Objective At Shearline we have been experiencing increasing economic pressures in our metal machining business resulting from Far East low labour rate competition. Further pressures have arisen from essential EC Directives resulting in tightening of legislation concerning toxic components used in our metalworking fluids MWFs and tightening restrictions regarding their disposal MWFs are an integral part of our business they serve to cool and lubricate the machined parts.It has been calculated that 16 of machining costs are attributed the lubricant. As a result of these pressures the population of metal machining companies currently consisting of 225 000 SMEs in the EU has been reducing by a steady rate of 5 year on year. We will create new cutting edge technology to extend the lives of MWFs by double from typically 12 to 24 months without the need for these toxic chemicals. We will therefore significantly reduce the manufacturing costs associated with MWF use from 16 to a target 8.This will be achieved through will be the development of new pulsed electric field PEF technology to control the diverse microbial culture found in MWFs which are primarily responsible for reducing the lubricant operational life and an ultrasonic system to effectively homogenize the MWF emulsion and thus increase the stability of the MWF EXTEND will provide a direct benefit to the European metal machining sector increase competitiveness preserve machinists jobs and easing the path to comply with recent and imminent environmental and health and safety EC Directives.Even with a conservative market penetration EXTEND has the potential to generate exports of 6 65 M p a In addition we envisage new market opportunities for EXTEND to include waste water treatment swimming pool water and pharmaceutical preparations etc. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringtribologylubricationengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processesmedical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringsubtractive manufacturing Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Call for proposal FP6-2004-SME-COOP See other projects for this call Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator SHEARLINE PRECISION ENGINEERING LTD Address Cambridgeshire business park angel drove Ely United Kingdom See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BIO-GATE AG Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Neumeyerstr. 48 Nurnberg See on map Links Website Opens in new window BLASER SWISSLUBE AG Switzerland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Winterseistrasse 22 Hasla-ruegsau See on map Links Website Opens in new window CLF TECHNOLOGIES LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address 14 park row Nottingham See on map FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTE FORSCHUNG E.V. Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Hansastrasse 27c Munchen See on map Links Website Opens in new window MICROOMEGA SP. Z.O.O. Poland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Ul. chelmonskiego 35 Wroclaw See on map Links Website Opens in new window NEW METALS AND CHEMICALS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Newmet house, rue de st lawrence Waltam abbey See on map Links Website Opens in new window NOTECH AS Norway EU contribution € 0,00 Address Gneisvein 8 Sandefjord See on map Links Website Opens in new window NRS TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING AB Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Stockholm See on map Links Website Opens in new window PERA INNOVATION LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Pera innovation park, nottingham road Melton mowbray, leicestershire See on map PLASMAAIR AG Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Am lindenberg 8 Weil der stadt hausen See on map Links Website Opens in new window POLARTECH LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Ashburton road west, trafford park Manchester See on map Links Website Opens in new window STIFTELSEN TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUT AS Norway EU contribution € 0,00 Address Akersveien 24 st hanshaugen Oslo See on map Links Website Opens in new window
