Project description
3D-printed optical devices with nanometre-level precision
The precision of manufacturing technology has advanced from the micrometre to the sub-micrometre level. The EU-funded NANOFACTORY project will develop the first-of-its-kind device for manufacturing 3D-printed optical devices with nanometre-scale precision. NANOFACTORY’s technology will combine additive and subtractive manufacturing techniques and will leverage a wide range of materials for the fabrication of high-quality, complex structures. Demonstrating lower error rates compared to current solutions, the novel device will help scale up the production of 3D-printed optical devices to meet industrial demands. The initial target markets of the newly produced optical devices include automotive sensors, medical optics and drone sensors.
Objective
New nano microstructures are constructed at nano scale in emerging fields such as micro-optics because of the growing demand for complex nano-microstructures. These developments are enabled by micro-nano manufacturing devices. However, existing devices in the market have a number of important limitations. First of all, it is complicated to produce arbitrary shaped 3D micro-optical elements that could allow industrial scale production. Moreover, there is no single universal solution that combines both additive and subtractive manufacturing techniques in one device and enables to fabricate and processes nano-micro structures.Currently complex micro-nano structures must be produced not in a standard way but rather according to the customer’s request and can be fabricated either in low quality or by at least two different devices with a need of assembly, which limits the overall quality. NANOFACTORY, developed by Femtika, is the first multi-functional manufacturing device that has no limitations in terms of reaching dimensions up to millimeter yet retaining nanometer precision and this way allowing industrial-scale production of integrated 3D micro-optical devices. Moreover, it combines additive and subtracting manufacturing techniques, in-situ, enables fabrication of high quality functional complex structures, and has the ability to use wide range of materials and composites. Working prototype has been validated in both lab and industrially relevant environments. Automotive sensors market, medical optics market and drone sensors market have been selected as relevant target markets for NANOFACTORY’s commercialization. In order to start active sales of the device, validation of target markets and user needs is needed. The feasibility study will be a crucial step towards commercialization of the solution.
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- engineering and technology materials engineering composites
- engineering and technology nanotechnology
- engineering and technology mechanical engineering manufacturing engineering subtractive manufacturing
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering robotics autonomous robots drones
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
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H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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LT10233 VILNIUS
Lithuania
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