Composites Materials

A flexible, reliable and efficient solution in costs in order to produce functional micro functional parts with complex shapes. It reduces the energy use, enables savings in toll-related expenses and minimize the degradation risks of plastic. SONO"R"US project develops and optimizes the first ultrasonic moulding machine ready for being sold on the market. The innovative concept of SONO "R" US offers major advantages for the moulding process, reducing the energy use by up to 90% in comparison with the conventional injection technologies. Because electric heaters are not used, the process is highly efficient, minimising the deterioration [...]

  Advanced manufacturing technologies, personalised design, the engineering of knowledge, sustainable production technologies and anthropometry and ergonomics to demonstrate that the personalised production of eyewear can be a profitable business of close optician-user contact, in addition to being sustainable and fashionable. The Optician2020 innovations are based on medical prescription, anatomical data of customers and aesthetic preferences. Therefore, manufacturers and sellers will be able to offer unique products adapted to the specific needs and preferences of individual users with a real added value. The ophthalmic industry paradigm for 2020 will tend to the manufacture of completely customised [...]