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Tempus EU-PULA, 27-28 May 2001

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Tempus EU-PULA, 27-28 May 2001

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    1. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited Tempus EU-PULA, 27-28 May 2001 European Union Framework RTD CRAFT Project Case Studies Wroclaw University of Technology

    2. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Introduction Craft Rules Craft Project Case Studies Craft Project Costs Conclusions

    3. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Craft Awards Designed to enable groups of SMEs, with no or inadequate research facilities, to engage third parties to carry out research on their behalf. Proposals can be submitted in a two-stage process, although the first stage can be omitted. The scheme covers a number of R&D areas.

    4. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Craft Stage 1 - Exploratory Award This enables the project to be properly scoped and for new partners to be brought on board. Partners: Minimum 2 SMEs, or 1 SME and one end-user (e.g. Hospital or Library) from 2 Member or 1 Member and 1 Associated State; SMEs not to have been involved in previous EC R&D projects Project Cost Up to 75% of cost up to 22,500 ECU

    5. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Craft Stage 2 - Complete Proposal This stage involves a full proposal justifying the expected research project. Partners: At least 3 non-affiliated SMEs from at least 2 Member States or 1 Member State and 1 Associated State RTD performers, to carry out at least 40% of the research: Research Centres, Universities, private companies 1 - 2 Year Project Cost: Total 0.3 to 2.0 MECU Funding EU 50%

    6. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES A Meat Substitute based on Quinoa Quinoa is a botanical fruit of a herb plant, which is becoming increasing available in health stores. It is used in cooking in a similar way to grain, such as wheat. The partners on this project wanted to be able to exploit the fruit by producing a product which is a meat substitute. The technical research was aimed at solid substrate fermentation biotechnology needed to convert the fruit into a meat substitute

    7. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES SMEs Plas Farm Ltd (UK) - food producer Old McDonnell’s Farm (IRL) - food producer Aber Instruments (UK) - sensor for process Camateras (EL) - Greek fish farm Nordfeld (DK) - Danish grower of Quinoa RESEARCH PROVIDERS University of Westminster (UK) Leatherhead Food RA (UK) COSTS 150.3K 149.8K 27.0K 100K 50.2K 293.4K 183.9K

    8. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Efficient Recovery of Flax Fibres Due to the increasing world-wide pressure for alternative fibres the cotton industry alone cannot meet this demand, and synthetic fibres are economically and environmentally unsatisfactory. The aim of the project was to carry out research in an effort to maximise the yield of flax straw and “cotton-compatible” flax fibres. A research feasibility study on flax cultivation and processing was carried out by the research performers. The SMEs expect to exploit by way of franchise of the cultivation and processing systems.

    9. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES SMEs ICP (UK) Straw Service (UK) Vervaeke Fibre N.V. (B) FIATECE (P) LARGE COMPANIES Cebeco Agricultural Seeds Group (NL) Zeneca Crop Protection plc (UK) RESEARCH PROVIDERS De Montfort University (UK) CITEVE (P) COSTS 104.5K 160K 50K 85.5K 80K 20K 420.7K 79K

    10. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Reduced Applications of Chemicals in European Raspberry Production (RACER) Raspberries are a high value crop with a long establishment period that requires high capital expenditure. Growers rely on chemical control. Fungicides and insecticides, to ensure high quality fruit production. However there is increasing pressure from retailers and consumers to reduce chemical inputs. The objective was to provide the Industrial Partners with a new European Code of Best Practice in pest and disease control.

