HQ-TUBES

High Quality Tube and Pipe Production by Hybrid Welding

Coordinatore	FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V    more  Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C city: MUENCHEN postcode: 80686 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Walter Cognome: Krause Email: send email Telefono: -12052753 Fax: -12057574
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Germany [DE]
Sito del progetto	http://www.hq-tubes.eu
Totale costo	1˙614˙115 €
EC contributo	856˙509 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2007-1
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2008
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2008-08-01   -   2010-07-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V  Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C city: MUENCHEN postcode: 80686 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Walter Cognome: Krause Email: send email Telefono: -12052753 Fax: -12057574	DE (MUENCHEN)	coordinator	55˙864.54
2	PHOTONFOCUS AG  Organization address address: BAHNHOFPLATZ 10 city: LACHEN SZ postcode: 8853 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Marcel Cognome: Krist Email: send email Telefono: -4510014 Fax: -4510015	CH (LACHEN SZ)	participant	209˙400.00
3	S & F SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH  Organization address address: STEINBACHSTR 15 city: AACHEN postcode: 52074 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Michael Cognome: Fohn Email: send email Telefono: -8906627 Fax: -8906657	DE (AACHEN)	participant	167˙545.45
4	META VISION SYSTEMS LIMITED  Organization address address: OAKFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE . city: EYNSHAM postcode: OX29 4TH contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Ellen Cognome: Secknus Email: send email Telefono: -889728 Fax: -889722	UK (EYNSHAM)	participant	132˙900.00
5	PRECITEC OPTRONIK GMBH  Organization address address: RAIFFEISENSTRASSE 5 city: RODGAU postcode: 63110 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Markus Cognome: Kogel-Hollacher Email: send email Telefono: -835090 Fax: -835083	DE (RODGAU)	participant	120˙400.00
6	"Csepeli Spiralcsogyar Termelo, Kereskedelmi es Szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag"  Organization address address: Terelo u 18 city: BUDAPEST contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Lászlóné Cognome: Fagyas Email: send email Telefono: -12768620 Fax: -12768620	HU (BUDAPEST)	participant	90˙900.00
7	SCHOELLER WERK GMBH & CO KG  Organization address address: IM KIRSCHSEIFFEN . city: HELLENTHAL postcode: 53940 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Jürgen Cognome: Mensinger Email: send email Telefono: -83846 Fax: -83542	DE (HELLENTHAL)	participant	43˙000.00
8	ONDERZOEKSCENTRUM VOOR AANWENDING VAN STAAL NV  Organization address address: Pres. John Kennedylaan 3 city: ZELZATE postcode: 9060 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Christophe Cognome: Van De Slycke Email: send email Telefono: +32-9 345 13 07 Fax: +32-9 345 12 04	BE (ZELZATE)	participant	28˙500.00
9	BAY ZOLTAN ALKALMAZOTT KUTATASI KOZALAPITVANY  Organization address address: FEHERVARI UT 130 city: BUDAPEST postcode: 1116 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Zoltán Cognome: Hoffmann Email: send email Telefono: -14630485 Fax: -14630493	HU (BUDAPEST)	participant	5˙000.00
10	TWI LIMITED  Organization address address: Granta Park, Great Abington city: CAMBRIDGE postcode: CB21 6AL contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Lynda Cognome: Price Email: send email Telefono: -900179 Fax: -892131	UK (CAMBRIDGE)	participant	3˙000.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Hybrid laser-arc welding offers many advantages compared with conventional arc or laser welding. The process does, however require a high level of control if high quality welds are to be produced. This proposal tackles the issues of weld quality and productivity improvement for manufacturing pipes through development of advanced sensors for the hybrid laser-arc welding process. Hybrid process development must be performed for each material to be welded, with the main focus in this proposal being on austenitic stainless steels and C-Mn steels. By developing and integrating sensors that monitor weld quality and allow process modification, the project will increase the quality and productivity of European pipe manufacture beyond the state of the art, enabling it to overcome foreign competition which is particularly increasing from countries outside Europe like India, China and Turkey. Problems facing tube manufacturers include, production of too much scrap product due to process inconsistencies, lack of on-line quality control, inconsistent equipment operation, inconsistent joint preparation and presentation, lack of productivity and reliance on the skill of operators to change process parameters to maintain weld quality. Last but not least, explicit consideration will be given to health, safety, environment and quality issues, by ensuring that where physical interaction with the process is required, the risks to operators, environment and product are minimised. The automation of monitoring and the adaptation of the welding process accordingly, will ensure a better product quality. As the majority of welded tubes or pipes carry hazardous materials, this improvement in pipeline weld quality greatly reduces the risk of environmental disasters through pipeline failure and injury or loss of life associated with it because mechanical failure is the third most frequent cause of spills for oil lines.'