Objective The process technology for the needling of the fibre webs is characterized by needle design, needle density per working width, stroke frequency, feeding and delivery speed. Fineness, design (amount and location of barbs) and strokes of the needles determine the degree of consolidation of the felt. The performance and quality of the felt heavily depend on the number of fibres which are reoriented at each penetration of the needles without damage and how many penetrations per unit area are made. The aging of needles strongly affect final performance and quality as the barbs wearing causes a much decreased reorientation of the fibres. This issue becomes even more important when processed reclaimed fibres or recycled material are used for different products in the automotive or other industries. The stress of the needles is then highly increased by the inhomogeneity of the delivered fibre web of recycled material. Impurities and thickenings lead immediately to massive needle breaks and the production must be stopped. The innovation idea of this project is to investigate simple measurable variables in connection with the needle performance. These measurable variables together with the application of the mathematical model will quantify the occurring of needle aging and needle breakage, in order to be able to predict and prevent needle breakage. A High-Speed Multi-Sensor approach will be taken into consideration for developing an automatic on-line control system for needle punching machine, able to control in real time the performances of the needles, and to monitor and predict their aging of the needles Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringtextilesengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsmedical and health sciencesbasic medicineneurologystroke Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Call for proposal FP6-2003-SME-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator CIM-MES PROJEKT SP. Z O.O. Address Grzybowska, 87 Warszawa Poland See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all D'APPOLONIA SPA Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via san nazaro 19 Genova See on map Links Website Opens in new window DIDDI & GORI S.P.A. Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via f. petrarca 48 Calenzano (fi) See on map Links Website Opens in new window GEO TEXTIL WESTSACHSEN GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Zeitzerstrasse 47 Crimmitschau See on map Links Website Opens in new window KONUS-KONEX D.O.O. Slovenia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Mestni trg 18 Slovenske konjice See on map Links Website Opens in new window SACHSISCHES TEXTILFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT E.V. Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Annabergerstrasse 240 Chemnitz See on map Links Website Opens in new window SKA POLSKA SP. ZOO Poland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Plac litewski 2 Lublin See on map Links Website Opens in new window SPERITEX S.P.A. Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via masserano 22 Brusnengo (bi) See on map Links Website Opens in new window TECHNOPLANTS S.R.L. Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via carbonaia 25 Prato See on map Links Website Opens in new window
