Who we are Partner Activities Spaces Calls News Contacts Intranet More Company name Aidro S.r.l. Project title SCAM-BIO Smart heat exchangers in metallic Additive Manufacturing with bio-organic structures Size and location Small company, Lombardy, Italy Partner Politecnico di Milano (Dipartimento di Meccanica), Università di Pavia, ProM Trentino Sviluppo, EOS, Smart Ndt THE PROBLEM Heat exchangers are used to transferring heat between two fluids in many industrial sectors. They are generally beam-pipe or overlapping-plates shaped. Some leading sectors, like aerospace, require the availability of lighter and more compact systems, with fewer components or without welded, spliced elements. In offshore natural gas extraction plants, heat exchangers work under extreme conditions (temperature, pressure, corrosion), from which high maintenance and repair costs may arise. THE SOLUTION Technologies Usage of metallic additive manufacturing technology for heat exchangers and connected sensors for performance monitoring and predictive maintenance. In particular, metallic additive manufacturing enables: impossible shapes for traditional technologies; bio-organic shaped exchange surfaces developed to increase performances (more exchange surface available with the same volume, pressure drop reduction, increased pressure resistance). Sensors equipment (Internet of Things) enable: to measure parameters like temperature, deformation, and fluid pressure in the right spots; to monitor exchanger performances and predict maintenance. Impacts Weight and size reduction; "monolithic" elements, without welded or spliced parts; Customization, even in small series. Benefits for the company Introduction of a new product development that can be monitorable, modular, and flexible because it is developed with innovative technologies, like additive manufacturing. The traded product is highly attractive because it allows remote control and maintenance-related cost reduction. Competencies are implemented from the following use cases: Quality 4.0, product traceability, and additive manufacturing. Smart monitoring & control of industrial processes, Smart maintenance, Smart energy monitoring & control COMPANY STORIES AIDRO project SCAM-BIO Smart heat exchangers in metallic Additive Manufacturing with bio-organic structures © 2019 by MADE Competence Center Industry 4.0 MADE s.c.a r.l. - P.za Leonardo Da Vinci, 32 - 20133 Milano - P.IVA: 10643980963 Privacy policy Cookie policy Accetta Rifiuta tutti Impostazioni cookie Utilizziamo cookie e tecnologie simili per abilitare servizi e funzionalità sul nostro sito e per comprendere la tua interazione con il nostro servizio. Facendo clic su Accetta, acconsenti all'utilizzo di queste tecnologie a scopi pubblicitari e statistici.Vedi l'informativa cookie