Objective ENEED-2001-Energy when NEEDed, modern eco-efficient production machine for brazing heat exchangers (Delphi, Alcan, CRF, Fin-Machine, SAET, Solvay, UTC, Carrier) For energy saving and environment reasons, innovation in heat exchanger brazing process is required. Today, a 50 m long braze line -electrostatic fluxer, thermal degreasing oven with fumes incinerator and braze furnace- is working 24 h a day and 340 days a year. Only 10% of the energy is used to braze parts. The idea is to save the maximum of energy (10 GWh/year and per machine producing 600000 parts/year) with a new heating system (induction, resistance & laser combination) used only when needed, a material with low melting point temperature (500°C i/o 600°C), a catalytic converter for fume's treatment, one 4 m long machine integrating heating and fume's treatment, giving full flexibility (one piece flow), improving job skills and work conditions. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics 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 DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LUXEMBOURG SA EU contribution No data Address Av. de Luxembourg 4949 BASCHARAGE Luxembourg See on map Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Alcan International Ltd United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Southam Road OX16 7SP Banbury See on map Total cost No data CARRIER S.A. France EU contribution No data Address Route Thil 01120 MONTLUEL See on map Total cost No data CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT S.C.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address Strada Torino 50 10043 ORBASSANO See on map Total cost No data COVAIR France EU contribution No data Address ZI La Neuvillette 60240 CHAUMONT EN VEXIN See on map Total cost No data DILAS DIODENLASER GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Galileo Galilei Strasse 10 MAINZ See on map Total cost No data GROUPE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ANIMATIONS POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT, L'INNOVATION ET L'ENSEIGNEMENT EN TECHNOLOGIE France EU contribution No data Address 60205 COMPIEGNE See on map Total cost No data SOCIETA APPLICAZIONI ELETTROTERMICHE SPA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Torino 213 10040 LEINI See on map Total cost No data SOLVAY FLUOR GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Hans-Boeckler-Allee 20 30173 HANNOVER See on map Total cost No data THE FIN MACHINE COMPANY LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Salters Lane, Sedgefield, Stockton on Tees TS 21 3EB CLEVELAND See on map Total cost No data