MIRTEC S.A. - Materials Industrial Research and Technology Development Centre, is a technological Center, active in Applied Research, Technological Development, Certification and Quality Control in a wide range of materials and products.

The company was founded by the merge of three renowned Greek technological centers with over 25 years of experience:

MIRTEC S.A. - CERECO S.Α. - CLOTEFI S.Α.

while the new unified MIRTEC incorporates the certification activities and the laboratories of the Greek Standardisation Organisation (ELOT S.A.).

Our mission is to support industry through leading edge technology and transfer knowledge to our clients, thus improving their competitiveness and competence by adding value to their products.

MIRTEC is the only Hellenic Certification Body with own Laboratories for testing and analysis of materials and products;, this enables our capabilities of offering integrated solutions to our clients.
The systematic collaboration and communication with high respected… The « Industrial Research, Technological Development and Laboratory Testing, Certification and Quality Societe Anonyme », shortly MIRTEC S.A., has its headquarters in Volos and has branches and offices in Greece (Athens, Thessaloniki, Volos and Thiva), in China (Shanghi), while also has an extensive network of experienced associates that covers Greece, Cyprus, Turkey and Romania.

The company’s headquarters are located in the First Industrial Area of Volos and cover an area of 7.500 m2 of indoor facilities on a land plot of 32 acres. Seven of MIRTEC laboratories are located in these premises where testing for a wide range of metal and metallurgical materials is performed, including chemical analysis.

The Thiva branch (former CERECO) is housed in the privately owned building complex which is located on the 72nd km of the Athens-Lamia National Road in Ritsona on a total surface of 3.100 m2. On these premises are located 4 labs and designated areas for industrial testing, conference rooms, lecture halls…. Laboratory Testing

MIRTEC SA has specialized laboratories acknowledged by the National Accreditation System (ESYD S.A.) according the requirements of ELOT EN ISO/IEC 17025 and up- to-date equipment of the latest technology so that it can check a wide range of industrial and consumer products, organic and inorganic materials, which include agricultural products, surface and ground water, irrigation and potable water, solid and liquid waste. The vast experience of the EVETAM laboratories allows the prospect of internal processes (in-house) and specialized analysis depending on the requirements and needs of each customer.

Metallic & Metallourgical Materials Laboratories

Mechanical Testing Laboratory

A number of tests, such as tensile, compression, impact, bend, creep, fatigue and hardness tests are carried out, mainly at metallic materials. The laboratory, in some cases, has the possibility to perform such kind of tests at non metallic materials as well. 

Non Destructive Testing Laboratory

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The Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) is a non-profit Foundation, and one of the centres of the CERCA Institution. Its Patrons are the Generalitat de Catalunya, CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas) and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. It was created with the founding objective of becoming a world-renowned centre for nanoscience and nanotechnology research. Its mission is to achieve scientific and technological excellence in these fields. All its human and economic resources are dedicated to achieving this mission. We do so by incubating new fundamental knowledge and ideas, and facilitating the adoption and integration of nanotechnologies into society and industry. To this end, research at ICN2 encompasses: (i) Basic science, primarily via European and national collaborative projects, including frontier areas, and (ii) Technology: in areas of in-house expertise and in conjunction with industry. Therefore, ICN2 interacts closely with universities, research… • Microscopes
o Environmental SEM: FEI Quanta 650 FEG ESEM
o High Resolution SEM: FEI Magellan 400L XRSEM
o High resolution TEM: FEI Tecnai F20 HR(S)TEM

• Sample preparation
o Leica ACE 600 Sputter Coater
o Leica Optical Microscopes
o Well 3242 Diamond Wire Saw
o Struers Minitom Diamond Disk Saw
o Struers Labopol Polishing System
o Allied Multiprep Precision Polishing System
o Gatan Precision Ion Polishing System (PIPS)
o Fischione 1020 Plasma Cleaner
. -Characterisation of physical, chemical, electromagnetic and toxicological properties of nanoparticles, nanostructures and nanomaterials.
—Nano- and micro-encapsulation of substances using a wide range of materials and techniques.
—Development and manufacturing of state-of-the-art of organic and inorganic nanoparticles as well as conjugation “a –la-carte” at laboratory and pilot plant scale for multiple industrial and research applications and their complete physical and chemical characterisation.
—Micro and nano-fabrications: metallisation, lithography, nanoimprinting, self-assembling, Dip Pen Nanolithography, etc. of a wide range of materials and applications and metrology services.
—Development of specific customized biosensors for medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, food quality control, safety and security applications.
—Consulting and advice on science and technology is available upon request.
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The Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), established in 1983, is one of the largest research centers in Greece with well organized facilities, highly qualified personnel and a reputation as a top-level research foundation worldwide. FORTH reports to the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Hellenic Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs. The Foundation, with headquarters in Heraklion, includes six Research Institutes in different parts of the country:

In Heraklion

Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL)
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB)
Institute of Computer Science (ICS)
Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM)

In Rethymnon

Institute for Mediterranean Studies (IMS)

In Patras

The Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT)

Also, in Ioannina operates the Department of Biomedical Research under the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB).

