QCOALA
Quality Control of Aluminium Laser-welded Assemblies
| Coordinatore | TWI LIMITED
Organization address
address: Granta Park, Great Abington contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Totale costo | 3˙931˙577 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙627˙239 € |
| Programma | FP7-ICT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-2010-NMP-ICT-FoF |
| Funding Scheme | CP |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-09-01 - 2014-07-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWI LIMITED
Organization address
address: Granta Park, Great Abington contact info |
UK (CAMBRIDGE) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
COMPUTERISED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
Organization address
address: POTTERS LANE - Kiln Farm 20 contact info |
UK (MILTON KEYNES) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 | FLISOM AG | CH | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V
Organization address
address: Hansastrasse 27C contact info |
DE (MUNCHEN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
LASAG AG
Organization address
address: C.F.L. Lohnerstrasse 24 contact info |
CH (Thun-Gwatt) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
PRECITEC GMBH & CO KG
Organization address
address: Draisstrasse 1 contact info |
DE (GAGGENAU) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
RUHR-UNIVERSITAT BOCHUM
Organization address
address: Universitaetstrasse 150 contact info |
DE (BOCHUM) | participant | 0.00 |
| 8 |
SOCIETE D'ASSEMBLAGES PAR FAISCEAUX D'ELECTRONS ET LASER
Organization address
address: ZI D'ARNY contact info |
FR (BRUYERES LE CHATEL) | participant | 0.00 |
| 9 |
VOLKSWAGEN AG
Organization address
address: Berliner Ring 2 contact info |
DE (WOLFSBURG) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
The QCOALA project will develop a new dual-wavelength laser processing system for welding thin-gauge aluminium and copper, 0.1mm to 1.0mm in thickness, with integrated process monitoring and in-line non-destructive inspection, and establish its capability to provide a reliable, high-speed, low-cost and high-quality joining solution for electric car battery and thin-film photovoltaic (PV) cell interconnections. Through fully integrated process ICT and Statistical Process Control (SPC), the new system will facilitate in-line quality control, as well as a higher level of automation in manufacturing, and thereby achieve higher yield and throughput, for both these high-in-demand applications. This project will help the Beneficiaries, with expertise in the constituent components of the new system, to increase their annual turnover between 15 and 25%, their productivity between 50 and 100% and their yield between 2 and 10%.nnThe new laser processing system will be based on a pulsed platform for PV interconnections, capable of laser pulses in the range of µs to ms and pulse energies of up to (tens of) Joules, and capable of generating both the near-IR and green wavelength through a dual-wavelength beam scanner. Real-time temporal pulse control will be developed to allow closed-loop control of the monitored process. A dual , pulsed green and continuous wave (cw) IR platform will be used for welding battery interconnections. In this case, the combined green and IR beams will be delivered through the same dual wavelength welding head. The fully-integrated system will produce 100% inspection rate, with a 'fingerprint' of each laser weld captured in 'real-time', and allow in-line process control when welding car battery and thin-film PV cell interconnections QCOALA is focused on energy-efficient, environmental-friendly and agile manufacturing, through the feed-back of in-line-monitoring and inspection information into the production line, allowing process control and continuous quality improvement and waste reduction. Whereas the concept of the project is aimed at smarter and more energy-efficient manufacturing, the applications that are addressed in the project fall are categorised in the 'green' alternative energy market.