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About μSapient
The aim of the µSAPIENT CA is to prepare the European
industry for a move from designing MST-based products for
specific materials and technologies (platform and technology
push products) to adopting new disruptive processes/process
chains to satisfy specific functional and technical
requirements of new emerging multi-material products.
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In particular, this should lead to the creation of meso/micro-products
that are less process intensive and are more focused on
integrating functions and broadening product capabilities.
In this context, a step change is required in the mentality
of designers and manufacturers of MST and micro-engineering
products.
Such a change should be supported by a systematic
analysis of research outputs of many EC, national and
industrially funded projects in the field of MNT to
facilitate process design and integration that is
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Ultimately, this should lead to a better
exploitation of the application potential of new
generic MNT
by European companies.
Moreover, the µSAPIENT CA project aims to create a
sustainable European-wide infrastructure for coordination of
research activities, linking relevant national and
international projects, organisations and initiatives and
dissemination and promotion of results in facilitating a
new level of synergetic integration of micro- and nano-
manufacturing technologies in support of a number of
European industrial sectors. |
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