Large scale manufacturing technology for high-performance lightweight 3D multifunctional composites

Project Information

3D-LIGHTTRANS

Grant agreement ID: 263223

Project closed

Start date 1 April 2011

End date 31 March 2015

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Total cost € 7 820 784,23

EU contribution € 5 250 000,00

Coordinated by

AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Austria

Objective

The goal of 3D-LightTrans project is to provide groundbreaking, highly flexible and adaptable low-cost technologies for manufacturing of 3D textile reinforced plastic composites (in the following referred to as textile reinforced plastics or TRP), including innovative approaches for the individual processes and its integration in complete manufacturing chains, which will enable to shift them from its current position in cost intensive, small series niche markets, to broadly extended mass product applications, not only in transportation, but also in other key sectors, like health and leisure.
To fulfil this goal, 3D-LightTrans manufacturing chains will based on hybrid yarn incorporating thermoplastic matrix material, processed to deep draped multilayer textiles and multifunctional 3D-textile constructions, which will be fixed to dry pre-forms and finally, processed into composites by thermoforming. By integrating these new, innovative process steps with full automation in -nowadays mostly manually performed- complex handling operations, it will be possible to obtain a fully automated and highly adaptable manufacturing chain. 3D-LightTrans will open the way to a totally new concept for the design, manufacturing and application of composites for low-cost mass products in a wide range of sectors.
The Consortium brings together multidisciplinary research teams involving five industrial stakeholders from machine tools and machine automation (P-D Glasseiden, Van de Wiele, Lindauer Dornier, Coatema) and several OEM active in the field of processing of flexible materials and composite manufacturing, including Federal Mogul, among others, as well as from the application sector (FIAT and Bentley), and extensive expertise from well known research specialists in the area of materials, production research and technical textiles in particular, like AIT, TU-Dresden and University of Ghent.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › materials engineering › composites
• social sciences › sociology › industrial relations › automation
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › textiles

Programme(s)

• FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Topic(s)

• NMP-2010-3.4-1 - Manufacturing systems for 3D-shaped, multilayered products based on flexible materials

Call for proposal

FP7-NMP-2010-LARGE-4
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH

• EU contribution: € 690 420,00
• Address: GIEFINGGASSE 4 ; 1210 Wien ; Austria
• Region: Ostösterreich › Wien › Wien
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Felix Schröpfer (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (18)

COATEMA COATING MACHINERY GMBH

Participation ended

Germany

• EU contribution: € 90 400,00
• Address: ROSELLER STRASSE 4 ; 41539 DORMAGEN
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Regina Reuscher (Ms.)
• Administrative Contact: Andrea Glawe (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

Xedera e.U

Austria

• EU contribution: € 332 000,00
• Address: HALBGASSE 15/2 ; 1070 WIEN
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Ana Almansa (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 403 100,00
• Address: STRADA TORINO 50 ; 10043 Orbassano
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Piemonte › Torino
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Massimo Casali (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

COATEMA COATING MACHINERY GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: ROSELLER STRASSE 4 ; 41539 Dormagen
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Düsseldorf › Rhein-Kreis Neuss
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Andrea Glawe (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

Federal Mogul Systems Protection

France

• EU contribution: € 150 885,00
• Address: Rue Henri Laroche 69 ; 60800 Crépy en Valois
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Frederic Jeuneu (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 685 500,00
• Address: SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 25 ; 9000 Gent
• Region: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen › Arr. Gent
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Nathalie Vandepitte (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

GRADO ZERO ESPACE SRL

Italy

• EU contribution: € 321 300,00
• Address: VIA NOVE 2/A ; 50056 Montelupo Fiorentino
• Region: Centro (IT) › Toscana › Firenze
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Matteo Piccini (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN

Germany

• EU contribution: € 588 924,00
• Address: HELMHOLTZSTRASSE 10 ; 01069 Dresden
• Region: Sachsen › Dresden › Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Sven Kreigenfeld (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION

Spain

• EU contribution: € 311 640,00
• Address: CARRER DE LA INNOVACIO 2 ; 08225 Terrassa
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Ciro Avolio (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Lindauer DORNIER GmbH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rickenbacher Strasse 119 ; 88131 Lindau
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Siegfried Sachs (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

NORTH WEST TEXTILES NETWORK LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 71 081,00
• Address: CHORLEY ROAD - PEEL HOUSE 2 ; BL1 3AA BOLTON
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Stephen Kay (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

P-D GLASSEIDE GMBH OSCHATZ

Germany

• EU contribution: € 281 500,00
• Address: WELLERSWALDER WEG 17 ; 04758 OSCHATZ
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Kristin Mehnert (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

Michel Van de Wiele

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 432 400,00
• Address: Michel Vandewielestraat 7 ; 8510 Marke
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Dominique Maes (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES

France

• EU contribution: € 198 100,00
• Address: CHEMIN DE LA HUNIERE ; 91120 Palaiseau
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Essonne
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Jean-Michel Goulon (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

BENTLEY MOTORS LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 119 700,00
• Address: PYMS LANE ; CW1 3PL CREWE
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Sarah Siefken (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

SVUM AS

Czechia

• EU contribution: € 226 500,00
• Address: TOVARNI 2053 ; 250 88 CELAKOVICE
• Region: Česko › Střední Čechy › Středočeský kraj
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Jiri Krejcik (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

AUTOMATITZACIO DE PROCESSOS I MEDIAMBIENT SL

Spain

• EU contribution: € 205 300,00
• Address: CARRER ANDORRA NAVE 2 22 ; 08830 SANT BOI DE LLOBREGAT
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Núria Mañes (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE D'ORLEANS

France

• EU contribution: € 141 250,00
• Address: CHATEAU DE LA SOURCE ; 45067 Orleans Cedex 2
• Region: Centre — Val de Loire › Centre — Val de Loire › Loiret
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Celine Raoul (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data