Loughborough University (LbU) is a research-led higher education institution that is consistently rated as being amongst the top twenty UK universities. The university has a total of around 17,800 students and almost 3,000 staff, half of whom are research and/or teaching related. In the 2014 Research Evaluation Framework, Loughborough was confirmed as one of the country’s leading research universities. The Design for Digital Fabrication (D4DF) Research Group within Loughborough Design School concentrates on cross-disciplinary research in the field of design for additive manufacturing and related technologies.
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The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUCN) is a leading higher education institution, with almost 1300 academic staff and over 20,000 students enrolled in undergraduate, master and PhD study programmes. TUCN also provides technology transfer to Romanian industry. TUCN team members involved in DiCoMI project belong to the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and their main research interests are focused on additive manufacturing techniques (e.g. selective laser sintering, selective laser melting), manufacturing of composite materials, modelling/simulation of the manufacturing processes and material behaviour.
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Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU) is a modern educational and scientific institution. Since its foundation in 1937 over 159.000 students have graduated. On average, 12.000 students study at STU every year. STU has seven faculties - based in Bratislava and Trnava - including the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. STU is particularly strong in the field of automation and manufacturing with its Centre of Excellence for 5-Axis Machining and Centre of Excellence for the Development and Application of Progressive Diagnosis Methods in the Processes of Materials.
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The FH Aachen university has a total of 10 faculties, 14,000 students and around 850 staff. The faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics has a total of 1400 students and 72 staff, half of whom are research and/or teaching related. For more than 5 years the Faculty is constantly rated amongst the top 5 German Universities of Applied Sciences. The Faculty runs an Additive Manufacturing Lab called “Goethe Lab”, with 20+ staff and PhD students, who are educated in close cooperation with different scientific Universities worldwide.
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The National Aerospace University (KhAI) is a leading Ukrainian technical university with over 12,000 students, 800 teachers, 1100 researchers, and over 2600 employees. The Department of Composite Structures and Aviation Materials carries out intensive research in the fields of aerospace composite structures design and optimal manufacturing processes for aerospace structures production. The Department was involved in numerous national projects funded by the Ukrainian Government, bilateral research projects with Ukrainian aerospace enterprises as well as FP6, FP7 and H2020 projects.
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The Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Centre is part of the Composite Technologies Centre of Excellence at Sabanci University. This is an internationally recognised centre as one of the most innovative and research-oriented universities in Turkey. It was established with an investment of €27M to host facilities for both fundamental and applied research, product development, graduate and life-long education. It also acts as a centre for incubation services as well as commercialisation opportunities for composite manufacturing technologies. Also, Sabanci University is located at the Technopark İstanbul which is the largest thematic technopark in Turkey
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5AxisWorks is an innovative start-up created in 2014 and which collected £57,927 crowd funding on the KickStarter platform. 5AW has designed a machine that combines multi- fabrication methods including 5-axis milling. 5AXISMAKER is a machine, versatile enough to fabricate most advanced design prototypes in readily available material while sitting on a desktop. 5AxisWorks created the 5-axis platform that gives an unprecedented versatility compared to 3-axis platforms of readily available 3D printers and desktop CNC mills.
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FIBREX is a Romanian company, founded in 1997, which produces a wide range of fibre glass products for industrial and domestic use. It has experience in plastic thermoforming, composite moulds production, GRP products manufacturing in hand lay-up and spray. It produces more than 40,000 products per year, made from different resins, with glass fibres reinforcement. Fibrex has experience in CAM/CAD mould making for the composite industry and is a supplier for companies like Michelin, Emerson, SFL Technology, Leroy Merlin, Bricodepot, Praktiker.
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Guhring is a one of the world’s leading manufacturers of precision tools. High productivity, excellent economic efficiency and optimal machining results are principles to which our products have been designed and manufactured to for in excess of 100 years. More than a century of expertise in cutting tool manufacturing, combined with powerful R&D resources, place Guhring at the forefront of technical innovations in cutting tools.
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Carboline was created in 2014 by the team of experts with over 20 years of experience in composite materials. The company focuses on the customised, small-batch and mass production of small and medium-sized composite structures (up to 2 m). Carboline develops, manufactures and distributes their own products ranging from special-purpose military and civil UAVs to radio-controlled gliders and sailplanes. Also, Carboline developed ultra-thin non-woven carbon fibre textile material (Carboline™) for ultralight and high-strength structures manufacturing.
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Established in 1973, Kordsa is the leading manufacturer of industrial nylon and polyester yarn, tire cord fabric and single end cord. Through the years, Kordsa became the market leader in Turkey and accumulated a great know-how on reinforcement materials. Kordsa develops innovative and unique intermediate products and applications in the field of composite reinforcement for a variety of industries such as aerospace, automotive, sports equipment, wind turbines and marine. By producing thermoset prepregs, Kordsa boasts a wider product range and more flexible production capabilities due to the strength gained from weaving its fabric.
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BIZZCOM is engaged in the design and manufacture of automated production and assembly lines. The company is a full-fledged integrator with its own development, production, and assembly. Their experts design and manufacture complex solutions for various types of industries. The company is located in Slovakia with the main office in Bucany.
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Intelligentsia provides high-quality, knowledge-based consultancy services to support research and innovation in private and public organisations. Intelligentsia's consultants have over 25 years’ experience of managing R&D and innovation projects. Their experience of EU funding schemes dates back to the EC's 4th RTD Framework Programme (1994-1998) and they have worked on project management, dissemination and exploitation activities as well as training and knowledge sharing for numerous FP7 and H2020 projects. |
Beneficiaries from third countries
The Vaal University of Technology’s Advanced Manufacturing Precinct (VUT-AMP), based at the Southern Gauteng Science and Technology Park, hosts one of the largest Additive Manufacturing centres in the Southern Hemisphere. the Centre focuses on providing support to various industrial establishments, including the SA Footwear Cluster and the Vaal Foundry Innovation Centre. It integrates seamlessly with conventional manufacturing, which includes both a tool room and a design centre. The Centre produces more than 5,000 parts for industry on an annual basis.
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The Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI) is an R&D organisation affiliated to the Ministry of Scientific Research in Egypt. CMRDI has participated in several international and national projects aiming at developing new materials and manufacturing tools. In 2003, CMRDI has established the first additive manufacturing (AM) research laboratory in Egypt to support the integration of AM solutions to the medical sector and other industries. AM staffs have gained wide experience through networking with experts and technology centres in Europe, USA and Asia.
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Scion is a Crown Research Institute (CRI), which is a government-owned company that carries out scientific research for the benefit of New Zealand. Each of the seven CRIs is aligned with a productive sector of the economy or a grouping of natural resources. Our partner is specialised in research, science and technology development for the forestry, wood and wood-derived materials and other bio material sectors. Their research interests cover the following topics: i) Sustainable forest management and tree improvement; ii) Forestry bio-security, risk management and mitigation; iii) Wood processing, wood-related bio energy, waste streams and other bio materials; and iv) Forestry and forestry-based ecosystem services to inform land-use decision making.
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