Spanish Technology Centers
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TECNALIA
CEIT
IDEKO
AIMME
IBV
AICIA
AITIIP
CATEC
CETEMET
CTME
CIDAUT
CTAG
PRODINTEC
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DESCRIPTION AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
TECNALIA has a patent portfolio comprising 114 families
that cover many different technological areas. This
portfolio is constantly evolving and it is dynamically
managed according to the business divisions’ technology
strategy. TECNALIA currently has 286 active patents of
which 52 were requested last year.
The most remarkable activities in the technology transfer
field are those related with entrepreneurship and
negotiation of license agreements: Throughout its history,
TECNALIA has promoted the creation of numerous New
Technology-Based Firms, of which 25 are still operating
and employ 132 people. Nowadays, TECNALIA is still
stakeholder in 17 of these NTBCs. On the other hand,
TECNALIA has promoted the knowledge transfer to the
industrial sector through the establishment of licensing
agreements with companies both nationally and
internationally.
TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO:
These are the 4 approaches to the way TECNALIA
works with companies:
1.TECHNOLOGY-BASED INNOVATION
STRATEGIES: TECNALIA provides strategic vision
to help companies reinforce their competitiveness.
2.INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES : TECNALIA
creates technological assets ready to generate
business in the market.
3.R&D PROJECTS: TECNALIA develops projects
with a clear focus towards market and the generation
of value for our clients by new partnership models.
4.TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICES: TECNALIA
provides technological services for the evaluation and
diagnosis of materials, processes and products in
order to guarantee its reliability, security and
sustainability.
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DESCRIPTION AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
CEIT is a private multidisciplinary non-profit research centre closely connected to
TECNUN, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Navarra (Spain). Its mission
is to provide the industry with services through the development of technical research
projects and to form young researchers and PhD students.
CEIT promotes excellence in applied research by publishing non confidential results
and participating in scientific and technical forums. The centre also has a
comprehensive doctoral teaching program in the industrial area.
CEIT understands all aspects of the client’s position and therefore can seek out the
best possible collaborations across the industry. CEIT promotes high added value
solutions through research projects and by training young researchers within a
commercially productive framework.
CEIT has a staff of 248 employees and 93 PhD students and an annual budget over
15 M€. CEIT consists of three departments (Materials, Applied Mechanics, and
Electronics and Communications) and three R&D Units (Unit on Microelectronics and
Microsystems, Environmental Engineering Unit and Biomedical Engineering Unit).
Project Management experience
CEIT has been involved in 15 FP6 projects, having the role of coordinator in 2 of
them: DELILA (FP6 STREP) and INTERFACE (FP6 STREP). Moreover, CEIT, at the
moment, is involved in 29 FP7 projects, having the role of coordinator in 10 of them:
CONFIDENCE - 214986 (FP7-ICT-2007-1), HESCAP - 241405 (FP7-ENERGY-20091), TREND - 285259 (FP7-SST-2011-RTD-1), HEMIS - 314609 (FP7-2012-ICT-GC),
E3NETWORK - 317957 (FP7-ICT-2011-8), ECUC - 314244 (FP7-SST-2012-RTD-1),
EATS - 314219 (FP7-SST-2012-RTD-1), WILDCRAFT - 323466 (SP1-JTI-CS-201201), RORC - 325974 (SP1-JTI-CS-2012-02) and NESMONIC – 337568 (SP1-JTI-CS2012-03) and has also participated in 11 Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS)
having the role of coordinator in 2 of them: PACROLP-II and OPTIBOS.
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DESCRIPTION AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO:
With an annual turnover of 8M€ and 16 patents to its name, IK4IDEKO already has several technological results to its credit, which
allows us to be more effective as regards the added value we provide
to companies: One of these is the IKDAS product, a signal
acquisition and processing platform for machines. In the vibration
elimination area, we have developed active dampers to increase
damping of the MT structure, thus achieving a significant reduction in
machine vibrations and an improvement in the quality of the part and
in the cutting capacity. Lastly, in the innovation area, IK4-IDEKO has
developed the “IDK Intelligence SUITE” a set of methodologies and
tools focused on Competitive Intelligence. In the sustainability area,
the results are fundamentally aimed at the entire design and
manufacturing process. We have developed capabilities and
technology offering sustainable and resource efficient solutions - how
to achieve efficiency in cooling by means of optimised nozzles, the
use of MQL in grinding, the extraction of internal chips through the
tool in machining processes, new part inspection systems eliminating
contaminating liquids, new machine methods based on eco-design
and substitution of materials, with lower energy needs for their
manufacture - are some of the most significant examples.
