MINAM - Micro and Nano Manufacturing at European Level

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More than 150 high-ranking representatives
of the European Commission,
from industry and research institutes
all over Europe, including
countries like Russia and Turkey,
met in Brussels from January 23-24
to celebrate their launch as a European
Technology Platform. “We
need platforms like MINAM to help
implement the results from research
to economic success,” said Dr. von
Bose, DG Research, EU Commission,
in his welcome address. The strong
links between Information and
Communication Technology and the
MINAM community was one of the
main points of the welcome address
by Dr. Rosalie Zobel, DG Information
Society and Media, EU Commission.
“MINAM is to become the worldwide
leader of European manufacturers
and equipment-suppliers,”
said Prof. Matteazzi, MBM Nanomaterialia
SpA and Chairman of the Industrial
Management Board. “We
are the European network in the
field of micro and nano manufacturing.”
The MINAM platform represents
about 500 companies, research
institutes and institutions concerning
the businesses of micro and
nano production and concentrating
all interested Europeans of both
sides: The technology arc ranges
from nanomaterials, micro- and
nanosurfaces, precision-/ microcomponents
and microsystems all the
way to test and metrology systems
and from manufacturing to equip-
M A N U F A C T U R I N G O F M I C R O S Y S T E M S
MINAM -
Micro and Nano Manufacturing at European Level
Wolfgang Schaefer
The MINAM Roadmap
ment and equipment components.
The MINAM platform has been created
to support the European manufacturers
and equipment suppliers
in the field of manufacturing of micro-
and nanotechnology products.
The driving forces, business needs
and requirements behind the establishment
of MINAM are defined by
the necessity to broaden the range
of Microsystems-based products and
at the same time to multiply their
capabilities by the introduction of
new materials and processes.
As MINAM deals with manufacturing,
it naturally supports the European
technology platform MANU-
FUTURE. MANUFUTURE, bringing
together representatives of the core
businesses of European industries,
welcomes the MINAM community as
a further enabler and building block
for the bright picture of European
production industries. And as the
MINAM launch event shows, MI-
NAM also has many complementary
relationships with other European
technology platforms as confirmed
by speakers from EPoSS,
Nanomedicine and SusChem, as well
as from the newly formed Joint
Technology Initiatives (JTI) “Clean
Sky.”
Requirement for micro and nano
manufacturing in Europe and
worldwide
In almost all growth sectors, such as
medical technology, automotive,
textile and consumer industries, etc.,
today’s innovations would be unthinkable
without the use of micro
and nano technology. Prominent examples
of the integration of micro
systems are to be found in these sectors:
in automotive the powertrain
and chassis, in multimedia ink jets,
data storages, microdisplays, and
electronic inks / electronic papers, in
telecommunication RF & mobile systems,
optical systems and satellite
communication. Further examples
exist in pharmaceutical, medical devices,
aeronautics and lifestyle. For
all these sectors, microsystems are
constantly being developed further
and sold on the market with an increasing
number of functions, an increasing
level of miniaturization
and at lower manufacturing costs.
For many micro products, the current
growth rate is around 20% and
growth will continue in the near future.
A similar trend is being observed
in the field of nano technology.
Among other things, nano materials
influence surface characteristics.
Non-scratch coatings, self-cleaning
panes of glass, fireproof textiles
and heat-conducting materials are
the result. Structuring in the
nanometer range has led to new
generations of chips in the semiconductor
industry and to new optical
systems in the photonics industry.
These examples emphasize the fact
that nano technology is strongly influencing
many of today’s growth
markets.
It will only become possible to open
up the market for micro und nano
products once appropriate manufacturing
techniques have been mastered.
The only production methods
suitable for use in growing mass markets
are those which guarantee high
yields, high quality and low manufacturing
costs. This places manufacturing
in a decisive key position. The answer
to the question as to which
products will establish themselves on
the market over the next 10 to 20
years is essentially dependent upon
the manufacturing technologies and
manufacturing equipment that will
become available.

