AITEX is a private non-profit making association created in 1985 thanks to an initiative of the local industry and the Generalitat Valenciana (Regional government) through the Valencia Enterprises Competitiveness Institute (IVACE, Instituto Valenciano de Competitividad Empresarial), as an institution that has a common infrastructure for making possible its efforts in themes such as innovation, training, development and applied research. Its ultimate aim is to make this sector more competitive. To achieve this, the Institute promotes modernization actions and the introduction of new and emerging technologies and, in general, any initiatives that will contribute to the industrial progress of the sector.

The work carried out by the Institute is closely linked to the sector’s industries, either through the advanced technical services offered by the Institute (consultancy, market, certification, quality control, training, etc.), the confidential research projects developed at the request of different companies… Laboratories: Chemical  , Physics, Microbiology , Wastewater laboratory, Artificial grass , Agrotextile , biomaterials, biomedicine, health, comfort transpirability and isolation, acoustics, wind tunnel, sensors, electrical conductivity, developments and prototypes, ballistics, sharp weapons, fire, wastewater and environment, sport surface, automotive and public transport, filtering,  nanotechnology, materials, Personal protective equipment, fire Experimental plants: wet laid technology, compounding,, injection moulding, compression moulding, Vacuum infusion process, Low and atmospheric plasma, multifilament and monofilament extrusion plants (for nanoadditivation in fibers), electropinning (nanofibers), laminating, coating, twisting, texturising, crimping, twinsting&covering, stapling fibre, thermal imaging, climate simulator, Softness and feel plant, electric arching, thermotex, NBC, mechanical risks, electrostatics, tertiary treatment palt, recylcing and reusing wastewater plant, RFID , center for textile…. . Yes. service.

R&D:
Sustainable materials: renawable resources, biodegradable and recycled.

Nanomaterials; synthesis and functionalization

Polymer Synthesis: polycondensation, ROP, Radical polymerization, Ionic Polymerization.

Materials with advanced properties; termal and electrical conductivity, fireproof materials, active and Smart materials,

Materials for Additive Manufacturing (AM)

High performance composites

Funtional coatings; self-cleaning, superhydrofobic/superhydrophilic, scratchproof, wear resistance, anti-fouling, anti-icing, barrier properties.

Functional printing

Improvement of the properties of traditional and high performance materials

Improvement of plastic transformation processes (thermoplastics and thermosets)

Development of advanced-curing composites systems

Reduction of contaminants and odours

Recycling and waste management

Analysis & Testing Technical assistance

Training Technical capabilities

Competitive Intelligence and Technology Watch
More than 8,500 m2 of facilities with the latest technological advances for R & D activities.
- Analysis and testing laboratories : Packaging Laboratory, Automotive Laboratory, Construction Laboratory
- Pilot Plants: more than 20 pilot plants for different transformation processes of plastics (Thermoplastic plant, Thermostable plant)
. - Component/ breadboard / process development & testing
- Pilot line / demonstration line / preseries
- Product validation / certification
- Proof of concept / Lab testing of basic experimental set-up/ Characterisation
- Prototyping (integrated system/ sub-system) development & testing
- Scientific & technological
- Technical Assistance / initial design / Simulation / Feasibility study
-  Specialized training for the Plastic sector.
-  Competitive Intelligence and Technology Watch.
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AIMEN Technology Centre was set up in 1967 as an initiative of the industry as a non-profit private association. The Centre is focused in developing and strengthening the competitive capacities of companies through the promotion and execution of R&D&i activities, as well as providing technological services of high added value.

The goal of the AIMEN is to be a technological and strategic partner, thus contributing to the improvement of their technological capabilities and increasing their competitiveness.

