Saving lubricants with a float valve

Saving lubricants with a float valve

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Simple solutions can work a treat

  • Metal-working company's manual spillage problem 
  • Floating valves in the tanks prevent overflow and save some 3 % on lubricant use a year 

The German company Metalltechnik Menges GmbH specialises in the area of chipless deformation, a technique for working different metals such as steel and copper. The company uses several machines filled with lubricants, which help to keep friction down during the metal-working processes. 

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Replacing old transformers

Replacing old transformers

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Out with the old ...

  • Old and outdate transformers can themselves be a burden on budgets
  • Replacing them with modern units can boost efficiency

Large factories and businesses running heavy machinery sometimes employ outdated, ad-hoc solutions which can be a drain on budgets. Companies specialising in metal production, for example, can need up to 400V three-phase alternating current, instead of the standard level of 230V, to meet the heavy demands of the industrial machinery involved.

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Submission deadline: December 4th, 2017 

The EaP PLUS project relaunches the grant scheme for Georgia!

The EaP PLUS grant scheme was born from the ambition to further enhance EU-EaP research and innovation partnerships through cluster and cluster-like organisation cooperation. The scheme aims at strengthening clusters in EaP countries, transferring the EU’s – and, when relevant, the EaP countries’ - good practices, and facilitating sustainable inter-cluster cooperation between the EU and EaP countries’ existing or emerging clusters.

EaP PLUS Cluster Grant Scheme for Georgia

The EaP PLUS project relaunches the grant scheme for Georgia! The EaP PLUS grant scheme was born from the ambition to further enhance EU-EaP research and innovation partnerships through cluster and cluster-like organisation cooperation. The scheme aims at strengthening clusters in EaP countries, transferring the EU’s – and, when relevant, the EaP countries’ - good practices, and facilitating sustainable inter-cluster cooperation between the EU and EaP countries’ existing or emerging clusters. EaP PLUS offers 1 grant of up to 10.000€ to a Georgian cluster or cluster-like legal entity or...

Eurostars-2 programme

For Clusters with R&D-performing SME members! Eurostars is a joint programme between EUREKA and the European Commission, co-funded from the national budgets of 36 Eurostars Participating States and Partner Countries and by the European Union through Horizon 2020. In the 2014-2020 period it has a total public budget of €1.14 billion. Eurostars supports international innovative projects led by R&D-performing SMEs. With its bottom-up approach, Eurostars supports the development of rapidly marketable innovative products, processes and services that help improve the daily lives of people around the...

For Clusters with R&D-performing SME members!

The next cut-off deadline for Eurostars funding applications is 01 March 2018 at 20:00 CET

Eurostars is a joint programme between EUREKA and the European Commission, co-funded from the national budgets of 36 Eurostars Participating States and Partner Countries and by the European Union through Horizon 2020. In the 2014-2020 period it has a total public budget of €1.14 billion.

The general objective of EU4SportsClusters Alliance is to implement and test within 24 months a Joint Internationalization Strategy for a European Strategic Sport Clusters Partnership (ESSCP), maximizing the potential of its cross-sectoral nature, developing new value chains and exploiting international opportunities for SMEs, especially those in third markets outside the EU. The ESSCP consists of 4 Sports Clusters (INDESCAT, Sport and Technology, Flanders’ Bike Valley and Cluster M

Metal specialist optimises pre-treatment to cut costs and waste

Metal specialist optimises pre-treatment to cut costs and waste

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Turning a need into a genuine opportunity

  • Metal specialist rethinks its whole paint pre-treatment line  
  • Massive time and cost savings, cleaner processes and a more streamlined process are the results

TECNICHAPA develops and manufactures metallic components and cubicles for distribution network for Velatia companies.

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