Eco-efficient designs for end-of-life, anti-counterfeit electronic device recovery

Project Information

SEPARATE

Grant agreement ID: 513166

Start date 1 October 2004

End date 31 December 2006

Funded under

• Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 1 143 440,00

EU contribution € 592 446,00

Coordinated by

HASWELL MOULDING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
United Kingdom

Objective

Technological Objectives: Produce a water-soluble thermoplastic having a dissolution trigger of 70C. Develop the over moulding process. Achieve a chip over-moulding cycle time of 12 seconds without damaging circuit integrity. Achieve a compatbilised water-soluble polymer chemistry capable of an engineering polymer peel strength >2N/mm2. Develop 2nd stage over-moulding technology to leave a window of no more than 80% of the encapsulated chip projected area exposed for end of life dissolution. Achieve performance and physical objectives at no more than 5% on-cost of a traditional single material product. The economic objectives to improve competitiveness: Provide a cost-effective recycling route for combined electro-polymeric product by improved product design and process technology that adds no more than 5% to the cost of the product. Provide a manufacturing solution for the financial burden that the introduction of the WEEE Directive.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › manufacturing engineering
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management › waste treatment processes › recycling
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors › optical sensors
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications › mobile phones

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 - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

Call for proposal

FP6-2002-SME-1
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Funding Scheme

Cooperative - SMEs-Co-operative research contracts

Coordinator

HASWELL MOULDING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Butt Cozens, Town Wall House, Balkerne Hill ; COLCHESTER, ESSEX ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (7)

MAPRO SPOL. S.R.O.

Czechia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Bystrovany 211 ; OLOMOUC
• Total cost: No data

PVAXX RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Unit 4, Dovecot Workshops, Barnsley Park Estate ; NR CIRENCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
• Total cost: No data

UNITEAM-ITALIA S.R.L

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Abbate Tommaso, 41 ; QUARTO D'ALTINO (VENEZIA)
• Total cost: No data

NOVACARD INFORMATIONSSYSTEME GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Schmiedeweg 2 ; OLDENBURG
• Total cost: No data

ROSTI AS

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Bygmarken 25 ; FARUM
• Total cost: No data

PERA INNOVATION LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: PERA INNOVATION PARK, NOTTINGHAM ROAD ; MELTON MOWBRAY
• Total cost: No data

TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Vuorimiehentie 5 ; 1000 ESPOO
• Total cost: No data