Transitioning to a waste-free production – international cryogenic+MQL machining activity
Research Project, 2021
High-value manufacturers looking for a compeve machining advantage need beer cooling and lubricaon that does not require substanal machine tool refits.
With CRYO-MQL, end-users get state-of-the art (i) liquid nitrogen (LN2) and (ii) liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) as a machining coolant – combined with soluons to
deliver minimum-quanty lubricaon (MQL) to a cung zone for applicaons demanding higher producvity (faster material removal, longer tool life), and
enhanced quality.
Developed through extensive fundamental research, LN2+MQL and CO2+MQL bring the patented methods of cooling and lubricaon to end-use applicaons,
enhancing developed soluons from TRL6 to TRL8.
Demonstrated through pilots in the medical, aerospace, and steel-manufacturing industries, the realized KPIs and “technology-integraon” soluons the CRYOMQL offers, the end-users will be able to implement the technology (previously considered out of reach) in their plants easier than ever.
Participants
Peter Krajnik (contact)
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Materials and manufacture
Collaborations
Sandvik
Stockholm, Sweden
Uddeholms
Hagfors, Sweden
University of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Vienna University of Technology
Wien, Austria
Funding
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Project ID: 21193
Funding Chalmers participation during 2021
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