New high-performance funtionalised materials
OPTIMISING AND UPSCALING MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR HONEYTEX SYSTEMS
HONEYTEX 2024
Motivation
High-performance honeycomb structures are expensive, while cheaper alternatives do not possess the mechanical performance often required of them. Added to this, most honeycombs available today are difficult to recycle. One of the main motivations for the project is to address this issue by researching and developing a new generation of fully recyclable honeycombs with a more competitive price to performance ratio.
Objectives
- Design and manufacture of a module to automate the assembly process.
- Optimisation of the honeycomb formation process for automation to improve reproducibility
- Optimisation of the properties of honeycombs, with a greater focus on recycled polyester fibres.
- Technical and economic validation of the production process being optimised and of the prototypes developed during the year.
- Achieve the complete optimisation of the honeycomb formation process in the semi-industrial scale continuous demonstrator equipment for the new generation of honeycombs.
Expected results
- Design and manufacture of a module to automate the assembly process. Manufacture a hexagonal jig that holds the honeycomb steady while the hot filament cutting and joining processes are performed in a single operation in 100% synthetic polymer HONEYTEX products, and the optimisation of this new assembly process for material incorporating carbon or glass fibre and natural fibres.
- Achieve the complete optimisation of the honeycomb formation process in the semi-industrial scale continuous demonstrator equipment for the new generation of honeycombs. To this end, specific assembly equipment for block formation will be developed. This equipment will be fully automatic and have sufficient capacity for the formation of honeycomb blocks with different dimensions using various materials. It is also intended to develop honeycomb automotive structures that meety the sector’s demanding requirements.
Grant number: IMAMCA/2024/6
Programme: Plan of non-economic activities 2024
Period of execution: January 2024 – December 2024
Status: In progress
More information: PLAN OF ACTION
Entity: IVACE
This project is funded by the Conselleria d’Economia Sostenible, Sectors Productius, Comerç i Treball de la Generalitat Valenciana, through IVACE.
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R&D AREAS
New high-performance functionalised materials
Circular economy and sustainability
Advanced manufacturing, smart textiles and digitalisation
High value-added solutions for strategic markets
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