AIMEN expertise in advanced manufacturing has enabled a cross-sectorial collaboration activity with several industrial areas that go from aeronautics to chemical and petrochemical, automotive, shipbuilding, construction, energy, metal mechanical, etc. To such wide range of industrial sectors, AIMEN provides technological services and engages in R&D&i activities in different areas such as High Performance Materials, Smart Manufacturing, Laser Based Manufacturing, Laser-assisted manufacturing, Micro and…  -   Joining Technology Plant
  -  Laser Processing Centre.
  -  Mechanical Tests Laboratory
  -  Mechanical and Destructive Testing Area
  -  Calibration Laboratory
  -  Mechanical and Non Destructive Testing Area
  -  Heat Treatment Laboratory
  -  Mechanical Workshop
. - Process engineering and development: laser based manufacturing, laser micro-nanofabrication

- Process automation and robotics, including machine vision, monitoring and quality assessment

- Study / initial design / Simulation

- Proof of concept / Lab testing of basic experimental set-up

- Characterisation

- Prototyping (integrated system/ sub-system) development & testing

- Pilot line / demonstration line / preseries

- Scientific & technological consultancy

- Training

 
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Jožef Stefan Institute is the leading Slovenian scientific research institute, covering a broad spectrum of basic and applied research. The staff of about 1050 specializes in natural sciences, life sciences and engineering.

Research topics covered concern production and control technologies, communication and computer technologies, knowledge technologies, biotechnologies, new materials, environmental technologies, nanotechnologies, and nuclear engineering.

The mission of the Jožef Stefan Institute is the accumulation - and dissemination - of knowledge at the frontiers of natural science and technology to the benefit of society at large through the pursuit of education, learning, research, and development of high technology at the highest international levels of excellence.

The Institute devotes a considerable amount of effort to transferring the results of its research and knowledge to productive applications and to the market. The Institute has a long tradition in developing collaborative… Research infrastructure and equipment at JSI: overall list of research and lab equipment open to the industry is available on the website http://tehnologije.ijs.si/?page_id=5270I including but not limited to:

Center for electron microscopy

2 TEM, 3 SEM

Hard Coatings Center

Deposition system for preparation of PVD coatings on metals

Plasma Surface Engineering Lab

System for RF and MW (surfatron) plasma
ToF-SIMS, XPS

Anticorrosion Coatings Lab

Salt spray chamber

Electronic Ceramics Lab

Thick and thin layer ceramics

Magnet, Ceramic and Sensor Lab

3D printing, Spark Plasma Sintering

Magnetic Nanomaterials Lab

Advanced Materials Lab

Atomic layer deposition, ceramics
Biological properties of inorganic materials

. The Institute has a long tradition in developing collaborative partnerships with industry and the alliance with industry continues to be a priority of the Institute. This collaboration turns out a continuous stream of new products and services, which in turn advance national economy, improve quality of life and bring real-world technology and management issues into research laboratories.

The new knowledge and ideas that are the result of the research at the Institute and its international partners offer numerous development opportunities for Slovene and foreign enterprises. Of particular importance are following services:

Development of technologies, devices and products
Counselling
Education of the innovative personnel
joint use of equipment and the organisation of joint development teams
Assistance with international projects and networks

Proof of concept / Lab testing of basic experimental set-up/ Characterisation
Prototyping (integrated system/ sub-system) development & testing…. Yes. service.

IMT Bucharest is a Romanian National Institute for R&D in Microtechnologies (www.imt.ro) providing the first “open” centre in micro-and nanotechnologies in Eastern Europe (2009), the so- called IMT centre for MIcro-and NAnoFABbrication (IMT-MINAFAB, www.imt.ro/MINAFAB). IMT-MINAFAB is in fact just an interface with customers (including SMEs): the services are provided by researchers and engineers from various departments. The mode of operation is clearly illustrated by TGE-PLAT, a 3 million euro project financed by structural funding (2016-2021), This is a project dedicated to knowledge transfer from IMT to Romanian companies, including consultancy, technological & scientific services, R&D at demand, etc. The project is explicitly based on the IMT expertise in there KETs (micro-and nanoelectronics, micro-and nanophotonics, nanotechnology) which are correlated (integrated) to a certain extent. Some success stories are displayed at www.imt.ro/partner/index.htm. IMT Bucharest (through IMT-MINAFAB) is partner in… - Laboratories and equipment for fabrication, characterization
- Micro-Nanophotonics Laboratory  (modeling, simulation, CAD, analysis,  characterization, testing)
- Micromachined structures, microwave circuits and devices Laboratory (RF-MEMS)
. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MICROTECHNOLOGIES - IMT BUCHAREST