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MINAM – a new community at
European Level
Today, there is struggle to lead the
field of micro and nano technology.
The “race” in these technologies is
on! And first successes in Europe are
being clearly recognized: There are
several activities in nano technology
with new companies emerging and
national and international research
programs increasingly concentrating
on micro and nano technology.
But this will not be enough to
achieve worldwide leadership. The
race will only be won by those who
are able to capitalize on their investments,
i.e. not only perform excellent
research in this segment but
also succeed in manufacturing products
with “ nano inside” at their
own facilities and locations, using
equipment and handling systems
which have been developed and
produced in their own country.
Only if Europe successfully manages
to establish the whole supply chain
(including research, materials,
equipment and production facilities)
will new jobs be provided to ensure
a long-term European lead.
A new industrial sector will emerge,
remaining competitive by investing
its revenue in the future advances
made in industry, economy and society.
Europe has all the qualifications it
requires to achieve a top position in
the race to lead the field of micro
and nano technology: European
countries carry out top-quality research
in this field and are world
market leaders in manufacturing
and precision engineering.
Early movers will be the winners.
Europe is ideally placed in many
fields of micro and nano technology
research and can be successful as a
first mover! But the crucial link between
the two segments of production
and micro / nano technology is
still missing. As a consequence, manufacturing
engineering needs to
transfer its research results to equipment
development as soon as possible
- and this is the main objective
of MINAM, the European Platform
for micro and nano manufacturing:
By bringing research communities,
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Members of the MINAM Secretariat and the MINAM “Industrial Management Group”
Dr. Wolfgang Schaefer (Fraunhofer IPA), Manfred Diehl (Umicore), Dr. Theresa Burke (euspen) Prof.
Paolo Matteazzi (MBN nano materialia), Dr. Liviu Jalba (microelectronica), Klaus Zimmer (VDMA), Andrea
Reinhardt (micro TEC), Dr. Johann Dorner (Fraunhofer IPA)
source: Dorothee Loziak, University of Strathclyde
manufacturers and equipment and
materials communities together, the
various sectors can work closely together
on production solutions to
enable products to be manufactured
cost-effectively.
With this background, the MINAM
community is currently being
formed. It is MINAM’s vision that
European manufacturers, European
equipment suppliers and European
researchers will obtain leadership in
the manufacture of micro and nano
technological products. MINAM is
the European network in these
fields. The community consists of
manufacturers of precision and micro
components, producers of nano
particles and nano materials and
companies generating micro and
nano structures on surfaces. Members
in the manufacturing field produce
for example solar cells, fuel
cells, displays, lighting systems and
micro sensors on polymers and in silicon
and nano-coated surfaces for
vehicles. The equipment industry is
also strongly represented in the
community. New manufacturing
techniques are being implemented
in new production devices. Device
manufacturers place considerable
emphasis on quality assurance and
in measurement and testing technologies
for micro and nano structures.
An important part of the
community is also formed by research
institutions across Europe,
which contributes significantly to
the further development of manufacturing
technologies.
MINAM - a new platform at
European level
MINAM’s tasks include the development
of roadmaps, which is already
transferred to a so-called Strategic
Research Agenda (SRA). The
roadmaps concentrate on manufacturing
technologies that will be implemented
in micro and nano manufacturing
over the next 10 to 20
years. The SRA has identified developments
which need to be made in
the near future. Public funding at
European, national and regional
level will be oriented along the MI-
NAM SRA. The SRA also exerts a
great influence on the strategic orientation
of industrial corporations
and research facilities. An update of
the MINAM SRA will be ensured
through the use of an implementation
plan. The MINAM SRA is available
at
www.micronanomanufacturing.eu.
MINAM - structure and activities
MINAM basically consists of 3
groups. Industrial stakeholders develop
strategic trends for MINAM in
the Industrial Management Group
(IMG). The Operations Support
Group (OSG) implements the decisions
and guidelines made by the
IMG. Finally, the Members support
MINAM as representatives of the
micro and nano manufacturing community.
