Innovation

Research & Development Projects

GRAUX is involved in several ambitious research and development projects. These projects are supported by the Walloon Region and the European Regional Development Fund ERDF.

ERDF Program - Measure 2.3.2

Walibeam
A unique platform
in the world for
ion implantation

The WALIBEAM consortium has the ambition to set up a demonstration platform, including 5 pilot units, with the sole purpose of demonstrating the feasibility of industrializing ion implantation technologies. These are applied to the field of surface treatments through the development of new products and the design of new production tools.

GRAUX is one of the partners of this project and involved in the realization of the production pilots.

All parts have been assembled according to particular specifications, measured in vacuum with our test facility.
An ultra-high vacuum was obtained in static delivering a leakage rate lower than 1 x 10-10 mbar/l/s.

This is a world first for this consortium!

Partners: Ionics, AGC

Total budget: 17,388,621.25 €.

Grant: € 1,918,855.43

GRAUX invests: 641,873.27

Our global presence

We build & export

special machineries to

84

countries around the world

South Africa
Algeria
Angola
Burkina-Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Africa Center
Congo
Ivory Coast
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
Kenya
Madagascar
Morocco
Mozambique
Nigeria
Uganda
RDC
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Tanzania
Togo
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
United States
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Venezuela

Saudi Arabia
Burma
Cambodia
China
South Korea
Georgia
India
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
Laos
Malaysia
Philippines
Siberia
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam

Germany
Belgium
Belarus
Bulgaria
Denmark
Spain
Finland
France
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Poland
Portugal
Czech Republic
Romania
United Kingdom
Russia
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine

Australia
New Guinea
New Zealand

ERDF Operational Programme

Building expansion and operational investments

In order to meet the dual challenge of growing orders and investments in equipment to meet the technical requirements of innovation projects, GRAUX received support from the ERDF plan.

This investment premium is divided between a regional aid of 13.20% of the eligible investment program, i.e. 132,000 €, and a premium of 8.80% financed by the European Union, i.e. 88,000 €.

Find information about the aid program on europe.wallonie.be

Partner : Aisements srl

Total budget: 1,000,000 €.

Investment bonus: €220,000