The Technology Centre of Metal-mechanical and Transport (CETEMET) is a non-profit foundation. The centre is managed by a private foundation made up by 20 entities including companies in the metal-mechanical and transport sectors, public bodies, savings banks, universities and business associations. Our mission is to strengthen our role as a technology, smart business and advance infrastructure centre, performing as an accelerator within competitive sectors in the metal-mechanical and transport industries in Andalusia.

CETEMET aims at fostering economic development in Andalusia by means of promoting and improving innovation in companies within the metal-mechanical and transport industries. The centre focuses on promotion and technology development in two core ideas: technology services and R&D&i projects.

The centre has focused on Industry 4.0 for Metal-mechanic and Transport sectors through these 4 technological areas:

Industrial automation. We use computerized and electro-mechanical components … CETEMET possesses a Visual computing lab, Automation and Robotics equipment and software, Metrology lab, Climate tests lab, and design, modelling, programming and FEM software.

The equipment of Visual computing labs comprises 3D scanners, cams, and devices for VR/AR such as glasses, tablets, etc. 

The automation and robotics equipment is composed of PLCs, robots, electronics, artificial vision cams, scanners, etc., and software for programming and simulation

The Metrology lab is composed of a high accuracy 3D laser scanner, torque wrenches calibration unit, dial gauge calibration units, linear, angle and flatness gauge blocks, roundness tester measuring shapes-position and other specialized metrology instruments. 

The Climate testing equipment and facilities comprise climate simulation chamber of large dimensions, climate chambers, thermographic camera and HFM.

Regarding to Design and FEM equipment, CETEMET has many workstations and CAD software licenses for mechanical and electrical design,…. CETEMET has the capacity to develop R&D&i projects and to offer services in the next technological areas:

Industrial automation: Collaborative robots, Process automatization, Flexible manufacturing cells, Expert system.

Virtual reality: Presentation and product customization, Simulation of industrial enviroment, Workers training.

Augmented reality: Guide to manufacturing processes and industrial maintenance, Connectivity worker-factory, Work safety.

Process control: Lean manufacturing, Quality control by artificial vision digitized 2D & 3D, Sensorisation and monitor, Cloud computing, Data intelligence analysis (Big data).

Process and product engineering: Product engineering, Simulation, Reverse engineering, Process engineering.

The Metrology lab allows to perform services like 3D digitizing for dimensional control and reverse engineering, devices calibrations, comprehensive management of measuring devices, study on metrology needs, specific calibration plans set up,…. Yes. service.

Lurederra Foundation for Technical and Social Development (LUREDERRA) is a non-profit, private Technological Centre created in June 1999 by the association of several public authorities, financial organizations, RTD organizations and companies in diverse productive fields, totalling more than 20 independent entities. LUREDERRA performs activities of RTD on behalf of the industries and other economical agents within its sphere of influence, followed by implementation of the innovations developed at their production sites. The organization is a Spanish CIT (Centre of Innovation and Technology) recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Science with the number 98. Main RTD fields where LUREDERRA is active are:

- Nanotechnology: LUREDERRA is a reference in the manufacturing of simple and complex nano-oxides with small sizes and high purity. The Centre counts on a state-of-the-art in pyrolysis nanoparticle production plant with a capacity for continuous operation up to 1 kg/h and lab-scale facilities (from 10 to… Nanomaterials and coatings:

- FSP reactors at lab scale (10 g/h, 100g/h) and pilot scale line (up to 1kg/h)

- Lurederra counts with different reactors for nanodispersion and nanocoating manufacturing:

Laboratory scale reactors (1-20 litres)

Pilot scale reactors (50-1000 litres)

Dispersion lines at lab scale (30L/h)

Dispersion lines at pilot scale (100L/h)

- Sonotrodes

- Dispersion mill DYNO-MILL MULTI LAB

- Planetary ball mill Pulverisette 6

- Rotary evaporator

- BET surface area analyzer

- Viscosimeter and calorimeter

- Z-sizer nanoparticle analyzer

- Contact angle

- Abrasion tester

- Transtech spray-gun

- MOTOMAN MH6 Robot

- Salt Spray Chamber

- Optical Microscopy

- Dip coating system

- Pipe coating line.