    11. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES SMEs: SSGF (UK) Associazone Produttori (I) D Periepes (EL) Valmira Frutas (P) Pakkasmarja (FIN) Non EU Large Company BSZ (CH) RESEARCH PROVIDERS Scottish Crop Research Institute (UK) Institute Agrario di S. Michele all’Adige (I) Agricultural Research Centre (FIN) Swiss Government cash: Federal Research Station (CH) COSTS 124.43K 131.75K 23.32K 25.01K 92.07K 0.9K 154.08K 79.71K 86.1K 95.49K

    12. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Investigation of the Causes of Mortality in Oyster Production (ROMEO) The objective of the project was to identify and combat the periodic loss in oyster hatcheries. The project developed a model hatchery and nursery for controlled tests on larvae and algae. The project involved the analysis of environmental factors when rearing oyster larvae including, feeding, seawater quality and causes of disease in relation to mortality. Bioremediation of seawater and probiotic improvement in algae cultures in parallel with improving the overall health of the oyster seed and larvae will ultimately improve production and thus profitability.

    13. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES SMEs Seawater Shellfish (Whitstable) Ltd (UK) SATMAR SA (F) Guernsey Sea Farms (UK) Lissadell Shellfish (IRL) Tinamenor SA (E) GAEC Les Ferrange (F) RESEARCH PROVIDERS University of Kent (UK) IFREMER (F) University of West Brittany (F) Station Bioblogique, Roscoff (F) CEFAS Conwy (UK) COSTS 84.36K 77.57K 27.86K 21.45K 17.82K 25.01K 90.32K 53.4K 14.0K 51.9K 44.51K

    14. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Mercury Free Catalysts for Polyurethane Product Providers The objective of the project was to understand how the choice of catalyst for PU manufacture affects the reaction and properties of a chosen PU system and to derive a predictive model to select the optimum catalyst for a given system. It was hope to find an alternative catalyst to the hazardous mercury catalyst currently used. This involved the development of mathematical models for a range of PU systems, including, rigid and flexible foams, elastomers and surface coatings.

    15. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES SMEs Quartex (UK) Allrim (F) Tectrade (DK) SPU (FIN) Dr D A Delis (EL) Liquid Plastics (UK) KMZ (UK) ICOA (UK) NITRIOL (D) ALCHEMIE (UK) COSTS 17.47K 33.62K 60.30K 60.00K 11.40K 11.66K 16.81K 16.44K 40.76K 16.46K

    16. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES LARGE COMPANIES OSI* (CH) Freudenberg (D) HEVEA (NO) RESEARCH PROVIDERS RAPRA (UK) * Swiss partner’s contribution was not matched by an EU contribution as Switzerland was not a Member State COSTS 13.82K 27.04K 21.80K 347.59K

    17. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Better Process Control in Leather Production The tanning industry uses chemical technologies to convert hides and skins into leather. This is done using closed drums, so that most of the processing is blind, the consequences being that the effects can be inconsistent and inefficient. The first objective of this project was to develop a compact and reliable, on-line, battery operated pH and temperature measurement module to fit into existing equipment. The second objective was to design an off-line colour measurement system to analyse solutions from the drums as an indicator of the colour take-up of the hides being processed.

    18. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES SMEs Connolly Leather (UK) W. Pearce & Co (UK) WE & J Peabody (UK) H Goodman & Son (UK) Sweni Svendborg (DK) Borge Garveri (NO) Elmo-Calf (FIN) Lapuan Nahka (FIN) Talleres Olcina (E) Juan Martinez (E) COSTS 26.18K 20.58K 16.98K 9.40K 21.18K 19.98K 19.98K 18.78K 50.52K 15.70K

    19. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES LARGE COMPANIES Grupo Industrial Colomer (E) Hellenic Tanners Association* (EL) RESEARCH PROVIDERS BLC Leather Technology Centre (UK) Westdeutsche Gerberschule (D) Heights Design Group (UK) * Withdrew from the project after 6 months COSTS 9.06K 37.00K 206.08K 52.08K 93.72K

    20. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Physical Vapour Deposition of Oxide Coatings The objective of the project was to develop the coating technology equipment to produce new metallic oxide coatings for shielding of electronic components, and for the large area environmental protection of constructional materials on a continuous coating basis. This involved the optimisation of all process parameters including a reliable pulsed DC power supply based on a large magnetron and the investigation of the properties of various oxide coatings, including aluminium oxide, for the deposition onto metal and insulating substrates.

