HQ-TUBES
High Quality Tube and Pipe Production by Hybrid Welding
| Coordinatore | FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V
Organization address
address: Hansastrasse 27C contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Germany [DE] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.hq-tubes.eu |
| Totale costo | 1˙614˙115 € |
| EC contributo | 856˙509 € |
| Programma | FP7-SME
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs |
| Code Call | FP7-SME-2007-1 |
| Funding Scheme | BSG-SME |
| Anno di inizio | 2008 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2008-08-01 - 2010-07-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V
Organization address
address: Hansastrasse 27C contact info |
DE (MUENCHEN) | coordinator | 55˙864.54 |
| 2 |
PHOTONFOCUS AG
Organization address
address: BAHNHOFPLATZ 10 contact info |
CH (LACHEN SZ) | participant | 209˙400.00 |
| 3 |
S & F SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH
Organization address
address: STEINBACHSTR 15 contact info |
DE (AACHEN) | participant | 167˙545.45 |
| 4 |
META VISION SYSTEMS LIMITED
Organization address
address: OAKFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE . contact info |
UK (EYNSHAM) | participant | 132˙900.00 |
| 5 |
PRECITEC OPTRONIK GMBH
Organization address
address: RAIFFEISENSTRASSE 5 contact info |
DE (RODGAU) | participant | 120˙400.00 |
| 6 |
"Csepeli Spiralcsogyar Termelo, Kereskedelmi es Szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag"
Organization address
address: Terelo u 18 contact info |
HU (BUDAPEST) | participant | 90˙900.00 |
| 7 |
SCHOELLER WERK GMBH & CO KG
Organization address
address: IM KIRSCHSEIFFEN . contact info |
DE (HELLENTHAL) | participant | 43˙000.00 |
| 8 |
ONDERZOEKSCENTRUM VOOR AANWENDING VAN STAAL NV
Organization address
address: Pres. John Kennedylaan 3 contact info |
BE (ZELZATE) | participant | 28˙500.00 |
| 9 |
BAY ZOLTAN ALKALMAZOTT KUTATASI KOZALAPITVANY
Organization address
address: FEHERVARI UT 130 contact info |
HU (BUDAPEST) | participant | 5˙000.00 |
| 10 |
TWI LIMITED
Organization address
address: Granta Park, Great Abington contact info |
UK (CAMBRIDGE) | participant | 3˙000.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Hybrid laser-arc welding offers many advantages compared with conventional arc or laser welding. The process does, however require a high level of control if high quality welds are to be produced. This proposal tackles the issues of weld quality and productivity improvement for manufacturing pipes through development of advanced sensors for the hybrid laser-arc welding process. Hybrid process development must be performed for each material to be welded, with the main focus in this proposal being on austenitic stainless steels and C-Mn steels. By developing and integrating sensors that monitor weld quality and allow process modification, the project will increase the quality and productivity of European pipe manufacture beyond the state of the art, enabling it to overcome foreign competition which is particularly increasing from countries outside Europe like India, China and Turkey. Problems facing tube manufacturers include, production of too much scrap product due to process inconsistencies, lack of on-line quality control, inconsistent equipment operation, inconsistent joint preparation and presentation, lack of productivity and reliance on the skill of operators to change process parameters to maintain weld quality. Last but not least, explicit consideration will be given to health, safety, environment and quality issues, by ensuring that where physical interaction with the process is required, the risks to operators, environment and product are minimised. The automation of monitoring and the adaptation of the welding process accordingly, will ensure a better product quality. As the majority of welded tubes or pipes carry hazardous materials, this improvement in pipeline weld quality greatly reduces the risk of environmental disasters through pipeline failure and injury or loss of life associated with it because mechanical failure is the third most frequent cause of spills for oil lines.'