In manufacturing, optimising machining processes is crucial for improving productivity, reducing waste and ensuring product quality. In this optimisation effort, science-based tools offer great ...
Removable coatings allow coated interior products to be reused several times, which will significantly extend their lifespan and ensure recyclable waste streams at end-of-life. The PEELDESIGN project ...
Sonoco aimed to enhance quality control in its production of tubular food packaging by investigating automation options. This study resulted in a preliminary trial using a robot.
In this article of our series on microfluidic lab-on-chips, we describe how to apply and control the temperature in ‘miniaturised’ geometries, as is the case for microfluidic chips. Are you a designer ...
Nanocelluloses are emerging as natural materials with favourable properties for coating industry and can conveniently be applied by spraying technology. The nanocellulose materials are reactive and ...
At the end of 2023, the 3-year BREPLA project, with a focus on Biobased REinforced PLAstics, came to an end. During this project, Sirris worked together with project partner Centexbel – VKC to promote ...
The PONAMP project, a joint initiative of R&D company Materia Nova and Sirris that ran from 2019 to 2021, resulted in several material innovations. One of its key achievements is the modification of the widely used aluminum alloy 7075 (AA7075). Through in-situ micro-alloying, the material’s mechanical properties could be greatly enhanced. Here’s how.
With its JAMP project (Joining of Additive Manufactured Parts), the European Space Agency (ESA) wants to improve the fabrication of spacecraft parts and test the viability of new assembly methods. The ...
Earlier in this ongoing series of articles on microfluidics in industry, we discussed various development steps for a lab-on-a-chip system. In the project ‘Medical Diagnostics Goes Micro and Smart’ we ...
Solhyd, a KU Leuven spin-off, aims to make green hydrogen accessible to everyone. To this end it has developed a hydrogen panel that uses sunlight to produce hydrogen. With this unique technology, it ...