At IK4-IDEKO, a technological centre specialising in industrial
manufacturing and production technologies, we have a flexible
collaboration model that is adapted to all types of customer: from the
timely provision of technological services to the establishment of
multiannual R&D plans, as well as support to the customer's
development strategy for the product, process or service through the
implementation of R&D projects. At IK4-IDEKO we provide companies
with differentiating technological solutions that enable them to improve
their competitiveness. Our specialization is based in the development of
our 8 research areas: Strategic Innovation, Manufacturing
management, dynamics and control, mechanical design, intelligent
software, manufacturing processes, inspection and measurement and
microtechnology and ultraprecsion.
IK4-IDEKO offers a broad range of advanced services of Measurement,
Inspection and Verification, Ultra-precision dimensional measurement,
Measurement of residual stresses, Verification and machine fault
diagnosis, Non-contact NDT inspection, Thermography, Measurement
by vision, Photogrammetry and NDT Inspection using ultrasound, for
this we make our most advanced equipment available to customers.
Beyond the measurement services, IK4-IDEKO offers a modelling and
management service of production lines and the resolution of vibration
problems in machine tools. Furthermore, we have the capability to work
on the development of products from their conceptual phase to the
completion of the prototype using structure and drive optimisation
systems.
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DESCRIPTION AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
As the Research Association of the Metal industry,
AIMME includes more than 400 affiliated companies. Its
activity is strongly focused on this industrial ground,
representing the incomes from direct technology transfer
to the productive fabric a 54% of our operation (average
of last 4 years). Returns from the 7th Framework
Programme have increased by a 100% in that period,
reaching in 2012 a 12% of the total activity of the
Institute.
AIMME is currently a reference center in Additive
Manufacturing Technologies and in electrochemical
technologies applied to environmental issues. During the
last year, an important penetration has been achieved in
both biomedic and aeronautic sectors.
TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO:
AIMME structures its technology offer around 5 main activity
lines:
• Chemical Technologies (applied electrochemistry,
coatings, nanotechnology-based surface modification,
clean technologies, and pollution correction in the
industrial and service sectors, etc.).
• New manufacturing processes (development and
application of additive manufacturing technologies,
advanced characterization of metal goods and their
coatings).
• Product Development (electromechanical development,
mechanical/thermal/CFD analysis)
• Sustainability and processes management (Production
management, environmental management systems, Life
Cycle Analysis, Innovation management).
• Laboratory testing: biological and chemical analysis,
mechanical testing, corrosion and coatings, dimensional
metrology, electric tests, composition of precious metal
goods, etc.). Most of our laboratories sport accreditations
from the National Entity of Accreditation ENAC.
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DESCRIPTION AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
The IBV aims to improve people’s quality of life, health
and wellbeing. The centre applies knowledge from
different sciences and disciplines like biomechanics,
ergonomics and emotional engineering. Some
achievements in R&D are innovative fatigue detectors
integrated in the car, smart sneakers that help plan
training and prevent injuries, anthropometric studies or
devices for reducing essential tremor.
TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO:
The IBV offers a complete range of services and
products to those companies choosing to differentiate
themselves in their reference markets, adding value,
which result from practicing an advanced, sustainable
and rational lifestyle.
• Biomechanical evaluation of the functional capacity
of individuals, while carrying out day-to-day
activities, and their interaction with the
environment.
• Inspection and testing of safety, ergonomics and
functionality of products.
• ICT applications focused to the field of ergonomics.
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DESCRIPTION AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO:
The Association of Investigation and Industrial Cooperation of
Andalusia "F. de Paula Rojas" (AICIA) is an association that
exclusively pretends public interest without profit aim and
whose purpose is to impel, orientate, and develop the
industrial investigation, in order to favour the technological
advance in Andalusia and to colaborate for a better capacity of
the andalucian industrial engineers.
