Global energy efficiency requirements from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and global and regional limits on GHG emissions underscore the need to improve efficiency in the maritime transport sector. Optimized technologies aimed at reducing biofouling could significantly contribute to lowering emissions and meeting IMO goals.
Stricter requirements on anti-fouling systems outlined in "The International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships" also pose a challenge that calls for innovative technological solutions to reduce biofouling.
In this project, we will address this challenge by developing and testing (to TRL 4) a new system for underwater laser cleaning of biofouling on ship hulls.
Feasibility studies of three technological approaches will be carried out by Fraunhofer UK using the laser systems developed by TRUMPF. This will be followed by a Lifecycle assessment (LCA) of the impact the technology will have on the reduction of GHG and fuel consumption in the maritime transport sector, which will be delivered by the project partner University of Strathclyde in close collaboration with partnering shipyards.
At the end of the project, the new technology on underwater ship hull cleaning will be demonstrated with a proven positive impact on energy efficiency in the maritime transport sector. The technology will facilitate lower energy consumption, a vital issue even for novel ships powered by alternative fuels.
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
To embed and exploit novel technical capabilities in laser welding to support fiber laser sales for advanced manufacturing.
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The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
The EDEN consortium have developed a highly innovative beverage can end (top end) design with inherent structural strength which saves up to 30% material over the most advanced beverage can end currently on the market. However, to realise this commercially requires a fundamental change to today’s flat sheet aluminium manufacturing processes. EDEN will enable this commercial implementation through the development of highly-innovative, automated, mechanical conversion manufacturing processes for high-throughput: end seaming geometry; laser-based panel scoring, and tab attachment through laser-welding.
Successful implementation of the EDEN technology will enable our supply chain to create new manufacturing technologies of UK origin that can be sold globally both directly and under licence. EDEN will lead to significant reductions in materials and energy usage as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the product lifetime from manufacture to final use. The commercial and environmental benefits will be achieved globally.
SPI Lasers and Electrox have teamed together to research and develop a new laser marking system based on a radically cost-reduced fibre laser. The fibre laser design is based on concepts demonstrated at SPI’s advanced laser laboratory in the Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton. These will be further developed, and combined with SPI’s lean manufacturing technology to ensure a low cost product that has all the reliability and low cost of ownership advantages of fibre laser technology. Electrox will develop a highly configurable front end providing a new software user experience, greatly simplifying laser usage for both experienced and novice customers by including features for materials selection and parametric control. The result will be a radically cost-reduced product that will provide customers with maintenance-free operation at vastly improved efficiencies.
The SMART project aims to develop a new generation of pulsed fibre MOPAs that will have the same revolutionary impact in laser micromachining that earlier generation fibre MOPAs have had in laser marking. Micromachining applications involve highly-precise material removal, so micromachining lasers need excellent beam quality, high pulse intensities and high average powers to achieve good throughput. To be successful, the lasers need to be a highly manufacturable and truly-dependable tool, rather than an exotic scientific instrument. In this project a product-platform capability designed for lean manufacturing will be developed with multiples of improvement in pulse characteristics and average power compared to existing pulsed fibre MOPAs. Detailed characterisation of the light and matter interactions will be studied alongside the technology and product development aspects to bring to market a highly-informed and successful product with UK manufacture. There will be at least three new lasers commercialised by the end of the project, with substantial volume sales targeted in the areas of micromachining, solar processing, and high-end decorative marking.
The RAPIDPART Project will deliver step change reductions in the manufacturing cost of laser powder bed deposition, or Selective Laser Melting (SLM), by significantly increasing the build rate of the process. The targeted 500% increase in productivity will enable this high value, flexible and environmentally-friendly process to become commercially viable for a more widespread range of applications, giving the UK a technical advantage and world lead in laser additive manufacture.