Objective This proposal is prepared with the help of an Exploratory Award which include a Research Feasibility Study. Compaction processes for composite materials are widely used in the industry for the production of highly filled composites. A conventional process is compacting the composite material under high pressure and temperature. Such moulding of friction materials using heat and pressure in the traditional manner becomes increasingly inefficient. The energy used in the process is excessive and the pressure in the application is very high. This high pressure increase the costs of production of compaction presses extremely. This project introduce a total new system of energy transfer to the compaction processes for composite materials which decreases the energy consumption of production and increases the quality of products. As we could work out in the feasibility study, the new technology is capable to compact composite materials realizing the mentioned effects. The remaining risks are clear defined and therefore calculable. The new process is based on an ultrasonic power unit, which is generating the ultrasonic energy. This ultrasonic energy is leaded direct into the center of the compaction mould. The composite material in the mould will be compacted under pressure. The necessary pressure for the compaction process is under usage of the ultrasonic energy, significant lower than in conventional heated systems. Additional, the total electric energy consumption, compared with a conventional system is considerable lowered. Product quality, specifically for brake pads can be increased the important fading coefficient. The process have been tested under brake pad production, but it can be easily transferred to similar compaction processes. In a first step, an ultrasonic laboratory press will be designed and manufactured, which is necessary to study all process parameters and the influence of ultrasonic energy on product and mechanical equipment. Parallel, new recipes of composite material and glue, supporting the ultrasonic process by a maximum, will be developed. With the results of this study, in a second step an industrial designed ultrasonic press central unit, the so called ultrasonic prototype press, will be manufactured. By this prototype press, it will be possible to evaluate the quality of process and products. The industrial team necessary to successful execution of the project has been selected on the basis of a supply chain. It includes all manufacturer of basic elements of a brake pad press and the supplier of essential raw materials as well as the end user, a brake pad producer. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringelectric energyengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcomposites 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 Leinweber Mashinen Gmbh & Co KG EU contribution No data Address 8 - 10,Johann Giefing Strasse 2700 Wiener Neustadt Austria See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Forschungs - und Technologietransfer Ges.m.b.H. Austria EU contribution No data Address Johannes Gutenberg Strasse 2700 Wiener Neustadt See on map Total cost No data Obtec A/S Denmark EU contribution No data Address 11,Kuopiovej 5700 Svendborg See on map Total cost No data Schiemann Industrielacke GmbH Germany EU contribution No data Address Hildesheimer Strasse 30519 Hannover See on map Total cost No data Wittmann GmbH Austria EU contribution No data Address Pachmayergasse 1110 Wien See on map Total cost No data Österreichisches Forschungszentrum Seibersdorf GmbH Austria EU contribution No data Address 2444 Seibersdorf See on map Total cost No data
