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

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

Address

Giefinggasse 4
1210 Wien
Austria

Activity type

Research Organisations

EU contribution

€ 690 420

Administrative Contact

Felix Schröpfer (Mr.)

Participants (18)

COATEMA COATING MACHINERY GMBH

Participation ended

Germany

EU contribution

€ 90 400

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.)

Xedera e.U

Austria

EU contribution

€ 332 000

Address

Halbgasse 15/2
1070 Wien

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Ana Almansa (Dr.)

CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA

Italy

EU contribution

€ 403 100

Address

Strada Torino 50
10043 Orbassano

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Massimo Casali (Dr.)

COATEMA COATING MACHINERY GMBH

Germany

Address

Roseller Strasse 4
41539 Dormagen

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Andrea Glawe (Mrs.)

Federal Mogul Systems Protection

France

EU contribution

€ 150 885

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.)

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 685 500

Address

Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 25
9000 Gent

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Nathalie Vandepitte (Ms.)

GRADO ZERO ESPACE SRL

Italy

EU contribution

€ 321 300

Address

Via Nove 2/A
50056 Montelupo Fiorentino

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Matteo Piccini (Dr.)

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN

Germany

EU contribution

€ 588 924

Address

Helmholtzstrasse 10
01069 Dresden

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Sven Kreigenfeld (Mr.)

ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION

Spain

EU contribution

€ 311 640

Address

Carrer De La Innovacio 2
08225 Terrassa

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Ciro Avolio (Mr.)

Lindauer DORNIER GmbH

Germany

Address

Rickenbacher Strasse 119
88131 Lindau

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Siegfried Sachs (Mr.)

NORTH WEST TEXTILES NETWORK LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 71 081

Address

Chorley Road - Peel House 2
BL1 3AA Bolton

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Stephen Kay (Mr.)

P-D GLASSEIDE GMBH OSCHATZ

Germany

EU contribution

€ 281 500

Address

Wellerswalder Weg 17
04758 Oschatz

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Kristin Mehnert (Ms.)

Michel Van de Wiele

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 432 400

Address

Michel Vandewielestraat 7
8510 Marke

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Dominique Maes (Mr.)

OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES

France

EU contribution

€ 198 100

Address

Chemin De La Huniere
91120 Palaiseau

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Jean-Michel Goulon (Mr.)

BENTLEY MOTORS LTD

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 119 700

Address

Pyms Lane
CW1 3PL Crewe

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Sarah Siefken (Ms.)

SVUM AS

Czechia

EU contribution

€ 226 500

Address

Areal Vyzkumnych Ustavu, Podnikatelska 565
190 11 Praha 9

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Jiri Krejcik (Dr.)

AUTOMATITZACIO DE PROCESSOS I MEDIAMBIENT SL

Spain

EU contribution

€ 205 300

Address

Carrer Andorra Nave 2 22
08830 Sant Boi De Llobregat

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Núria Mañes (Ms.)

UNIVERSITE D'ORLEANS

France

EU contribution

€ 141 250

Address

Chateau De La Source
45067 Orleans Cedex 2

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Celine Raoul (Ms.)