max groenendijk | laser and sensors- experience from industry: appolo
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After completing the initial year, I4MS has hosted its first public international event on 18th June in Berlin, in cooperation with the launch of the German manufacturing programme, Autonomik für Industrie 4.0". I4MS has brought together more than 150 professionals from industry and innovation, who have attended to several presentations about what has been achieved by I4MS and further funding opportunities for SMEs and middle size corporates (mid-caps) under the Initiative. The event signified the importance of SMEs in Europes manufacturing industry and their role in the reindustrialisation process for Europe. At a glance: SMEs are providers of around 45% of manufacturing added value and roughly 59% of employment in the manufacturing sector.TRANSCRIPT
Enabling Functional Surfaces by Laser Texturing
BERLIN
17th & 18th of June 2014
Company Introduction
• Spin-off company from University of Twente and
M2i Institute, founded in 2008, active in
• Ultrashort Pulse Laser Materials Processing
• Offering:
– Machines for Production and R&D
– Process and Application Development – Process and Application Development
• Specialist in Surface Texturing on 3D curved
Surfaces
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Functional Surface Textures
From engine parts
to skin comfort
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Manipulation of
light
to skin comfort
Manipulation of
cell adhesion
Optimizing Wetting
• Collaborative FP7 project:
Development towards industrial useFP7 project Nanoclean
Injection
molding
University of Twente research result
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Development towards industrial use
• Goal: fabrication of super-
hydrophobic automotive parts
• Demonstrator: Car mirror cap
• Challenge: Micro-nano texturing on
3D curved surfaces
FP7 project Nanoclean
www.nanoclean-project.eu/
3D Texturing Technology
Precise 5 axis machine Sensor and camera systems
for alignment and calibrations
Y -
stageZ -
stage
B – stage
rotation
Scanner x,y
Laser Processes
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Kinematic robot
model
X -
stage
C – stage
rotation
Scanner x,y
+ rotation
rotation
Control Software
3D Mold Texturing
Surface Mesh Generation
• 25.000 single tiles
• > 32 million single elements
• Step-and-Scan Machining
• 50 hours machining time (fully automated)
6www.nanoclean-project.eu/
APPOLO: Soft-touch surfaces
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• Our pillar textured surfaces exhibit a ‘silky smooth touch’
• Reduced friction due to largely skin reduced contact area
• APPOLO: Optimization of technology for soft-touch surfaces in car interiors
• Optimization and validation of machine and further development towards industrial use of technology
www.appolo-fp7.eu
Reducing Friction
• Reducing friction in lubricated
contact
• Application e.g. in automotive
• Potential energy savings of tens
of billions kWh / year
• Technological challenge:
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Three functions of dimples:
1. Pressure build up
2. Oil reservoir
3. Wear Particle Trap
Three functions of dimples:
1. Pressure build up
2. Oil reservoir
3. Wear Particle Trap
• Technological challenge:
texturing of complex surfaces
Summary
• Lightmotif develops new production technology for
innovative applications, e.g. for enabling functional
surfaces
• Important part of developments have been
performed in FP7 projects – this enabled us to
keep a strong focus on development, and it kept us
independent
• Results already used for various commercial
applications and products. Now presenting:
– Highly integrated and automated machines for 2.5D
and 3D applications
• Future:
– Increased accuracy by making the machines
smarter – adaptive micromachining
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THANK YOU
Max Groenendijk
Lightmotif B.V.
Pantheon 12
7521 PR Enschede
Tel: +31 (0)53 4500840
www.lightmotif.nl
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THANK YOUFOR YOUR ATTENTION