Project description
3D printing solution in support of urban mobility
Urban mobility is closely linked to the rapid transition from traditional to technologically advanced models. Manufacturing related to urban mobility is fundamentally affected. The EU-funded AVANGARD project intends to develop and demonstrate innovative solutions in manufacturing. The project will test the integration of three innovative units into a microfactory test bed for urban electric vehicles. AVANGARD will perform a hybrid public-private Blockchain platform based on 3D printing technology where increased speed and security are offered. The project aims to support EU regions to move towards innovative value chains to face the concurrence of planned economies such as China.
Objective
The AVANGARD project addresses the integration of three novel processing units into an existing Microfactory test bed conceived to produce urban electric vehicles. The units are state of-the-art multipurpose and multifunctional demonstrators on their own, specifically:
Robotized integration of laser cutting-shaping-welding for 3D components
Supersonic deposition of metallic powders for high speed 3D printing
Large volume and high-speed 3D polymeric printing
The operation of the AVANGARD pilot will be demonstrated manufacturing I-Bikes, I-CARS and innovative battery packs.
The proposed innovations target urban mobility where we are entering an era of rapid transformation and disruption which are also challenging traditional paradigms on manufacturing and business models characterized by an unprecedented speed, scale and scope of technological change.
The project will prepare the environment for novel forms of collaborative distributed manufacturing amongst different EU regions. Innovative value chains will be pursued to overcome the scale (giga) and speed being established in planned economies (China) with market development controlled by the governments attitudes, targets and policy tools.
To manage the IPRs and the supply chain, AVANGARD will implement a hybrid public-private Blockchain platform where the public chain increases security through distributed consensus and validation and the private sidechain increases speed while keeping sensible data stored in the facilities of partners. The platform will allow auditability of sources, traceability, verification of sources, still with private control of documentation and compliance to data retention policies.
The theme of Blockchain-powered manufacturing is relatively new. AVANGARD will address it with Ideas Forward PC, an SME that runs specialized BC tech commercialization projects.
Fields of science
- social sciencessocial geographytransportelectric vehicles
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputer securitycryptography
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringadditive manufacturing
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics
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10093 COLLEGNO
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12048 Sommariva Del Bosco Cn
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85025 Melfi
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2829-516 Caparica
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2950 805 Quinta Do Anjo
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265 04 Rio Patras
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71004 Heraklion
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32009 Schimatari
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55535 Thessaloniki
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60120 Seinajoki
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
65101 Vaasa
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10124 Torino
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10138 Torino
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
70043 Monopoli
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
38000 Grenoble
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Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.
38000 Grenoble
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13790 Rousset
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47151 Valladolid
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04-035 Warszawa
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen
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1120 Bruxelles / Brussel
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6928 Manno
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7129361 Lod
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