… Research infrastructure complying with the activities of the home Institutions.

Business oriented  and exploitation tools operated through STEP-C (Science and Technology Park of Crete) and PRAXI created to provide a bridge between Research and Industry in Greece. 
. Adopting to the rapidly evolving needs of the region of Crete/ Greece, the research advancements at FORTH and the local Academic and Research Institutions, FORTH, through STEP-C offers, in addition to incubating facilities and services to start up companies with new and emerging technologies, specialized professional services that are difficult to find under one roof and geared to assisting and guiding companies to:

Unleash their potential through innovation
Assess and secure their intellectual capital
Support better their business interests and needs
Transfer their technological advancements into the manufacturing of innovative products and services

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National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia (NIC), is a leading Slovenian research institution in the field of chemistry and related disciplines. Basic and applied research are oriented towards fields which are of long-term importance to both Slovenia and the world: biotechnology, environmental protection, structural and theoretical chemistry, analytical chemistry, materials research, and chemical engineering, through which the institute is in line with the needs of the domestic chemical, pharmaceutical, tire, and food industries. The work of the Institute is also in line with the priority thematic areas of the EU Research and Innovation programme Horizon 2020. NIC has 300 employees of which around 266 carry out research work in 14 laboratories and two infrastructure centres; 136 of these have doctorates of science degrees. The Institute was the first research institution in Slovenia to obtain ISO 9001 standards in December 2003 with the goal of improving the conditions, as well as organization… NIC owns some pieces of equipment that are unique for the Slovene research area and in the “new member states” area:

AR STEM – state of the art atomic resolution scanning transmission electron microscope

Karl Zeiss Supra 35 VP Electronic Microscope with EDX analysis-

a high resolution powder x-ray diffractometer,

a 800, 600, 400 MHz NMR spectrometer

. Research and development expertizes od NIC departments, which are also interesting for the cooperation with industry, can be found at the following links:

Computer simulations

life sciences and bioinformatics
chemometrics and statistical methods in chemistry, proteomics and genomics
studies of links between the structure and function of complex molecular systems

Materials

analysis and synthesis of polymeric materials
development of porous adsorbents and porous catalysts
development of heterogeneous catalysts
development of advanced batteries
development of coatings

Chemical technology and engineering

development and optimization of chemical processes
wastewater cleaning

Chemical analysis

inorganic materials and ionic species
chemical and biochemical analysis of water
substances in food supplements
development, validation and analysis of active pharmaceutical ingredients and products  according to GMP standard
characterization of chemical…. Yes. service.

We are your partner for research and development. As a one-stop-shop, we deliver solutions that are tailored to your needs. We integrate the required technologies to an overall system and accompany you along the entire innovation chain: from scientific research to the finished product.

We are dedicated to research and development for our national and international customers since more than 15 years. We support our customers from idea generation, research and development to the introduction of series production. Our infrastructure allows for the production of prototypes and small lot sizes as well as the verification of your systems and components. By integrating the required technologies, we develop our customers’ systems and solutions of the next generation.

The demands that products and production processes must meet are constantly on the rise. Challenges include the growing flexibility of production processes, elevated process quality, increasing miniaturisation and customisation of products and…
Additive manufacturing tools (3d-printing)
Machinery to produce electronics
Design tools (multi-physics finite element analysis: structural, fluids, electromagnetics, thermal, ...)
Tools for multi-parameter optimization

 
. DRIVE ENGINEERING

We see drive engineering as encompassing electrical and hydraulic drive systems, meaning that actuators, motors, electronics and software are all obtained from a single source.

Download additional information: Electrical Drives, Hydraulics, Magnetic Bearing Technology

Keywords: Piezo vibratory conveyors, Micropositioning, Digital Valves / FSVi, The bearingless torque motor, Bearingless motors, X2C: Rapid Prototyping for Control Systems, MAGOPT LCM: The software for the optimal drive system 

http://www.lcm.at/en/solutions/antriebstechnik/

ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DESIGN

We offer our customers all the necessary steps from design and technology selection through to the provision of prototypes and small series batches. This includes circuit design along with functional simulation and circuit board development, production and commissioning. Accompanying this, the hardware-related software architecture and its implementation is designed for a wide range of different platforms (FPGA,…. Yes. service.

Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) is a private, non-profit, association of six Portuguese universities, one polytechnic, one public telecom operator and one telecom equipment manufacturer, established in 1992 with a mission to create and share scientific knowledge in telecommunications at world level and to host and tutor graduate and post-graduate students. IT earned the statute of Associated Laboratory in 2001.

IT is organized around three main sites: Aveiro, Coimbra and Lisbon with delegations in Covilhã, Leiria, Lisbon and Porto. IT hosts more than 300 (PhD holding) researchers, 7 of which are Fellows of IEEE, and 3 Fellows of the IET, 200 PhD Students and 200 MSc students.

IT expertise spans all areas of telecommunications and supporting sciences including wireless and optical communications, networks and multimedia.

IT is managed by a Board of Directors, and by Site Management Boards. 

IT scientific activities are overseen by the Scientific Board, including all IT researchers holding a Ph… You can find a description in the site http://www.it.pt/ ->  IT Scientific areas -> laboratories ...

Examples not exhaustive:

Radio LABs equipment

 A Vector Network Analyser 20GHz, Rhode & Schwarz ZVB20.
• Near-Field scanner based on a Fanuc industrial Robot Fanuc LR Mate 200iC / L5.
• 4 Channel-4 GHz Digital Phospor Oscilloscope Tektronix DPO70404.
• Signal Generator [9kHz to 3.2GHz] Rhode & Schwarz SMC100A SMC-B103.
• Spray Etching Machine MEGA-UK Rota-Spray Plus. 

The Lab includes two anechoic chambers (8.5m×4.5m×3.6m) and (4m×2.5m×2m) for microwave and mm-wave antenna measurements, respectively.

Main equipments are 4 vector network analysers (one of them up to 110 GHz),

2 scalar network analysers (up to 40 GHz),

2 spectrum analysers (up to 26 GHz),

1 noise figure measurement system, a probe-station for on-wafer microwave and mm-wave measurements.

Network analyzers (3GHz, 67 GHz and 70GHz),

Spectrum analyzers (26.5 GHz, 40GHz),

CW Signal generators (up to 40GHz),

…. research, Development and tests capabilities in the Wireless Communications area

Antenna Modeling and Design  

Design, fabrication and test of antennas for a wide range of bands and applications including the Internet of Things (IoT), namely for identification and localization using RFID and UWB. Antennas for Ka-band satellite-on-the-move wireless broadband access services. Antennas for body-area networks and biomedical applications, including wearable antennas, implantable antennas and antennas for medical imaging. Dielectric lens antennas for mullti-gigabit networks at 60 GHz and 120 GHz. Antenna integration in mobile terminals.

Wireless Circuits and Devices 

Design, modelling and characterization of circuits and devices for microwave and millimetre wave applications.

On-wafer capabilities for modelling high power devices, including GaAs HEMT, GaN HEMT, Si LDMOS, etc.

Design of MMIC based on several foundry technologies.

Power Amplifier design and evaluation.

Transmission and…. Yes. service.

CTP is the only Accredited Research Centre (Centre de Recherche Agréé – CRA) in Belgium dedicated to the in Mineral Processing of materials. Benefiting from expertise built up over 20 years in this field, CTP offers a huge range of skills and analysis to companies exploring and developing natural mining deposits, and also to companies who transform and recycle industrial and urban post-consumer waste ("Urban Mining"). Its expertise not only covers the processing of these "deposits", but also encompass the production of materials with strong added value and a focus on upscaling. New "secondary" raw materials and/or new materials are created at CTP using these by-products.

The expertise of CTP lies in Research and Development work, Studies and Tests for our clients, Expert Consultancy (profiling of minerals, study of deposits, etc.) and finally laboratory-based Analyses and Profiling.

CTP's "pilot" platform (IMPRoVE) is unique in Belgium due to its size (> 5500 m2) and huge range of equipment. Combined… CTP has a wide range of equipment from laboratory scale (typically from 10g to 25 kg) to pilot scale (typically 200 k to 1t/h or /batch) used either for comminution (size reduction) or separation (on dry or wet material). Single step or integrated processes can be set up on demand for dedicated trials.

A Virtual Tour of our facilities is available with additional information on specific equipment when clicking on 'i' button.
. CTP carries out its expertise and skills through various services tailored to the client's needs. Our multi-skilled engineers and technicians are at your service to meet your requirements to the fullest possible extent.

Through the Studies and Tests Service, we develop flowsheets or upscaling plans for your materials, validated through tests at laboratory and pilot scale. Our pragmatic approach enables us to develop economically viable solutions.

