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PROJECTS

European projects put at the forefront research capabilities of LORTEK in advanced manufacturing and its digitalisation. New technologies are developed to be transferred and implemented in industry to strengthen European industrial competitiveness.

FLASHCOMP

Flawless and sustainable production of composite parts through a human centred digital approach. The project will develop a fast and reliable human-oriented quality control solution capable of identifying in a timely-manner defectiveness during composite process and, consequently, to determine the in-situ corrective actions to be implemented, towards zero-defects LRI manufacturing process, significantly reducing the generation of polymer composites waste. Results will be implemented in a test bed and demonstrated in two industrial use cases (yacht part and wing box).

Call: HORIZON-CL4-2021-TWIN-TRANSITION-01
Coordinated by Lortek

DISCMAN

Digital Supply-Chain for On-Site Maintenance in defence by Additive Manufacturing. The project DISCMAM will develop a digital thread by providing secure digital pathway for repair and manufacturing of spare parts, using additive manufacturing technologies, for remote assistance to military filed operations. The developed digital thread will provide an effective digital supply chain for on-site maintenance to the EU defence sector. It will provide autonomy to repair damaged components and manufacture spare parts by secure communication pathways for remote Assistance.

Call: EDF-2022-LS-RA-DIS
Coordinated by Lortek

COROB

COROB develops a flexible, cooperative and intelligent multi-robotic solution powered by Inspection, Monitoring, Control and AI techniques that will increase the efficiency and improve the flexibility of industrial processes.

Call: HORIZON-CL4-2022-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02
Coordinated by Lortek

MULTI-FUN

The project focuses on the development of advanced materials and equipment for metal additive manufacturing of multi-material parts that will provide performance and efficiency gain through integrated multi-functionality.

Call: H2020-NMBP-TR-IND-2019

ROLIAC

Robust and light AM components for military systems. The project will enable design and manufacture of lightweight military grade parts with novel materials and take full advantage of the key benefits offered by AM for the EU defence sector. Technological developments will be made in generative design, rapid production and robust and reliable design for identifying failures in production and service. Demonstration activities will be carried out in three relevant use cases (emergency wheel, cargo bay door hinge and antenna mount for satellites).

Call: EDF-2021-DIS-RDIS-2

AIRISE

Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing for Sustainable Applications at SMEs. The project will support European SMEs in the uptake of Artificial Intelligence applied to manufacturing, with a specific focus on the use of AI-enabled applications at the edge. The key objective for applications is a reduction of waste and carbon footprint while ensuring the resilient operation of manufacturing. Open Calls will allow SMEs to easily access AI expert competence. The ambition of the project is to support more than 500 cases from SMEs and mid-caps on key AI applications at the edge.

Call: HORIZON-CL4-2022-TWIN-TRANSITION-01

WAVETAILOR

Modular laser sources for sustainable production of short personalized production series. WAVETAILOR focuses two industrial scenarios which are related to the complex multi-material component and assembly. The first one is Directed Energy Deposition of a multimaterial leading edge for a hypersonic hydrogen-driven airplane, while the second relates to the Powder Bed Fusion of complex multi-material assembly of a drone for urban delivery. The challenges in both cases are related with zero-defect manufacturing, sustainability and first-time-right manufacturing.

Call: HORIZON-CL4-2023-TWIN-TRANSITION-01