The Relevance of Pro4Plast

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The Relevance of Pro4Plast

• Bernd Altendorfer / Polyconcent

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Content

• The Idea of Pro4Plast and Collective Research
• Project Structure
• What is the Value added of the Project?
• How will it be achieved?

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The Idea of Pro4Plast is...

• to improve the competitiveness of EU plastic
  injection moulding and tooling SME by
• cutting their time to market by 50 and reducing
  their production costs by 30 by

developing a new product development guidance
system for complex injection moulded plastic
parts by enhanced injection moulding simulation
and material data measurement applicable by SMEs
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What is Collective Research?

• On behalf of IAGs and SMEs leading research
  institutes improve the knowledge base and level
  of competitiveness of European SMEs
• It addresses large communities of SMEs with
  capacity to innovate but with limited research
  capability
• An SME core group is crucial for each project
• Intellectual property rights belonging
  exclusively to the IAGs

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The Relevance of Pro4Plast

• European plastic injection and mould making
  industry 1.5 mil employees, annual revenue of
  EUR 150 bil, average annual growth of around 5
• OEMs have powerful position towards their
  suppliers (SMEs)
• These SMEs are mainly using trial and error
  methods but this can be offered cheaper in
  China
• EU plastic business is losing an estimated 5 to
  low income non-European markets per year !!

An essential EU industry is facing a severe
structural threat
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Content

• The Idea of Pro4Plast and Collective Research
• Project Structure
• What is the Value added of the Project?
• How will it be achieved?

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28 Project Partners 9 IAG, 11 SME, 8 RTD
Germany GKV IKV Aachen KTS-Schmölln WeißerGriesha
ber Simcon RWTH Aachen ASK
IAG SME RTD
Netherlands Dollwin TNO
Poland PPCA
Czech Republic Termoplast
Austria Clusterland KC PKT Awender Polyconcent MUL
Slovakia ASPAN ESOX
Hungary HPI Miraplast
Slovenia GIZ Polycom TECOS
Spain AITIIP ICM UNI-Zaragoza
Italy ASSOC CESAP
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Pro4Plast Timeline
official end date
project kick-off
invitation for negotiations with EU
delivery of work packages 1-6
PROJECT PHASE
AUG 09
SEP 06
JAN 06
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2014
end date of potential audit
ongoing exploitation and start of preferred
2-year SME software use
preparation of proposal II
preparation of proposal I
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Pro4Plast in Numbers

• 1 September 2006 the official starting date
• 31 August 2009 the official end date
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• 10 EU countries are represented in the consortium
• 43 person years of scheduled work load to reach
  the project targets
• 4,450,097 EUR eligible project costs (EC
  contribution 2.8m)
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• 180 SME reached through training
• 10,000 SME reached through dissemination

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Content

• The Idea of Pro4Plast and Collective Research
• Project Structure
• What is the Value added of the Project?
• How will it be achieved?

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The Status Quo in Product Development many Trial
and Error Attempts
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The newly structured, 5-phase Product Development
Process less Trial and Error
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The newly structured, 5-phase Product Development
Process reduced Insecurities
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to turn SME into the Position of strategic
Development and Production Partners of OEM
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The Pro4Plast Working Schedule

• WP 1 Analysis Technology Transfer
• Dr. Altendorfer/Polyconcent

• WP 4 Training
• Dr. Nardin/Tecos

Product Obligation Book
End of Design Vali-dation
Start of Production
End of Development

• WP 2 Product Development Guidance System
• Dr. Fernandez/UNIZA

• WP 5 Dissemination and Exploitation
• Mr. Crössmann/GKV

• WP 3 Development of Injection Moulding
  Simulation Software with new Functionality Dr.
  Filz/Simcon

• WP 6 - Consortium Management
• Mr. Crössmann/GKV

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Content

• The Idea of Pro4Plast and Collective Research
• Project Structure
• What is the Value added of the Project?
• How will it be achieved?

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The new Product Development Guidance System
(PDGS) WP 1, WP2
Analysis of existing product development
processes at SME ? Optimisation of obligation
books Ideal PD process for SME Definition of
key parameters for Guiding System
Definition of the Innovation Process and
Obligation Books (WP 1)
Development of PDGS

• Systematic reduction of
• insecurities by the stage gate process
• to achieve best quality plastic systems
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• Time to market savings (-50)
• Cost savings (-30)

Development of the PDGS Guidance System Software
(WP 2)
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The new Injection Moulding Simulation Software
for complex Parts (WP 1), WP 3
Analysis of real SME requirements for
simulation software complex parts
Definition of the Innovation Process and
Obligation Books (WP 1)
New SME compatible simulation software for
insert and multi-component injection
moulding Development of a low cost and easy to
use system for viscosity measurement at SME
(costs of data measurement should be halved)
Development of Simulation Software
Development of NEW Simulation Software for
complex parts (WP 3)
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Training and Dissemination Exploitation WP
4, WP 5
Disseminate to about 10,000 SME in Europe
WP 4
WP 5
Dissemination strategy
180 SME trainings
Exploitation strategy
Train the trainers
Development of certification process
Development of training methodology
Intellectual Property management and
commercialisation
Case studies and development of training material
during WP 23
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Summary State of the Art - Desired Situation
Forseen Innovation
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Management Structure including WP 6
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Strategic Controlling
WP1 Altendorfer
WP2 Fernandez
WP3 Filz
WP4 Nardin
WP5 Crößmann
TF 1 Schröder Kneer
time to market ...reduction of loops
TF 2 Altmann Brunnthaler
cost reductions complex parts / improved
obligation books
TF 3 Bem Daucher
sustainable use of Pro4Plast results
SME including certification of 10 000 at EU-SME
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Project Website www.pro4plast.net Project
Coordination Mr. Crössmann (Project
Coordinator) GKV wcroessmann_at_gkv.de, 49 69
239836 Dr. Florian Altendorfer Dr.
Blaz Nardin Polyconcent
Tecos altendorfer_at_polyconcent.at
blaz.nardin_at_tecos.si 43 7227 68540
386 3 490 0921 Scientific Officer
Yves Maisonny yves.maisonny_at_ce
c.eu.int