Unipi Team Leader: Prof. Walter Salvatore - Dip. di Ingegneria civile e industriale

The main objective of LASTEICON is to eliminate the use of excessive amount of stiffener plates and welding in steel joints, using laser cutting technology (LCT). The project will notably enhance the economy and sustainability of the fabrication as well as the aesthetic of any type of steel joints. Major focus is given to I-beam-to-CHS-column connections to promote hollow sections, since their excellent structural properties combined with their aesthetic appeal will lead decision makers (architects, building owners) to use more steel products in the building construction sector. Extendibility of the solution to other construction applications will be investigated with reference to steel truss girders.

Project consortium is covering five EU countries namely, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and Portugal, composed of five research centres (RWTH Aachen, University of Pisa, Hasselt University, Instituto Superior Tecnico of Lisbon and INSA Rennes), a design office specialized in steel and composite structural design (FINCON) a world-wide company specialised in the production of laser cutting machines (ADIGE SYS), a steel construction company with more than 50 years experience in the sector (OCAM), and one of the largest tubular solution provider of the world (VALLOUREC).

Coordinator
FINCON CONSULTING ITALIA SRL (Italy)

Other participants

• UNIVERSITA DI PISA (Italy)
• INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES DE RENNES (France)
• INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO (Portugal)
• RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN (Denmark)
• UNIVERSITEIT HASSELT (Belgium)
• ADIGE-SYS SPA (Italy)
• OCAM S.r.l. (Italy)
• VALLOUREC DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (Denmark)

Start date: 1/07/2016
End date: 31/01/2020
Duration: 42 months
Project cost:  1.927.669,30 euro
Project funding:  1.156.601,58,00 euro
Unipi quota:  267.375,30 euro
Call title: RFCS-2015
Unipi role: Partner

Project website http://www.lasteicon.eu/