Project: Metrology for highly-parallel manufacturing
Highly-parallel manufacturing methods promise to cut costs by producing devices on large surfaces (on the square metre scale) with high feature resolutions (down to the micrometre scale) at high speed. Large-area printed electronics created using these methods have the potential to provide low-cost, smart devices for use in a variety of applications, such as photovoltaics for energy generation, sensors for instant, disposable medical tests and anti-counterfeit devices. During manufacture, products may be travelling along the production line at speeds of several metres per second. This combined with the large surface size and small 3D features provide a measurement challenge that cannot be met by current inspection techniques in industry. This project will enable significant improvements in highly-parallel manufacturing processes, such as roll-to-roll printed electronics, by enabling industry to make traceable measurements of surface features on large-area substrates. This will enable innovation and improve efficiency in the development of technologies to support Europe’s high standard of living.
| Acronym | 14IND09 MetHPM (Reference Number: 14IND09) |
| Duration | 01/05/2015 - 30/04/2018 |
| Project Topic | Metrology |
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Project Results (after finalisation) |
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| Website | visit project website |
| Network | EMPIR |
| Call | EMPIR CALL 2014 |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NPL Management Limited | Coordinator | United Kingdom |
| 2 | Dansk Fundamental Metrologi A/S | Partner | Denmark |
| 3 | Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica | Partner | Italy |
| 4 | VSL B.V. | Partner | Netherlands |
| 5 | Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy | Partner | Finland |
| 6 | Loughborough University | Partner | United Kingdom |
| 7 | NIL Technology ApS | Partner | Denmark |
| 8 | The University of Nottingham | Partner | United Kingdom |
| 9 | Oulun Yliopisto | Partner | Finland |
| 10 | Cranfield University | Observer | United Kingdom |
| 11 | Focalspec Oy | Observer | Finland |
| 12 | IBS Precision Engineering bv | Observer | Netherlands |
| 13 | Lein Applied Diagnostics Limited | Observer | United Kingdom |
| 14 | Offcode Oy | Observer | Finland |