MANUELA

Project Number	820774
Project Acronym	MANUELA
Project title	Additive Manufacturing using Metal Pilot Line
Starting date	01/10/2018
Duration in months	48
Call (part) identifier	H2020-NMBP-FOF-2018
Topic	DT-FOF-04-2018 Pilot lines for metal Additive Manufacturing (IA 50%)
Fixed EC Keywords	Industrial sectoral change, Other engineering and technologies, Automation and control systems
Free keywords	Metal Additive Manufacturing, Powder Bed Fusion, design for AM, in-line control, quality monitoring, machine learning, post AM processing, material qualification for AM, automation, standardization
Abstract
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) allows, by enabling use of advanced design, production of high added value components, at levels that cannot be reached with conventional manufacturing technique. Still, the AM-based manufacturing sequence implies large amounts of critical steps – design for AM, AM fabrication, post processing, etc. – compared to conventional production sequences. Presently, the key competencies related to these steps are either not fully implemented at industrial level (process quality monitoring) or dispersed geographically with poor connection between different steps. Relying on two major AM technologies (LPBF: Laser Powder Bed Fusion and EBM Electron Beam Melting), MANUELA aims at deploying an open-access pilot line facility, covering the whole production sequence, to show full potential of metal AM for industrial AM production. At first, careful instrumentation and adaptation of LPBF & EBM machines will allow increased process reliability and speed. Secondly, the pilot line – including the adapted processes – will be deployed. The hardware layer will integrate novel process quality control monitoring and automated post-AM handling and processing. The line will be fed by design/optimization and AM process simulation workshops. Those workshops will collect continuous feedback from the physical parts of the pilot lines, to increase process reliability and robustness. MANUELA relies on a consortium composed of industrial end user’s, suppliers, (material/powder, AM hardware, quality monitoring system, software, automation and post-AM treatment) as well as top research institutes in powderbed metal-AM, covering full range of AM technology chain for pilot line deployment. The deployed pilot line will be validated for use cases, covering wide span of applications including automotive, aerospace, energy and medical. To insure sustainability of the deployed line and its open access at project end, a dedicated exploitation plan will be established.

Partners
CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB	Sweden
CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D’ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA – RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT	Switzerland
FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDERUNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN NUERNBERG	Germany
SWEREA IVF AB	Sweden
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY	United Kingdom
POLITECNICO DI TORINO	Italy
HOGANAS AB	Sweden
ELECTRO OPTICAL SYSTEMS FINLAND OY	Finland
ABB AB	Sweden
OSAI AUTOMATION SYSTEM SPA	Italy
EIDGENOSSISCHES INSTITUT FUR METROLOGIE METAS	Switzerland
MSC SOFTWARE GMBH	Germany
SIEMENS INDUSTRIAL TURBOMACHINERY AB	Sweden
QIOPTIQ LIMITED	United Kingdom
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING S.R.O	Slovakia
ENEL PRODUZIONE SPA	Italy
O.E.B. SRL	Italy
STIFTELSEN CHALMERS INDUSTRITEKNIK	Sweden
AMIRES SRO	Czech Republic
RUAG SLIP RINGS SA	Switzerland