Annually AICIA participates in more than ten international
projects and in over 100 R&D projects. Other activities
includes analysis, tests , studies ,consultancy, courses and
conferences. Among the international projects stands those
that belong to the the Seventh Framework Programme and the
European Space Agency, mainly in the areas of ICTs , Energy
and Environment ,and Aeronautics. Among the R&D projects
are those corresponding to the Innterconecta calls (AICIA
participates in 15 projects of the first call and 17 of the second
with a total amount of 14 M €).
Through its 26 research teams, AICIA provides technological and
business innovation and enhancing competitiveness to its customers
and contributes to the development of society through R & D.
AICIA offers its clients a highly qualified staff in the fields of
Aeronautical, Civil, Industrial, Chemical and Telecommunications
Engineering
AICIA´s Technical staff is compose of :
• Technical 314 , of which
• 145 are Doctors
• 112 are Engineers or have a Superior degree
• 23 have an average degree
• 17 are Administrative
• 272 Scholarship holders
The performance fields of AICIA are:
• Aerospace
• Bioengineering
• Energy
• Materials and Nanotechnology
• Environmental Engineering
• Industrial Organization
• Manufacture Technologies
• ICTs
• Transports and Infrastructures
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CASE STUDIES:
DIBBIOPACK. Development of injection and blow extrusion
molded biodegradable and multifunctional packages by
nanotecnology
Improvement of structural and barrier propierties, smart
features and sustainability
Sector: Food industry / Cosmetic / Pharmaceutical / Packaging
European project led by AITIIP to develop packaging that we can find
in a few years: Their main features are:
1) Developed with biomaterials (biodegradable and renewable
source)
2) Improvement of thermal, mechanical and barrier properties
through nanotechnology and innovative coatings that could extend
the useful life of the packaged product.
3) Integration of smart technologies and intelligent devices to provide
information to the consumer about product such as the entire life
cycle of the
package.
4) Manufactured by flexible production processes, more
environmentally sustainable and effective technologies. Co-funded by
the VIIFP.
RESEARCH AREAS:
1) Composites & nanotechnology (nanomaterials
(CNT – nanotubes and graphene mainly),
thermoplastics + themostable materials and
composites in general) – for all sectors (transport aeronautics - automotive, renewable energies, civil
infrastructures)
2) Manufacturing processes: Mechatronics and
robotics – Automated processes (*Thermoset: RTM,
infusion, oven mould) *Thermoplastic: injection,
extrusion, compounding, blowing extrusion * Additive
manufacturing (metals and plastics)
3) Plastic packaging for all sectors and technologies
(from the concept to the serie – industrial processes)
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CASE STUDIES:
EC-SAFEMOBIL. Estimation and control for safe
wireless high
mobility cooperative industrial systems
Sector: Aerospace and ICT
This Cooperative project financed by 7th FP and
coordinated by
FADA-CATEC. EC-SAFEMOBIL is devoted to the
development of accurate common motion estimation and
control methods and technologies in order to reach levels
of reliability and safety to facilitate unmanned vehicle
deployment in a broad range of applications.
The main objective of EC-SAFEMOBIL is to address the
development of new estimation/prediction and
cooperative control methodologies and their practical
application to highly mobile entities with complex
dynamics and functional behaviour.
RESEARCH AREAS:
•New aerospace materials.
•Automation and optimization of industrial processes.
•Development of new on board systems and subsystems.
•Testing of systems and sub-systems.
•UAV systems Developments and its associated
technologies.
•Development of computer simulation techniques and
its applications to systems, platforms and/or vehicles
(integrated systems).
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DESCRIPTION AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO:
CETEMET has developed projects of Research and development, with
significant results since it is the case of the Project MEET " Efficiency
Improves in Elements of Transport ", that consisted of evaluating and
developing a standard of energy efficiency for refrigerating vehicles
dedicated to the transport of commodity to controlled temperature. And
informed in important projects in consortium, with other entities and
companies; Project SAGEMUS " System Advanced for the Management of
the Urban Sustainable Mobility " with Foundation for the Investigation and
the Development of the Technologies of the Information in Andalusia,
FIDETIA, project INNVEXTRAN " Innovative Technologies for the
Development of a Light plugging Electrical Vehicle with Extension of Range "
with Plastic Injections Mecacontrol and the University Institute of
Investigation of the Car (INSIA) of the Technical University of Madrid, Project
ODISEO " Development and investigation in electrical systems " with Eads
Construcciones Aeronáuticas, S.A. and ELIMCO Integral Solutions, S.A. and
project SEAMAR " Wind Andalusian Solutions for the SEA " with Navantia.
