Environmental friendly and cost-effective technology for coating removal

Objective

EFTCoR pursuits the development of a new industrial technology for hull coating removal to be applied for ships maintenance. Present technology, grit blasting, is very pollutant and it is progressively being forbidden in most environmental sensitive European countries. Coating removal technologies must satisfy the requirements specified by most of ship owners (quality of the steel surface -SA2 1/2, SA2-). A considerable effort will be put on environmental care, concerning waste separation and disposal, coating removal material recycling, and use of less pollutant paints. To improve the working conditions and reduce vessel operation costs the cleaning process will be automated (substitution of manual tasks by a family of coating removal systems capable of working in a cooperative way).

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

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Coordinator

NAVANTIA SA

Address

Velazques, 132
28006 Madrid
Spain

Participants (9)

BYG SYSTEMS LTD

United Kingdom

Address

University Boulevard, William Lee Buildings, Notti
NG7 2RQ Nottingham

DOULOPOULOS SHIPYARDS LTD

Greece

Address

Dimocratias Street 58-60
Piraeus

EDER STRAHLTECHNIK GESELLSCHAFT, MBH

Austria

Address

Kranichbergstrasse 16
2640 Gloggnitz

HEMPEL'S MARINE PAINTS A/S

Denmark

Address

Lundtoftevej 150
2800 Lyngby

IAPETOS S.A.

Greece

Address

41,Akademias Street 41
10672 Athens

INDUSTRIAL DE ACABADOS S.A.

Spain

Address

Cabrales 12, Entlo
33201 Gijon

LISNAVE - ESTALEIROS NAVAIS SA

Portugal

Address

Estaleiro Da Mitrena
2910 Setubal

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE CARTAGENA

Spain

Address

Campus Muralla Del Mar, C/ Dr Fleming S/n
30202 Cartagena

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID

Spain

Address

2,C/ Ronda De Valencia 3
28012 Madrid