Related Projects

ACDC

Enabling the 5-Days-Car by customised mechatronics and decentralised planning

AC-DC is an integrated research project funded by the European Commission. The prime objective of AC-DC is to develop a concept, which radically enhances automotive manufacturing in order to achieve a time delivery target of 5 days from order to delivery of a customized car. This calls for the development of highly innovative concepts, which achieve both a step-change in innovative, reliable and cost-effective technologies (WP1000), in parallel with a highly flexible manufacturing process that leaves conventional industrial hierarchies behind and turns to a partnership-based integrated industrial system (WP2000).

AC-DC started on 1st October 2006 and has a duration of 4 years. The project consortium consists of 18 partners from 8 countries.

For further information on AC-DC, please visit:

http://www.acdc-project.org

NADIA

New Automotive components Designed for and manufactured by Intelligent processing of light Alloys

Objectives

NADIA will exploit the potential of light multifunctional alloys for car and truck components and systems through advances in nano & micro technologies. The project has the following multi-level S&T objectives:

to produce light alloys cast component prototypes for the EU transport industry, as proof-of-concept of the intelligent processing strategy;

to integrate new simultaneous nano-technology based design tools within production and engineering processes

to assess vehicle components & systems integrated in larger entities (chassis, vehicle bodies).

NADIA started on 1st May 2006 and has a duration of 4 years.

For further information on NADIA, please visit: http://www.nadiaproject.org