RESTAR

RESTAR
Budget :	1 615 k€
Subventions :	FP7-SME (1 276 k€)
Sous-programme :	SME-2012 Research for SME associations
Type de contrat :	Research for SME associations/groupings
Début :	1er octobre 2013
Fin :	30 septembre 2015
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RESTAR est l'acronyme du projet européen Review and improvement of testing Standards for Refractory products, qui a pour référence sur le service CORDIS 314884.

English description

Note : Les objectifs suivants sont repris de la fiche du projet sur Cordis

Objective

Refractories are materials essential for all highly industrialised processes which are performed at elevated temperatures e. g. iron- and steelmaking, cement production, glass, ceramics, nonferrous metals, power production and waste incineration Refractories have high economical importance and serve a key function for the industry in Europe. In Europe, most of refractory manufactur are SMEs.

The technical suitability of refractory products is warranted through physical, chemical and technological materials properties, laid down in data sheets. For the purpose of obtaining those technical specifications, testing methods are described in national and international standardisation systems, like DIN, CEN or ISO.

Progressively, the established standard testing methods no longer fulfil the increasing requirements of the refractory market. This project is a response to the need for a systematic investigation of the accuracy, precision and reproducibility of the current EN testing standards for refractories with the aim to enhance their relevance, especially to the specific needs of SMEs.

The central objective of this project is to increase the competitiveness of the European SME refractory producers. This will be archived by generating up-to-date EN testing standards as a save guidance for the producers. An extensive investigation of the current EN testing methods, designs of experiments and interlaboratory tests, more specifically collaborative tests, involving the major European refractory testing laboratories will be the key approach to attain this objective. For a successful review of the EN testing standards and an effective dissemination of the results, a strong and broad-based cooperation between transnational partners is planned. For this purpose, the European SME-AG for the refractory industry is involved and brings together the most active European testing laboratories and SMEs to conduct a large scale and in-depth study of EN testing standards.

 

Les partenaires du projet

Coordinateur du projet

• European centre for refractories GMBH - Lincoln (Allemagne)

Partenaires

• Cerame-Unie - Bruxelles (Belgique)
• Forschungsgemeinschaft Feuerfest EV - Höhr-Grenzhausen (Rhénanie-Palatinat, Allemagne)
• Fundacion ITMA - Llanera (Espagne)
• ICAR Techniques et recherches matériaux réfractaires SA - Moncel les Lunéville (Lorraine, France) - Contact : Corine Socchi
• Instytut Szkla, Ceramiki, Materialow Ogniotrwalych i Budowlanych - Varsovie (Pologne)
• Centre de recherches de l'industrie belge de la céramique ASBL - Mons (Belgique)
• Lucideon Limited - Stoke on Trent (Royaume-Uni)
• RHI AG - Vienne (Autriche)
• Calderys France SAS - Sézanne (Champagne-Ardenne, France)
• Établissements Haasser Produits réfractaires Sarl - Soufflenheim (Alsace, France)
• Refractaria SA - El Berron Siero Asturias (Espagne)
• Comité européen de normalisation - Bruxelles (Belgique)

Financement

• Coût total du projet : 1 615 446,20 €
• Subvention de la Commission européenne (programme FP7-SME) : 1 275 995,20 €

Dates importantes

• Date de début : 1^er octobre 2013
• Date de fin : 30 septembre 2015

Voir aussi

Liens externes

• Le site officiel du projet