Marco Carati

Collaboration with:: Bosch Rexroth AG, Lohr am Main
Country:: Germany
Description:: 2019 - Today. Partnership with Bosch Rexroth AG R&D management (Germany) to develop linear motors (maintenance free) for high dynamic systems to substitute traditional belt transmission.

Collaboration with:: Promix Solutions AG, Winterthur
Country:: Switzerland
Description:: 2014 – Today. Partnership on innovative systems to mix, cool and measure inline viscosity of molten Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) with compression and injection molding technology.

Collaboration with:: Piovan S.p.A., Santa Maria di Sala (Venezia)
Country:: Italy
Description:: 2018 – Today. Partnership to develop a system for Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) pellets treatment (up to 100% recycled PET) and air dehumidification in a plant to PET preforms with injection molding technology. The system is equipped with 4.0 sensors and includes a patented air preform inside cooling system combined with an in-line preform vision system.

Collaboration with:: OIMA S.r.l., Maser (Treviso)
Country:: Italy
Description:: 2017 - Today. Partnership with OIMA S.r.l., a company with a 45-year experience in plastic injection molding systems with more than 3000 machines installed worldwide. Development of a new range of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) preforms injection molding plants with five-point double-toggle clamping mechanism.

Collaboration with:: Böhler GmbH & Co. KG, Kapfenberg
Country:: Austria
Description:: 2016 - 2018. Partnership with Böhler GmbH & Co. KG R&D management (Austria) to improve mechanical and corrosion resistance properties of their special steels for plastic compression and injection molds.

Collaboration with:: Uddeholm AB, Hagfors
Country:: Sweden
Description:: 2016 - 2018. Partnership with Uddeholm AB R&D management (Sweden) to improve mechanical and corrosion resistance properties of their special steels for plastic compression and injection molds.

Formal collaboration with:: SACMI Imola S.C., Imola (Bologna)
Country:: Italy
Description:: Research project “Mold steel characterization and optimization of the heat treatment and surface treatments to increase mechanical properties and corrosion resistance” with CIRI-MAM - University of Bologna. In 2016, he started this strategic partnership (still ongoing) and coordinated, for SACMI, its research activities. He created an interdepartmental team, which obtained very important research results. In 2018, he delegated the project coordination to be involved full time in the development of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) injection molding machines. He still offers technical and scientific support to the team.

Collaboration with:: San Benedetto S.p.A., Popoli (Pescara)
Country:: Italy
Description:: 2014 - 2017. Partnership with San Benedetto S.p.A., Italian beverage market leader. R&D coordinator of an innovative plant to produce Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) bottles through a single-stage rotative process (compression molding and blowing carrousels) with significant energy and material savings. The plant produced more than 100 million bottles, filled and sold by san Benedetto S.p.A. He also coordinated the research funding application by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. The funding was obtained.

Collaboration with:: AMDI S.r.l., Imola (Bologna)
Country:: Italy
Description:: 2017 - 2018. Partnership with AMDI S.r.l., a company founded by Philip Mancini a former Tetra Pak R&D Director (Germany). Development of an automatic mold quick-change tool through a robot for Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) preforms compression molding machine.

Collaboration with:: Serioplast S.p.A., Fontanellato (Parma)
Country:: Italy
Description:: 2014 - 2016. Partnership with Serioplast S.p.A., a global manufacturing company (34 plants in 16 countries) of rigid plastic packaging for the major players of the Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry. He tested new technical solutions for cutting and handling of molten Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) cylinders to produce preforms with a compression molding machine.

Formal collaboration with:: SACMI Imola S.C., Imola (Bologna)
Country:: Italy
Description:: 2014 - 2018. Industrial Ph.D. in Chemistry for Applied Technologies in partnership with SACMI Imola S.C. Thesis title: “Handling of molten Poly(ethylene terephthalate) cylinders for preforms compression molding machines”. Supervisors: Maurizio Fiorini, Professor of Principles of Chemistry for Applied Technologies and scientific coordinator of Lab4Pack (laboratory based in SACMI Imola S.C. focused on development of new packaging applications for traditional and innovative materials and processing technologies); Francesco Ubertini, Professor of Structural Mechanics and Daniele Marastoni, former Beverage Division Technical Director of SACMI Imola S.C.

Collaboration with:: Sistec AM S.r.l., Sacile (Pordenone)
Country:: Italy
Description:: 2012 - 2013. Partnership with Sistec AM S.r.l., a company specialized in robotic automation and in design and manufacturing of thermoplastic resin forming machines. Development of a new oven for high productivity stretch-blow forming machines (up to 50000 bottles per hour).

Formal collaboration with:: University of Edinburgh
Country:: United Kingdom
Description:: IIn 2011, Erasmus Placement candidate at School of Engineering and winner of a grant for doing master thesis abroad. Research activities on innovative systems (high efficiency, cheap and reliable) to capture carbon dioxide in fossil fuel power plants. Supervisors: Jon Gibbins, Professor of Power Plant Engineering and Carbon Capture and Dr. Hannah Chalmers, Reader at the Energy Systems Institute. He is still in contact with them and with the School of Engineering staff.

Formal collaboration with:: Ferrari S.p.A., Maranello (Modena)
Country:: Italy
Description:: In 2009, 6-month research on the FAR Project “Design and development of mechanical components in aluminum alloys for engine applications with high performance and reliability under thermo mechanical fatigue conditions”. Supervisor: Lorella Ceschini (Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Bologna). Project leader: Gianluca Pivetti (Technical Director at Ferrari S.p.A.).

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