ENIGMATEC: Efficient Netshape manufacturInG for reduced MAterials waste in production or ThermoElectric Coolers

ENIGMATEC：高效 Netshape 制造，减少生产或热电冷却器中的材料浪费

• 批准号: 10081270
• 金额: $ 92.27万
• 依托单位: INNOVATIVE MATERIALS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10081270
• 关键词: ENIGMATEC; Efficient; Netshape; manufacturInG; reduced

95% of thermoelectric devices are manufactured in China, Russia or the Ukraine. Thermoelectric end users have experienced extreme supply chain issue over the last 3 years and are seeking a UK based manufacturing solution with inherently more resilient supply. Greater than 50% of the material is wasted in the manufacture of commercial devices today due to a slicing and dicing approach. ENIGMATEC directly addresses this to deliver an industrial scale net-shape sintering process that reduces material loses. The project also develops automated thermoelectric leg inspection and digital module design tools to enable UK manufacture to be globally competitive.ENIGMATEC has the overall objectives to develop an industrial scale thermoelectric sintering process capable of sintering bismuth telluride materials to \> 99% theoretical density with complex leg shape capability.The technology will transform the commercial prospects of IML and ETL, high tech SMEs enabling them to secure cumulative revenues of £52 million by 2030 and creating 55 highly skilled jobs.

95%的热电设备是在中国、俄罗斯或乌克兰制造的。热电终端用户在过去3年中经历了极端的供应链问题，并正在寻求一个基于英国的制造解决方案，具有更强的供应弹性。在当今的商业设备制造中，由于切片和切割方法，超过50%的材料被浪费。ENIGMATEC直接解决了这一问题，提供了工业规模的净成形烧结工艺，减少了材料损失。该项目还开发了自动化热电脚检测和数字模块设计工具，使英国制造业具有全球竞争力。ENIGMATEC的总体目标是开发一种工业规模的热电烧结工艺，能够将碲化铋材料烧结到99%的理论密度，并具有复杂的脚形状能力。该技术将改变IML和ETL的商业前景，到2030年，高科技中小企业的累计收入将达到5200万英镑，并创造55个高技能工作岗位。