List of projects approved by the MecaTech Cluster since the end of 2006:
Power electronics is taking on an increasingly important place in electric equipment. Even though it is one of the foundations of transport machinery and onboard space systems, it is also taking on increasing importance in industry in general and all the devices in daily use. Each product sold on the market opts for a specific …
FN Herstal is coordinating an industrial research project called “M4 Multigauge Mechatronic Machine gun”. Ce projet de recherche This research project is innovative and unique due to the combination of technologies and disciplines considered in the type of application. A number of deliverables are expected, to witch: a new weapons development methodology that includes new …
The aims of the FAST 3D-MAGAL project are to master the new thixomolding technology for magnesium and select a single technology for processing aluminum. Thixomolding is working metals in a semisolid state comparable to that of butter. This innovative technique saves subsequent machining time. The project also intends to set up a company that will …
The aim of this “intelligent maintenance strand” training project is to create conditions conducive to integrating intelligent maintenance principles in Walloon enterprises’ operations. This training covers all aspects of intelligent maintenance: data collection (sensors, instruments, and robots), data transmission, data validation, expert systems for diagnosing breakdowns, and more. The target audience is multifold: workers in …
To solve problems related to microfluidic techniques, MICROLAB intends to create a complete biochip via a fully automated and flexible demonstrator. MICROLAB develops two sub-units, based only on laser technology and assisted by simulation: creation of complex designs and operations in order to improve the flows in the micro channels and optimize the biological processes …
The aim of the MINT project is to develop cheap expert maintenance systems for continuous manufacturing processes. These systems must make maintenance operations more effective by using the opportunities offered by new technologies to increase their reliability, availability, performance, and safety, while optimizing maintenance costs. The result? This project has developed five innovative products and …
The MIRAGE project is built on the development of active surface coatings for better environmental management. MIRAGE has led to the development of an innovative process using plasma technologies. This process consists in depositing very thin layers of coatings to give surfaces highadded-value functions. The project has thus led to the development of many different …
The objective of the MRIPF project is to better understand and control the phenomenon of rupture or fragmentation, resulting from cracking. This phenomenon is interesting for the scientists, since itmust either be excluded from certain applications or be controlled in order to orient the fragments (for example ammunition) in a certain direction (problem of collateral …