On the other hand, it has developed a large number of major Innovation
projects as FUTURidea, VALUES " Diagnoses of strategic positioning ",
INNOVALOR " Methodology of analysis of the value ", PROCOIN "
Production, Cooperation, Innovation ", TO UNEAT " Innovation and
Competitiveness on New Markets ", I project " Internationalization
Enterprising and New Markets ", INNOMARKET " Search of new markets for
companies of the sector ".
Line of Tests of I+D+i in his Climatic Gallery, emphasizing the Tests
ATP in which the global coefficient of heat transfer "k", that
characterizes the isotermia of the ATP vehicles, is defined. The Tunnel
of Cold is the principal area of tests and it has the designation of Official
Station of test, by the Department of Industry Energy and Tourism and
also it has the recognition for the UNECE. On the other hand, Tests of
isolation of refrigerating vehicles, Tests of equipments of air conditioning
vehicle, Tests of efficiency in the refrigeration of engines, Tests of
simulation of solar radiation, and test of high resistance speed of the
wind are also carried out.
Line of specialized Services, emphasizing Product and Manufacturing
Engineering and classifying it in: I+D+i applied to the Product Design
(Simulations with finite elements with the software Ansys, Conceptual
and Style Product Design with the Software Catia V5, Diverse
technologies, materials and sectors; automotive, railroad ---- and
aeronautics, Digitalization 3D, generation of geometrical information
very accurate, global Concepcion of the design) and I+D+i applied to
Manufacturing (Design of tools and manufacturing fixtures: welding and
assembly fixtures, checking fixtures for precision parts, etc., Lay-out of
plant, Optimization of processes, Manufacturing processes, Pre/audits
in ISO 9001:2008). Also to emphasize the service that is given to the
companies in matter of metrology (Measurements, three-dimensional
tests and 3D scanning, Preparation of specifics Plans of Calibration,
Management of measurement equipments, consultancy in the purchase
of equipments, Measurement Systems design, Optimization of quality
costs, Management of equipments of measurement to achieve the
fulfillment of the ISO certifications 9000, TS, PECAL, etc., Tests and
homologations of the first samples and Calibrations of bosses and
equipments)
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DESCRIPTION AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
TECNOLOGY PORTFOLIO:
CTME, founded in 1992, began operating as an Association for
Research and Technology Centre in Miranda de Ebro, was converted to
the current Technology Centre Foundation in 2007. Today, its task is to
give solutions, responsibly and sustainably, to the competitive needs
through the RTD and innovation, pursuing to become a Centre of
Excellence in environmental technologies, national benchmark in ecodesign and leader in environment for technology services, acting in a
stable framework of national and international collaboration with other
institutions and RTD agencies.
As high-tech centre, CTME performs technical innovation directed to
industry and institutions and, since its conception, its research has
focused on two different areas: sustainable management (life cycle
assessment, ecodesign, environmental communication) and new
materials (nanomaterials, metallic and non-metallic foams, biopolymers
and valorization of sub-products and residues focused on RTD related to
technological processes to inert a wide range of metallic powders: Al,
Mg, Mn; Patent number 200.702.089 "Process of inerting of aluminium
for its reuse industrial powder".).
Finally we have a wide experience industrial process improvement
(process, product and production) working with tools as implementation
of Management Systems as EFQM, Management Systems Audits, CE
Marking, Failure analysis and predictive modelling of the life cycle, etc.
CTME has four laboratories endowed with adequate
equipment and human resources to offer our customer a high
quality service, either under customers specifications or any
rules under which we are accredited. Below contains an
overview of the services offered by each of them.
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Metal materials laboratory: characterization of metallic
materials and components (steels, castings, aluminum and
titanium, alloys etc.) through mechanical tests, metallographic
analysis, chemical analysis, corrosion testing and nondestructive testing.
2.
Non metallic materials laboratory: thermal, chemical,
physical and mechanical analysis for of plastic and composite
materials characterization.