Composites:

- Lines for film blowing and injection (60Tn)

- Blown extrusion

- Lab rollers IQAP- LAP, Hydraulic press Agme PH-40 up to 40 Tn.

- Single and twin-screw extruders (up to 150 kg/h).

-…. •Internal research activities for the development of technologies and products: RESEARCH FOR EXPLOITATION, diverse active formulations are becoming market products by the sale or transference of technology

•Participation and coordination in collaborative projects at national and international level

•RTD developments with private companies

•Investment in new commercialisation routes, creation of Spin-off companies:  The concept of technological centre transformed into “production entity” .  First case in 2007, Tecnología Navarra de Nanoproductos S.L. (TECNAN) production and commercialisation of nanoproducts at industrial scale
. Yes. service.

CENmat is a young and innovative chemical engineering spin-off from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) offering a broad range of services ranging from consultation, contractual research to nanomaterial synthesis, upscale and nanomaterial integration.

CENmat started as a nanomaterial company offering highly specialized and custom-tailored nanomaterials applying a holistic approach to fully understand the needs of our customers to design and synthetize the best fitting nanomaterials for their special product or technology.

Due to the proximity of the nanomaterials to other fields and applications and our expertise in these fields such as fuel cells, electrolysers, and other electrochemical energy storage and conversion technologies we quickly broadened our services offering contractual research in these areas too. Today CENmat is engaged in multiple research consortia and contractual research projects.

CENmat is a spin-Off company from the German Aerospace Center and thus in a close relationship… - Electrochemical testing equipment for fuel cell, electrolyser and electro catalyst research

- Coating equipment (screen coating, dry spraying, ink jet coating)

 
. - Consultation (Nanomaterials for green electrochemical technologies)

- Material design, synthesis and upscale of production (metal based nanomaterial)

- Nanomaterial integration

- Design of novel electrochemical membrane reactors and development

 
. Yes. service.

National Institute of Biology (NIB)  is the third largest public research institute in natural sciences in Slovenia. NIB has had a remarkable track record in the fields of general biology, plant physiology, organismal biology, ecology, and environmental protection biomedicine and biotechnology since its establishment in 1960.

NIB maintains strong collaborations with Slovenian and international industry and research institutions in the fields of pharmacy, biotechnology, agriculture, food and environment, including marine sciences.

Highly skilled scientific and professional staff have up-to-date and advanced research instrumentation and facilities at their disposal. The institute holds ISO 9001 certificate for management. Some analytical laboratories of NIB are also operating in compliance with the ISO/IEC 17025 standard. NIB is government authorized state Laboratory for Plant Health and National Reference Laboratory for GMOs. NIB is nominated state representative in European Plant Protection… QUANTITAVIVE ANALYSES OF NUCLEIC ACIDS

Real-time PCR and Digital PCR platforms.

Next-generation sequencing platforms.

EQUIPMENT FOR IMAGE ANALYSIS

Transmission electron microscope (Philips CM100) with CCD cameras

Detailed equipment information:

www.nib.si/eng/index.php/infrastructure/raziskovalna-oprema
. Services in Agricultural Industry 

Detection of Microorganisms – plant pathogens: viruses, viroids, bacteria, phytoplasmas.

Toxicology studies for agrochemicals and biocides.

Ecotoxicity studies and aquatic and terrestrial organisms biomonitoring.

Activity assessment of antimicrobial substances.

Services in Pharmaceutical, Food and Biotechnology Industry

Systems biology studies of production cell lines.

Nucleic acid detection and quantification, residual DNA detection.

Electron microscopy imaging of target microorganisms and bio-molecules.

Concentration and purification of viruses, phages and VLPs.

Quantification of viruses for gene therapy/vaccines, bacteriophages in product development.

Bio-compatibility assessment of medical devices.

Environmental Monitoring and Water Services

Validation of water purification methods (inactivation and removal, fllters efficiency, toxicology and microbiology, including viruses).

Ecotoxicology testing on algae,…. Yes. service.

Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research aims to contribute to the competitiveness and efficiency of Hungarian companies by providing services in innovation and technology transfer in cooperation with Hungarian and foreign partner institutions. We offer our customers – currently more than 200 companies – complex scientific and technological solutions in several areas of expertise, devised in a way to enhance their competitiveness.

We cooperate with institutions of the public sector, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and universities, and their respective research institutes. For these partners, we also act as innovation intermediaries through our applied R&D and technology transfer activities. As a think tank with a strong team of researchers and experts, we are able to meet the research and development needs of the industry from an idea’s conception to its realization at a high level of expertise. We actively participate in building international consortia, networking, and EU tenders in the field… Laboratories of Bay Zoltán

Industrial Laser Technology Laboratory
Environmental Protection Laboratory
Secondary Raw Materials Laboratory
Fermentation laboratory
Mechanical Testing Laboratory
Mechatronics Laboratory
Nanomaterials Laboratory
Nanochemistry Laboratory
Non Destructive Materials Testing Laboratory
Software Centre
Virtual Reality Laboratory

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Material and technology development

Material development, joining, machining and coating technologies
Development of industrial laser technology and production
Engineering modeling
Technological modeling

Biotechnology

Environmental Protection Microbiology

Electronics, IT

Hardware development
Software development

Logistics

Optimization of production processes
Route optimization
LCA analysis

Operational safety

Operational safety and lifetime analyses
Technical risk management
Complex failure analysis, modelling and tests of damage processes

VR/AR

Training Platform
Facility and work environment virtualization

Material characterisation

Mechanical and non-destructive material tests
Material structural testing
Electrochemical tests
Analytical tests

Innovation services

Incubation
Property release
Proposal writing
Project…. Yes. service.

Since March 2012, IRT JULES VERNE is a mutualized R&D institute dedicated to advanced manufacturing technologies. It is one of eight institutes for technological research that have been established by the French government to enhance the country’s attractiveness and competitiveness.

This unique IRT dedicated to manufacturing, based in Nantes, is central to the Loire Valley Region’s economic strategies. Driven by industry needs on mid and long-term market trends, IRT Jules Verne embraces the industrial, scientific and technological challenges that concern five strategic industries (aeronautics, shipbuilding, automotive, energy and advanced manufacturing equipment).

It aims at boosting industrialization and bringing innovation to the factory floor by providing solutions to the technological challenges facing industrial segments, e.g. the design and implementation of advanced breakthrough technologies for manufacturing and production engineering. Its research programme focuses on three major areas of… PROCESSING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Composite workshop 1300m²

Injection platform with a 1300 tons robotized press enabling the design of composite parts and new processes
Stamping and overmolding platform with a 200 tons robotized press enabling the design of composite parts and new processes
18-meter long innovative line for high-speed high-volume affordable large composite structural parts, engineered by Jules Verne 
Robotic unit for induction welding used for instance for dynamic welding on complex carbon/thermoset composite
2 Tailor Fiber Placement (TFP) machines used for the design and development of preforms on multiple supports
50 tons vertical heating press reaching up to 450°C making it compatible with the processing of aerospace grade matrix (PEEK, PEKK, high temperature thermosets)
Cutting machine with the following working area: width 1330mm and length 1600mm

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

About 200m² of workshop

Robotic welding unit and WAAM (Wire Arc Additive…. PROCESSING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Support the deployment of new methods for shaping composite materials:

Thermoplastics: injection, over-moulding, stamping
Thermosets: RTM, infusion

Design of multi-material structures, functionalisation

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Topological optimisation
Redesign of parts
Development or process parameters

ROBOTICS / COBOTICS

Control of robots and mobile platforms
Design and deployment of mobility solutions in industrial environments
Enhancing workstation ergonomics & operator assistance

SIMULATION / CHARACTERISATION

Development and characterisation of material behaviour properties
Simulation and optimisation of manufacturing processes
Reliability and tolerance analysis
Simulation of structures under operational conditions and experimental validation
Evaluation and analysis of damage mechanisms
Noise and vibration control of structures

FIND OUT MORE:

Website in English: https://www.irt-jules…. Yes. service.

