COMSENSO. Notice 1.
The COMSENSO project has been successfully completed in this third and last year, achieving the following objectives:
1) A cell equipped with the new L-WAAM technology has been developed, integrated and validated in the facilities to increase the productivity and quality of the parts currently manufactured by the WAAM process. Said cell consists of:
✓ A new high-power laser source,
✓ A processing head to integrate this laser beam with a GMAW arc torch,
✓ A closed-loop process monitoring and control system based on high-speed infrared imaging,
✓ An intelligent manufacturing assistance system to enable early detection of defects (during the manufacturing itself), ✓ An intelligent manufacturing assistance system to enable early detection of defects (during the manufacturing itself).
2) A digital manufacturing solution to structure and exploit the flow of information generated at each and every stage of the process.
3) In order to demonstrate the potential of the L-WAAM technology and validate all the above mentioned developments, a multi-material Steel/Invar mold selected as a demonstrator in COMSENSO was manufactured, to which FBGs sensors were incorporated in critical areas to provide it with multi-functionality, going from being a passive mold to an active mold that continuously informs about its structural state. By manufacturing this new mold using the L-WAAM process, a 67% reduction in the amount of starting material and a 34% weight reduction with respect to the mold manufactured using the conventional process have been achieved, the latter thanks to the freedom of design allowed by the L-WAAM process. Finally, it should be noted that the L-WAAM process provides greater stability of the melt pool which, in turn, translates into higher quality and better part finish and higher productivity compared to the WAAM process.
Demostrador Molde Acero/Invar fabricado mediante tecnología L-WAAM en las instalaciones de BEZZIER.
Demostrador final una vez embebidos los sensores FBGs en las zonas de interés.
For more information visit the project website: http://www.comsenso.es
Expediente: MIP-20211010
Acrónimo: COMSENSO
Denominación: FABRICACIÓN ADITIVA MEDIANTE TECNOLOGÍA WAAM ASISTIDA POR LÁSER DE COMPONENTES MULTIMATERIAL SENSORIZADOS
Concedido (€): 247.982,57 €
Duración: 2021 -2023
Descripción: Programa Misiones CDTI, convocatoria 2021. Este proyecto está financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación y “Subvencionado por el CDTI”.
