With refined production methods of composites it is possible to get past the limits of conventional materials and in mid-December Sentio had the opportunity to visit our partner Elitkomposit in Uddevalla. It was a great chance for partners, senior researchers and PhD-students to really understand how sophisticated products are designed and manufactured in different composite materials.
Erik Kullgren, Process and concept developer at Elitkomposit, gave a tour of the production facilities and explained the specialist know-how needed to develop and manufacture their highly specialised products. Their customers use the products in space industry, defence industry and medical industry. Examples include, among others, the world's lightest wheel chair, Panthera X and a highly specific mammography object board for Philips Healthcare.
During the visit we discussed how the opportunities of composites can be explored within Sentio, as a thematic area investigating how sensors can be be integrated in materials. And, as a result of previous and on-going work, we also built the very-first “Prototype Zero” that will allow us to play-around with the technology and begin to push the limits and boundaries for what’s possible.
Thank you Erik and colleagues for a very inspiring visit! We do look forward to the Christmas gift containing additional material for our future generations of prototypes.
