERDALSVEJ 1 2600 GLOSTRUP See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Henrik Schmidt (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data
