Objective Ceramic industry is broadly developed in Europe and the current investment is estimated at € 26 billion. With its € 9,2 billion segment, Italy is a leader country in the production of traditional ceramics, while France, UK and Germany are driving countries for advanced ceramics, growing at 21% per year.Advanced ceramics are crucial for new technologies and nano-tech applications addressed to thermo-mechanical and bio-medical applications, while traditional ceramics have a worldwide market and have been suggested as materials minimizing the impact on the environment (when compared to other finishing materials).It may seem surprising that the strong industrial production of ceramic components is still based on empirically engineered processes, often poorly understood and difficult to control (Ewsuk, 1997). Consequently, there is a relatively large production of rejects and still broad margins for further process optimization. To this purpose, in-depth scientific understanding of the production processing is required, in order to reduce costs of ceramic component design and manufacturing and to produce ceramic components more reproducibly with improved performance and reliability. In particular, forming by powder compaction, binder burnout and sintering are the most sensibleprocesses (Reed, 1995; Rahaman, 2006).The main aim of the research project is to develop novel advanced ceramic products in close collaboration between academic and industrial partners which will be directly oriented to industrial and social needs. The goal will be achieved by(i) improvement of the powder compaction and ceramic production process;(ii) development of novel advanced ceramic multifunctional materials and structures. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringceramics Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IAPP - Marie Curie Action: "Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IAPP See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-IAPP - Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO Address Via calepina 14 38122 Trento Italy See on map Region Nord-Est Provincia Autonoma di Trento Trento Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Massimiliano Gei (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SC Italy EU contribution € 358 998,00 Address Via selice provinciale 17/a 40026 Imola See on map Region Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Bologna Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Antonio Bettini (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ENGINSOFT SPA Italy EU contribution € 848 732,00 Address Via della stazione 27 38100 Trento See on map Region Nord-Est Provincia Autonoma di Trento Trento Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Angelo Messina (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 540 688,00 Address Visualisation centre penglais SY23 3BF Aberystwyth See on map Region Wales West Wales and The Valleys South West Wales Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Wiktoria Miszuris (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL United Kingdom EU contribution € 189 968,00 Address Brownlow hill 765 foundation building L69 7ZX Liverpool See on map Region North West (England) Merseyside Liverpool Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Natalia Movchan (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
