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Functional surface treatments using ultra-short pulse laser system FemtoSurf

Functional surface treatments using ultra-short pulse laser system FemtoSurf

Objective

The tremendous success of lasers in industry resulted in massive demand for photonics-based solutions. At the moment lasers are inseparable part of fields like communications, medicine, science and heavy industry. This is due to outstanding versatility of light, as it can be used as means for both measurement and direct processing. One of the newest developments in the field is advent of ultra-fast femtosecond (fs) lasers. Alongside all the standard laser properties, these lasers add capability to control temporal and thermal characteristics of light-matter interaction as well as eliminate any material related restrictions due ultra-high light intensities achievable. For these reasons fs lasers are predicated to play pivotal role in 4th industrial revolution with ultrafast laser marked projected to grow up to 7.1 billion dollars by 2021. Direct surface treatment is one of the key areas where fs lasers proved highly promising. Specific light-matter interaction regimes enabled by fs pulses allow to create surface patterns in scales ranging from nanoripples to millimetre-sized grooves. Such surface features could be made into either repelling or adhering. As it is direct process applicable for any kind of surface metal patterning is especially interesting, as it could find use if fields like medicine, aerospace, maritime and tool manufacturing, replacing various coatings, lubricants or enabling entirely new properties. The main objective of FemtoSurf is to exploit the newest advances in laser development for creation of industrial-grade 2-3 kW-level fs laser that would be integrated in propose-built optical chain enabling multi-beam processing (up to 100 simultaneous beams) with individually controlled spatial distributions in each laser spot, integrated into a fully automated processing setup for efficient patterning arbitrary shaped metal components with sizes exceeding several meters while retaining micrometre level precision.

Programme(s)

H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Topic(s)

ICT-04-2018 - Photonics based manufacturing, access to photonics, datacom photonics and connected lighting

Call for proposal

H2020-ICT-2018-2

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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action
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Coordinator

UAB FEMTIKA

Address

Sauletekio Al.15
10224 Vilnius

Lithuania

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

EU Contribution

€ 1 691 250

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AMPHOS GMBH

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 1 293 750

FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS

Greece

EU Contribution

€ 422 500

SCUOLA UNIVERSITARIA PROFESSIONALE DELLA SVIZZERA ITALIANA

Switzerland

EU Contribution

€ 1 402 500

ROLLA SP PROPELLERS SA

Switzerland

EU Contribution

€ 305 000

Aerea S.p.A.

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 260 000

SINTEA PLUSTEK SRL

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 260 000

THE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 309 375

HELIOTIS AG

Switzerland

EU Contribution

€ 560 500

RAMTEID GMBH

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 543 750

Project information

Grant agreement ID: 825512

Status

Ongoing project

  • Start date

    1 January 2019

  • End date

    31 December 2021

Funded under:

H2020-EU.2.1.1.

  • Overall budget:

    € 7 048 625,01

  • EU contribution

    € 7 048 625

Coordinated by:

UAB FEMTIKA

Lithuania

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Last update: 14 January 2019

Record number: 219130