David Pazos
Post-procesado de piezas fabricadas por AM mediante mu00e9todos (electro)quu00edmicos
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David Pazos
Post-procesado de piezas fabricadas por AM mediante mu00e9todos (electro)quu00edmicos
The H2Free project will develop a degassing model, which aims to be a key tool to substitute the toxic metal cadmium by zinc-nickel
Ultra-high strength steels (UHSSs) are used due to their extraordinary resistance mainly for landing gears in the aeronautic industry. To resist corrosion, these materials require a coating that has usually been made using cadmium (Cd), a toxic metal whose use is advisable to avoid. Aiming to make industrial processes more sustainable, the European aviation sector is working on substituting Cd with innovative, environmental friendly coatings. Therefore, the H2Free project has just been launched. The project a aims at being a step further to make replacement of Cd by zinc/nickel (Zn-Ni) coating a reality in all applications.
Zn-Ni coatings are considered to be a viable and non-toxic substitute. The aim of the H2Free project, as part of the European CleanSky2 macroprogramme, is to develop a practical guide for the degasification of hydrogen from UHSS steel coated with Low Hydrogen Embrittlement (LHE) Zn-Ni and Cd, in order to save production costs and minimise environmental impact. The challenging part is the lack of knowledge about the degassing kinetics as it is till now unknown in advance if a standard degasification process is always necessary or effective in lowering the hydrogen content below the critical level, leading in some cases to scrap preventively entire components.
The H2Free project, coordinated by CIDETEC Surface Engineering, has led to the formation of a consortium made up of four outstanding research centres and two SMEs with complementary profiles and great experience. CIDETEC Surface Engineering, as well as being a centre experienced in the management of European projects, having taken part in over 25 of them, is a benchmark in research into electrochemistry and plating for many industries. HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM GEESTHACHT has a lot of experience in developing predictive modelling and simulation of service-life aspects. ELSYCA will provide its experience in modelling processes of functional electroplating applications, while AZTERLAN will study hydrogen embrittlement of UHSS. In addition, the consortium is complemented with the technical knowledge to carry out surface treatments for the aerospace industry from ELHCO and MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR EISENFORSCHUNG, a leading materials research institute focusing on advanced materials research with capabilities to perform hydrogen measurements with very high precision.
H2Free is a project funded by the EU Horizon 2020 Framework Research and Innovation Programme and it is managed by Clean Sky Joint Undertaking (CSJU) through the CleanSky2 grant programme.
HARVEST held its penultimate project meeting for month 30 on 11 February 2021. The meeting took place online, given the current situation, and brought together all HARVEST partners.
The project meetings allow partners to have an overview of what other colleagues have done in their work. It also allows the coordinating team, University of Ioannina, to assess which areas or work packages may suffer from delays and therefore need a longer timeframe. Thus, the leaders of work packages 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 shared with the whole consortium of partners the progress made so far on each task, as well as the upcoming activities.
IVW reviewed the work done so far for WP5, TEG manufacturing and durability assessment, described the status of the WP with associated deliverables, milestones and risks. AIRTIFICIAL presented the schedule, objectives and associated deliverables and milestones for WP6, Technology integration: TEG-enabled structural composites with autonomous SHM, and informed the consortium of the current technical activity. SONACA then briefly presented the tasks and partners involved in WP7, Aeronautics Demonstrators: Validation & Optimisation, and continued with the technical progress/activities in relation to the manufacturing of the demonstrators. CIDETEC presented the progress of WP8, Dissemination, Exploitation & Communication Activities, summarising the objectives, status of deliverables and progress in the last 6 months. And prior the end of the presentation the University of Ioannina presented the activities of WP9, the objectives, the schedule, the results and several open questions related to the management.
The meeting was very productive, which is important in this period of juggling between personal and professional life, and has shown that HARVEST activities are on the right track.
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Jesús Palenzuela
Tecnologu00eda omnifu00f3bica encaminada a conseguir bienestar y seguridad en el vehu00edculo
CIDETEC will actively participate in the INN-PRESSME project
The packaging, automotive, and other consumer goods industries have received EUR 14.5 million funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme for a project aiming to replace petroleum-based goods with bio-based products. The INN-PRESSME project will function as an ecosystem, involving the development of recyclable and/or biodegradable packaging, energy, and vehicle solutions and other consumer goods.
Coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the project involves 26 other European organisations from nine European countries, including CIDETEC, through CIDETEC Surface Engineering and CIDETEC Energy Storage.
The core of the new INN-PRESSME ecosystem (Full name, “Open innovation ecosystem for sustainable plant-based nano-enabled biomaterials deployment for packaging, energy/transport, and consumer goods”) is comprised of pilot devices owned by ten European partners.. The services of the ecosystem make it possible to develop new products with a high value added that are recyclable and biodegradable, or solutions that replace oil-based products.
A goal of the project, which operates on the principle of open innovation, is to expand into a Europe-wide ecosystem offering research and pilot services for enterprises of different sizes. The ecosystem offers companies the possibility to reduce risks linked with developing new products and to accelerate market access.
The specific goal of CIDETEC in the project is upgrading its Pilot Line for inks formulation (CIDETEC Surface Engineering) and Pilot line for continuous coating (CIDETEC Energy Storage), which will be used for scaling up (nano)cellulose-based electrolytes and slurries for applications in smart labels (specifically electrochromic displays and batteries) and ultracapacitors.
INN-PRESSME has received funding under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement N° 952972).
The project, providing product solutions that are based on biomaterials, was launched on 1 January 2021 and runs until 31 January 2025.
Co-ordinated by VTT, the INN-PRESSME project also involves the following partners:
– Belgium: Innovation in Research & Engineering Solutions (IRES), Greenovate! Europe EEIG
– Finland: Keskuslaboratorio Oy – Centrallaboratorium Ab (KCL), Walki Plastiroll Oy
– France: Centre Technique Industriel de la Plasturgie et des Composites (IPC), Commissariat à l´Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (CEA), Polymaris Biotechnology SAS, Arjowiggins France
– Germany: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., WSVK OEDERAN GmbH, Skeleton Technologies GmbH
– Italy: Stam srl, Centro Ricerche Fiat SCPA
– Poland: Instytut Włókien Naturalnych i Roślin Zielarskich
– Spain: Fundación CIDETEC, Fundación AITIIP, Asociación de Investigación de Materiales Plásticos y Conexas (AIMPLAS), Gnanomat SL, Global Equity & Corporate Consulting SL,
Asociación Española de Normalización (UNE), MAIER S. Coop, Albéa Services, Podoactiva SL
– Sweden: RISE Processum AB, Skanem Skurup AB
– United Kingdom: Granta Design Ltd.
Description: A ball made from nanocellulose from which the biomaterial film was produced.
Source: copyright VTT
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