Sister projects
BILASURF aims at developing and integrating a process for high-rate laser functionalization of complex 3D surfaces using tailored designed riblets to reduce friction and improve the environmental footprint of industrial parts, ensuring a high throughput with the help of inline monitoring capabilities. This solution will provide European industry with a key tool to use a more efficient and environmentally friendly manufacturing process.
FABulous aims to develop an industrial surface ‘coating’ technology that exploits breakthroughs in multiphoton lithography and process modelling to manufacture high resolution 3D metasurfaces at a throughput viable for series production. The project will develop and demonstrate a new laser-based platform for the high-throughput and high efficiency manufacturing of optical metasurfaces. By co-optimising process, product, and surface design methodologies with new micro-fabrication methods, FABulous will enable the rapid fabrication of custom high-resolution 3D metasurfaces, at a throughput viable for commercial manufacturing.
The overall aim of SYNTECS is to develop and demonstrate a digital and green laser texturing approach to generating complex multifunctional surfaces. A machine platform will be developed (TRL6), that enables interchangeable Direct Laser Writing (DLW), Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP) and Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structuring (LIPSS), with a multi-axis motion stage for processing complex geometries and an inline monitoring and control system.
CLASCO Climate Neutral and Digitalized Laser Based Surface - Functionalisation of Parts With Complex Geometry. The project is at the forefront of innovation in additive manufacturing (3D printing), focusing on parts with complex geometry. These parts are essential for lightweight applications, particularly in the aerospace (including aircraft and satellites) and biomedicine (such as implants) sector.