Laser and Surface Treatment Assisted Metal Polymer assembly - LaserSTAMP
Project summary
Combining the very specific material properties of polymers and metals enables a variety of products with tailored properties. As metals and polymers are well known and understood, the combination of both cannot be used due to missing joining knowledge. The objective of project LaserSTAMP is to introduce a laser based thermal welding process for hybrid polymer-metal structures. Whereas successful research projects on thermal joining of polymer-metal structures have shown the general feasibility of selected material combinations, the comprehensive scientific process understanding and explanation of the joining phenomena is still missing. The main goal of the project is to understand the physicochemical bonding phenomena. We will investigate the impact of different surface treatments. As energy source, a brilliant laser beam source will be used. Demonstrator CNC machine will show usability in producing hybrid components for medical and automotive industry.Project Details
Call
Call 2015
Call Topic
New Surfaces and Coatings
Project start
01.09.2016
Project end
29.02.2020
Total project costs
1.119.149 €
Total project funding
899.856 €
TRL
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Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Peter Plapper
peter.plapper@uni.lu
University of Luxembourg, 162a, av. Faiencerie , 1511 Luxembourg Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Partners and Funders Details
Consortium Partner | Country | Funder | |
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University of Luxembourg |
University | Luxembourg | LU-FNR |
LIST https://www.list.lu |
Research org. | Luxembourg | LU-FNR |
University of Namur |
University | Belgium | BE-SPW |
Optec |
SME | Belgium | BE-SPW |