IRT JULES VERNE
IRT JULES VERNE

Overview

Since March 2012, IRT JULES VERNE is a mutualized R&D institute dedicated to advanced manufacturing technologies. It is one of eight institutes for technological research that have been established by the French government to enhance the country’s attractiveness and competitiveness.

This unique IRT dedicated to manufacturing, based in Nantes, is central to the Loire Valley Region’s economic strategies. Driven by industry needs on mid and long-term market trends, IRT Jules Verne embraces the industrial, scientific and technological challenges that concern five strategic industries (aeronautics, shipbuilding, automotive, energy and advanced manufacturing equipment).

It aims at boosting industrialization and bringing innovation to the factory floor by providing solutions to the technological challenges facing industrial segments, e.g. the design and implementation of advanced breakthrough technologies for manufacturing and production engineering. Its research programme focuses on three major areas of… PROCESSING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Composite workshop 1300m²

Injection platform with a 1300 tons robotized press enabling the design of composite parts and new processes
Stamping and overmolding platform with a 200 tons robotized press enabling the design of composite parts and new processes
18-meter long innovative line for high-speed high-volume affordable large composite structural parts, engineered by Jules Verne 
Robotic unit for induction welding used for instance for dynamic welding on complex carbon/thermoset composite
2 Tailor Fiber Placement (TFP) machines used for the design and development of preforms on multiple supports
50 tons vertical heating press reaching up to 450°C making it compatible with the processing of aerospace grade matrix (PEEK, PEKK, high temperature thermosets)
Cutting machine with the following working area: width 1330mm and length 1600mm

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

About 200m² of workshop

Robotic welding unit and WAAM (Wire Arc Additive…. PROCESSING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Support the deployment of new methods for shaping composite materials:

Thermoplastics: injection, over-moulding, stamping
Thermosets: RTM, infusion

Design of multi-material structures, functionalisation

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Topological optimisation
Redesign of parts
Development or process parameters

ROBOTICS / COBOTICS

Control of robots and mobile platforms
Design and deployment of mobility solutions in industrial environments
Enhancing workstation ergonomics & operator assistance

SIMULATION / CHARACTERISATION

Development and characterisation of material behaviour properties
Simulation and optimisation of manufacturing processes
Reliability and tolerance analysis
Simulation of structures under operational conditions and experimental validation
Evaluation and analysis of damage mechanisms
Noise and vibration control of structures

FIND OUT MORE:

Website in English: https://www.irt-jules…. Yes. service.