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Eastern European twinning on Structural Integrity and Reliability of Advanced Materials obtained through additive Manufacturing

Project description

A major boost for additive manufacturing research in Europe

Additive manufacturing is rapidly being adopted in diverse fields such as aeronautics, biomedical and automotive sectors. Little is known about how the material used influences the load bearing capacity of the final 3D printed product. This hinders widespread implementation of the technology. Bringing together the internationally-leading Italian and Norwegian universities in research and innovation with low-performing Czech, Romanian and Serbian universities, the SIRAMM project aims to establish Europe in this field and bolster research at the Polytechnical University of Timisoara in Romania. Staff exchange programmes, training sessions, workshops and seminars will enable intense knowledge transfer to support the project's objective.

Objective

In spite of the growing importance of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology for producing both plastics and metals parts used in different fields such as aeronautics, biomechanics and automotive, the criteria and methods for the safety evaluation of AM components are still not well established. Therefore, the lack of knowledge on the influence of the material quality on the load bearing capacity of the final product hinders the industrial exploitation of AM, preventing this powerful technology from being confidently used in every-day manufacturing processes, in particular in low developed European countries.
The overall objective of the SIRAMM project is to significantly strengthen research in the AM field at the Polytechnical University of Timisoara (UPT, Romania). To achieve this aim, SIRAMM will build upon the existing science and innovation base of UPT, creating a network with two internationally-leading counterparts at EU level: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway) and the University of Parma (Italy).
In the long term, the project aims at laying the foundations for creating a pole of excellence on AM in Eastern Europe. For this reason, other two partners from low R&I performing countries, the University of Belgrade (Serbia) and the Institute of Physics of Materials, Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic) will also take part in this Twinning project.
To reach its goals, this 3-year project will be focussed on the implementation of knowledge transfer activities such as workshops and staff exchange, training events (i.e. summer schools, seminars) for early stage researchers, and dissemination and communication actions (i.e. web site, videos, open access publications, public engagement activities) for different audiences. To keep maintaning the knowledge transfer well beyond the duration of this project, a regular master course on AM technology will be also implemented in the coordinating institution.

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Coordinator

UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMISOARA
Net EU contribution

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€ 214 206,25
Address
PIATA VICTORIEI 2
300006 Timisoara
Romania

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Region
Macroregiunea Patru Vest Timiş
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 214 206,25

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