MOSINCO
Contactless Monitoring of Composites from Fabrication to End of Life
| Period | 2024 - 2025 |
|---|---|
| Funding | Basque Government (Spain) | 800.000€ (113.000€, DEUSTO) |
| Principal Investigator | Rafael García-Etxabe, GAIKER (Lola Fariñas, DEUSTO) |
| Collaborators | GAIKER, IDEKO, Autotech, BCMaterials, DEUSTO, EHU |
| Research Line | Material characterization / NDT |
| Reference | KK-2024/00037 |
Description
The MOSINCO project investigates advanced control and monitoring technologies for thermoset composites to enhance process tracking, quality assurance, and aging assessment. It develops monitoring systems that support predictive maintenance throughout the product life cycle, ensuring reliability and performance in manufacturing.
Objectives
Our work focuses on contactless ultrasonic techniques to characterize and monitor curing, to facilitate the integration of other technologies and in the early detection of failures due to aging or manufacturing defects.
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Results & Outreach (ongoing)
- [POSTER] L. Fariñas, I. Sánchez-Marcos, B. Achiaga, M. Camacho-Iglesias, G. Xypolias, and R. García-Etxabe, “Non-Contact Ultrasonic Monitoring of Vinyl Ester Resin Pre-Cure Maturation for Sheet Moulding Compound Manufacturing,” in 2025 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Utrecht (Netherlands)
- [PROCEEDINGS - in press] L. Fariñas, I. Sánchez-Marcos, B. Achiaga, M. Camacho-Iglesias, G. Xypolias, and R. García-Etxabe, “Non-Contact Ultrasonic Monitoring of Vinyl Ester Resin Pre-Cure Maturation for Sheet Moulding Compound Manufacturing,” in 2025 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Utrecht (Netherlands)
- [POSTER] I. Sánchez-Marcos, B. Achiaga, and L. Fariñas, “Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Evaluation of Moisture Effects in 3D-Printed Short Carbon Fiber- Reinforced Nylon Samples with Different Infill Patterns,” in 2025 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Utrecht (Netherlands)
- [PROCEEDINGS - in press] I. Sánchez-Marcos, B. Achiaga, and L. Fariñas, “Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Evaluation of Moisture Effects in 3D-Printed Short Carbon Fiber- Reinforced Nylon Samples with Different Infill Patterns,” in 2025 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Utrecht (Netherlands)
- LinkedIn post about 1st milestone