    21. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES SMEs HHR Anlagenbau GMBH (D) Surface Engineering Consulting (FIN) Surface Engineering Coatings OY (FIN) Finnvert (FIN) RESEARCH PROVIDERS Teer Coatings Ltd (UK) University of Uppsala (S) COSTS 160.00K 60.00K 160.00K 100.00K 280.00K 200.00K

    22. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Development of Refractory Inspection and Evaluation Equipment Refractory linings are used by major industrial companies to provide thermal and erosion protection. The manufacture and installation is sub-contracted to a large number of SMEs throughout Europe. Quality control relies mainly on expert visual inspection and rugged Non Destructive Testing (NDT) equipment. The project brought together refractory producers, instrument manufacturers and end users to develop a quality assurance monitor for refractory inspection.

    23. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES SMEs (16) Penn Refractories (UK) Ceramic Holland (NL) Ceramica do Liz (P) CNS Electronics (UK) Foseco (FS) (UK) Instrumentation Innovation (UK) KSR International (UK) JW Lemmens (B) Morganite Thermal Ceramics (UK) JME* (UK) Refracta (P) Refractarios Alfran (E) TAB Refractories (UK) Terres Refracttaires du Boulonnais (F) Svenska Hoganas (S) SAF (P) COSTS 10.47K 11.50K 18.50K 12.00K 21.00K 12.00K 21.00K 12.33K 21.00K 12.00K 12.00K 12.00K 12.00K 21.00K 21.00K 18.50K

    24. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES LARGE COMPANIES Hoogevens Groep (NL) Rauturuukki (FIN) Veitsch-Radex (A) RESEARCH PROVIDERS ERA Technology (UK) CERAM Research (UK) Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade (P) COSTS 21.00K 21.00K 21.00K 190.26K 126.84K 98.00K

    25. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Lower Cost, Reinforced Plastic Pipe Plastics for pipelines for gas, water and oil has been restricted to small diameter pies and low pressures. Production of pipes greater than 100mm diameter and able to withstand higher operating pressures is limited by existing extrusion process and the plastic materials’ properties. Thermoplastic pultrusion has proved to be highly successful, a novel die technology with continuous fibre reinforcement has enabled long lengths of pipe at lower costs which should compete with metal pipes.

    26. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES SMEs Speedex (Engineering) (UK) Cookson Extrusion (UK) Vulcan Refractories (UK) IFAP (I) Simplast (I) Oy Mecanor (FIN) Flex Seal Couplings (UK) COSTS 50.00K 50.00K 50.00K 45.00K 50.00K 40.00K 50.00K

    27. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES LARGE COMPANIES Heliflex (P) Hepworth (UK) Rehau (D) RESEARCH PERFORMERS PERA International (UK) British Gas (UK) COSTS 45.00K 40.00K 45.00K 495.00K 120.00K

    28. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Performance Measurement of Diamond Tools for Sawing and Drilling The aim of this project was to set standards of the performance of diamond tools used in the processing of natural stones, building and hard materials generally. The inability of users to define a quality tool means selection is often based on price. This results in high quality goods being driven out of the market place and consumers suffer. The introduction of a quality mark is expected to improve the sales and market share of the SMEs involved in this project.

