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METAMORPHA

Made-to-measure micromachining with laser beams tailored in amplitude and phase

Basic data

Field

European

Date

01/09/2022 - 31/10/2026

Industry

Industry
Manufactura

Budget

6,5 M€

Funded by

European Commission -HE

Website

Video

PROJECT INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

METAMORPHA proposes to create a unique and agile ultra-short pulse laser micromachining platform that replaces many conventional manufacturing process chains. It has the potential to eliminate thousands of environmentally damaging production processes. METAMORPHA is fully electric and digital, produces no chemical waste and enables new and innovative processes for reworking and repairing products.

Impact

Microelements production processes are currently based on a chain production with different manufacturing stages. These stages usually produce the required patterns on the part by physical and chemical processes, which complement each other. However, this technology produces a large amount of chemical waste. To address this limitation, the use of laser technology has been one of the solutions leading the European industry in recent years. However, it needs to be improved in terms of its agility, digitalization and environmental sustainability. METAMORPHA addresses this challenge by proposing a technology that enables a green and digital approach to these challenges. To this end, it seeks to replace mechanical and chemical processes in production lines with a single, fully digital green process based on ultra-short pulse laser micromachining. Specifically, the technology developed is moving towards "right first time" processes with 30% less resource consumption compared to state-of-the-art technology.

Entities

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101057457

Contact information

Valery Naranjo Ornedo
IP UPV and director CVBLab

UPV

Technological capabilities

Artificial Vision