IK4-TEKNIKER is a technological centre legally constitued as a private not-for-profit Foundation that aims at the development and transfer of technology to improve the competitiveness of industry. In line with its mission and origin, IK4-TEKNIKER is mainly concentrated on the technological problems of manufacturing industry, not only by providing the companies with novel technologies, but also by generating new business initiatives, most often born as "spin-offs" of the center itself.

The fields of activity can be organised around 4 main research areas:

-Advanced Manufacturing.

-Surface Engineering.

-ICT tools for industrial shopfloors.

-Product Engineering.

Offering a wide variety of solutions in:

-Mechatronic systems.

-Industrial maintenance.

-Automation and industrial robotics.

-Multi-functional surfaces.

-Inspection and measuring.

-Sensor devices.

-Innovation and competitive intelligence.
-A pilot line for Additive Manufacturing of very large pieces.

-A pilot line for laser-based manufacturing processes.

-A pilot line in tribology and surface coatings.

-A test benches group for characterizing all critical elements of windmills.

-A pilot line for testing a wide range of chip removal processes (milling machines, lathes...).

-A Robotics pilot line, mainly centred at human-robot collaboration and space sharing.

-A demonstrator of IoT applied to industrial environments and predictive maintenance.

-3 clean rooms for micro and nano 2D high precision manufacturing.

-An ultraprecision shopfloor.

-A bunker for carrying out dangerous mechanical tests.

-A dimensional metrology laboratory.
. -Design, manufacturing and assembly of mechatronical equipments, some of them to be sold as turn key solutions in fields such as: test benches, big scientific equipment, new prototypes of manufacturing assets.

-Developing new manufacturing processes specifically defined for particular and difficult challenges.

-Design and development of the new vacuum chambers for PVD coating processes, as well as the implied processes.

-Daily dimensional calibration, dimensional characterization of machines and in situ measuring of very big equipment.

-A wide offer for automation and control, introducing smartness in the whole value chain and the concepts from Industry 4.0 paradigm, including: sensoring, digitising, maintenance and control, virtual twin...

-Robotic solutions for industry and logistics in complex assembly operations, bin picking, picking...
. Yes. service.

The International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) is the first International Intergovernmental Organisation (IGRO) in Europe conducting world-class research and development in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

INL is the result of a joint decision of the Governments of Portugal and Spain, taken in November 2005. The installation of scientific equipment began in October 2010 and from 2012 to 2017 INL has been involved in more than 50 industry driven projects, both direct and co-funded at national, European and international level.

INL is committed to work with the international community integrating the worldwide best solutions to address commercial needs, leading to increased competitiveness, creating societal value and attractive services and products.

One of the aspects that stand out at INL is its research facilities, which provides a high-tech research environment equipped with the latest technologies. The state of the art facility comprises a global investment over 100M€ and… NANOPHOTONICS

ADVANCED HIGH RESOLUTION FLUORESCENCE AND RAMAN MICROSCOPES

Confocal Light Scanning Microscope (Life cell- option) (Zeiss LSM780)

Wide Field Microscope (Life Cell – option) (Nikon Ti)

Total Internal Reflection Microscopy (TIRF) ((Nikon Ti upgrade)

Super Resolution Microscope – dSTORM (Nikon Ti upgrade)

Confocal Raman Microscope (WiTec)

OTHER MICROSCOPES AND PHOTONICS-ENABLED TECHNOLOGIES

Fluorescence Brightfield microscope (Nikon)

Flow cytometer/Cell sorter (BioRad)

Femtosecond Laser-Based Microfabrication (Spectra Physics Tsunami, Newport uFAB)

UNIQUE COMBINED IMAGING TECHNICS AT INL

Combined mechanical and optical characterization: AFM/Differential Spinning Disk

Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) setup with single molecule sensitivity, suited for life cell observation, fluorescence anisotropy detection and suited for nanomedicine research such as the investigation of photothermal or hyperthermia therapy effects on cells

…. Full-cycle multi-scale Prototyping

Depending on the needs of the specific industrial partner, INL can support the entire prototyping cycle or specific stages. By employing industry-standard processes, INL can help to ensure a successful field trial and smooth technology scale-up.
. Yes. service.

