Objective The mass production industry is confronted to consumers with stringent requirements demanding for products tailored to their needs with reduced costs and time-to-market. Moulds made of aluminium alloys, have successfully entered the market of plastic blow-moulding and the thermoforming. Because of insufficient mechanical properties, aluminium moulds do not yet exist, except prototype or pre-series moulds, on the plastic injection market nor resin transfer moulding.Aluminium moulds, however, present remarkable properties compared to steel moulds:1) at least 30% gain in machining time of the fabrication of the mould;2) at least 30% gain in productivity since the thermal conductivity of aluminium is superior to that of steel;3) Gain in quality of plastic injected parts since the cooling is more homogenous;4) weight saving: density of aluminium is 3 times lower than steel. This leads also to easy handling for big moulds. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringsubtractive manufacturingnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrypost-transition metalssocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity Programme(s) FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator PECHINEY CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE VOREPPE Address Rue aristide bergès 725 38340 Voreppe France See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT S.C.P.A. Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Strada torino 50 10043 Orbassano See on map DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Denmark EU contribution € 0,00 Address Gregersensvej 2630 Taastrup See on map EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Willy-messerschmitt-strasse 81663 Muenchen See on map HYDROMÉCANIQUE ET FROTTEMENT R&D SA France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Zone industrielle sud, rue benoit fourneyron 42166 Andrezieux-boutheon See on map MOLD-TECH SARL France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Za les longues raies, rn 7 77310 Pringy See on map OPTIMISME J. TABOURIN France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Allée de passe-chanin 6 69890 La tour de salvagny See on map SIMOLDES ACOS LDA Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Zi 3721 Oliveira de cucujaes See on map UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GB EU contribution € 0,00 Address Sackville street M60 1QD Manchester See on map
