For the manufacturing of smart fabrics

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Micro Fabrication Production Technology for MEMS
on new emerging smart textiles/flexible

• For the manufacturing of smart fabrics

Antonio Andretta Klopman International
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MICROFLEX Project
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• NMP-2007-3.5.2 Production Technologies and
  equipment for micro-manufacturing
• Project acronym MICROFLEX
• Project full title Micro fabrication production
  technology for MEMS on new emerging smart
  textiles/flexible
• Grant agreement CP-IP 211335-2
• Start Date 01/11/2008
• End Date 31/10/2012
• Project Coordinator Dr Steve Beeby, University
  of Southampton UK

Main information on the project
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Main numbers of the project

• Total Budget 7.7 M Budget
• EU Funding 5.4 M Funding
• Effort 864 Man Months
• N of partner 13
• N of Industries 7
• N of SMEs 5
• N Countries 9

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Partners
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MICROFLEX Consortium Philosophy

• Project is industries initiated and industries
  leads.
• Strong orientation to Industries needs.
• Multisectorial approach to the problem founding
  problem solving.
• Transformation of a resource-intensive to a
  knowledge-intensive industries.

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MICROFLEX Project Goals

• To Develop MEMS processing capability for the
  production of a fully integrated flexible smart
  textiles.
• Process relevant aspects cheap, high
  productivity, clean, reliable, flexible.
• To develop inks with new functionalities
• To test industrially the prototypes

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MICROFLEX Project Research

• Several process will be investigated for the
  production of microstructure on fabrics.
• Process for a range of active inks, compatible
  with textile.
• Specific fabric ink novelties

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functional inks
design simulation
lab trials
active material
curing
ink jet printing
screen printing
MEMs on fabric
fabric
MEMs
Functions
Applications
Drug delivery
Smart bandage, Auto sterilization uniform Active
monitoring underwear
Medical
Transport
Luminous cabin, smart driver seat, auto clean
filters
Mechanical action
Danger warning workwear (heating suite, high
visibility, gas sensing, temperature sensing,
movement sensing, alarm sounder
Workwear
Lighting
Massage and cooling/heating armchair Luminous
wall, surroundings customisation
Consumer
Sensor
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• Thank you for your attention.
• MICROFLEX web site
• http//microflex.ecs.soton.ac.uk/
• Antonio_andretta_at_klopman.com

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