We are excited to spread the first save-the-date notification for this year’s NILindustrialday. The leading summit for Nanoimprint Lithography and its applications will be held as a virtual event on June 14th– 15th 2022 and is organized by PROFACTOR and micro resist technology GmbH

We would appreciate to welcome you!

https://www.nil-industrialday.org/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information please contact:

DI Dr. Michael Mühlberger
Functional Surfaces and Nanostructures, PROFACTOR GmbH
Senior Scientist
Tel.: +43 (0)7252 885-253
Fax: +43 (0)7252 885-101
E-Mail

 

 

From equipment to materials 🧪, TINKER project is making fast progress. What advantages can it bring to the automotive industry?

➡️ Read about the newest results in the recent issue of the OPE journal. https://lnkd.in/dHQYMBxw

🤝 Visit the poster presentation by PROFACTOR at LOPEC | Trade fair and conference for printed electronics (23rd March at 18:00 – 19:30 – ICM Foyer)

🌐 Find out more https://lnkd.in/e4sGdv4

Bosch, Notion Systems, AMIRES, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH)

 

 

 

 

 

More Information:

Project Coordinator

Dr. Leo Schranzhofer
Head of Functional Surfaces and Nanostructures, PROFACTOR GmbH
Tel.: +43 (0)7252 885-429
Fax: +43 (0)7252 885-101
E-Mail

 

 

The Interreg Project AT-CZ “PredMAIn – AI-based Predictive Maintenance” invites to the first
communication event. Due to the currently increasing COVID numbers this event will be held
ONLINE via MS-Teams.

Predictive maintenance (PdM) is currently considered the top use case of artificial intelligence
(AI) in production. The potential for manufacturing SME is currently not exploited to the full
extent. This is mostly due to a lack of prerequisites for utilizing AI by SME, such as an easy
and uncomplicated application by the user on site. Therefore, the project goal is to create
general and transferable knowledge for manufacturing SME about AI-based predictive
maintenance systems.

In the first communication event, we will present the approach and potential for SME and
would like to collect their specific requirements in discussion rounds in order to incorporate
them into AI development.

 

 

 

 

 

We are looking forward to welcoming you at the 1st PredMAIn Communication Event.

When:      23 MAR 2022, 9am – 12.30pm
Where:     Online
Sign up:   Here on Eventbrite

24h before the event an MS Teams Link will be sent to you.

Program of the event: PredMAIn_Event_Invitation

 

 

Contact:

DI Christian Wögerer, MAS MSc

International Networks

+43 72 52 885 200
christian.woegerer@nullprofactor.at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More information about the project:

PredMAin | Profactor

Official Website

 

The EU funded Horizon 2020 project DrapeBot aims at the development of a human-robot collaborative draping process for carbon fiber composite parts. PROFACTOR is currently setting up a test area in its in-house robotics laboratory with a large ABB robot (reach of about 3m, payload of 200kg). The experimental setup will be put into operation in May.

In January and February 2022 construction of the DrapeCell at Profactor started. The robotic workcell includes a large ABB robot with a reach of about 3m and a payload of 200kg.

The workcell had to fulfill several, partially contradicting requirements. A key element was the stability of the whole setup to make sure that the robot can move (and stop) when carrying the large gripper, which is now close to the upper limit of the allowed payload. On the other hand the robotic platform needs to be transportable so that it can be installed at Dallara and Baltico as planned later in the project. Therefore, a modular structure was chosen for the platform, which allows to disassemble it into smaller components that are manageable in terms of size and weight. The robot is mounted on a base, so that it is at a more suitable height for collaborating with the human operators and picking up large patches of material from a table.

First tests have already been conducted to make sure that the robot is moving and all standard software components are working. The next step will be to integrate the required safety fence and to set up the computing hardware that will interact with the sensors for human perception, the gripper’s control unit and the robot. This will take place in the following weeks, so that a first integration test can take place in May 2022.

 

Contact:

ceitzi_Ansprepartner_webDI Dr. Christian Eitzinger
Head of Machine Vision
Tel.: +43 (0)7252 885-250
Fax: +43 (0)7252 885-101
E-Mail

 

 

 

 

 

More information:

www.drapebot.eu

DrapeBot | Profactor

#Success-Story: Individuell angepasste Implantate aus 3D-Druck versprechen neue Ära regenerativer Medizin

Das Projekt setzt auf den kombinierten Einsatz ausgewählter Biomaterialen und additiver Fertigungstechnik.

