MiniLLock | Mini Launch Lock devices for small satellites

Summary
Space industry is experiencing the most important paradigm shift in its history with the rise of small satellites and megaconstellations.
Satellite miniaturization requires to reduce significantly production and orbit launching costs. To address the
new challenge of this manufacturing process and switch from craftsmanship to industrialization, space industry is turning
towards other domains looking for new solutions, disruptive technologies, and manufacturing process.
Mini Launch Lock devices for small satellites (MiniLLock) proposes innovative actuators on the cutting edge of customer
demand. They offer plug and play solutions that can directly be integrated into industry for satellites robotized production.
MiniLLock is smaller, lighter, safer, with a longer lifetime and generates significantly less shocks and vibrations than
standard actuators such as electromagnet and pyrotechnics. MiniLLock offers performances which have never been reached
with any other materials.
Nimesis is the only company that can provide such cost-effective actuators suitable to small satellite with high performances
and reliability, enabling features previously impossible.
MiniLLock will accelerate and leverage the commercialization of Nimesis technology and ensure Europe worldwide
leadership
and independence in the new space emergent environment.
Nimesis ambitions to become the global leader of this domain with a turnover of € 26 million and a market share of 28% in
2027.
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Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/954782
Start date: 01-05-2020
End date: 31-07-2022
Total budget - Public funding: 2 413 543,00 Euro - 1 689 480,00 Euro
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Original description

Space industry is experiencing the most important paradigm shift in its history with the rise of small satellites and megaconstellations.
Satellite miniaturization requires to reduce significantly production and orbit launching costs. To address the
new challenge of this manufacturing process and switch from craftsmanship to industrialization, space industry is turning
towards other domains looking for new solutions, disruptive technologies, and manufacturing process.
Mini Launch Lock devices for small satellites (MiniLLock) proposes innovative actuators on the cutting edge of customer
demand. They offer plug and play solutions that can directly be integrated into industry for satellites robotized production.
MiniLLock is smaller, lighter, safer, with a longer lifetime and generates significantly less shocks and vibrations than
standard actuators such as electromagnet and pyrotechnics. MiniLLock offers performances which have never been reached
with any other materials.
Nimesis is the only company that can provide such cost-effective actuators suitable to small satellite with high performances
and reliability, enabling features previously impossible.
MiniLLock will accelerate and leverage the commercialization of Nimesis technology and ensure Europe worldwide
leadership
and independence in the new space emergent environment.
Nimesis ambitions to become the global leader of this domain with a turnover of € 26 million and a market share of 28% in
2027.

Status

CLOSED

Call topic

EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

Update Date

27-10-2022
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Horizon 2020
H2020-EU.2. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP
H2020-EU.2.1. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
H2020-EU.2.1.0. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Cross-cutting calls
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020-3
H2020-EU.2.3. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
H2020-EU.2.3.0. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs - Cross-cutting calls
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020-3
H2020-EU.3. SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
H2020-EU.3.0. Cross-cutting call topics
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020-3