Objective The Hi-Micro project intends to realise an innovative approach for the design, manufacturing and quality control of tool inserts to achieve significant breakthrough in mass production of precision 3D micro-parts, through further developing both enabling manufacturing technologies, including additive manufacturing (AM), micro electrical discharge machining (micro-EDM), micro electro-chemical machining (micro-ECM) and micro-milling, and unique metrology and quality control methods such as computer-tomography (CT) metrology and digital holography. Together with industrial technology providers, the Hi-Micro project will further bolster the performance of industrial equipment for mass production of precision 3D micro-parts, through modular design of tool insert units with improved thermal management capability, development of on-machine handling system and in-line quality control device. Activities will run over the entire value chain of mass production of precision 3D micro-parts, from product and tool insert design, manufacturing of tool inserts, micro injection moulding processes, to the production equipment and quality control in the whole production chain.In order to tackle the identified challenges and critical problems, the Hi-Micro project will provide radical innovations and major breakthroughs as follows:• Development of design and tolerance guidelines for advanced micro manufacturing of components (nominal size <1mm)• Reliable capability of manufacturing tool inserts with complex internal features for conformal thermal management in micro-injection moulding (μIM) and micro powder injection moulding (μPIM)• Processing technologies and equipment for manufacturing of 3D micro-parts with increased precision and accuracy to ensure smaller tolerances for the products,• Metrology methods for complex internal structure and high-speed inline quality control with improved measurement efficiency and without loss of resolution or accuracy. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringsubtractive manufacturingengineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringadditive manufacturing Programme(s) FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Topic(s) FoF.NMP.2012-5 - High precision production technologies for high quality 3D micro-parts Call for proposal FP7-2012-NMP-ICT-FoF See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Address Oude markt 13 3000 Leuven Belgium See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Monique Vanhaeren (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 649 760,50 Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAET BREMEN Germany EU contribution € 449 904,00 Address Bibliothekstrasse 1 28359 Bremen See on map Region Bremen Bremen Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Thomas Flink (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 486 829,50 Address Anker engelunds vej 101 2800 Kongens lyngby See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ib Misfeldt (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET CHEMNITZ Germany EU contribution € 332 160,00 Address Strasse der nationen 62 09111 Chemnitz See on map Region Sachsen Chemnitz Chemnitz Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Andreas Schubert (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window DESMA SCHUHMASCHINEN GMBH Germany EU contribution € 250 640,00 Address Desmastrasse 3-5 28832 Achim See on map Region Niedersachsen Lüneburg Verden Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Bjoern Dormann (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window XAAR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 87 228,00 Address Milton road cambridge science park 316 CB4 0XR Cambridge See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sandy Latta (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window DJOUBI GMBH Germany EU contribution € 262 000,00 Address Fujistrasse 1 47533 Kleve See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Düsseldorf Kleve Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact özgür Kivilcim (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window LAYERWISE Belgium EU contribution € 277 800,00 Address Grauwmeer 14 3001 Leuven heverlee See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. 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Leuven Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jonas Van Vaerenbergh (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window X-TEK SYSTEMS LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 332 725,00 Address Tring business center icknield way HP23 4JX Tring See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Anuschka Kerstens (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window FORMATEC TECHNICAL CERAMICS BV Netherlands EU contribution € 161 000,00 Address Nobelstraat 16 5051 DV Goirle See on map Region Zuid-Nederland Noord-Brabant Midden-Noord-Brabant Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Joost Petrus Gerardus Maria Van Eijk (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SOPHION BIOSCIENCE A/S Denmark EU contribution € 209 950,00 Address Baltorpvej 154 2750 Ballerup See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Carsten Faltum (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