Our analytics service has a number of different laboratories available (mineral chemistry, microscopy, physical and materials profiling), along with cutting-edge equipment. We accept materials of mineral origin (minerals, slag, soil and sludge, dusts, etc.) and technological materials (plastics, composites, electronic waste, etc.) and even liquids (electrolysis baths, galvanising baths, etc.). We rise to the challenge of speed of execution and flawless analytical quality every single day.

Our exceptional pilot equipment enables us to meet the processing…. Yes. service.

To enhance the understanding of materials properties and behavior is the primary aim of Chem4Tech. In particular, the activities are focused to develop and to optimize experimental techniques, methods, and protocols for studying new materials/devices.

Researches cover a very wide variety of materials (metal, ceramic, glass, semiconductor, polymers, and bio-organic materials) and they are carried out in collaboration with several national and international researchers belonging to government as well as private research laboratories.

Several facilities are available at Chem4Tech for physical, chemical, functional, and mechanical characterization of materials.

1 Structural characterizazion
2 Inorganic chemical analysis of liquids
3 Surface and bulk analysis of solids
4 Colorimetric and UV visible spectroscopies analysis of surfaces and liquids
5 Morphological characterizazion
6 Digestion, extraction and aging
7 Surface analysis of fluids
8 Electrochemical Tests

. We can perform materials characterization: physical, chemical, mechanical and microstructural properties of materials are measured and determined.  Once the properties of a given material are characterized and understood, this information can provide the higher level of understanding that is needed to resolve important issues such as cause of failure and process-related problems, as well as to develop new materials and applications.

we can develop new protocols for testing materials and we are active in developing standards.

 
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The IMH is an application oriented research institute focusing on computer simulation, parallel computing and design optimization. One core area is the computer simulation of fluid flow together with heat and mass transfer (Computational Fluid Dynamics, CFD) in micro-fluidics and biotechnology. Computer simulation of fluid flow is like the weather film during weather forecast. Arrows show the air velocity and colors depict the temperature and pressure. When critical areas can be seen it is possible to address issues directly. Therefore computer simulations reduces time-to-market and development cost.

The IMH is member of the BioInnovation Growth mega-Cluster (BIG) Think Tank "C1 Conversion" aiming to transform Europe’s industrial mega cluster in the Flanders region of Belgium, The Netherlands and the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia into the global leader of bio-based innovation growth.
The IMH is equipped with several compute clusters up to 512 computer cores and the necessary commercial CFD licences.
. Our services comprise analyzing the process under consideration, development of a mathematical model and simulations with it, comparison of the model with physical experiments, optimization of the process and transfer of the results to reality.
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd is a leading research and technology company in the Nordic countries. VTT’s strong expertise in the field of novel biobased materials and process development, together with our approaches for systematic evaluation, simulation and modelling, will provide a fast lane to novel technolgy and business concepts.

VTT's pilot plants and other innovation infrastructure for advanced biomaterials are in three locations in Finland. In Jyväskylä (at the KETs Map) are loceted facilities for fibre web and foam forming development, in Tampere biocomposites and plastic prcocessing pilots and in Espoo roll-to-roll coating and surface treatment pilot line. The wide varierty of VTT's researach services and professionals are also available for our pilot customers.

VTT’s work with foam forming technology has enabled a leap in lightweighting, and opened the door for new fiber-based innovations. Our extensive work with nanocellulose has led to several applications, the… VTT's advanced biomaterial processing and converting pilot plants are for:
- fibre and fibre foam web production,
- biocomposite and plastic processing,
- roll-to-roll coating and surface treatments.

The foam forming environment offers piloting of 300mm wide webs with speeds upto 1,000m/min for grammages from 25 to 200 g/m2. Foam can be generated in a tank or on-line, and trials can be run in the Fourdrinier, gap or hybrid geometries to provide reels, which can be dried offline. The piloting is supported by extensive and unique laboratory devices optimized for fibre foams.

​VTT has comprehensive research facilities for the processing of (bio)plastics and composites. These include various pre- and post-processing equipment as well as extrusion, foaming, compounding and moulding machines from laboratory to pilot-scale. In addition, the facilities are equipped with modern structural and mechanical characterisation instruments. We focus on particle and extrusion foaming of bio-polymer materials for…. VTT has a versatile set of pilot plants for many industrial development chains: from raw material sourcing and processing through smart industrial conversions to application testing and demonstration.

Piloting at VTT is supported by a critical mass of expertise. We can provide experienced professionals and other R&D services, among others in material science, process modelling, chemistry, biotechnology, analytics and techno-economic feasibility studies. We also have expertise in preparing sustainability assessments, and can help you find sources of R&D funding.

VTT has strong expertise in experimental and conceptual development of novel biobased materials and processes. This together with our well established approaches for systematic evaluation, simulation and modelling, will provide a fast lane to feasibility estimates scale-up of novel technolgy and business concepts.
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