Aus Biomaterialien hergestellte Implantate, die mit modernsten Fertigungsmethoden im 3D-Druck exakt auf individuelle Bedürfnisse der Betroffenen angepasst werden: Das ist das Ziel des europäischen Forschungsprojekts INKplant, um regenerative Medizin auf ein neues Level zu heben. Das Projekt wird mit Mitteln aus dem EU-Programm Horizon 2020 gefördert und vom Produktionsforschungsinstitut Profactor in Steyr koordiniert.

 

Im 3D-Druck produzierte Kieferimplantate (Zahnreihen). Foto: Stratasys

Foto: Stratasys

 

Der Kontext

Chronische Gelenkschäden und Defekte im Mund- und Kieferbereich bedeuten für Betroffene eine stark geminderte Lebensqualität. Die dazu derzeit in der Therapie eingesetzten medizinischen Implantate stehen meist nur in Standardformen aus anorganischen, nicht resorbierbaren Materialien zur Verfügung und erfordern hochinvasive chirurgische Eingriffe und lange Rehabilitationszeiten. In einer alternden Gesellschaft führt dies auch zu stetig steigender Kostenbelastung im Gesundheitswessen.

Das Forschungsprojekt INKplant entwickelt einen radikal neuen Ansatz, der die regenerative Medizin auf ein neues, effizienteres Niveau heben soll. Durch die Verwendung von Biomaterialien und die Anwendung additiver Fertigungsmethoden wird die Herstellung individuell angepasster Implantate mit hoher Biokompatibilität ermöglicht. Ergebnisse von INKplant sollen eine leistbare personalisierte medizinische Behandlung und eine wesentliche Verbesserung der Lebensqualität der Betroffenen sein.

Das Projekt

Die zu entwickelnden Implantate sollen das biologische und mechanische Verhalten des menschlichen Hart- und Weichgewebes nachahmen. Die dafür eingesetzten Kombinationen von biokompatiblen und biologisch abbaubaren Materialien müssen in Härte, Elastizität und Porosität den Anforderungen des jeweiligen Körperteils entsprechen und dem Implantat eine stabile Verankerung und rasches Einheilen ins Gewebe erlauben. Dadurch soll die Invasivität chirurgischer Eingriffe und die Gefahr möglicher Komplikationen verringert, die Rehabilitationszeiten verkürzt und damit die Gesundheitskosten deutlich gesenkt werden.

Für die Herstellung individuell angepasster Implantate werden hochauflösende additive Fertigungstechnologien angewandt und weiterentwickelt. „Der 3D-Drucker erhält die individuellen Daten der Patient:innen aus herkömmlichen bildgebenden Diagnoseverfahren der Medizin. Mit Softwarealgorithmen wird die perfekte Geometrie und der optimale innere Aufbau des Implantats errechnet“, erklärt Projektkoordinatorin Sandra Haas. Ein wesentlicher Schritt ist die Weiterentwicklung der Biomaterialien zu Tinten für das 3D Inkjet-System, welches es dann ermöglicht, hochauflösende 3D-Strukturen zu drucken.

Neben der Entwicklung dieses Herstellungsprozesses wird im Projekt auch die Anwendung der Implantate an vier Beispielsfällen erprobt: an Defekten des Meniskus und an Knochen- oder Knorpelverletzungen im Knie, an Gaumendefekten und in der zahnmedizinischen und oralen Rehabilitation.

Das Konsortium

Profactor koordiniert das Projekt, an dem 19 Partner aus Industrie und Forschung, die aus acht Ländern kommen, zusammenarbeiten:

Die Partner:

Profactor, Österreich
Stratasys, Israel
Lithoz, Österreich
Fluidinova, Portugal
3D Matrix Europe, Frankreich
Luxinergy, Österreich
Elkem Silicones, Frankreich
Tiger Coatings, Österreich
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spanien
Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Österreich
Kepler Universitätsklinikum GmbH, Österreich
Biomed Center Innovation gGmbH, Deutschland
Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft, Österreich
Medizinische Universität Wien, Österreich
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Deutschland
Transtissue Technologies GmbH, Deutschland
Biotechnology Institute, Spanien
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, Niederlande
Asociacion Espanola de Normalizacion, Spanien

