Fur and flocking like innovative coating

Objective

Development of a coating technology giving a similar "flocking" and textile-like appearance with overcomes traditional flocking coating disadvantages: cost, health, safety, environment, limited freedom of design, limited alternative effects. The research responds to a social need for improved quality of life by reducing or eliminating health and safety hazards caused by flocking fiber dispersion in the air. An overall competitiveness improvement is expected due to cost reduction; allowed by a sorer process by reducing the necessary steps, quality problems reduction in complex coating units caused by fiber contamination, and increase of quality by higher surface resistance of the coated items. Methodologies for optical and acoustic proprieties studies are developed by means of simulations on virtual models. Final validation will be carried out.

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

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

PLASTAL SPA

Address

Via G. Verdi 30
31046 Camino
Italy

Participants (10)

ABB SOLUTIONS S.P.A.

Italy

Address

Via Arconati 1
20135 Milano

CARCERANO S.R.L.A

Italy

Address

Via Issiglio 39
10142 Torino (Turin)

CENTRO DI CULTURA PER L'INGEGNERIA DELLE MATERIE PLASTICHE

Italy

Address

Viale Teresa Michel 5
15100 Alessandria

DUPONT GMBH & CO. KG

Germany

Address

Fritz-hecker-strasse 47-107
50968 Koeln

EDAG ENGINEERING + DESIGN AG

Germany

Address

Reesbergstrasse 1
36039 Fulda

EUROPEAN CENTER FOR COATINGS AND SURFACE TECHNOLOGY

Netherlands

Address

Located In Hogeschool Enschede, Parkweg 1
7500 KB Enschede

POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Italy

Address

Corso Duca Degli Abruzzi 24
10129 Torino (Turin)

SAPA AUTOPLASTICS SP. Z.O.O.

Poland

Address

Ul Leonardo Da Vinci 10
44109 Gliwice

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI VERONA

Italy

Address

Via Delle Menegone 10
37134 Verona

UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA

Spain

Address

C/ Martí Y Franquès 1
08028 Barcelona