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Novel Measurement Technology to Transform the Plastics Industry

改变塑料行业的新颖测量技术

基本信息

批准号：
61656
负责人：
金额：
$ 9.55万
依托单位：
TRIBOSONICS LTD
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Feasibility Studies
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2020 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=61656
关键词：
Novel Measurement Technology Transform Plastics

项目摘要

Tribosonics is an innovation-led company located and forged in Sheffield, United Kingdom. It drives transformation by using its unique ultrasonic sensing technologies to address challenges in tribological contacts (wear, friction and lubrication). Using its unique Technology Stack, it provides data of unmatched information density at an embedded component level with core measurement competencies in stress, lubricant film thickness, wear, fluid properties, contact pressure and non-destructive testing. Tribosonics have developed a polymer equipment monitoring system using their ultrasonic measurement technology for measuring wear in polymer processing equipment.The polymer industry faced significant disruption during 2019 due to concerns about plastics pollution. This disruption, however, has been dwarfed by the widespread disruption brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. Every point in the supply chain has felt the impact. Production via labour intensive and poorly digitised processes for some polymer-based products has come to a halt (e.g. plastic equipment and automotive parts). On the other hand, production of plastic packaging and medical plastics has been booming in these times of intense pressure on supply chains, but not in a way that is sustainable or environmentally acceptable.This project is to develop novel embedded, real-time sensor technology for the polymer processing industry to promote sustainable plastic packaging and the circular economy, to improve productivity through automation and remote monitoring by digitising the industry and accelerating the adoption of the "Industrial Internet of Things."Our vision will manifest itself in a more productive and responsible polymer processing industry that is sustainable both in times of crisis and post-crisis when normality returns.The extension for impact funding will further accelerate the commercial relationships that have been established during the main project within the polymer processing industry, both in terms of the commercial models and also in the deployment of remote monitoring for digitising the industry.

Tribosonics是一家以创新为主导的公司，位于英国谢菲尔德。它通过使用其独特的超声波传感技术来解决摩擦学接触（磨损、摩擦和润滑）方面的挑战，从而推动了转型。利用其独特的技术堆栈，它可以在嵌入式组件级别提供无与伦比的信息密度数据，具有应力、润滑膜厚度、磨损、流体特性、接触压力和无损检测等核心测量能力。Tribosonics利用超声测量技术开发了一套聚合物设备监测系统，用于测量聚合物加工设备的磨损。由于对塑料污染的担忧，聚合物行业在2019年面临重大中断。然而，与Covid-19大流行带来的广泛破坏相比，这种破坏相形见绌。供应链上的每一个环节都受到了影响。一些聚合物产品（如塑料设备和汽车零部件）的劳动密集型和数字化程度较低的生产已经停止。另一方面，在供应链面临巨大压力的时代，塑料包装和医用塑料的生产一直在蓬勃发展，但不是以可持续或环境可接受的方式。该项目旨在为聚合物加工行业开发新型嵌入式实时传感器技术，以促进可持续塑料包装和循环经济，通过行业数字化和加速采用“工业物联网”，通过自动化和远程监控提高生产率。我们的愿景将体现在一个生产力更高、更负责任的聚合物加工行业，在危机时期和危机后恢复正常时都是可持续的。影响资金的延长将进一步加速在聚合物加工行业主要项目期间建立的商业关系，无论是在商业模式方面，还是在数字化行业的远程监控部署方面。