EARTO Working Group
on Quality Issues in
RTOs
First meeting
AIMEN Technology Centre
1967 The Technology Centre AIMEN was established in Vigo (Spain) in
1967, promoted by a group of companies to provide R&D services
to the Industry.
40 years later…
• Main research centre in Spain in the field
of Joining and laser Technologies
• 1 main office: research and laboratories
• 5 technology offices
• 108 associated companies
• More than 600 customers
• 90.000 technical reports
• 100 R&D&i projects annually
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AIMEN Technology Centre
Mission
Improve technology capacity of our members to increase
their competitiveness on international markets
 Monitoring technology evolution in our domain
of expertise
 Acquiring and developing emerging
technologies
 Covering technology needs of the industry
 Promoting technology innovation
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Centro Tecnológico AIMEN
What do we want? Improve technology capacity of our members to
increase
markets.
their
competitiveness
on
international
How do we get it?
• Monitoring technology evolution in our domain of expertise
• Acquiring and developing emerging technologies
• Covering technology needs of the industry
• Promoting technology innovation
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Serving Industries
• Aeronautics
• Automotive
• Metal Mechanical
• Shipbuilding
• Energy
• Construction
• Chemical and
Petrochemical
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Technology Offer
R&D&i Projects (100 per year)
Training
-Own projects
-In collaboration with the industry
- Vocational training on new technologies
- Training for unemployed
- Master (International Welding Engineer)
Technological Services
-Chemical Analysis
-Physical Analysis
-Calibrations
-Metallographic
-Destructive Testing
Support to
Institutions
Administrative
Technology
diagnostics
prospective studies
and
- Technical viability studies
-Non Destructive Testing
-Design and Simulation
-Industrial Projects
-Consulting, Industrial Organisation, Quality and
Environment
-Technology Watch
-Innovation Management
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Our services
Joining Technology Plant
Inspection
Industrial Organization and
Management Systems
Laser Processing Centre
Industrial Design and
Simulation
Environment
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Material Testing and Analysis
Materials and Manufacturing
Precesses
Training
Engineering
R&D&i Project Management
Technology Transfer Office
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OUR QUALITY SYSTEM
For many years ….until this month (April 2011)
our Quality System has been based only on
ISO 17.025
The main standard used by testing and calibration
laboratories
ENAC Certification on Calibration
ENAC Certification on Testing and Analysis
NDT ENAC Certification
ENAC is our Spanish Body Accreditation
We wanted to certify the quality management of our R & D
projects.
What standard?
ISO 9001?
AENOR who is the Spanish Association for Standardization and
Certification and is the organisation legally responsible for the
development and dissemination of technical standards in Spain
AENOR was been worked in a standard on innovation management
From May 2006 in Spain we have the standard
UNE 166002:2006
R&D&i management: R&D&i management system requirements
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From May 2006 in Spain we have the standard UNE 166002:2006
R&D&i management: R&D&i management system requirements
There are many commonalities with the ISO 9000 standard, but
UNE 166.002 focuses on Management of R&D proyects.
Scope

Control Portfolio R&D Projects

Creativity

Technology watch

Protection of results

Technology transfer
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Specific Processes
R&D+i
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Management Units
UNIT of Management of R&D (UGIDI in spanish)
Manages all the R&D System and all the R&D projects.
A group of people who (Department Directors)
 Use R&D Tools
 Identify problems and improvements
 Analise and selects R&D ideas
 Plan and supervise the portfolio of projects
 Make transfer Technology
 Plan and supervise R&D results
 Protection and exploitation of results
Make the measurement, analysis and improvement
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Management Units
UNIT of R&D&i (UIDI in spanish)
A group of people (senior and junior researchers) who
Have to do all the R&D activities
 Use R&D Tools
 Make projects
 Generate knowledge
 Develop new technology or improve actual technology.
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Specific Processes R&D+i
CREATIVITY
Control Portfolio
R&D Projects
Technology Watch
Protection of
results
Technology
Transfer
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Specific Processes R&D+i
Technology
Watch
CREATIVITY
Protection of
results
Control Portfolio
R&D Projects
Technology
Transfer
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Specific Processes R&D+i
You need a management system of Ideas
own idea
Client´s
Idea
UNIT of Management of R&D
Idea de
colaborador
1th
Filter
Departament
Director
2ºnd
Filter
One
page
Proposal
BUDGET
Final ok
or
rejection
Project
Launch
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Specific Processes R&D+i
CREATIVITY
Control Portfolio
R&D Projects
Technology Watch
Protection of
results
Technology
Transfer
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Specific Processes R&D+i
Control
Portfolio R&D
Projects
You need a good management system of your R&D
projects
First of all you need a Project Planning
Project Planning
 General dates
 Reserchers team
 Technical machines
 Work packages
 Budget
 Work packages costs
and categories costs
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Specific Processes R&D+i
Control
Portfolio R&D
Projects
We have our own software to manage all this
information but this year we are implementing a new
commercial software called SAP
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Specific Processes R&D+i
Control
Portfolio R&D
Projects
Project
Monitoring and
Control
 Cost incurring
Hour/researcher (€/h)
 Hour/machine (€/h)
 Durable equipment (€)
 Consumables (€)
Technical services (€)
 Travels
Etc
Indicators (month by month)
Graphics
 Cost VS Budget
Timetabling
Technical progress (%)
Gant diagram
etc
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Specific Processes R&D+i
Budget
Control
Portfolio R&D
Projects
 Cost VS budget
Cost
Cost
Categories
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Specific Processes R&D+i
Control
Portfolio R&D
Projects
 Economic progress
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Specific Processes R&D+i
Hours in my planning
Control
Portfolio R&D
Projects
 Timetabling
Work
packages
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Specific Processes R&D+i
When project finish you need one analisis of the results
Control
Portfolio R&D
Projects
Project closure
 Analisis of the Results
 Analisis of our partners
 Analisis of achievements
 Análisis of failures
 New oportunities
 Threats
 ¿Patent??
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Specific Processes R&D+i
CREATIVITY
Control Portfolio
R&D Projects
Technology Watch
Protection of
results
Technology
Transfer
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Thanks you for your attention
AIMEN – Central y Laboratorios
c/ Relva 27 A
36410 – O Porriño (Pontevedra)
Telf.+34 986 344 000 – Fax. +34 986 337 302
Delegación Ourense
Parque Tecnolóxico de Galicia
32900 – SAN CIBRAO DAS VIÑAS
Ourense
Telf. +34 988 548 240
Fax. +34 988 548 243
aimen@aimen.es
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Fundación Mans – Paideia
Pol. Pocomaco - Parcela D-22 - Oficina 20A
15190 – A CORUÑA
A Coruña
Telf. +34 617 395 153
Delegación Santiago
C. Univ. Sur – Edif. Feuga – Despacho nº3
Rúa Lope Gómez de Marzoa
15705 – SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
A Coruña
Telf. +34 981 525 503
Fax. +34 981 525 503
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