CETMA is a no-profit Research and Technology Organization. It carries out independent research activities and provides advanced services to enterprises (specially small and medium ones) and to public institutions.

It is a multidisciplinary center and is organized in three Department:

Advanced Materials Engineering Department

Computer Engineering Department

Industrial Design Department

Its expertise concerning Materials Engineering are about carbon fiber composites, other polymer composites, polymeric materials, ceramic and ceramic composite materials, bio-based materials, shape memory alloys. A special expertise is about recycling of waste materials.

In Computer Engineering its  expertise are about developing software for industrial and engineering applications, for Advanced Visual Systems using Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality and for robotics and automation applications including e-health applications.

Industrial Design Department is experienced in all phases… Material and component characterization equipments

Universal Testing Machine for mechanical testing on materials and components

HDT- VICAT fordetermination of Equipment for measurement of Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT) and of Vicat Softening Temperature

HPLC - High-pressure liquid chromatography

GPC - Gel permeation chromatography

Thermal Conductivity λ-Meter

Optical Flexmeter and horizontal optical dilatometer

Contact angle analysis

Automatic hydraulic systems for static and low frequency dynamic tests on building materials

Climatic chamber

Infrared thermo-camera

Ultrasonic Equipment

Polling system for FBG sensors for monitoring of components and structures.

Optical Backscatter Reflectometer for monitoring of components and structures.

Material Processes equipments

Compression Molding Pilot line

Induction welding

RTM (Resin Transfer Molding)

Industrial…. Thanks to its multidisciplinary approach, CETMA  provides a very large range of services for enabling  SMEs into using advanced technologies:

Development and Process of Advanced Materials
Materials Characterizations
Structural Health Monitoring
Numerical  Simulation of complex phenomena
Product Design  & Engineering
3D printing and prototyping
Software for Robotics, Automation and Control Systems
Software for Information Systems and Knowledge Management
New Product Market Analysis & Business Planning
Training
Innovation management
Contract Research

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Cikatek´s main lines of research are:

Research and development of polymeric materials, particularly elastomer
Process and product development and innovation for the anti-vibration, sealing and fluid conduction fields in the automotive and household industries.
Promotion and development of new business lines
Development of simulation tools for elastomer

Cikatek has:

A mechanical laboratory for product validation
A chemical laboratory for material characterization

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Cikatek has:

Hot and cold dynamic fatigue testing for pipes, with simultaneous application of high- and low-frequency movements.
Hot and cold single- and dual-axis fatigue testing for anti-vibration components.
Rheometric testing
Ozone chamber testing
Ageing tests
Microscopy tests
Product and process development area

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INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias is a private, non-profit Research and Development Institute created in January, 2002 from the former Solid State Technology group of INESC which existed since 1992. Since January 2008, INESC MN belongs to the Associated Laboratory - Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN) - to work in the emerging fields of Nanotechnology, BioNanotechnology and Nanosciences.

INESC MN is dedicated to leading edge research and development in strategic technological areas of micro- and nanotechnologies and the application of these technologies to electronic, biological and biomedical devices. INESC-MN research work shares the laboratories and class 100/10 clean room facilities used for student training. An important part of INESC MN’s mission is to provide advanced training at Master, PhD and post-doctoral levels, acting as a bridge between the Technical Engineering School (IST, Universidade de Lisboa) and industrial partners worldwide. INESC-MN also offers transfer of… INESC MN has a Class 10/100 cleanroom (~200 m2) with a Class 10.000 grey area (~200 m2) for support and laboratorial equipment. INESC MN also has an additional 170 m2 of laboratory space for materials and device characterization as well as microfluidic processing.  

