Objective New ceramic tool materials on the basis of Silicon Nitride/Oxide ("Sialons") with a tough core should be developed, to allow a significantly higher performance in machining, in particular for "heavy-to-machine-parts". Together with the inserts to be developed, characterized and tested, a suitable cutting technique is to be found with the end-users. Two research centers (Austria and Ireland) will collaborate with two European end-users (Italy), one Czech industrial specialist for ceramics, and one SME (Ireland) which will assist with computer simulation. The output should enable the European machining industry to increase and speed up the production combined with saving of resources and should benefit for health and environment. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringsubtractive manufacturingnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloidsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringceramicsnatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsmathematical model Programme(s) FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH Address 2444 Seibersdorf Austria See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (5) 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 ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD Ireland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Howth junktion business park 1 Dublin See on map ENTERPRISE IRELAND - (TRADING AS MATERIALS IRELAND) Ireland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Glasnevin 9 Dublin See on map GAMMASTAMP SPA Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via nova 34-38 13041 Bianze See on map SAINT-GOBAIN ADVANCED CERAMICS S.R.O. Czechia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Preperska 1302 511 01 Turnov See on map