Research and development

Companies that want to remain competitive on the market need, especially today, a good research and development department that can provide them with the tools and skills to constantly evolve.

New technologies and constant innovation are nowadays, for Comec Innovative, the key to standing out among the various competitors.

This is precisely where the Research and Development Department comes in, which, through its skills, studies, develops and implements the various research projects currently active in the company. In particular, the Research and Development Department proposes and works out all the internal logistics to carry out its scientific objectives, seeking to achieve maximum learning, sharing and contributing to the company’s technological growth.

On-going

SMART TOW WINDING project

New automated solutions for the impregnation and winding of towpreg

The “SMART TOW WINDING project” aims to develop a new technology of filament winding for the production of composite products.

The filament winding will be characterized by a high degree of automation and control, able to carry out the winding of towpreg at high speed.

Future Results:

Development of an automated filament winding technology at high speed
Study and development of an on-line control system during the winding process
Study and development of methodologies for winding towpreg

Funded by:

On-going

SEFIRO project

Sensing of FIbre through Robotization

The project aims to define, develop and validate an industrial “pressure vessel” demonstrator manufactured in filament winding of preimpregnated carbon fibers (towpreg) and sensorized by AJP (Aerosol Jet Printing) additive printing technology.

Future Results:

Definition of a new sensorized pressure vessel by an advanced winding process of towpreg filaments
Study and development of a sensorized vessel using AJP technology (Aerosol Jet Printing – an innovative additive manufacturing technique able to deposit a wide range of materials (conductive, dielectric, biological, nanoparticles, etc.) on a micrometric scale)
Intelligent design of sensorized pressure vessels to increase surveillance, damage prevention and security

Funded by:

Ministry of Economic Development

Advanced Material project

Innovative towpreg material

Research and Development of a new towpreg obtained through high efficiency impregnation technology, for the massive automatic production of composite parts.

Objectives and results:

Study and development of a new impregnated tow
Study and development of a new tow impregnation technology
Study and development of a new automated deposition technology for the new towpreg
Study and developmnet of a tow quality monitoring system and of the automated deposition phase

Funded by:

Ministry of Economic Development

GreenPreg project

Research and development of a highly recyclable epoxy-based thermoplastic GreenPreg material

The project aims to define, develop and validate an innovative, reusable and recyclable epoxy-based thermoplastic material GreenPREG, produced through a more environmentally friendly process and characterised by adequate performance, production capacity, economic and environmental advantages compared to commercial ‘fibre reinforced plastics’ (FRP) through the analysis of the material’s entire life cycle.

Objectives and results:

Study and development of processes for the manufacture of FRP material
Study and development of processes for recycling FRP prepreg material
Study and development of processes for recycling FRP prepreg material
Study and development of processes for recycling FRP prepreg material

Funded by:

European Union

IsoGrid project

Advanced materials with Isogrid structures

The use of these structures meets the current need in the transport sector for the development of components capable of withstanding high stresses and, at the same time, characterised by performance/weight ratios optimised to contain consumption and emissions.

Objectives and results:

Study and development of innovative processes for the manufacture of composite materials
Study and development of complex and innovative structural solutions for composite materials
Study and development of new environmentally sustainable industry solutions
Study and development of mathematical models for resistant Isogrid structures

Funded by:

Eco-Sustainable Matrices project

High-performance, low-impact composite materials based on environmentally sustainable matrices

Through this project, the final development and definition of a plan for initial market introduction concerned a series of new composite prepregs with reduced environmental impact that can be obtained with automated technologies with low environmental impact and through the use of eco-sustainable matrices.

Objectives and results:

Study and development of innovative processes for the manufacture of eco-friendly composite materials
Study and development of optimisation solutions for pre-impregnated fibres
Study and development of mathematical models for eco-sustainable matrices

Funded by:

Research and development

SMART TOW WINDING project

New automated solutions for the impregnation and winding of towpreg

Future Results:

SEFIRO project

Sensing of FIbre through Robotization

Future Results:

Ministry of Economic Development

Advanced Material project

Innovative towpreg material

Objectives and results:

Ministry of Economic Development

GreenPreg project

Research and development of a highly recyclable epoxy-based thermoplastic GreenPreg material

Objectives and results:

European Union

IsoGrid project

Advanced materials with Isogrid structures

Objectives and results:

Eco-Sustainable Matrices project

High-performance, low-impact composite materials based on environmentally sustainable matrices

Objectives and results:

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