Climate Neutral and Digitalized Laser Based Surface Functionalization of Parts with Complex Geometry

具有复杂几何形状的零件的气候中性和基于数字化激光的表面功能化

• 批准号: 10066538
• 金额: $ 51.43万
• 依托单位: Z PRIME LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: EU-Funded
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10066538
• 关键词: Climate; Neutral; Digitalized; Laser; Based

In the coming years, the European industry must assume the challenge of adopting clean and climate-neutral industrial value chains, producing sustainable products. Adopting digital systems will radically change the industry with products and services through innovative production processes. In particular, fully digitalised laser-based additive manufacturing methods are very versatile and thus can be implemented in different industries. Furthermore, energy saves against conventional manufacturing and material waste but also by design optimization can be achieved. However, these parts also required of additional surface treatments, which are nowadays energy and material-consuming, increasing costs and harming the environment. In addition, new concepts for increasing the added value of AM parts must be developed, for instance, by producing advanced surface functionalities in critical applications. The main objective of the CLASCO project is to develop a universal and digitalised laser-based post-process route for creating functionalised AM parts with complex shapes. While the complex parts will be produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Laser polishing and laser surface micro-structuring using Direct Laser Interference Patterning will be combined in a unique manufacturing system. This route will substitute several resource-consuming processes, reducing the environment's negative impact. The implementation will allow substituting standard environmental non-friendly methods and even obtaining a better performance. In addition, different in-line monitoring methods, specifically plasma sensors and infrared cameras will be implemented. In this way, a virtual representation of the process for each part will be possible (digital twin), creating an entirely digitised product. The project's impacts will be analysed to optimise the sustainability of processes and products across the entire life cycle.

未来几年，欧洲工业必须接受挑战，采用清洁和气候中性的工业价值链，生产可持续产品。采用数字系统将通过创新的生产流程从根本上改变产品和服务行业。特别是，完全数字化的基于激光的增材制造方法非常通用，因此可以在不同的行业中实施。此外，相对于传统制造和材料浪费，还可以通过设计优化来实现节能。然而，这些部件还需要额外的表面处理，目前这些处理既消耗能源和材料，又增加成本并危害环境。此外，必须开发增加增材制造零件附加值的新概念，例如，通过在关键应用中生产先进的表面功能。 CLASCO 项目的主要目标是开发一种基于激光的通用数字化后处理路线，用于创建具有复杂形状的功能化增材制造零件。虽然复杂的零件将通过激光粉床融合生产，但激光抛光和使用直接激光干涉图案的激光表面微结构将结合在一个独特的制造系统中。这条路线将取代一些消耗资源的流程，减少对环境的负面影响。该实施将允许替代标准的环境不友好方法，甚至获得更好的性能。此外，还将采用不同的在线监控方法，特别是等离子传感器和红外摄像机。通过这种方式，每个零件的流程的虚拟表示将成为可能（数字孪生），从而创建完全数字化的产品。将分析该项目的影响，以优化流程和产品在整个生命周期中的可持续性。