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SYNTECS is designed to tackle the multiple challenges experienced with current chemical and mechanical surface treatments. The overall aim of SYNTECS is to develop and demonstrate a digital and green laser texturing approach to generating complex multifunctional surfaces.

The overall aim of SYNTECS is to develop and demonstrate a digital and green laser texturing approach to generating complex multifunctional surfaces. A machine platform will be developed (TRL6), that enables interchangeable Direct Laser Writing (DLW), Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP) and Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structuring (LIPSS).

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Innovation

Below, you can find the SYNTECS Innovations that the project are currently working on and that will be updated in the near future.

• SYNTECS | Complex shaped copper vapour chamber (VC):

SYNTECS will use LST to match and improve the cooling efficiency achieved by sintered wick VCs (by up to 48%) by enabling enhanced water/vapour transport and evaporation.

• SYNTECS | Stainless steel mould inserts for modular mould tools:

Texture development on mould inserts will allow flexibility to transfer surface textures to different interior automotive components e.g. grained instrument panel casing for EVs.

• SYNTECS | Representative orthopedic implant geometries:

Life expectancy is rising and so orthopedic implants must be designed for longer lifetimes and with improved properties.

Latest News

Here you can find news on the latest developments going on during the time period of the project!

SYNTECS | Project Final Workshop

Posted 29^th of October, 2025

The SYNTECS Project invites you to join its Final Workshop, taking place online on November 20th at 10 AM (CET). Participation is free and open to everyone!

Posted 13^th of October, 2025

Jéssica Corujeira, researcher at ITI, an IST-ID lab, went to ACM UIST25, a A* conference in Human-centred computing, held in Busan, South Korea.