Members get involved with

fields such as the development of
roadmaps and implementation
plans, MINAM events, participation
in research projects, training, dissemination,
etc.
The Industrial Management Group
(IMG) elected the IMG Board in June
2007 with the following members:
Paolo Matteazzi (MBN nano materialia,
Italy, Chairman), Manfred Diehl
(Umicore, Belgium), Andrea Reinhardt
(micro TEC, Germany), and
Liviu Jalba (micro electronica S.A.,
Romania). The MINAM IMG secretariat
is jointly organized by the German
Engineering Federation (VD-
MA), Germany, and the European
Society for Precision Engineering
and Nanotechnology (euspen), UK.
The Operations Support Group
(OSG) consists of expert groups
dealing with the manufacture of
nano materials, manufacture of
M A N U F A C T U R I N G O F M I C R O S Y S T E M S
micro and nano surfaces, manufacture
of micro components and
equipment integration, and others.
Over 20 MINAM members are currently
developing the MINAM
roadmap, coordinating research
projects, drawing up an implementation
plan and publishing MINAM
results in the MINAM web portal
(www.micronanomanufacturing.eu)
or disseminating the results at MI-
NAM events. The Fraunhofer Institute
for Manufacturing Engineering
and Automation (IPA) is managing
the secretariat for MINAM OSG.
Authors:
Dr. Wolfgang Schaefer (Fraunhofer IPA)
MINAM Secretariat
Klaus Zimmer, Eric Maiser (VDMA)
MINAM Secretariat
Dr. Theresa Burke (euspen)
MINAM Secretariat
Andrea Reinhardt (microTEC)
MINAM Industrial Management Board
MINAM Technology Transfer Workshop, Wednesday,
May 21, 2008, Kongresshaus Zurich, Switzerland
This one-day workshop of the European
Platform for Micro and
Nanomanufacturing will address
technology transfer activities within
the European Commission Framework
Programme 6 Projects in their
final stages of implementation.
The meeting is designed to showcase
good practice in technology transfer
and the commercialisation of scientific
research in the field of micro
and nano manufacturing. It will also
provide a forum for related projects
to communicate technology developments
brought about during their
project to potential industrial users.
Scope and Themes
The meeting will facilitate expertise
sharing in the field of micro and
nano manufacturing by profiling examples
of:
• Improved industrial performance
delivered through innovation and
new collaborations by driving the
flow of people, knowledge and
experience between business and
the research base, between businesses
and across sectors.
• Effective knowledge transfer between
the supply and demand
sides of technology enabled markets.
• Best practice examples within the
community in the development of
its ideas and interactions.
• FP6 project outputs in the field
with commercial potential.
Meeting Format
The meeting will be split into two
sessions. Session 1: ‘Technology
Transfer Experiences’ will address
case studies, best practice examples
and lessons learnt. Session 2: ‘Project
Brokerage’ will provide a forum
within which projects will provide
presentations and raise awareness of
knowledge, facilities or capabilities
developed. Session 2 will be opened
to delegates of the 2008 International
Conference of the European Society
for Precision Engineering and
Next MINAM events:
Euspen Conference 2008 in Zurich,
Switzerland
May 18-22
MINAM Session
www.euspen.com
4M2008 Conference Multi-Material
Micro Manufacture
September 9-11, 2008, Cardiff, UK.
www.4m-net.org/conference
MiNAT, Stuttgart, Germany
October 7-9
MINAM Session
www.messe-stuttgart.de/minat
Nanotechnology
(www.zurich2008.euspen.eu).
In this way projects may be brought
together with potential industrial
partners for future exploitation of
project outputs.
Successful strategies developed to accelerate
the rate at which new technologies
have been transferred to industry
will be profiled as well as novel
approaches to drive the flow of
knowledge across academic-industrial
communities.
Further Details:
For all inquiries with regard to this
workshop, please contact
valerie-laird@euspen.eu
or visit the workshop website on
www.euspen.com/MINAMWorkshop
2008.
Further background on the European
Platform for Micro and Nanomanufacturing
is also available at
www.micronanomanufacturing.eu
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