Key information Project in the Spotlight: S17024e/P16-46 Market: Additive Manufacturing Written by: Viktoria Savran Introduction Large engineering structures like turbines, metallic bridges or industrial machinery are generally still manufactured by traditional processes such as forging, casting, welding, bolting or by machining them from solid blocks. These processes do not allow for the
Key information Project in the Spotlight: T16046 Market: Materials production Written by: Viktoria Savran Dynamic behaviour of liquid-solid systems applied to the blast furnace hearth The blast furnace is quite possibly the most intricate multiphase system. With high temperature liquid iron and slag, burden particles and reduction gases; enormous volume and different
Key information Project in the Spotlight: T16045 (INTERMOD) Market: Civil Written by: Viktoria Savran A multi-scale approach towards reusable steel-concrete composite floor systems (INTERMOD) Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in the construction sector. Demountable and reusable structures are one way to extend the exploitation life of buildings and to provide solutions for
Key information Project in the Spotlight: T17019h (DENS) Market: Materials production Written by: Viktoria Savran Modelling austenite decomposition: bainite, acicular ferrite, heat of transformation and effect of deformation Introduction Important progress has been made in the development of metallurgical models that describe the behaviour of steel both during steel processing and during
Objectives: Prediction of shape during metal blanking and cutting processes. M2i FEA simulation work: Development and implementation of 2D non-local damage and crack propagation model using MSC.MARC and in-house software (2005) Development and implementation of 3D non-local damage and crack propagation model using MSC.MARC and in-house software (2010) Integration of 2D and 3D models
Objectives: Develop advanced simulations technology to account for temperature increase and adaptive control systems to adjust the machine settings during the start-up of the production line. M2i FEA simulation work: Implement a tribology based friction law in the commercial FEA software MARC Simulation and validation of the thermo-mechanical behaviour of the deep-drawing
Objectives: Evaluate the long term structural performance of the adhesively bonded hybrid joint under operational and environmental conditions; Develop a reliable inspection and maintenance methodology for adhesively bonded hybrid joints; Develop a procedure (Guidelines) for the qualification of adhesively bonded hybrid joints in primary structures in marine applications.. M2i FEA simulation work:
Objectives: Integration of diagnosis, design and manufacturing of 3DP medical devices in a software platform. Personalized medical devices (prostheses, implants, orthoses) M2i FEA simulation work: Develop robust and easy to use FEA models of 3D printed model of implants and orthotics Topology optimization of designs Industrial Benefits: Reduce the complexity of advanced
Objectives: Enhance interoperability in virtual engineering workflows by developing a vendor-neutral standard for CAE data storage. Implementation in several software tools, and validation with a number of industrial use cases. M2i FEA simulation work: One of the project use cases is the manufacturing of a Philips shaver. It involves the injection moulding of a
Key information EU funding: € 7,91 Million Total budget: € 9,75 Million Duration: 48 months [March 2020 - Feb 2024] Background: Grade2XL is a joint development programme aligning partners along the value chain to foster the rapid development of WAAM materials and process. Grade2XL will deliver multi-material products of superior
