The use of bio-based materials is considered an essential contribution to sustainable design of novel composites and coatings, but critical assessment of sustainable metrics is needed for independent ...
Femtosecond lasers are now on the rise. Large-scale industrial applications, however, require higher capacities, and this is where the problem still lies. But evolution does not stand still, and the ...
Ultra-black surfaces are for many reasons essential to space industry. Black coatings that are used at present work well, but they have their limitations. In search for a better alternative ESA ...
During the European Manufacturing Conference 2022, which will take place in Brussels on 27 and 28 September, policymakers and representatives from industry and society will discuss how people ...
Have you already heard of the NIS Directive? The majority of manufacturing companies are not yet aware of the importance of this regulation across the EU. At Sirris, we follow-up the implementation of ...
The cabinet of minister Petra De Sutter recently launched a call for projects involving the rollout of 5G in Belgium. The idea is to look for projects that could identify best practices. Companies can ...
The draft ISO/ASTM CD 52927 'Additive manufacturing - General principles - Main characteristics and corresponding test methods' has changed from status CD ('Committee Draft' - draft for enquiry ...
The draft ISO/ASTM CD 52924 'Additive manufacturing - Qualification principles - Classification of part properties for additive manufacturing of polymer parts' has changed from status CD ('Committee ...
The draft ISO/ASTM DIS 52925 'Additive manufacturing - Qualification principles - Classification of part properties' has changed from status DIS ('Draft International Standard'- draft for enquiry ...
The use of (real-time) data to adjust production processes - in machining the term is 'adaptive machining' - is the future of production. This is made possible by the increased availability of sensors ...