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CORERAM

PROJECT

CORERAM

Design and Numerical Simulation Techniques for the Development of Innovative and Sustainable Structural Cores through Robotic Additive Manufacturing
PROJECT LEAD

Sandro Scattareggia Marchese - Signo Motus srl

CONCEPT

The CORERAM project aims to achieve technological validation in a laboratory environment of modeling and computational simulation techniques (digital twin) related to:

  • The deposition process of eco-sustainable materials based on thermoplastic polymers and natural polymer-based composites
  • The mechanical behavior of lattice structures

The project also includes the simulation and creation of a technological demonstrator for Robotic Additive Manufacturing (RAM), which will serve as a scalable and flexible hub for the future development of sustainable structural sandwich panel cores.

The image was produced by SITUS using currently available project data. Since CFD simulation data are still in development, the top left image was taken from the open access article:
“Numerical simulation of the extrusion and layer deposition processes in 3D concrete printing with the Particle Finite Element Method”, Rizzieri et al.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-023-02367-y

L’immagine è stata realizzata da SITUS utilizzando i dati ad oggi disponibili in riferimento agli sviluppi di progetto. Essendo i dati sulle simulazioni CFD non ancora disponibili (codice in fase di sviluppo), l’immagine in alto a sinistra è stata estratta dal seguente articolo open access al fine di fornire una chiara idea di progetto: “Numerical simulation of the extrusion and layer deposition processes in 3D concrete printing with the Particle Finite Element Method”, Rizzieri et al. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-023-02367-y)
CONTEXT

The current industrial landscape is witnessing a growing demand for sustainable and customized solutions, aligned with European green transition policies. In this context, the integration of key enabling technologies—such as additive manufacturing, flexible robotic processes, and advanced simulation methods (digital twins)—represents a strategic approach to accelerate the industrial adoption of innovative materials and processes.

The CORERAM project specifically aims to leverage this approach to accelerate the development of lightweight and sustainable structures, such as structurally efficient sandwich panel cores made from biocompatible materials.

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OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED RESULTS

The main objective of CORERAM is to assess the extent to which validated virtual simulation environments (digital twins) can support the efficient development of innovative additive manufacturing processes for creating eco-sustainable structural sandwich panel cores.

These structural solutions will be composed of natural-origin thermoplastic polymers and related composites, manufactured through flexible robotic additive manufacturing (RAM) processes.

The project includes the development and validation of the following simulation environments:

  • Extrusion process simulation for thermoplastic polymers and composites using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to identify optimal extrusion parameters (WP2)
  • Robotic deposition simulation using Off-Line Programming (OLP) to define optimal deposition strategies (WP3)
  • Structural response simulation of components to design efficient solutions for sandwich panel cores (WP4)

All efforts aim to enable "First Time Right" development of sustainable processes and components.

KEY FIGURES

11

RESEARCHERS INVOLVED

7800

RESEARCH HOURS

12

PROJECT DURATION

4

NUMBER OF WORK PACKAGES (WPS)

1

STARTING TRL

4

FINAL TRL

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