Objective HiResEBM is a partnership between EU SMEs and RTD providers with the aim of developing an electron beam melting (EBM) additive manufacturing process to enable the fabrication of high resolution medical implants with optimised porous structures directly from metal powder. Currently the design of medical implants with porous structures is limited by production technologies not being able to implement complex 3D structures. These complex structures are used to improve the initial fixation strength and the long term osteointegration properties of implants which lead to better quality of life for the patients. However, many patients undergo revision surgery within five years of receiving the original implant. The objective of HiResEBM is to produce an efficient manufacturing process that will allow any designed porosity to be incorporated into any part of an implant – giving complete freedom to design the ‘optimum’ implant. The consortium is composed of several companies with resources and experiences in different fields relating to the technical barriers to be overcome during the project, such as:- Expertise in electron beam gun design, to produce a new high precision EB system- R&D experience in additive manufacturing with fine powders- Coating processes used for the medical implant marketThe advantage of the new EBM system are that any theoretically designed medical implant with complex 3D porous structures will be able to be cost effectively manufactured using the EBM system. Current systems are capable of producing ~3000 parts per year and are able to recycle unused powder for further processing. The ever increasing mean population age and the prevalence of degenerative bone diseases means that the demand for implants is going to increase significantly and place an even greater burden on our EU health care systems. By introducing new manufacturing technology and improving the revision rates saving of the order of €240M a year are possible. Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicinesurgeryengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringadditive manufacturingmedical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologyimplants Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2011-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2011 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator ARCAM AB Address Krokslatts fabriker 27a 431 37 Molndal Sweden See on map Region Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ulric Ljungblad (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all LINCOTEK TRENTO SPA Italy EU contribution € 224 686,25 Address Via al dos de la roda 60 loc cire 38057 Pergine valsugana tn 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 Emanuele Magalini (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data SPARK POWER LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 211 720,75 Address East beach road 79 PO20 0ES Chichester See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Linda Partridge (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data LPW TECHNOLOGY LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 220 550,75 Address Keckwick lane vanguard house daresbury science & innovation campus WA4 4FS Daresbury See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Philip Carroll (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data TWI LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 29 561,00 Address Granta park great abington CB21 6AL Cambridge See on map Region East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Craig Coghill (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE LAS INDUSTRIAS METALMECANICAS, AFINES Y CONEXAS Spain EU contribution € 11 616,00 Address Parque tecnologico valencia - avda. leonardo da vinci 38 46980 Paterna See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Manuel Sanchez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
