Dissimilar material joining - EU Framework 7

Written By Dr Nick Welton

This project received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement.

European Commission Funding
 

Powdertech Surface Science recognised the need for a dissimilar material joining technology and secured a £1.3 million grant under the EU Framework 7 funding for a 24 month project.

Powdertech, along with the project partners, developed a novel and innovative production process that has allowed on demand contact curing at low temperature, eliminating the need for an intensive oven cure adhesive, benefiting the end-user with a lower manufacturing carbon footprint and potential fuel savings through selection of lighter materials. The project was completed in 2015 with the technology at TRL4.

Project partners include: Jaguar Land Rover, JCB, Prodrive, Valspar, Da Lio, Resoltech, PRA, Fraunhofer and SMW Engineering.

Dr Nick Welton

About the Author

Dr. Nicholas Welton, Technical Manager at Powdertech Surface Science, is a surface chemistry specialist with a PhD in Polymer Chemistry and over 25 years’ experience in polymer coatings, corrosion protection, and TiZr passivation.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3) and leads Powdertech’s R&D programmes with major OEMs, developing innovative coating and bonding technologies for the automotive, EVs, and other performance-critical sectors. 

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