E! Kluster, SMART COMACH

Purpose and goal

COMACH project answers the needs of composite part manufacturers and the call of the SMART Eureka cluster for innovation in the Advanced Manufacturing Key Enabling Technology to increase the competitiveness of the industry by proposing the development of a cost-effective and flexible robotic solution for the machining. The results of COMACH project include an internal dust suction system for improved health and safety conditions, reduced energy consumption, increased precision and continuous cloud-based process monitoring for getting the process right from the outset.

Expected results and effects

-Clean carbon and glass fibre part machining to protect workers’ health through an internal suction system to aspirate the machined fibres and dust to minimise operator exposure -Zero defect part manufacturing to minimize part scrapping through optimized machining process conditions with a cloud-based real-time monitoring system for total traceability -Low investment and reduced operating costs through the increased robot accuracy based on machining deformation compensation and 6D vision tracking

Planned approach and implementation

The four Spanish partners (Aernnova, Aldakin, Zubiola, IK4-Ideko) developed the machining optimization and monitoring system for right the first time and defect-free machining. The five Turkish partners (Turkish Aerospace Industries, Si-Mut Teknik, Kordsa, Maxima, Sabanci University) developed a spindle with an internal fibre and dust suction system ensuring a safe working environment. The three Swedish partners developed a robot accuracy increasing system to ensure the high geometric dimensions and tolerances under the external loads of the machining application.