The IBE-RM project presents its results
on March 16, 2011
The 27 members of the Spanish consortium of research and development IBE-RM meet tomorrow March 17 to present the results of the project, which had as challenge develop Rapid Manufacturing technologies and promote their use in Spain. The meeting will be meeting in Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona), in the Ascamm Foundation, Coordinator of the project dependencies. The event will be attended by representatives of the Spanish Ministry of science and innovation, co-financing of the project together with the European Union, through ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) resources.
After two years of activities, the Consortium will review activities carried out by the working groups, its main achievements, as well as the exploitation of the main results, it will start.
During the meeting of working there will be a meeting of demonstration of some of the results achieved, as pieces and videos, as well as a machine of direct manufacturing optimized for manufacturing three-dimensional pieces of chocolate, in addition and a proof of concept of the UDM (Ultrasonic Deposition Modeling) technology, for making layer to layer by ultrasonic energy.
One of the fronts of the work of the Consortium, led by the sub-project 3 'Development of new materials and applications', led by the partner AIJU, has been expanding the range of materials to be processed by Rapid Manufacturing techniques. Among them we highlight the biodegradable plastics technology FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling), compounds with fibres and natural waste processed successfully by SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) and casting to the vacuum, or ceramic injectable biocampatibles for 3D-printing.
Other applications developed for this sub-project include hidroactivos polymers. From this material is designed a surgical clamp, which closes in contact with moisture. This clamp may be used as end of catheter interventions less invasive.
Also the UPM (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), another Member of IBE-RM, and has participated in this sub-project, has worked in the development of smart material called auxéticos or augéticos. This is material that, to pull in one direction, is widening in the opposite direction. This behavior allows you to compress in different directions and thus give rise to actuators autoexpandibles if, for example, are manufactured in shape memory polymers.