A list of the equipment available at INESC MN include:

MATERIALS AND MICRO AND NANOFABRICATION EQUIPMENT

Magnetron sputtering systems (5) – Nordiko 2000; Nordiko 7000; Alcatel; 2 homebuilt systems
Ion Beam Deposition and Milling systems (2) – Nordiko 3000; Nordiko 3600
PECVD systems (3) – Electrotech Delta; Aixtron Black Magic; 1 homebuilt system
Reactive Ion etcher – LAM Rainbow
Optical Lithography – Heidelberg Instr. DWLii
E-beam Lithography – RAITH 150
Photoresist spin coater and developer track – SVG series 88
Plasma cleaner

FILM AND DEVICE CHARACTERIZATION

SEM – Hitachi S-2500
Optical and Fluorescence microscopy (Olympus and Leica)
Nano-spotter (GeSim NP2.1 Nanoplotter)
X-ray diffractometer
…. INESC MN provides cleanroom microfabrication and prototyping services to industry, SMEs, research institutes and university groups both inside Portugal and around the world. The types of services we provide include:

THIN FILM DEPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT

Magnetic thin films and multilayers
Transparent electronics (ITO, IZO, AZO, SiO2, MgO, TiO2)
Oxide and nitride thin films (SiO2, SiNx, AlN, TaN, MgO, TiO2)
Thin film semiconductors (a-Si:H, nc-Si, alloys with carbon, doped layers)

MATERIALS AND DEVICE CHARACTERIZATION

Magnetic characterization
Optical and optoelectronic characterization
Optical and fluorescence microscopy
Scanning electron microscopy
Profilometry and ellipsometry

DEVICE AND SYSTEM PROTOTYPING

Magneto resistive sensors
Magnetic devices
MEMS
Micro-electrodes
Magnetic surface scanners
Microfluidic devices
Biosensors and Lab on Chip systems
Sensors on CMOS

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Name:            Research Institute for Textile Chemistry and Textile Physics

http://www.uibk.ac.at/textilchemie/

 General information: The Institute, founded in 1982 as a research institute of the University of Innsbruck, cumulates fundamental research and applied research activities in the field of textile chemistry and textile physics. The Institute is located in Vorarlberg, close to main parts of the Austrian textile industry in the building of the HTL-Textile where an area of 500m² is dedicated and equipped especially for the requirements of scientific work. In the period 2010 – 2015 research activities were strategically extended towards the field of technical textiles and fibre research. The activities also can be characterised by intensive interdisciplinary and intersectoral research. The research activities build on formation of research co-operations with complementary academic institutions as well as companies e.g. in the sectors health, construction, mobility. Particular contribution has… Equipment for textile analysis (diode array photometer, electrochemical equipment, HPLC, AAS, GC, FTIR, DSC, TGA, Dynamic mechanical analysis, Laser-scanning microscope, colour measurement, inverse size exclusion chromatography, Zeta potential measurement, Nitrogen analyser), climate chambers, laboratory scale and pilot scale textile processing units up to lots of 5 kg, pilot scale membrane filtration unit (UF, NF and RO).Textile chemical and physical testing equipment (tensile strength, abrasion, light fastness) for all stages of textile production.

http://www.uibk.ac.at/textilchemie/

email: [email protected]
. The Research Institute for Textile Chemistry and Textile Physics (TCTP) covers basic research and applied research in the field of Textile Chemistry and Textile Physics, polymer chemistry and material sciences. Lectures and courses for these specialised fields are offered. The Institute undertakes a bridge function ranging from fundamental research, applied research to technology transfer and information supply for industrial partners.

Services range from small projects for industrial partners to large consortia in national, and EU funded programmes,

Fundamental research is performed in strategic fields of textile and polymer chemistry and physics
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The NANOLYON platform is dedicated to Micro and Nanotechnolgoy. It includes 600m² of clean room and 700m² of technological rooms. It is operated by a team of engineers and technicians, corresponding to 16.5 full time employees. It is part of the Lyon Institute of Nanotechnology, a Joint Research Unit of CNRS, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and CPE Lyon.

