Objective The objective of the project is to develop a flexible process for manufacturing of complex formed sheet metal components based upon autogenous laser butt welded tailored blanks. The process will be devoted to SME' s producing small batches of a wide range of products, requiring flexible, fast, cheap and longlife fixturing devices to overtake major problems of laser welding in production that are gap control and misalignement. This process will be transfered to a group of SMEs, establishing the necessary network amongst them enabling them to produce and market high complex sheet metal components to different industrial sectors, primary the automobile industry. In the project the different production steps for production of complex formed sheet metal components based upon autogenous laser butt welded tailored blanks will be developed. These steps are: Blank preparation, where both fine laser cutting and fine blanking will be developed to meet the demands from the laser welding process. Autogenous laser welding, where the stringent fixturing requirements, which laser butt welding demands, are going to be solved in flexible fixtures, allowing small and medium batches to be produced economically. Sheet metal forming, where the formability problems around the hard weld will be addressed. None of the involved partners has the knowledge and the means to overtake the technical risks associated to the project in the targeted aspects. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics Programme(s) FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 030202 - Vehicle production Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CRS - Cooperative research contracts Coordinator Veta A/S EU contribution No data Address 33,Marielundsvej 33 2730 Herlev Denmark See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AP&T Lagan AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address 6,Industrigatan 340 14 Lagan See on map Total cost No data IB Andresen Industri A/S Denmark EU contribution No data Address Industrivej 5500 Langeskov See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTE FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Denmark EU contribution No data Address Building 358 DTU 2800 LYNGBY See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTO DE SOLDADURA E QUALIDADE ASSOCIACAO* Portugal EU contribution No data Address KM 3,AVENIDA DO PROFESSOR DOUTORCAVACO SILVA 33PARQUE D 2740-120 PORTO SALVO See on map Total cost No data LASERPLUS OY Finland EU contribution No data Address 16,Konepajankatu 16 11710 RIIHIMAEKI See on map Total cost No data Manuel da Conceiçao Graça Lda. Portugal EU contribution No data Address Quinta da Carambancha 2580 Carregado See on map Total cost No data Tavol - Industria de Acessorios de Autiomoveis Lda. Portugal EU contribution No data Address 3720 Oliveira de Azemeis See on map Total cost No data
