GIGA

Aims of the project

The primary focus is on sustainable process design for coating processes in the aerospace industry. By enabling robot-based electroplating of small parts, the coating quality is to be improvedin comparison to conventional coatings, thus also reducing waste. The carryover of chemicals between the tanks is also to be reduced, thus minimizing the use of toxic chemicals. The implementation of various (galvanic) coating processes is to be simplified. The reduction of waste, the reduction of carryover and the flexibility of the system make a major contribution to making the production process more environmentally friendly and thus minimizing the ecological footprint.

The focus of this project is on reducing pollutant emissions by saving considerable quantities of chemical substances (electrolytes) during the coating processes thanks to the system technology developed. Some of these substances are hazardous substances (in accordance with REACh Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006), which are used, for example, for cadmium plating and chromating components. The effectiveness of the designed robot-based system is to be proven by concrete savings compared to conventional electroplating systems. As part of the project, the coating process is to be improved by developing new AI applications, thus contributing to the optimization of manufacturing processes in aviation.