    29. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES SMEs Epsilon Holdings Ltd / MTD (UK) Golz GmbH & Co. (D) Olssons Diamantverktyg AB (S) Technocopi-Tasoulidis Harry S.A. (EL) Sensor Technology Ltd (UK) Levanto OY (FIN) COSTS 71.41K 28.98K 24.01K 68.00K 37.16K 16.89K

    30. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES LARGE COMPANIES Tyrolit Schleifmittel Werke Swarovski (A) Lockheed Martin (UK) RESEARCH PERFORMERS University of Greenwich (UK) Metallurgical Industrial Research & Technological Development Centre S.A. (EL) COSTS 64.36K 59.80K 385.73K 47.89K

    31. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Fluorescent Microspheres as Labels for Ultrasensitive Analytical Measurements Fluorescent assays are becoming very important in fields such as biochemical and clinical analysis. The sensitivity of such assays is usually limited by the ability to reject “background” fluorescence. Most background emission decays within a few nanoseconds of excitation. The aim of the project was to develop novel long-lifetime fluorescent labels suitable for high sensitivity assays along with instrumentation for their detection.

    32. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES SMEs Photonic Research Systems Ltd (UK) Lambert Instruments BV (NL) Delta Danish Electronics, Light & Optics (DK) Molecular Probes Europe BV (NL) Labor Diagnostika Nord BmbH & COKG (D) COSTS 95.00K 75.00K 75.68K 15.00K 93.00K

    33. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES LARGE COMPANIES Packard Bioscience BV (NL) RESEARCH PERFORMERS University of Salford Enterprise (UK) British Textile Technology Group (UK) University of Regensburg (D) COSTS 60.00K 170.68K 121.50K 121.50K

    34. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Measuring Product Conformity to Telecommunications (SDL) Specifications IT communications standards, particularly in the telecommunications sector are becoming increasingly sophisticated and complicated. Testing is the only way of ensuring the products conform to the relevant standards and can interwork with products from different manufacturers. The aim of this project was to develop a tool to automate the production of conformance tests to improve productivity and quality.

    35. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES SMEs CSL (UK) Kvatro (NO) Hummingbird (D) FSCOM (F) S&P Media (D) Compador (UK) COSTS 57.00K 57.00K 57.00K 69.00K 60.00K 57.00K

    36. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES LARGE COMPANIES Telelogica (S) Nokia (FIN) RESEARCH PERFORMERS NPL (UK) COSTS 60.00K 40.00K 500.00K

    37. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Accurate Verification of Coordinate Measuring Machines using Lasers The aim of this project was to develop a simplified method for performance verification using a laser interferometer and a novel universal artefact which can be addressed to Coordinate Measuring Machines of all sizes, types and configurations. The advantages are: Improve understanding of current standards Allow performance verification of large machines Produce standardised performance tests Reduce calibration times

    38. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES SMEs ITP Group Ltd (UK) Intelligent Information Technology Ltd (UK) Krypton Electronic Engineering (B) COORD 3 S.p.A. (I) Lister Machine Tools Ltd (IRL) Atlas Aluminium Ltd (IRL) COSTS 117.29K 67.70K 63.37K 113.15K 45.76K 33.87K

    39. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES LARGE COMPANIES Renishaw plc (UK) Lufthansa Airmotive (IRL) PTB (D) RESEARCH PERFORMERS Southampton Institute (UK) University of Limerick (IRL) University of Leuven (B) S.T.A.N.I.M.U.C. (I) COSTS 12.00K 21.29K 8.00K 191.76K 136.76K 138.71K 39.20K

    40. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Craft Project Cost Categories Personnel Costs Travel and Subsistence Sub-contracting Durable Equipment Comsumables Other specific project costs (agreed with Commission) Protection of Knowledge Overhead Costs

    41. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Craft Project Overall Costs Total Project Costs 0.3 to 2.0 Million Euro Up to 40% from a single partner Up to 60% from the same country TRD Performers: Must be paid 100% of their costs At least 40% of project costs At least 50% of Personnel time

    42. NJM European, Economic & Management Consultants Limited CRAFT CASE STUDIES Conclusions Wide variety of technical projects possible: All areas of the Framework V Programme For example: Agriculture, Production Technology, Standards Partnerships: Can be large or small, but usually larger than minimum specified by the CRAFT rules Costs: 0.3 to 2.0 Million Euro

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