Projects
Advanced and fine-mechanics
Design and validation of a high precision 1/12th scale propulsor/measuring-instrument to test flapping propulsion for container-carriers at the MARIN research institute
Set-up to measure thermal wall-impedance in various interfaces during compression
Redesign of a wireless transponder to resist cyclical thermal shocks
Design of a precisely unidirectional force transponder for mass production
Design of a wireless intermittent pressure sensor for mass production
Components for volume-production
Development of 3 product-families for hygienic conveyors with direct food-contact
Redesign of a challenging and compact mechanism for costprice, wear and noise
Design of a small motorized roller (steel gears) competitive in the Chinese market
Motorized pulleys for volume production
Contactless-driven multi-roller system for active transit between large belting systems (asynchronous magnetic drive) for packages that must conserve orientation
Development of a cyclo-drive reduction box
Engineering of a pneumatic scissor lift for light-weight motorcycle
Food
Simulation, verification and improvement of flow and cooling in spiral coolers
Design of a mobile industrial demonstrator for a steamer/blancher/rehydrator that implements a patented process on a given set food-items
Design of a conveyor product-family with a number of advanced heads for fiber-free PU belts in hygienic food applications
Writing a solver to determine mass, length and position of a PU belt in free sections of a conveyor
Design of various processing functions for leafy vegetables
New compact heavy-duty oil-free drum motor for conveyor applications
Thermal design-validation tool for application of drum motor in conveyor systems
Identification and mapping of energy-efficient dehydration approaches at ambient-temperature
Feasibility of high-efficiency desalination based on phase-change
Sealing line for fruit and vegetable
Production machines
Automatic machine to buffer and cut at high speed and high precision several hundred geometries of thick-walled injection-molded parts. Validation. Prototyping
Developing a method and proof of technology for automatic void-filling to seal cut-surfaces of thick-walled injection-molding parts
Design of a slurry-processing unit for production of building materials
Design of a mobile industrial demonstrator for a steamer/blancher/re-hydrator that implements a patented process on a given set food-items
Developing a method and proof of technology to separate bitumen from MFT in oil-sands
Developing a low-energy method and industrial approach to dewater large streams of MFT (1 m3/sec)
Design of gantry-crane and positioning system for bricks
Strength calculations on conical mixers in the pharmaceutical industry
Design of a molding system for composites with liquid epoxy-foam core material and high-gloss finish on both sides
Web-handling lines (especially in the textile sector)
Design of an internal lifting vehicle for large electric cabinets
Ship propulsion
Displacement and fatigue analysis and subsequent improvement of an existing 400 kW retractable thruster for super-yachts
Thermal analysis and subsequent improvement of an existing 400 kW retractable thruster for super-yachts
Stage-gated technology development of flapping propulsors for container-carriers in collaboration with industry-leaders (Maersk, Wärtsilä, Marin)
Design of an advanced mechatronic test and measurement unit for flapping propulsors
Design of a systematic measurement program, performing measurements and publication of results
Development of fin-construction methods with chord-wise flexibility
Development of an efficient hydrostatic seal with simultaneous rotation and translation
Design of a DC bus architecture that can resist initial short-circuit in diesel-electric installations
Offshore & energy conversion
Design of a test and measurement-frame for tidal-turbines placed in a sluice in Den-Oever, NL
Detailed design and optimization for fatigue with loads variable both in direction and intensity for various tidal turbines up to 500 kW (200kN thrust)
Design-support activities for wind-turbines
Design of a frame for sea-trials of tidal-turbines with a ship
Design of a mobile and foldable maintenance and (lifting)handling frame for 15 T tidal turbines at the Oosterschelde dam
Mechanical design and test of a 2MW linear generator utilizing wave-energy
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