Nationally Funded Programs
The Materials Center Leoben (MCL) is consistently applying for nationally funded projects in different calls. The MCL participates as coordinator as well as project partner.
Based on successful national research programs we could achieve new international industrial and scientific partners for additional projects. Because of the variety of national funding programs and different target groups we are allowed to cooperate with small companies as well as with big businesses.
Current Projects:
ProQualiQ
Program: FFG - Future Production
Vision: Development of an automation tool for quality management during production processes of porous Cu coatings
Duration: 2016-2019
Lead: MCL
Partners: 4
CHIP
Program: FFG - Future Production
Vision: Highly intelligent production via unique temperature sensors in milling tools
Duration: 2016-2019
Lead: Ceratizit Austria
Partners: 3
Advanced Tool Steels
Program: FFG - Basisprogram
Vision: Development of new, potential alloy systems for tool steels, which have massively improved property profiles and can thus close the gap to the hard metals
Duration: 2016 - 2019
Partners: 4
CrackFracTwin
Program: FFG - The Austrian aviation programme TAKE OFF
Vision: From raw material to product - continuous digitization of local properties along the value chain
Duration: 2018 - 2021
Lead: voestalpine BÖHLER Aerospace GmbH & Co KG
Partners: 3
FunkyNano
Program: FFG - Future Production
Vision: The aim of the project is the optimization of CMOS-integrated gas sensors using functional nanomaterials to develop a worldwide unique multi-gas sensor chip that can be used in smart phones
Duration: 2017 – 2020
Lead: MCL
Partners: 3
HEADesign
Program: FFG - Future Production
Vision: Development of a new material design tool based on predictive, physical and phenomenological models and research into innovative alloying approaches to replace existing high temperature resistant materials with new ones in the long term
Duration: 2018 - 2021
Lead: MCL
Partners: 3
INTEGRA
Program: FFG – Mobility of the future
Vision: Construction of a power electronic device with highest power density. MCL supplies thermal and thermomechanical designs for this purpose.
Duration: 2018 - 2021
Lead: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
Partners: 5
Myriad
Program: FFG - Future Production
Vision: Tailor-made solutions for the production of thin films. The desire to optimize and improve the functionalities of thin films requires two essential building blocks: a) sputtering targets, which are atomized as starting material by a plasma process and transferred into a layer; b) intelligent process control, i.e. coating process parameters to achieve layers with corresponding properties
Duration: 2017 – 2019
Lead: RHP Technology GmbH
Partners: 3
Solaris
Program: FFG - Future Production
Vision: The aim of the project is to investigate novel material and connection concepts for self-healing solder connections for high-performance LEDs and other power semiconductors for the automotive industry
Duration: 2018 - 2021
Lead: ZKW Elektronik GmbH
Partners: 2
Titanzerspanung
Program: FFG – Frontrunner
Vision: Development and design of titanium milling processes with tools made of high temperature damage resistant hard metals
Duration: 2017 - 2020
Lead: CERATIZIT Austria Gesellschaft mbH
Partner: 1
XXLnanoSensor
Program: FFG - Future Production
Vision: Sensors that are easy to apply over large areas on three-dimensionally shaped surfaces are becoming increasingly important, e.g. in condition monitoring for predicted maintenance of mechanically highly stressed machine and plant components (e.g. rotors of wind turbines)
Duration: 2019 - 2021
Lead: Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
Partners: 5
ZPVD
Program: FFG - Basisprogram
Vision: Development of a simulation program for the calculation and design of gas phase deposition plants
Duration: 2017 - 2020
Lead: voestalpine Stahl GmbH
Partners: 1
Predictive Railway Monitoring (PRM 4.0)
Program: FFG – Mobility of the future
Vision: Development of an integrated model-based condition monitoring and prediction system for tracks and rolling stock
Duration: 2019 - 2022
Lead: voestalpine SIGNALING Zeltweg GmbH
Partners: 5
Finished Projects:
ACINTECH
Program: FFG - Intelligent Production
Vision: Active interposer technology for 3D-integration of eleCtronic components
Duration: 2013-2016
Lead: MCL
Partners: 2
HighTempCFK
Program: FFG - Intelligent Production
Vision: Development of cost efficient CFK compound materials with thermal protection and reflective coatings
Duration: 2013-2015
Lead: Joanneum Research
Partners: 3
Tube Target
Program: FFG - Intelligent Production
Vision: PVD coatings with higher performance and cost efficiency via innovative tube targets
Duration: 2013-2016
Lead: MCL
Partners: 2
Piezoceramics
Program: FWF - Translation Research Program
Vision: Bridging length scales in piezoceramics for commercial actuators
Duration: 2013-2016
Lead: Dr. Deluca (MCL)
Partners: 4
Soldot
Program: FFG - Bridge
Vision: Sol based doping of ceramics
Duration: 2013-2015
Lead: Dr. Deluca (MCL)
Partners: 2
TheLED
Program: FFG - Future Production
Vision: New thermo-mechanical concepts für cost efficient production of LED assemblies
Duration: 2014-2016
Lead: MCL
Partners: 2
RealNANO
Program: FFG - Future Production
Vision: Industrial implementation of innovative CMOS based nano sensors
Duration: 2014-2016
Lead: MCL
Partners: 4
FlipTheLED
Program: FFG - Future Production
Vision: New processes and substrates to produce high power LED systems via innovative flip-chip technology
Duration: 2015-2017
Lead: MCL
Partners: 3
HiTec
Program: FFG - Future Production
Vision: Mechanically high resistant thermal barrier coatings including oxidation resistance for carbon fibre materials
Duration: 2015-2017
Lead: Joanneum Research
Partners: 4
SmartForge
Program: FFG - Take Off
Vision: Simulation-based development and production of large PH steel forgings for the avaiation sector
Duration: 2015-2018
Lead: MCL
Partners: 2
Steel-Like-Polymers
Program: Upper Austria, Styria, FFG - Smart Mobility 2015
Vision: High wear resistive coatings on 3D print polymers and CFK composites for functional drive train constructions
Duration: 2016-2018
Lead: Joanneum Research
Partners: 5
i!Tool
Program: Upper Austria, Styria, FFG - Smart Mobility 2015
Vision: Wear resistant piezo-electric nano-wire sensors for condition monitoring and automation
Duration: 2016-2018
Lead: Joanneum Research
Partners: 4