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Environmental Laboratory: taking of sample and
analysis in all types of water (drinking water, inland waters,
wastewater discharge, etc.). Chemical analysis of surface
treatment baths. waste, sludge and soils analysis. Sound
levels Measurements.
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Metrology Laboratory: patterns and measuring
equipment calibration in the areas: dimensional - temperature
and humidity - pressure - electricity - mass - force and torque.
3D Verification of industrial parts.
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CASE STUDIES:
AURÍGIDAS: Ballast flying phenomenon and traintrack aerodynamic behaviour at the passage of high
speed trains (300 km/h)
Sector: Energy and Environment
The aim of the project is to search technological solutions
to mitigate the ballast flying phenomenon in high speed
lines. This phenomenon causes the limitation of train
speed and causes important damages to vehicles and
infrastructure. During the development of the project the
consortium generates knowledge to characterize the
phenomenon and it also works to develop new solutions
for mitigate the phenomenon. In the context of the project
CIDAUT developed technology for infrastructure
maintenance machinery and a new patented product with
the other partners. This product is a new sleeper with an
advanced geometry that will be proof during 2012.
RESEARCH AREAS:
• Transport Safety
• Product Process Materials
• Energy and Environment
• Sectors: Transport (Automotive, Railways,
Aeronautics), Energy and Environment.
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DESCRIPTION AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
CTAG strategy is mainly focused on the scientific and
technical excellence, as well as the internationalization of
its activities. These are all supported by its R&D and
Innovation management system, certified in 2009 under the
UNE 166002:2006 standard.
Around 85% of its income (over 17 Million Euros in 2012) is
the turnover of 225 costumer’s companies, of which 30%
corresponds to foreign companies. In addition, the Centre
develops its own R&D and Innovation lines, attending
regularly to public calls for grants. With respect to the
European programs, since 2007 CTAG has participated in
more than 80 proposals for collaborative projects (most of
them in the EU R&D 7th Framework Programme, but also in
the CIP Programme, JTI Artemis, ERA-nets, POCTEP and
SUDOE) of which 24 have been approved, obtaining over 6
Million Euros of return.
As a result of its R&D activities, over the past few years CTAG
has filed 15 patents. It has also signed more than 70
cooperation agreements on R&D and Innovation with
companies.
TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO:
CTAG started its activities in 2002. Since then, the Centre
is focused on developing R&D projects and providing
high added value technological services for the
automotive industry in the following areas of expertise:
• Electronics and Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Comfort and human factor technologies and evaluation
• New materials and associated processes
• Safety
• Environment
• Innovation and knowledge management
For this, the Centre has a highly qualified staff, with more
than 300 PhD, engineers and specialized technicians. It
offers access to a wide range of cutting-edge scientific
equipment through several laboratories (Passive Safety;
Design, Calculation, Simulation and Manufacturing
Processes; Rapid Prototyping: Metrology; Plastic
materials, textiles and electrical wire-cables; Climatic,
Acoustics and Vibration; Fatigue of components; Heat
exchangers and Motors; Electronic and Intelligent
Transport Systems; Human Machine Interface and
Technological Prototypes.)
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DESCRIPTION AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
Since its start-up in 2005, PRODINTEC has
accomplished 326 R&D projects and 4.931 technology
services for more than 500 customers, most of them
SMEs.
Moreover, PRODINTEC executes internal R&D and
innovation projects at regional, national and international
level. Its final objective is to generate knowledge in the
fields of industrial design and manufacturing and put it to
companies’ disposal. The European project Light-Rolls,
coordinated by PRODINTEC, for example, has resulted
in the implementation of an innovative pilot line for the
seamless, high throughput manufacture of microstructured, polymer based components and
microsystems.
RESEARCH AREAS:
• Developing new products, addressing all stages of its
design: strategic definition, concept design, detailed
design, technical office and product engineering and
preparation for production.
• Advanced manufacturing technologies, such as additive
manufacturing, micromachining & microinjection,
incremental sheet metal forming or milling.
• Improving companies’ productivity by applying
innovative tools, technologies and solutions, such as
improvement of production processes, plant
reengineering, simulation of industrial processes,
workstation design, automation of industrial processes,
3D inspection systems, dimensional metrology,
electromagnetic compatibility tests or maintenance
support technologies.
• R&D and innovation project management, technology
protection, technology surveillance and forecasting and
internationalisation of R&D and Innovation
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