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METEOR

Methods and technologies for validating and optimizing

the ressource efficiency of process networks in the production
of hybrid lightweight structures

In order to demonstrate the CO savings potential of combined casting pro- Period
2
cesses that can already be realised today, the development and setup of a 01.12.2020 – 30.11.2023
novel solar thermal tool heating and cooling system is part of the METEOR
project. For this purpose, an innovative temperature control cascade is being Project management
established for the particularly relevant production chain of a hybrid casting Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Maik Gude
process consisting of light metal die-casting and plastic injection moulding
with subsequent mechanical joining. The project requires a real-time inline Contact

filling simulation to control the pressure and injection moulding processes ac- Rebecca Bräuer
tively. The simulation builds the basis to create a continuous virtualised model Moritz Kuhtz
of the manufacturing processes from the starting material or semi-finished Tino Mrotzek

product to the finished hybrid lightweight structure. On the one hand, the
effects of process parameter changes are identified and correlated with the Project partners

properties of the lightweight structures. These lightweight structure proper- • Böllhoff Verbindungstechnik GmbH

ties are in turn subsequently used for the software-supported predefinition of • KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH

the product properties. On the other hand, this approach opens up the pos- • technotrans-solutions GmbH

sibility of being able to better assess and control both resource efficiency and • Institute of Product Engineering (IPE)
CO savings during production in the sense of a life cycle assessment (LCA). at the Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE)
2 • Laboratory for material and joining
technology (LWF) at the Paderborn
University (UPB)
Funding

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and
Climate Action (BMWK): Technology Trans-
fer Programme Lightweight Construction
(TTP LB), FL2: CO savings and CO capture
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through the use of new construction
METEOR process network for the production of a hybrid structure. techniques and materials, FL4: Demon-
stration plan
Funding code: 03LB2010A
Managed by:

Projektträger Jülich (PTJ)

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