Objective The principal objective of the HiPerDry project is to create a significant advance over the state of the art in hygroscopic polymer drying technology. A three year development programme which will culminate in the testing and demonstration of a prototype hygroscopic polymer drying system is proposed. The resulting combined microwave and super-heated steam drying (MW-SHSD) system will boast the following advantages: 30 to 50 % reduction in process energy costs as well as run time, the ability to efficiently dry heat-sensitive hygroscopic polymers (especially biopolymers) without the risk of material degradation and the built-up of knew know-how about the drying and processing of heat-sensitive bioplastics. Therefore the competitiveness of the SME-members of the SME-AGs will be significantly risen and thresholds for the processing of bioplastics will be lowered.The five SME-AGs from five different SME states and two SMEs from two different EU States in the project, together form the ideal trans-national partnership to exploit and disseminate the foreground intellectual property developed in the project for the benefit of hygroscopic polymer-processing SMEs right across Europe. However, lacking both capability and capacity to develop the proposed MW-SHSD technology, we have a need to out-source the necessary R&D. The Research for SME-Associations funding instrument provides us with the perfect opportunity to employ our preferred RTD partners to carry out the planned work programme. In return for paying the RTDPs for their work, the SME-AGs will retain all the rights to the Foreground Intellectual Property developed in the HiPerDry project.For its investment of €2.38 million in the HiPerDry project, the European plastics processing industry will earn a financial return of €158.8 million in turnover, see the creation of 798 new jobs in the industry and witness an increase in the global competitiveness of thousands of hygroscopic polymer-processing SMEs across Europe. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbioplastics Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2013-2 - Research for SME Associations Call for proposal FP7-SME-2013 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME-AG - Research for SME associations/groupings Coordinator FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Address Hansastrasse 27c 80686 Munchen Germany See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Administrative Contact Christoph Schulte (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 51 394,80 Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all VERBAND TECHNISCHE KUNSTSTOFF-PRODUKTE EV Germany EU contribution € 266 376,00 Address Stadelstrasse 10 60596 Frankfurt am main See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Karin Lüdecke (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE INDUSTRIALES DE PLASTICOS - ANAIP Spain EU contribution € 302 468,00 Address Calle coslada 18 28028 Madrid See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Angela Osma (Mrs) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE COSTRUTTORI DI MACCHINE E STAMPI PER MATERIE PLASTICHE E GOMMA Italy EU contribution € 382 780,00 Address Centro direzionale milanofiori 20090 Assago milano See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Girolamo Dagostino (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window THE BRITISH PLASTICS FEDERATION LBG United Kingdom EU contribution € 364 923,20 Address Bath place 6 rivington street EC2A 3JE London See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Tim Marsden (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window POLYMERIS France EU contribution € 168 492,00 Address 180 rue pierre et marie curie maison des entreprises 01115 Bellignat See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Ain Activity type Other Administrative Contact Nougaoui Kamal Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window BIERTHER GMBH Germany EU contribution € 374 150,00 Address Nikolaus otto strasse 15 55543 Bad kreuznach See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jörg Bierther (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window FAPERIN SL Spain EU contribution € 280 627,00 Address Calle virgen de la paz 12 03440 Alicante See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alfredo Martínez Antolí (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Keplerstrasse 7 70174 Stuttgart See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jordi Mauri (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Droevendaalsesteeg 4 6708 PB Wageningen See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Murat Sen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Valencia parc technologic calle gustave eiffel 4 46980 Paterna valencia See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Administrative Contact Raquel Giner Borrull (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window HECKMANN MASCHINENBAU UND VERFAHRENSTECHNIK GMBH Germany EU contribution € 186 789,00 Address Hespenweg 20 27313 Dorverden hulsen See on map Region Niedersachsen Lüneburg Verden Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Henning Heckmann (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
