IN THE VARIOUS FIELDS OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, A GROWING FOCUS IS ON DESIGNING AND BUILDING HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPONENTS USING MATERIALS WITH A HIGH INNOVATIVE CONTENT, SUCH AS, HIGH SILICON, COMPACT GRAPHITE, AND LIGHT ALLOYS (ALUMINIUM-SILICON OR ALUMINIUM-MAGNESIUM ALLOYS, AND CONTAINING ELEMENTS CAPABLE OF OPTIMISING MICROSTRUCTURE). THESE MATERIALS ARE PART OF THE “LIGHTER-THAN-AIR VEHICLES”: THEIR HIGH MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS, WHICH MAY BE COMBINED WITH VALUES OF DENSITY, ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIN, REDUCED-THICKNESS LIGHT COMPONENTS WITH A LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, WITH SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS IN THE TRANSPORT, CONSUMER GOODS, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SECTORS. THE PROJECT IS IN THE FIELD OF SMART MANUFACTURING, MAKING USE OF ADVANCED MATERIALS (LIGHT ALLOYS AND HIGH PERFORMANCE INNOVATIVE STEEL), ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS (INTRODUCTION OF