Project description DEENESFRITPL Electric hammer breaks new ground There are many measures construction companies can take to reduce the industry's huge impact on the environment and improve sustainability. The EU-funded LEKAEH project will develop a novel, energy-efficient, electric hammer to replace the traditional hydraulic hammer. This new electric hammer reduces the use of energy by up to 75 % with zero local CO2 emissions. What’s more, it offers higher performance values than conventional technologies. Apart from the substantial benefits over conventional hammering technologies, Lekatech technology paves the way of hammering into the digital world, enabling capture and use of data as well as software, and widening the scope of hammering applications. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The LEKAEH innovation project aims to bring to market a novel, energy-efficient, electric hammer as a replacement to the traditional hydraulic hammer (also known as a hydraulic breaker). The product is supporting the electric transformation trend of construction and mining machines. The innovation saves up to 75% energy, is more verstaile in use, has higher performance values and is more environmentally friendly. All this is possible due to electric transformation in the mentioned segment. We are no more limited to use only hydraulics as high power level energy source. Instead, high power levels of electricity are available in hybrid and all electric machines.In this feasibility study of the SME Phase I project Lekatech aims firstly to build co-operation with potential future customers and define its position within the value chain of construction and mining machine sector. Secondly Lekatech aims to continue its technical feasibility work and reach the next milestone, the design of commercial prototype that builds on the current technology prototype. Thirdly Lekatech intends to improve the quality of its overall business plan, especially in relation to differentiating between and evaluating the most attractive primary business strategy and the second most attractive strategies that are to be considered as backups and expansion opportunities for the future.This innovation project is essential in paving the path to commercializing this disruptive technology. This project is targeted to prepare the company for successful application to Phase II as next.Lekatech Oy was founded solely to commercialize this novel technology and its success is measured only by its performance in this. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringmining and mineral processingnatural scienceschemical sciencescatalysis Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Topic(s) EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 - SME instrument Call for proposal H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator LEKATECH OY Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address HARJUNTIE 239 47400 Kausala Finland See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Manner-Suomi Etelä-Suomi Kymenlaakso Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 71 429,00
