The Additive Manufacturing technology is one of the agents responsible for the 4th industrial revolution for at least three reasons. First, it offers the possibility to produce complex parts without the design constraints of traditional manufacturing routes. Second, scrap rates for AM parts are usually below 5%, compared to scrap rates of more than 90% […]
The Smart Light project consists in the development of a car taillight that is smarter than what is currently available on the market. The objective is to overcome the mere signaling function of ordinary rear lights by producing a device that is able to effectively deal with variable weather conditions, so as to always guarantee
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The FIAMME project consisted in developing a surface finishing process that could be effective on additively manufactured (AM) components with complex geometries. AM parts can reach average roughness (Ra) values up to 100 µm, which strongly affects the possible application of the component. The team focused on the surface finishing of internal mini-channels of an
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3D food printing integrates the technology and techniques of 3D printing and additive manufacturing, together with gastronomy. Alongside Dutch research institution TNO (The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research), the Italian pasta goliath, Barilla S.p.A., has developed a prototype 3D printer dedicated to the food market. Although the possibilities for this type of novel device
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Profound and dramatic changes in the customer needs and requirements are shaping the mobility industry and new business models based on innovative products and service systems are arising in the market. Incumbents, e.g. Bosch, are looking for new opportunities to expand their customer base and product service portfolio. The project aims at defining the positioning
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Nowadays, the increased competition on the global markets pushes companies to face the trade-off between volume and variety. Customers simultaneously ask for huge quantities and very specific product requirements. New strategies are required to keep high the competitiveness. This challenging context has lead Inkmaker to establish some ambitious objectives and envision the project MODULA. Inkmaker
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NRGWaste is a micro scale, turnkey, self-contained system for the treatment of unrecoverable waste at the point of arising, based on high temperature plasma pyrolysis and on downsized waste pre-treatment technology (metal extraction, shredding, pelletisation). The core of the micro treatment prototype is based on the downsizing of the technology used in large waste to