Die Rolle der österreichischen Partner

Profactor: Entwicklung von Bio-Inkjet-Tinten, Druck- und Härtungsprozessen und des 5-Achs-3D-multimaterial Inkjet Druckers
Lithoz: Lithography-Based Ceramic Manufacturing Prozesse für bi-material Keramik
Luxinergy: Biologisch abbaubare Polymere für Inkjet
Tiger Coatings: Hochskalierung der Tinten, Charakterisierung und Qualitätssicherung für CE-Zertifizierung
Johannes Kepler Universität ICP: Biologisch abbaubare Polyphosphaze-Polymere für Inkjet, Charakterisierung der Biodegradierbarkeit der Tinten
Johannes Kepler Universität IPPE: Testen der biomechanischen Eigenschaften von Materialien/Designs
Kepler Universitätsklinikum: Expertise für Use Cases und in-vivo Tests
Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft: Biokompatibilitätstests, in-vivo Tests
Medizinische Universität Wien: Modellierung von biomechanischen und Gewebeintegrationseigenschaften, Entwicklung von Druckdateien

Der Mehrwert eines EU-Projekts

Sandra Haas, Projektkoordinatorin INKplant

Sandra Haas, Stellvertretende Projektkoordinatorin INKplant
Foto: Sandra Haas

„Das Besondere an einem EU Projekt ist neben der engen länderübergreifenden Kooperation auch die Involvierung eines externen Expertengremiums und der starke Fokus auf „Open Innovations“, erklärt Sandra Haas, stellvertretende Projektleiterin von INKplant.

„Das Konsortium besteht aus sehr erfahrenen Experten in sämtlichen Bereichen, von der Entwicklung über die Produktion bis zur Zertifizierung und Anwendung der neuen Implantate. Dadurch ist wertvolles Wissen im Gremium vorhanden, das dank des unglaublichen Enthusiasmus aller Partner für das Projekt und die Projektidee proaktiv ausgetauscht wird und zu neuen Erkenntnissen und Ideen führt. Die externen Experten und „Open Innovations“ Aktivitäten ermöglichen hier nochmals neue Blickwinkel auf einzelne Bereiche der Entwicklung und Lösungsansätze für neue, während der Forschungsarbeit auftretende Herausforderungen zu finden.“

 

Kontakt FFG

Dr. Stefan Köstner

Dr. Stefan Köstner

T +43 5 7755 4306
stefan.koestner@nullffg.at

Fact Box

Projekttitel: INKplant

Förderprogramm: Horizon 2020
Förderlinie: LEIT NMP
Projekttyp: RIA

Projektkosten: 5,99 Mio. €
davon EU-Förderung: 5,99 Mio. €

Projektstart: 1. Jänner 2021
Projektende: 31. Dezember 2023

Projektkoordinator: Profactor GmbH
Koordinatorin: Elena Guillen (dzt. in Karenz)
Stv. Koordinatorin: Sandra Haas
e-mail: info@nullinkplant.eu, sandra.haas@nullprofactor.at
Tel.: Sandra Haas: +43 7252/885-411

Weitere österreichische Projektpartner:
Lithoz GmbH
Luxinergy GmbH
Tiger Coatings
Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
Kepler Universitätsklinikum GmbH
Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft
Österreichische Vereinigung zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung
Medizinische Universität Wien

Projektwebsite: https://www.inkplant.eu/

Weitere Infos: https://www.profactor.at/forschung/additive-mikronano-fertigung/additiver-inkjet-druck/projekte/inkplant-ec-h2020/

 

Profactor and GMAR are inviting to the 3rd  regional and transregional Industry Talk – IMPROVE! Cross Border WG & CEUP RIS3Round Table.

Once again interesting international talks have been prepared! Participants are invited to exchange thoughts and ideas

regarding various topics relating to Industry 4.0 & the field of Robotics.

 

Additionally, Christian Wögerer & Oswald Bratu are going to hold a speech on

“Commonalities in Central Europe to upstream policy making in Advanced Manufacturing & Industry 4.0”

 

Don’t miss the chance and register now here:

https://www.eventbrite.de/e/gmar-industry-talks-iii-english-tickets-260991170617

Invitation_ IndustryTalks_3

 

Technology Trends

The January/February issue of the Chip Scale Review, one of the world’s leading journals for the semiconductor sector, published an article by our Head of Functional Surfaces and Nanostructures, Dr. Leo Schranzhofer, published. The article is related to the EU-funded TINKER Project and is in cooperation with the consortium partners Dr. Martin Eibelhuber (Deputy Head of Business Development, EV Group, Austria) and Martina Chopart, MSc (EU Project Manager, AMIRES s.r.o.).