The NANOLYON platform is a member of the Renatech+ network, is labialized as a national proximity facility since 2002. It includes high performance, flexible and easily accessible technological equipments. The platform allows to develop the Micro and Nanotechnologies by combining the know-how of communities in Engineering and with existing strengths in Chemistry, Biology, Medicine, Materials Science and Physics. It is the privileged tool which allows to offer to the actors of the fundamental and applied researches a complete set of tools and specific expertise allowing the emergence of original
technology processes.
… The platform is equipped with a wide range of generic and specific equipments, dedicated to Micro and Nanotechnologies. Fabrication tools are dedicated to generation and fabrication of materials, including thin layers and nanostructures, components and devices, sensors, microsystems.
This is completed with design and characterization tools. These technological resources are dedicated to applications in the field of electronics,biotechnologies and photonics.

Equipments include:

• Surface chemistry and wafer cleaning
• Porosification by electrochemical anodization
• UV Photolithography, maskless UV laser lithography, ebeam writing, UV holography
• Epitaxial growth (SSMBE, LPE, VPE)
• Evaporators (thermal, e-beam)
• ALD, PECVD-ECR, multi-electrodes PECVD, LPCVD, reactive sputtering, electrolytic depositions
• Wet etching, RIE, ICP, electrochemistry
• Microimprint, thermoforming, micro-drilling
• Photomasker/synthetisers of DNA chips
• Optical microscopy, SEM, AFM, ellipsometry, XPS, DXRD,…. The platform is a ‘hand-on” facility which develops internal and external projects (exogenous projects) with
technological challenges within the framework of the scientific collaborations including university and/or
industrial partnerships. The platform hosts external partners, including industrials and academics, that use the facilities for their own developments. 

« EASY ACCESS and FLEXIBILITY » : The platform currently develops technological research conducted
in INL (Lyon Institute of Nanotechnology) and supports external projects (academic and industrial R&D community).
« SPECIFIC EXPERTISE » : The technological developments are mainly focusing from standard to
very dedicated process.
Education training offer (400 h/year for projects and practical training – around 160 students)
Visiting users are specifically trained by the technical staff and/or the direct supervisor in the
use of equipment and processes

Our technological offer : to set up classical (litho-deposition-etching) or more…. Yes. service.

CTR is a non-academic and application-oriented research centre in Carinthia and ranks among Austria’s leading research institutes in the area of "Smart Sensors and Systems Integration". Its task and objective is to develop innovative sensor technologies (photonic, sensor, micro and nano systems as well as assembly, packaging and integration technologies) for industry and to integrate them in concrete applications. CTR research will therefore play a role in meeting society’s great challenges, such as energy, mobility, health, climate and security. 

The services range from initial feasibility studies, technology monitoring, testing and simulation to systems integration and prototypes suitable for industrial applications. CTR also provides information on research programmes and is actively engaged in technology transfer.

Established in 1997, CTR has filed over 80 patents and conducts research in regional, national and international projects. Research partners include small medium and large sized companies… In the CTR laboratories a wide range of high-tech instruments are available for CTR staff, partner organisations and customers to achieve the best R&D results. The following classification provides an overview:

>> RESEARCH CLEANROOMS

ISO 5 and ISO class 8 including equipment for micro-handling and micro-processing as well as 3D Printing and integration processes.

>> METROLOGY LAB

Equipment: e.g. Raman Spectrometer, FTIR / NTNIR Spectrometer, UV/VIS Spectrometer, Micro System Analyser, FT-IR Microscope, Fluorescence Light Microscope, NIR Camera, High-Speed Camera, Thermal Imaging, SAW crystal measurement, Surface Profiler, Terahertz Imaging System, Laser-Beam Profiling, Climatic Chamber, Torque Measurement Setup

>> PACKING & INTEGRATION 

Equipment: e.g. Wafer Prober, Wire Bonder, Die-Bond Tester, Research Inkjet Printer, Pulsed Light Treatment, 3Dsystems Plastic 3 D- Printer, Fineplacer, Digital Dispenser, Electronics, Ultrasonic Solder System, Laser Welding System, Chamber Oven

