Join us on a webinar ! 25th February 2021 - 10:30 AM CET Do you want to develop functional mono-material 3D plastic parts with micro/nano-structured surfaces like antimicrobial, anti-scratch, self-cleaning, anti-squeak or aesthetic propertis? It’s the goal of the H2020 research project HIMALAIA. To enable the implementation of these properties, several topics have been developed [...]
Photonic Nanojet: a promising fabrication tool for producing functionalized surfaces Photonic nanojet is a maskless subwavelength-resolution direct write nanopatterning tool combining several physical phenomena at subwavelength scale. CEA’s team focuses on the fabrication and characterization of smart surfaces associating periodic structures and nanoparticles growth for catalysis. The Particle self-assembly and photonic nanojet facility is [...]
Himalaia publication The team of Prof. Stefan Dimov from the department of Mechanical Engineering of University of Birmingham (UoB) has published the first HIMALAIA publication. Reference: Qi, S, Li, X & Dong, H 2019, 'Reduced friction and wear of electro-brush plated nickel composite coatings reinforced by graphene oxide', Wear, vol. 426-427, WOM2019-D-18-00286, pp. 228-238. [...]
The second half-day of the general assembly was devoted to the scientific advisory board where each coordinator presented the H2020 project which leads: Dr Mohammad ANTAR from MTC for the SHARK project and Mr Dominique MEILLASSOUX for the HIMALAIA project. From the left to the right: Xavier BROCHET (IPC), Dominique Meillassoux (IPC), Prof. Stefan DIMOV [...]
General Assembly meeting in Madrid (Spain) – October 9-10 2019 The fourth general assembly was held at Euroortodoncia (SME) on October 9 and 10 2019 in Madrid. On this occasion, the Himalaia consortium organized for the first time the scientific advisory board. Dr Mohammad ANTAR from MTC (Manufacturing Technology Center, United Kingdom) met all the [...]
Laser texturing of mould inserts is one of the major subjects of Himalaia project. Indeed, adding functionalities to plastic surfaces starts with the design and the realization of mould steel 3D walls engraving. The complexity and expected quality need specific processing that is shown in the above video. Special thanks to GFMS guys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2axwhhfBlg