TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

  • Development of new processes for high-performance materials.

  •  High-precision manufacturing for miniaturization of products (micro and nano).

  •  Development of new manufacturing processes through high-speed mechanization.

  • Advanced techniques for controlling and monitoring process/product quality:

    • Spectral technologies applied to online control: non-contact monitoring and inspection (surface metrology at micro- and nanoscale, detection of surface and internal defects, high-resolution real-time colorimetry, and specific parameters…).

    • Artificial vision in production processes.

    • Non-destructive optical assays.

    •  Fault-detection systems at high operation speed mechanisms and production lines.

  • Engineering applied to laser processes (design of optical heads, specification of complete systems, safety).

  • Automation of processes:

    • Automatization of standard production processes.

    • Personalized applications based on DSP microprocessors, microcontrollers and reconfigurable integrated circuits (FPGA)

    • Sensors and data extraction systems.

  •  Robotics:

    • Design, prototyping and control of robots.

    • Collaborative robotics: robots with improved capacities for programming and for interaction with people and processes.

  • Additive manufacturing technologies (rapid prototyping): 3D printing, stereolithography (SLA) and selective laser sintering (SLS).

  • Development of fluid mechanical, oleohydraulic, pneumatic and thermofluid systems, components and installations.

ADAPTATIVE AND SMART MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

  • Smart systems for taking decisions about complex tasks and processes.
    • Diagnosis and predictive maintenance of rotating equipment and machinery.
      •  Early detection of faults and prognosis. Multidimensional analysis and
        detection.
      • Low-cost sensors and actuators for data collection, monitoring,
        decision-making and optimization.
    • Advanced decision-making tools for zero defects manufacturing:
      • Strategies for predicting production and quality based on continuous, real-time monitoring.
      • Electronic systems for early detection of machinery problems.
  • Analysis of flexible manufacturing processes and the management of production and
    logistics systems:
    • Modelling, simulation and optimization of manufacturing processes and
      internal transport systems
    • Simulation applied to the improvement of automated warehouses and stock
      management
    • Simulation applied to logistics and distribution systems.
  •  Human-machine collaboration:
    •  Human-machine communication interfaces (dialog systems).
    •  Advanced information models for knowledge generation and learning.
    •  Smart applications for mobile access from remote devices.
  • ICT security and infrastructure:
      • Monitoring, centralization and correlation of security checks for active
        detection of security incidents.
      • Local network management and centralized management of work stations.

PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Conceptual and structural design of products and equipment.
  •  Management of prototyping and short series.
  • Technologies for the reduction in product development time: concurrent engineering, rapid manufacturing of prototypes, DFMA, PLM, CAD/CAE/CAM, CFD, CSM, FEM.
  • Design of optical systems and sensors.

SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING

• Management, monitoring and optimization of energy consumption (models for predicting and optimizing consumption and decision support systems).

• Assessment of environmental impact and energy strategy for a product or process.

• Acoustic emissions, location and characterization of sources of noise, environmental management and active noise control. Design of equipment with low noise emission or a low vibration level.

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