Objectif Current ECM process technology is limited in machining accuracy and process stability. The primary reason for this limitation is that the power supply units, which are at the heart of ECM are traditionally designed for the millisecond pulsed current range. Developing a power supply unit that has the capability of pulsing in the microsecond / nanosecond range, will result in more control of the process and better product, leading to improved uptimes on the shop floor and improved product quality. The SME partners in this project consortium have identified a commercial opportunity for a new generation of ECM that can offer: - Improved process stability and control - Increased accuracy (at a micron level) - Better process uptime and increased efficiency / outputs - Consistently better performing and better quality products - Shorter product development lead time This project will undertake the research and development work necessary to ensure that the SMEs in the consortium can realise this commercial opportunity through the development of a power supply unit (SMPS) that can support the next generation of ECM. The project aims to develop an SMPS that will deliver quicker electrical current pulsing rates in the microsecond / nanosecond range, resulting in an ECM with a machining accuracy better than 1 micron. The project will also develop a demonstrator / prototype that will be used for validating and demonstrating the next generation ECM. Based on research undertaken by CDAMC (in conjunction with SMPS manufacturers and suppliers), it is clear that power units in this performance range are currently not commercially available. The availability of a new generation of SMPS could result in a major step change in ECM capability and help sustain Europe’s leading position in ECM technology. Champ scientifique engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringsubtractive manufacturing Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Thème(s) SME-1 - Research for SMEs Appel à propositions FP7-SME-2010-1 Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinateur INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SLIGO - ITS Contribution de l’UE € 40 640,00 Adresse Ballinode - ash lane F56 Sligo Irlande Voir sur la carte Région Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif David Tormey (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (6) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire Vox Power Ltd Irlande Contribution de l’UE € 272 358,00 Adresse Rathfarnham road 17 6W Dublin Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Brian Mcdonald (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 6 640,00 Adresse Kingston lane UB8 3PH Uxbridge Voir sur la carte Région London Outer London — West and North West Harrow and Hillingdon Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Teresa Waller (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Carl Diver Advanced Manufacturing Consulting Limited Irlande Contribution de l’UE € 18 640,00 Adresse Killult falcarragh Letterkenny Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Carl Diver (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée SONPLAS GMBH PLANUNG MONTAGE UNDSERVICE VON SONDERMASCHINEN Allemagne Contribution de l’UE € 578 678,00 Adresse Sachsenring 57 94315 Straubing Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Herbert Frankl (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL Belgique Contribution de l’UE € 6 640,00 Adresse Pleinlaan 2 1050 Bruxelles / brussel Voir sur la carte Région Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Johan Deconinck (Prof.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée ELSYCA NV Belgique Contribution de l’UE € 281 900,00 Adresse Vaartdijk 3 bus 603 3018 Wijgmaal Voir sur la carte Région Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Gert Nelissen (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée