UNIVERSITA’ POLITECNICA UNIVERSITA’ POLITECNICA delle MARCHEdelle MARCHE

Dipartimento di MeccanicaDipartimento di MeccanicaAncona, ITALYAncona, ITALY

DIRECTOR – Prof. E.P.Tomasini – ep.tomasini@univpm.ithttp://mm.univpm.it/dipartimento/

CONTACTS for wood/furniture projects• Prof. Nicola Paone – n.paone@univpm.it• Dr. Paolo Castellini – p.castellini@univpm.it

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE in PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE in EU FUNDED RESEARCHEU FUNDED RESEARCH

• PARTNER in 23 EU projects in FP4, FP5, FP6• COORDINATOR (Prof. Tomasini, Prof.Paone) of:

– 5 EU RTD projects– 1 EU Thematic Network– 1 EU Marie Curie Series of Events

• RESEARCH GROUP composed of:– 4 professors– 8 research engineers– 18 phd students

KEY COMPETENCES and SKILLSKEY COMPETENCES and SKILLSDevelopment of measurement techniques for non invasive detection of:

• vibrations and noise.• 3-D shape and dimensions • fluid velocity• temperature

With applications to:• quality control and industrial diagnostics• process control• vibro-acoustic and modal analysis of mechanical systems• human health/safety• artworks and civil structures

KEY COMPETENCES and SKILLSKEY COMPETENCES and SKILLS

MAIN MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES:

• electro-optic techniques– interferometric and Doppler techniques– vision systems– IR techniques– fiber-optic sensors

• ultrasonic techniques– non contact ultrasonics– laser ultrasonics

FIRST CHOICE TOPIC for FP7 callFIRST CHOICE TOPIC for FP7 callNanotechnologies, Materials, Nanotechnologies, Materials, Production TechnologiesProduction TechnologiesAdvanced Wood-Based Composites and their Advanced Wood-Based Composites and their ProductionProduction

• MEPOS – optical sensors for automation of sanding machines

• DIPP – ultrasonic sensors for quality control of particleboards

Examples in wood/furnitureExamples in wood/furniture

emitter

receiver

gap in air

gap in air

thickness

CHIPBOARDCHIPBOARD

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pulsed laser

panel

Capacitive ultrasound transducer