CTIC is a Research and Technology Organization (RTO) located in Spain and specialized in cutting-edge technologies in the field of ICT. Its main objective is to promote and to foster the carrying out of activities related to the development of ICT in all spheres of economic and social life that may contribute to the development and improvement of society.

In addition to this initial objective, other strategic goals are:

• to improve business competitiveness through research, development and technological innovation;

• to disseminate Science and Technology among citizens, companies and institutions;

• to support the implementation of Information Society, Social Innovation and Development Cooperation policies in Territories:

• to build an inclusive knowledge society for both citizens and businesses;

• to provide high value-added technological services to society, businesses and public entities.

CTIC is labeled as Technology Center by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Economy and… CTIC has a laboratory of 150 m2 equipped with 3 technology test-beds for validating prototypes and solutions developed in projects. This technology demonstrators are the following:

C-INDUSTRI4: ICT Lab for a Smart and Connected Industry oriented to 4.0

V-INDUSTRI4: Visión technologies focused to Industry 4.0 solutions

B.ACTIVE: ICT Demo Site for a better, active and Healthy living of aging people

The technology demonstrators are equipped with cutting-edge vision computer devices as well as workstations, servers  and IoT hardware. Also a cluster of computers are dedicated to validate blockchain developments and dapps. We have 4 computers with powerful GPUs capable of performing blockchain mining, one server for running software development tools.
. Basically, CTIC provides the following services in its fields of specialization:

Development of innovative ICT-based solutions

Technology Consultancy

Technology transfer and capacitation

There are two ways for providing these services:

Innovation projects under contract – some examples at http://www.fundacionctic.org/proyectos

Transfer or implementation of technology assets developed by CTIC – some examples at http://www.fundacionctic.org/activos

. Yes. service.

ITCL (Technological Institute of Castilla y León) is an officially recognized technology center, private, non-profit, provider of multi-technology solutions for the resolution of different problems in the industry. ITCL was created by the Official Industrial Engineering Associations of Burgos and Palencia in 1989, aims to contribute to the economic and social development of the region, supporting, promoting and facilitating the use of technology as a tool for competitiveness of the business network from a commitment to integration in the system of science-technology - company-society.

ITCL develops the strategies needed to achieve the correct distribution and exploitation of the results of their R&D activity by facilitating the Technology transfer to companies, especially SMEs. Being an influential technological centre at regional and national levels in the field of production and development of R&D technologies. Its fundamental values are orientation to the customer, innovative character, technological… ITCL has a complete laboratory in Computer Vision. The laboratory has various types of lighting for testing, cameras of different features, speeds and resolutions. In addition it has different sets of lenses and filters needed for test. The laboratory has several Computer Vision softwares in order to develop projects and the necessary human resources team to develop new algorithms specific for the new projects.

ITCL also has one of the largest laboratories in Spain of virtual and augmented reality; the laboratory has equipment consisting of 3D scanners, virtual reality headsets, helmets, See-through, workstations, motion capture systems, inertial sensors, virtual reality gloves, 3D screens and specific software.

Necessary equipment to be able to carry out the different stages in the manufacture of electronic prototypes, from the initial design phase, the manufacture of the prototype and short series in the laboratory, the serial production and EMC tests.
. Development of research and development projects in virtual reality, augmented reality, computer vision, computer graphics and simulation. Implementation of algorithms of artificial vision, techniques of SLAM, augmented reality, use of 3D graphics engines, modeling and texturing 3D models, programming on mobile platforms, integration of equipment, development of specific DLL, application of game theories, motion capture systems, development of driving simulators, Augmented Reality manuals and access to information for Industry 4.0; Virtual reality for Industries.

Advanced electronic design service, both hardware and software, with the ability to design and program customized electronic solutions.

Data capture systems with intelligent systems and advanced communication and microelectronics in sectors such as Industry 4.0; FoF (Factories of the Future); IIoT (Industrial IoT); M2M (Machine-to-Machine); machine Technology; Smart Cities; Smart Energy.

Energy Simulation Solutions: Energy modeling and…. Yes. service.