>>…. The services range from initial feasibility studies, technology monitoring, testing and simulation to systems integration and prototypes suitable for industrial applications. CTR also provides information on research programmes and is actively engaged in technology transfer.
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BIBA is the oldest affiliated institute of the University of Bremen. Internationally, it is ranked amongst one of the most renowned research institutions in Germany. Altogether 150 people work in the BIBA research divisions “Intelligent Production and Logistics Systems” (IPS) and “ICT Applications for Production” (IKAP) as well as in the associated departments in the faculty of Production Engineering of the University of Bremen. BIBA is engaged in basic research, applied research, contract research as well as national and international research associations. In its work, the institute combines the main areas of production and logistics and focuses on the processes as well as on the products.
The Industry 4.0 Competence and Transfer Centre at BIBA offers companies the opportunity to experience, develop, test and evaluate new technologies for production and logistics. It also has diverse laboratory facilities, in which different detailed aspects of “Industry 4.0” are developed and transferred into practice. The Serious Gaming Lab (https://www.biba-gaminglab.com/en) helps to develop competences with technology-assisted games. The Computer Vision Lab deals with image processing and artificial intelligence for the human-machine interaction, for example. The LogDynamics Lab (http://www.logdynamics.de/lab.html?&L=1) is a university-wide application centre for technologies in logistics. Last but not least, in the IoT FabLab (http://www.iotfablab.eu) smart and internet-connected products are being developed and tested.  
. With the integrative view on the research fields production and logistics as well as its comprehensive experience and deep understanding of products, processes, collaborative company networks and complex, dynamic systems the BIBA institute has generated numerous and diverse contributions to the progresses of digitalisation for almost 20 years. For example, it initiated the collaborative research centre “Autonomous Cooperating Logistics Processes“ (CRC 637). Beyond basic research originated in this CRC the BIBA scientists contribute significantly to developments in the area of “Industry 4.0” and supports SMEs in this subject. BIBA is partner of Germany’s first SME-targeted 4.0 competence centre “Mit uns digital! Das Zentrum für Niedersachsen und Bremen“ and offers SMEs courses and demonstrations for specific problems and topics. In the BIBA Labs (IoT FabLab, Vision Lab, Gaming Lab) the SMEs have the opportunity to test innovative technologies before implementing them in their business processes.

 
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The Institute for Composite Materials (IVW) is a nonprofit organization. It develops new composite applications in various joint ventures with industrial customers and within funded research programs. New materials, advanced composite design schemes, and manufacturing processes are investigated and – once the necessary fundamentals are understood – engineered for applications and tailored to meet individual product requirements (“mission oriented research”). Besides this, new ideas and concepts internally generated are constituent elements of the research work and advanced developments (“intrinsic research”). The knowledge gained through R&D is transferred: into industrial applications, the education of engineers, and into new spin-off companies.

Component Testing
Component Control
Design
Stress Analysis
Film Extrusion
Functionalized Matrix Systems
Development of Semi-Finished Materials
Resin Injection Technology + Simulaiton
Hybrid Materials + Structures
Hybrid Processes
Impact / Crash Behavior + Simulation
Compounding, Blends
Fatique Analysis
Methods of Material and Process Characterization
Nanocomposites
Press Molding Technology + Simulation
Sensor Integration / Smart Materials
Tape and Fiber Placement + Simulation
Textile Preform Technology
Tribology
Forming Technology + Simulation
Joining Technology / Welding + Simulation
Failure Behavior
Material Analytics
Filament Winding + Simulation
Non-Destructive Testing

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Component Testing
Compression Molding
Design
Fatigue Analysis
Filament Winding + Simulation
Film Extrusion
Forming Simulation
Forming Technology
Functionalized Matrix Systems
Health Monitoring
Hybrid Materials + Structures
Impact / Crash Behavior +Simulation
Induction Welding + Simulation
Inspection Techniques
Joining Technology / Welding + Simulation
Methods of Material and Process Characterization
Nanocomposites
Press Molding Technology + Simulation
Resin Injection Technology + Simulation
Sensor Integration / Smart Materials
Tape and Fiber Placement + Simulation
Textile Preform Technology
Tribology

