Objective The specific industrial objective of this cooperative research project is to design, develop and demonstrate a highly flexible, generic manufacturing technology related to the production of electrical coils of all types that offers significant productivity benefits over contemporary equipment supplied from, and used by, competitors outside the European Union. This will be achieved through the fulfilment of technical objectives relating to : - a cognitive, micro-mechanical, adaptive mechatronic coil winding head providing increased speed of production of coils of various types - better handling and more accurate placement of very flexible and finely insulated electrical wires using an on-line vision system giving better consistency and quality of machine output - simpler, faster, menu-driven machine set-up procedures enabling semi-skilled operators to quickly re-configure the cognitive winding head assembly to cater for the rapidly changing demand in coil varieties from coil users - higher levels of machine integration and functionality at lower capital and running cost - higher machine reliability with lower service and maintenance costs These objectives will be achieved by combining proven "state-of-the-art" vision systems technology with novel mechatronic actuation and wire handling methods to create (with further post-project development) a new, industrially exploitable technology applicable throughout the coil winding and other related manufacturing industries. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivityengineering and technologymechanical engineeringmechatronics Programme(s) FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 0101 - Incorporation of new technologies into production systems Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CRS - Cooperative research contracts Coordinator Amethyst Designs Ltd. Address 36,viking way CB3 8EL Cambridge - bar hill United Kingdom See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (14) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Alcatel Cuivre France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue des chasses 92111 Clichy See on map Alkyon Transformers & Coils Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address 21,telefanous street 104 42 Athens See on map Aumann Systemtechnik GmbH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address 10,beuther straße 32339 Espelkamp See on map Bachi Ltd. United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Durkins road RH19 2ER East grinstead See on map Bobifil SL Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Poligono industrial virgen de la salud 46950 Chirivella See on map Electronic Techniques (Anglia) Ltd. United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address 10,betts avenue IP5 7RH Ipswich See on map Engineering Future Automazione Flessible Srl Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via della zecca 40 55100 Lucca See on map FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Nobelstrasse 12 70569 Stuttgart See on map Meteor Ltd. Switzerland EU contribution € 0,00 Address 15,geissbühlstraße 8604 Volketswl See on map Pillarhouse International Ltd. United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Roadney way CM1 3BY Chelmsford See on map Production Engineering Research Association - PERA United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Nottingham road LE13 0PB Melton mowbray - leicestershire See on map Romarsh Ltd. United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Porte marsh industrial estate SN11 9BS Calne See on map Statomat Special Machines Ltd. United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Edison road PE17 4LF Huntingdon See on map Statomat Spezialmaschinen GmbH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address 4,an der rosenhelle 61138 Niederdorfelden See on map