The IMT Support Centre for MIcro- and NAnoFABrication (IMT-MINAFAB) at the National Institute for R&D in Microtechnologies (IMT Bucharest) is an experimental facility - in operation since 2009 - covering the full development cycle for micro- and nano systems and devices: design-modeling-simulation, basic and advanced processing, complex characterization, device/system integration, and reliability testing. It consists of clean room and grey room areas (ISO 6&5 - 200 sqm, ISO7 - 120 sqm, ISO 8 - 300 sqm) and specialized labs (60 sqm), equipped with state of the art equipments (worth ~9Meuro), including a mask shop, micro- and nanolithography, plasma-based processing and depositions, e-beam depositions, high level characterization etc. The centre is open to multidisciplinary research, education and industry cooperation and offers direct and indirect access to basic or complex services for academic and industrial users…. Yes. service.

Major research activities:
 - Nanotechnologies: thin films and surface engineering (physics and applications), application of ion and plasma methods for formation of nanostructures, nanomaterials, micro and nanodevices.
 - Optical document security: microoptical elements, interference filters, development of new materials and structures

The Institute is equipped with up-to-day scientific technological and analytical equipment. It makes possible to carry out research in the fields of solid-state physics, surface analysis, microelectronics, materials science and chemical analysis. It includes : ISO 5 class clean room; Traditional technologies of thin film deposition like vacuum evaporation (electron beam, thermal), magnetron deposition, plasma spray, RF plasma enhanced CVD as well as DC ion beam synthesis; Dry etching capabilities including reactive ion etching, direct ion beam etching, deep reactive ion etching (ICP plasma device); E-beam lithography, Microlithography equipment such as mask alignment and… The Institute is equipped with up-to-day scientific technological and analytical equipment. It makes possible to carry out research in the fields of solid-state physics, surface analysis, microelectronics, materials science and chemical analysis. It includes : ISO 5 class clean room; Traditional technologies of thin film deposition like vacuum evaporation (electron beam, thermal), magnetron deposition, plasma spray, RF plasma enhanced CVD as well as DC ion beam synthesis; Dry etching capabilities including reactive ion etching, direct ion beam etching, deep reactive ion etching (ICP plasma device); E-beam lithography, Microlithography equipment such as mask alignment and UV exposure systems can be applied for formation of different microstructures; Laser interference lithography; Femtosecond laser microfabrication system; Laser interferometry, electronic speckle pattern interferometry combined with the microtensile equipment for studies of mechanical properties of thin films and  microstructures; Surface…. - Scientific & technological
- Study / initial design / Simulation
- Proof of concept / Lab testing of basic experimental set-up/ Characterization
- Component/ breadboard / process development & testing
More information on the services, development and testing can be found on:
 http://ktu.edu/en/institute-materials-science

 
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ISMB is a no-profit research & innovation center operating in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) domain. Founded in 2000 by Compagnia di San Paolo and Politecnico di Torino, today ISMB relies on technological and process competences of around 150 researchers working in close cooperation with companies, academia and Public Administration. ISMB is organized in Research Areas that are capable of managing the whole value chain, from basic technology up to proof-of-concept implementation. ISMB Research Areas focus on core sectors of ICT, among which:

• satellite navigation technologies,
• photonics,
• pervasive systems and Internet of Things,
• wireless communications
• cloud computing and electromagnetic simulation,
• use of ICT for the promotion of sustainable development,
• mobile systems,
• data management.

Since 2010 ISMB has extended its activities to process innovation in knowledge-intensive sectors and in high-value social projects. Three Strategic Programs have been… Istituto Superiore "Mario Boella" has 5 technological laboratories spanning across its 4000sqm facilities including innovative technologies demonstrators.. - Scientific & technological
- Study / initial design / Simulation
- Component/ breadboard / process development & testing
- Prototyping (integrated system/ sub-system) development & testing

The organization holds trainings on wireless networking, navigation technologies (Galileo) and cloud computing architecture and services.
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