Title
Transnational research and introduction of High Performance Manufacturing as a pre-competitive standard to strengthen European SME suppliers of mechanical components

Short description
High Performance Manufacturing (HPM) technology comprises new developments to reduce primary process times and lead times significantly by the means of enhanced cutting abilities, adapted tooling and machine concepts combined with integrated examination and optimisation of the process chain. The overall objective of High Performance Manufacturing is to increase efficiency and quality of production processes associated with rapid and successful introduction of hightech materials. This collective research project within the CORNET programme will bundle requirements and knowledge from a broad group of mainly SME manufacturing companies specialised in machining lightweight materials for use in the automotive industry. The goal is to define standardised manufacturing HPM strategies though combining appropriate choices of reference materials of specific characteristics, machining tools (mould and dies), methods and indicators (e.g. Specific Cutting Force) and optimised manufacturing processes.

Countries involved: Austria, Germany, Slovenia

Total project budget: 1.258.957 €
Total amount of funding: 978.148 €

Number of SME involved during the project duration: 21
Number of SME which benefit when the project was finalized: 1.500

Contact
Project coordinator:
Vienna Region Wirtschaft.Raum.Entwicklung.GmbH
Automotive Cluster Vienna Region (ACVR)
Giefinggasse 2
A-1210 Vienna, Austria
Tel: ++43.1.278.4004-0
Website: www.hpm-cornet.eu

Also available: cornet_success_stories.pdf