Objective "A breakthrough concept in the manufacture of plastic micro and mini parts: the SONO“R”US Project will introduce into the market the first moulding machine based on the ultrasounds. Taking profit of previous results achieved by Sonoplast (Collaborative Project from the FP7), SONO“R”US intends to develop an optimized, ready-to-market ultrasonic moulding machine.Following an increasing trend in miniaturization, the project has an impact in economically strategic areas like biomedicine, electronics, optics, precision engineering, etc. In this context, injection moulding has proved to be the most precise, flexible and profitable technology for large-scale replication of thermoplastic parts. However, the solutions available for micromoulding simply adapt the concepts used for bigger parts. That perfectly explains the limitations in terms of dosage, accuracy and repetitiveness.Sonoplast has demonstrated that, up to now, ultrasound injection moulding is the only technology able to face those technical difficulties. The project culminated in a fully functional prototype which allowed validating the new technology and producing high quality parts. Even though, there are still relevant points that must be improved in order to successfully introduce the machine in the market and exploit new market niches.Therefore, the goal of SONO“R”US is to deliver a machine perfectly adaptable to market needs. This equipment must de developed according to new parameters of ultrasounds while complying with technical requirements of micromoulding, like repetitiveness, quality, profitability, etc. Our main challenge is to produce micro and mini parts featuring very complex geometries through a higher of dosage." Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsnatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometrynatural sciencesphysical sciencesacousticsultrasound Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2011-3 - Demonstration action Call for proposal FP7-SME-2011 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator MATEU Y SOLE SA EU contribution € 185 032,00 Address POTOSI 9 08030 Barcelona Spain See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Francisco Javier Portal (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all PROMOLDING BV Netherlands EU contribution € 210 113,00 Address LAAN VAN YPENBURG 108 2497 GC Den Haag See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rik Knoppers (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES SA France EU contribution € 206 645,00 Address CHEMIN DU VIEUX CHENE 59 38240 Meylan See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Isère Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Frank Claeyssen (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ULTRASION S.L. Spain EU contribution € 212 152,00 Address AV. UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA 23 08290 CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Xavier Plantà (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACIO PRIVADA ASCAMM Spain EU contribution € 230 458,00 Address AVENIDA UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA , PARC TECNOLOGIC DEL VALLES 23 08290 CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Mar Folgueral (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data