R&D project “HIH – Homogenized Induction Heating” at call for proposal “Innovative services for SMEs 2019”

R&D project “HIH – Homogenized Induction Heating” at call for proposal “Innovative services for SMEs 2019”

TESI GROUP awarded the call for proposal titled “Innovative services for SMEs 2019“, supported by the Emilia Romagna 2014/2020 ERDF Regional Operational Programme, amed at companies committed in innovation and diversification of products and/or services. An important goal that marks a strategic synergy between public and private sectors towards a common path of quality, commitment and innovation.

The project has been structured in different steps, starting from the development of a complete multiphysical model that simulates as much as possible the shrinkage of the heat-shrinkable sleeves supplied by TESI GROUP and then moving on to Implementation phase of this system based on the analysis of collected data. The result has been a prototype of an automatic heat shrinkable sleeve applicator for water, oil and gas distribution pipelines, using an induction/air heater.

The experimental test phase made it possible to define all the procedures to be carried out for a correct shrinkage and the operational parameters required for an adequate bonding of the sleeve onto the field joint. In addition to the induction heater, a heating air system was used to support the sleeve’s shrinking.

Collaborations: MUSP Lab