IPMMAN is a Coordinated Action supported by the European Commission, having as ultimative goal to support, with the collaboration of other projects, the establishment of a Eurpean Technology Platform on Micro- and Nanomanufacturing and a Strategic Research Agenda.

This website will give you information about the activities of the Working Group Micro- and NanoManufacturing
Covering about 200 members from 14 countries in Europe, the Working Group acts as an exchange platform on the topics of Manufacturing.

Launched in 1st July 2004, MASMICRO is an Integrated Project for the Integration of Manufacturing Systems for Mass-manufacture of Miniature/Micro-Products, supported by the European Commission under the Framework Programme 6 (FP6). This four-year flagship micro-manufacturing project involves a consortium composed of 36 partners from 13 EU countries, including 18 industrial partners. The total budget of the project is over 21 million euros.

Technologies and systems to be developed will bring new technological and organisational measures to realise/improve mass production of miniature and micro-products with greater efficiency. The target is to cut down manufacturing costs by approximately 40 to 80%, depending on the component-forms to be produced

EU/NMP Integrated Project to integrate top down and bottom-up
fabrication approaches by extending the miniaturisation route and by
strengthening the approach towards self-assembly

Nano2Life (N2L) is the first European Network of Excellence in nanobiotechnology. Its objective is to make Europe a leader in nanobiotechnology by merging existing expertise and knowledge in the field of nanobiotechnology. Founded in 2004, N2L comprises 23 major European organizations within the field of nanobiotechnology

MINOS-EURONET is devoted to stimulating, encouraging and facilitating the participation of New Member States (NMS) and the Associated Candidate Countries (ACC) in the activities of IST. The proposal has a pan-European focus on one strategic objective in IST, namely micro- and nanosystems. In strictly conformity with the call, the proposal is addressing the following objectives: (1) Revealing and promoting the research competences from NMS and ACC, namely competences which are relevant for the development of the field of micro-nanosystems at the European scale; (2) Facilitating the participation of NMS and ACC organisations to EU programmes and other activities in the field of micro-nanosystems; (3) Performing extensive networking at the pan-European scale in the field of micro-nanosystems

Development of a Smart Nanorobot for Sensor-based Handling in a Scanning Electron Microscope

The idea behind EUPASS is that future production systems for micro-assembly should be based on a recognisable, open and well-chosen architecture. This architecture will enable standardisation amongst different suppliers and enables the realisation of a production system significantly faster and more reliable than in the past

NEMO is running since Sept. 1st 2004 and aims at providing Europe with a complete Micro-Optics food-chain by setting up durable service and technology centres for Optical Modelling and Design; Measurement and Instrumentation, Mastering, Prototyping and Replication; Hybrid Integration and Packaging; Reliability and Standardization. NEMO will be the networking platform of 30 European partners for the next 4 years. The network is co-ordinated by Prof. Hugo Thienpont from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, by Prof. Malgorzata Kujawinska from Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, and by Dr. Juergen Mohr from ForschungsZentrum Karlsruhe, Germany. Each of the 30 institutes involved in NEMO is a key-role player in micro-optics

CHARPAN
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 Charged Particle Nanotech is an Integrated Project in the European Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), research priority NMP ("Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences, knowledge-based Multifunctional Materials, and new Production Processes and Devices") 
 
 

CHARPAN is driven by industrial needs for new efficient production technologies for the fabrication of complex 2D and 3D surface structures necessary in numerous nanotechnology devices such as templates for nanoimprint applications.

 

In the CHARPAN project nano-patterning tools based on charged particle multi beams are developed. For dynamic pattern generation a programmable aperture plate is used to generate many thousands of e.g. ion beams with micrometer dimensions. Using charged particle projection optics with 200x reduction the aim is to generate a multitude of <25nm (⇒<10nm) focused beams at the substrate working in parallel. Industrial applications in the field of "Above IC" nanoimprinting and further emerging nanotechnology applications, e.g. in the field of nanophotonics and nanobiotechnology will be developed and analysed.

Development of Lithography Technology for Nanoscale Structuring of Materials Using Laser Beam Interference

Nano-structured polymer deposition processes for mass production of innovative systems for energy production & control of smart devices

Learning from nature, the major objective of Nanohybrid is to develop fundamental knowledge in order to be able to elaborate new melt processable nanophase-separated hybrid materials with controlled architecture, derived from low cost petrochemical olefin feedstocks without sacrificing easy polymer melt processing. In contrast to most current nanocomposites, where mainly physical bonding between nanofiller and matrix are obtained, the NANOHYBRID project will strive for combining chemical and physical bonding which would allow a real breakthrough in material’s properties.

 

This multi-disciplinary programme sets out to create a paradigm shift in manufacturing by developing the technologies and strategic approaches required for the production of highly-integrated, cost-effective and reliable multi-functional 3D miniaturised devices.