“Shrinking RADAR and LiDAR sensor packages – an introduction to TINKER”

<- Article on page 11+12

 

 

If you have any further questions please contact:

Dr. Leo Schranzhofer
Head of Functional Surfaces and Nanostructures
Tel.: +43 (0)7252 885-429
Fax: +43 (0)7252 885-101
E-Mail

Based on own publications from the last years and several funded projects Michael Mühlberger, Senior Scientist in the Functional Surfaces and Nanostructures Group at PROFACTOR, wrote a review paper on “Nanoimprinting of Biomimetic Nanostructures”, which was now published in nanomanufacturing (Nanomanufacturing 2022, 2(1), 17-40).

Find the article here: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-687X/2/1/2

The open access paper provides an overview of different fields of applications where biomimetic nanostructures were replicated using nanoimprinting. Application areas like optics, friction modification, life sciences are discussed and the state of the art of Nanoimprinting of bio-inspired structures is presented.

 

DI Dr. Michael Mühlberger
Functional Surfaces and Nanostructures
Senior Scientist
Tel.: +43 (0)7252 885-253
Fax: +43 (0)7252 885-101
E-Mail

 

Meet the Pioneers of Future Fashion in Berlin

User centered and inclusive design approaches in the fashion industry for creating a better tomorrow

The fashion industry is one of the world’s largest polluters. Climate change and the associated desire for significant change brings new challenges for the industry. As a consequence, all those involved are rethinking sourcing, production and distribution processes.

One answer lies in the latest manufacturing technologies that are currently not only changing fashion itself, but also design and production methods. Within 36 months of co-creation, designers and artists, scientists and technology experts were co-researching on the implementation of these new technologies in the fields of fashion and material design, smart textiles and sustainable finishing.

On the 4th of November 2021, the results of these projects are being presented and brought up for discussion at AHOY Berlin, Wattstraße 11, 13355 Berlin. We invite experts, media and interested industry representatives to experience these inspiring outlooks into the future.

TALK: INCLUSIVE DESIGN FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION (1:30 pm):

In an inspiring talk with design curator Anna BERNAGOZZI, artist and designer Hellen VAN REES and NAME FROM CORPORATE future challenges in (fashion) design with a focus on social and sustainable goals.

OPEN GALLERY: PIONEERS OF FUTURE FASHION AND FASHION-TECH (3:00 pm):

The talk is followed by a presentation of the 20+ projects within the framework of START-S Lighthouse project RE-FREAM. Experience the prototypes in presence of the co-creation teams, connect with inspiring and pioneering artists and designers and discuss the results of these unique collaborations.

Find out more about the event and the Re-FREAM projects on www.re-fream.eu

REGISTER FOR FREE HERE (including finger food and drinks): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pioneers-of-future-fashion-tickets-195789390337 – limited participation! First come – first served!

COVID19-INFO: We follow the German 3G-Regulation (vaccinated, recovered, negative test) at registration.

Re-FREAM – new concepts for the future of fashion

As a pillar of the STARTS Programme (Science + Technology + Arts) of the European Commission, Re-FREAM invited artists and designers to team up with a community of scientists to rethink the manufacturing process of the fashion industry. www.starts.eu

On the 7th of July 2021 PROFACTOR in cooperation with GMAR invited to the TIN Tech & Trend Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence at the lake Constance in Germany. The “Lake Constance Talks” have been a great opportunity to gather policy actors, researchers & industry representatives together and to discuss hot topics of artificial intelligence in connection with automation & robotics, sustainability, energy and robotics.

The “Lake Constance Talks” where organized in three main parts. In the thirst phase of the day several speeches and presentation on “Disruption in the Construction Industry”, “Robotics in Construction & EU Project CONCERT” and “With Artificial Intelligence to an efficient 6 sustainable Human-Robot Collaboration in production” were held. The morning session was rounded and finalized by Nico Riemann form the Bavarian Research Alliance and his presentation on “Digitalization and Sustainability: European Funding of Automation, AI & Robotics”.

After the highly comprehensive and intensive morning session, which gave numerous inputs of status quo technology and all the potential to shape the future industries & economy of central Europe, the second part was organised in two round table discussions moderated by PROFACTOR and JOANNEUM RESEARCH ROBOTICS on “Sustainable Production” and “The Democratization of Artificial Intelligence”. This gave the chance to figure out new trends but also big question marks, which allows us to continue researching and to develop the future.

Lastly, the last session’s highlights have been the penal discussion lead by Österreichischer Verband für Elektrotechnik on the topic of “The Role of Networks for Sustainable Production” and the Outdoor-Performance by Mattro GmbH.

 

 

Further information on the CEUP 2030 project can be found on the project’s homepage: CEUP 2030 – Interreg (interreg-central.eu)

Furthermore, the presentations used during the Lake Constance Talks can be downloaded by using the following link: https://files.profactor.at/public/382b482fe654