Metal

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Training/Services Open Call

This Training/Services Open call consist of three different strands: the two first ones will allow European SMEs to pursue trainings/services related to Green Transition and Internationalisation and the third one - the International mission support scheme - will help SMEs in attending the...
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Call for innovation funding of PIMAP4Sustainability is open! March 1st-May 3rd

PIMAP4Sustainability is thrilled to announce the launch of our Innovation Open Call ! This Open call will allow us to fund innovation projects for SMEs from the Photonics, Advanced Materials and Advanced Manufacturing value chains with application in three themes: - Aerospace ✈️ - Metalworking 🔩 -...

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Photonics to tackle the steel and metal industry challenges

The steel industry, as well as most other metal industries, are parts of a circular economy. However, this means that the value of end-products is degraded to raw material level. There is today a renewed interest to find solutions on how to make this loop smaller, e.g. by repair and retrofit of...

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PIMAP4Sustainability Kick-Off

All PIMAP4Sustainability partners are delighted to announce the launch of the PIMAP4Sustainability project. At their first consortium meeting, the project partners officially launched the project and discussed the task ahead to implement all activities dedicated to the support of European SMEs. This...

Best practices

Digitalised one-piece-flow manufacturing

The wonders of digital production Digitalisation and product key saves material and energy costs Good example of 'just-in-time' manufacturing and customised production using digital solutions Schmalz, a mid-sized mechanical engineering company in southern Germany, has a simple ethos: only use and...
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Digitalising foundry production processes

Century-old system gets a digital makeover Easily integrated smartphone app optimises manual labour processes Identical output achieved while savings 400 tonnes on input € 45 000 saving on energy costs Kemptener Eisengiesserei Adam Hönig AG is an iron foundry located in Bavaria. The integration of a...
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Efficient environmental management system cuts water use and waste

Big effort leads to bigger results ... and awards Engineering company puts its new EMS to the test and delivers big water and waste reductions Annual water savings of 12 000 m3 and reduced material consumption by 30.35 tonnes achieved IkanKronitek is one of five business units in the TTT Group and...
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Ecodesigned fume cupboards save materials and costs

Safer labs, better environment! Lab specialist uses LCA and ecodesign principles to improve its production efficiency Analysis showed where material savings could be made and parts removed to cut costs € 54 040 in aluminium and steel materials saved annually in its EPD-certified fume cupboard...
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Saving lubricants with a float valve

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...
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Smarter soldering techniques

Soldering made easy Soldering can lead to waste materials and requires chemical cleaners Innovative materials and approaches offer cleaner, greener alternatives The German company EUROMAT GmbH develops solutions for the metal industry with innovative material and surface finishing technology. In the...
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More efficient laser cutting saves materials and reduces scrap

New laser tech shaves costs Company replaces its inefficient mechanical steel cutters for boilers New laser cutting units use 94.1 % of the sheet, saving money and reducing waste DOMUSA Teknik makes and sells heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) products with a particular focus on solar...
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Saving money by drying sludge

A pressing problem solved A sludge-processing solution saves on pay-per-weight disposal costs Pressing and drying out extra water in the sldge saves € 1 200 per year The German metal-working company Edison Fatehpour Stanzerei provides a number of different solutions, including stamping, tool-making...