In the next video we are happy to introduce our partner Marelli through their video #behindthescenes! Have a look and meet Mauro Brignone, Innovation Specialist at Marelli. Marelli is one of the two end user partners in the Custodian Laser project, whose role is to support the Consortium in the validation of the solution identified for LBW, […]
Leer másOur colleagues Elena Fenili and Francesco Stortiero from GFM participated in RM Forum presenting in their booth the CUSTODIAN activities and the results achieved while working to solve PBF-LB/M challenges in industry. RM Forum is a forum dedicated to Advanced Manufacturing technologies and it took place in Arese on 28/29th September. Another CUSTODIAN partner, Maurizio […]
Leer másDuring the last Stuttgart Laser technology Forum (SLT 2022), that took place from 21 to 22 June 2022, there was a very interesting presentation by Prof. Andreas Otto from Technische Universität Wien who explained the #technology # #physical cause-effect relationships leading to the balling defect in PBF/LB-M at SLT 2022. It was developed with the […]
Leer másAfter more than 3 years of hard work, we present a #Simulation of #Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB/M) of Ni-Superalloy CM247LC. The simulation was carried out by the Research Unit of Photonic Technologies at Technische Universität Wien, Austria (https://lnkd.in/eb6yNBCU). The video is shown alongside an image of the corresponding experiment, which was performed by AIDIMME. […]
Leer másAfter more than 3 years of hard work, the custodian team comes to present the results of the new methodologies developed throughout the project. During the last 2 days of August 2 technical webinars and 1 workshop will be open to the industrial attendees that want to know about the new methodologies developed. The idea […]
Leer másThe 2nd exploitation workshop of Custodian was held in February 2022 online following a series of interviews organized by Cailabs with each member of the consortium regarding their interest in exploiting the results of the project. The online workshop gathered 22 participants representing all project partners, and aimed to develop together a path for the […]
Leer másOur project partners from AIDIMME and Cailabs carried out the installation of the MPLC in the Powder Bed Fusion with a Laser Beam on Metal (PBF-LB/M) technology at AIDIMME’s facilities in Spain last week. This is the third prototype designed and manufactured by Cailabs, which is compatible with AIDIMME’s PBF-LB/M processing head. The machine has […]
Leer másDuring the summer, Precitec performed the first laser cutting process tests with the MPLC beam shaper in combination with a Precitec cutting head, see picture below. The beam-shaping module was designed and manufactured by Cailabs and is aimed to increase quality and productivity in Laser Cutting of stainless steels. The cutting head was tested at […]
Leer másDuring this summer, our partners from Technische Universität Wien have recorded their team at the facilities of their Research Unit of Photonic Technologies to continue with our Custodian partners behind the scenes campaign. Check out the video and get to know the Experts from the Simulation Department: Constantin Zenz, Michele Buttazzoni, Katherine Crespo Armijos and Prof. Andreas Otto. […]
Leer másIn parallel to the current developments for Laser Beam Welding and Additive Manufacturing, Cailabs has designed and manufactured a beam-shaping module compatible with a Precitec laser cutting head. It is aimed to improve the laser cutting process for the Custodian project. The cutting head has been tested at the Insitut Maupertuis in Rennes (France) as […]
Leer másBeginning of July 2021, the Custodian Laser partners have met for the 6th remote plenary meeting to discuss the project progress & present the work done so far to our External Expert Advisory Board (EEAB), represented by Vojislav Petrovic-Filipovic from Joanneum Reaearch Forschungsgesellschaft, Jesús Jiménez Palacios from Valeo, and Paolo Calefati from Prima Industrie S.p.A. It was […]
Leer másIn June 2021, Cailabs has organized an online workshop to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) for each exploitable result. A pre-workshop survey with the consortium partners confirmed the 7 identified exploitable results. The workshop was based on the manual thinking methodology, with the aim of making people from different backgrounds (academic, RTOs, manufacturers […]
