Objective
The overall objective of the REProMag project is to develop and validate an innovative, resource-efficient manufacturing route (SDS process) for Rare Earth magnets that allows for the economically efficient production of net-shape magnetic parts with complex structures and geometries, while being 100% waste-free along the whole manufacturing chain.
The new Shaping, Debinding and Sintering (SDS) process for Rare Earth magnets is an innovative automated manufacturing route to realise complex 3D- and multilayered parts; resulting in a significant increase in the material efficiency of at least 30% during manufacturing; while at the same time allowing additional geometrical features such as threads, cooling channels, small laminations/segments (e.g. to increase the efficiency of electrical motors) and structural optimisations such as lightweight-structures or the joint-free realisation. As part of the project, the possibility to produce hybrid parts such as an improved moving-coil transducer for headphones, loudspeakers and microphones will be evaluated.
The SDS process allows a new level of sustainability in production, as the energy efficiency along the whole manufacturing chain can be increased by more than 30% when compared to conventional production routes. Moreover, the used raw material is 100% recycled and can be again recycled in the same way at the end of the lifetime of the products. In short, the innovative REProMag SDS process has the potential to manufacture complex structures of high quality and productivity with minimum use of material and energy, resulting in significant economic advantages compared to conventional manufacturing.
The REProMag project is a highly innovative combination of applied research, technology development and integration, resulting in small-scale prototypes and a closely connected demonstration activity clearly showing the technical feasibility of the REProMag SDS processing route in a near to operational environment.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecycling
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringmining and mineral processing
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and films
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsmobile phones
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringadditive manufacturing
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
75228 Ispringen
Germany
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Participants (14)
2700 Wiener Neustadt
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
01239 Dresden
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
8742 Obdach
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
1060 Wien
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
05100 Montgenevre
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
80333 Munchen
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30900 Wedemark
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1040 Wien
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B15 2TT Birmingham
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8700 Leoben
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1000 Ljubljana
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TW11 0LW Middlesex
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Participation ended
70599 Stuttgart
70176 Stuttgart
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