SUPERCOATS – New coatings for increased tool life in forging and extrusion processes

Project co-funded by the National Centre for Research and Development under the TECHMATSTRATEG ‘Advanced Materials Technologies’ programme
Acronym: SUPERCOATS
Type: R&D
Grant: PLN 11 434 381.89 (for Łukasiewicz – PIT: PLN 1 975 311.00)
Start date: 01.01.2021
Project completion date: 31.12.2023
Project objectives:
Development of technology for the deposition of thin coatings of new superhard materials, which are multi-component tungsten borides doped with selected transition metals that will provide increased tool life in forging and extrusion processes.
Consortium members:
- Łukasiewicz Research Network – Poznań Institute of Technology (project leader)
- Warsaw University of Technology
- Instytut Podstawowych Problemów Techniki Państwowej Akademii Nauk
- Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute for Sustainable Technologies
- Wrocław University of Technology
- Albatros Aluminium Sp. z o.o.
- Sanha Polska Sp. z o.o.