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Instituto Tecnológico de Informática (ITI) is a Spanish private Research & Technology organization located in Valencia, Spain. ITI is a Competence Centre in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), established in 1994. ITI is also the coordinator of the Data Cycle Hub (https://thedatacyclehub.com/), which is the reference one-stop shop DIH in the Valencia region to foster data driven and artificial intelligence-based innovation. The objective is to bridge the gap between research and industry, specifically SMEs, providing innovative solutions and services that require advanced data analytics, automatic learning and artificial intelligence.

ITI Research and Innovation activity is developed by a team of more than 200 technologists (researchers and technicians), and is focused on 6 main digital enablers around the DATA CYCLE, primarily Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, but also other key digital enabling technologies like Cyber Physical Systems, IoT, Cloud and High Performance Computing… ITI is located in CPI-Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovacion, a scientific park near the campus of Polytechnic University of Valencia and also in the Technologic Park of Paterna. ITI’s facilities are distributed in an area of 1700m2 and comprise meeting rooms, teaching labs, as well as laboratories for hardware, software testing, and prototyping. ITI has at its disposal different kind of conference rooms which could bring to organize conferences and large meetings: 4 conference rooms of 144 capacity each, 1 conference room of 288 capacity, 15 meeting rooms among 25-60 capacity and a teaching lab of 16 capacity.

Special mention to two main infrastructures:

ITI Big Data Space: Infrastructure, tools, and data for research and experimentation with Big Data technologies, which has been awarded with the European BDVA i-Space Silver label (http://www.bdva.eu/BDVA_labelled_i-spaces ). This infrastructure consists of: cluster with 2000+ CPU cores, 12+ GPU cores, 20+ TB RAM and huge storage capabilities,…. ITI provides the following services:

Research and development activities in cooperation with companies and under contract
Big Data deployment services
Cloud computing development and migration services
Route Optimization services
Demand forecasting services
Production planning services 
Communication networks design
Predictive maintenance for Industry
Zero defects in Industry
Advanced Diagnosis Services in Healthcase 
Cyber Physical Systems modeling and design
Software Quality Services
ICT updating services
Training
Intelligent Information Management
Technology Watch
Strategic Consultancy (Technology roadmaps, Strategic plans)
Specific ICT recruitment
Prototyping
Proof of concept
Access to Datasets
Access to infrastructures
Technologies detection and selection

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CIC energiGUNE (http://www.cicenergigune.com/en) is a non-profit energy research centre based in the Basque Country (Spain), inaugurated in 2011. CIC energiGUNE's mission is to play a leading role on the international scientific stage focused on basic research in energy related materials oriented to storage applications, contributing to industrial competitiveness through: excellent and breakthrough research; transfer of technology and knowledge to industry; coordination of Basque technology and research efforts in energy storage field.

CIC energiGUNE plays an important role in the strong Basque Network of Science, Technology and Innovation (RVCTI). The centre has the backing of public institutions, administrations and of companies directly related to the energy sector. Its objectives are strongly aligned with the Basque Country RIS3 priorities and the Energibasque strategy, which identifies storage as the central key to solve the future energy needs.

The services that CIC energiGUNE can provide to… A - Synthesis labs

B - Characterization platforms

Electron Microscope platform
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Thermal Analysis Platform
Surface Analysis Unit
Physical Properties Measurement System
X-Ray Diffraction Platform
General Techniques

C - Testing facilities

Dry Room / prototyping line
Testing laboratories (electrochemical and thermal loops)

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Composition studies for organic/inorganic materials in liquid/solid phase
Corrosion assessment
Adhesion evaluation
Degradation / failure mechanisms /effects of temperature
Structural analysis
Material performance

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