Leer másThe first prototype of an MPLC-based LBW processing head has been installed and is currently being tested by Susana Prieto and Rosa Mª Arias at AIMEN facilities. This brand-new LBW head, based on CAILABS’ MPLC beam shaping technology and industry proven PRECITEC optics, can tailor the power distribution of an 8kW laser to obtain the […]
Leer másHave a look at the latest open access paper by TU WIEN and AIMEN, recently published in the special Issue «Modelling of Laser Welding« of the Applied Sciences Journal by MDPI. Our CUSTODIAN Partners published their research results on: «A Numerical Investigation of Laser Beam Welding of Stainless Steel Sheets with a Gap». See the open […]
Leer másWe have kicked off 2021 with our 5th plenary consortium meeting for Custodian, taking place remotely via Microsoft Teams. Our project partners have met to go through the current stages of development of our new and disruptive methodology in the laser-based manufacturing applications for sectors like automotive, energy and aerospace. Moreover it was an important […]
Leer másIn June 2020, secpho organized a CUSTODIAN Webinar together with all Project Partners presenting their roles and contributions to the project. As the project CUSTODIAN promotes the collaboration between different European partners such as RTOs, companies or clusters experts in laser research and complementary fields like: laser-based manufacturing know-how, solutions in Laser Beam Welding (LBW), Laser Powder Bed […]
Leer másAt the end of Feburary the CUSTODIAN partners got a step closer to their aim of creating a methodology of application-driven laser beam, by tailoring the material microstructure and deploying this beam to solve hot-cracking in LBW (Laser Beam welding) and LPBF (Laser Powder Bed Fusion): The MWIR camera has been installed in the LPBF […]
Leer másLast week, on 11 and 12 December 2019 CUSTODIAN organised the third consortium project meeting in Vienna, Austria. This third meeting was hosted by our project partner TuWien. During the third face-to-face partners’ meeting, we briefly presented our progress on the project, reviewed and analyzed the next steps to be followed during CUSTODIAN and the […]
Leer másOur CUSTODIAN partners David Diego from AIMEN and Germán Vergara from NIT (New Infrared Technologies) have visited the AIDIMME facilities and met Mario Martínez Ceniceros in November 2019. They have been working on different laser tests and characterizations carried out over the customized 4kW Concept Laser SLM available in AIDIMME. These measurements will be a key factor […]
Leer másThe goal of the cooperation is to enhance the capabilities of TU Wien’s simulation model for laser processing by incorporating solidification grain structure physics from Think Solidification’s SPrime software. TU Wien has been has been pushing further the state of the art of fluid dynamics simulation of laser processes over the last years. Currently they […]
Leer másOn Monday 24th our partner of the University of Vienna (Tu Wien), Prof. Andreas Otto offered a talk at Laser World of Photonics, international trade fair and reference of the laser sector worldwide. The conference, which took place early in the morning at the recent trade fair, was entitled «Modelling and Simulation of Laser Material […]
Leer másIn June, part of the consortium attended the ADDIT3D fair, one of the leading additive manufacturing events in Spain. Aidimme, as partner in the project, participated and presented all their new products. Taking advantage of the growing interest of visitors in additive manufacturing, the objectives of the CUSTODIAN project, as well as the partners involved […]
Leer másLast week, on 28th of May, 2019 CUSTODIAN organised the second consortium project meeting in Milano, Italy. This new meeting was coordinated by Politecnico di Milano ( polimi) as host with the collaboration of GFM. This second time we met with the aim of sharing the progress of the first six months of the project. […]
Leer másLast January 15th, the Spanish company NIT ( New Infrared Technologies), that develops uncooled infrared image detectors and sensors for the MWIR band, visited AIDIMME‘s installations. This meeting was related to the integration of the MWIR system in the Selective Laser Melting machine. During the meeting, the next steps, to define the integration well, were […]
Leer másCUSTODIAN is the first project aimed at valuing the unique ability of the laser to make a personalized energy contribution to the needs of material, a task that, at present, is not possible with other technology. The project will make it possible for any laser process to be designed exactly according to the thermal transformation […]
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