IK4 Research Alliance

TEKNIKER

IK4-TEKNIKER IS A TECHNOLOGY CENTRE MADE UP OF PEOPLE WHOSE VOCATION AND COMMITMENT ARE FOCUSED ON ENHANCING THE INNOVATIVE CAPABILITIES OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND FURTHERING THEIR TECHNOLOGICAL CAPITAL TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE, ALTHOUGH IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER, BY PRODUCING AND APPLYING SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE.

RESEARCH AREAS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

PRODUCT ENGINEERING

The ultimate goal of the Advanced Manufacturing strategy is to focus on more knowledge intensive manufacturing activities associated with a higher added value.

The ultimate purpose of the Product Engineering strategy is to make progress in terms of product concept development and to not only design and develop its components, both electrical and mechanical, but also the software. This approach makes it possible to obtain an end product suitable for marketing after undergoing a number of manufacturing processes.

The incorporation of cutting-edge technologies is not only necessary to develop new products and better processes but also to improve design or the brand itself as two of the most critical industrial elements, amongst others, and is one of the relevant areas to be addressed. CONVENTIONAL AND NON-CONVENTIONAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AT A MACRO, MICRO AND NANO SCALE Lithography

Microinjection

Plasma etching

Laser cladding or Laser Metal Deposition (LMD)

Bonding Electrodeposition

Welding of plastic using laser technology

Conventional Ultraprecision micromachining

Thermal and ďŹ nishing surface treatments

MicroEDM and EDM

Ultrasounds

Laser microprocessing

Chip removal machining

MECHATRONICS AND PRECISION ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY VALIDATION OF ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASURING TECHNOLOGIES VALIDATION OF OPTICAL MEASURING TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATION OF HETEROGENEOUS TECHNOLOGIES

SURFACE ENGINEERING

ICTs

The goal of the Surface Engineering strategy is to improve material properties by providing them with different functionalities. Surface engineering, therefore, does not only embrace deposition or coating technologies but also any kind of physical or chemical modification techniques that do not use filler material.

The purpose of the ITC strategy is to further progress in terms of information technologies, control, automation, electronics and standalone systems.

PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES

LOCALISATION AND PLANNING OF TRAJECTORIES

Nanoimprint lithography PVD Sol-Gel technology Plasma electro oxidation Direct laser deposition (laser cladding) Laser texturing

PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS IMAGE ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING

HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION SYSTEM CONTROL AND REGULATION ELECTROMAGNETIC MACHINES AND ACTUATORS SENSOR NETWORKS

MATERIALS FOR ENERGY

LOW CONSUMPTION ELECTRONICS, ENERGY HARVESTING AND SAFETY

TRIBOLOGY

CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS

IN-USE MONITORING OF INDUSTRIAL FLUIDS IN-USE BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALS AND SURFACES

TECHNOLOGICAL C SOLUTIONS L THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED IN SEVERAL RESEARCH AREAS HAS ALLOWED DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO BE BROUGHT TOGETHER WITHIN THE SCOPE OF AN EXTENSIVE AND INTEGRATED PACKAGE.

THE OBJECTIVE SOUGHT BY TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS IS TO ADD VALUE TO THE EXTENSIVE RANGE OFFERED BY IK4-TEKNIKER.

MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS

INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE

AUTOMATION AND INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS

The design, development, manufacturing and commissioning of complex mechatronic systems that must operate under very dynamic conditions and require a maximum degree of accuracy under extreme conditions.

Detection, diagnostics and prognostics of malfunctions in conventionally lubricated mechatronic systems to maximise maintenance returns by increasing the availability of assets, extending their life span and reducing operating costs.

Solutions connected to automation, industrial robotics and service robotics that may change according the customer’s capabilities and needs. Analysis of extensive solutions addressing the conceptual design of the process and/or machine, erection work and commissioning.

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SURFACES

INSPECTION AND MEASURING

SENSOR DEVICES

INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE

Surface modiďŹ cation techniques are used to improve material properties and provide them with dierent functionalities:

Measuring and inspection solutions based on precision engineering that encompass and integrate all kinds of commercial devices and measuring procedures.

Miniaturised, compact and integrated (usually low cost) solutions, systems and products that operate autonomously and run in a robust and reliable manner, equipped with a communication system enabling the exchange of standardised information with other systems or devices.

Support services in terms of innovation and management.

Wear protection and tribological functionalities Anti-corrosion

Development of in-process solutions

Superhydrophobic, superoleophobic and anti-dirt

Development of measuring equipment

Antibacterials

Calibration and characterisation of components and means of production

Esthetic Optical

Diagnostics Innovation management Innovation and territory Competitive intelligence

IK4-TEKNIKER HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER ITS CAPABILITIES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO GEAR THEM TOWARDS THE MARKET AND APPLY THEM IN DIFFERENT CRUCIAL INDUSTRIAL SECTORS WITHIN THE PRODUCTIVE FABRIC.

INDUSTRIAL SECTORS SECTOR S Aeronautics i and space

Automotion A t ti

Advanced manufacturing aimed at increasing productivity and proďŹ tability

Product development

Predictive maintenance Coatings and new materials

Advanced manufacturing Development of production means and testing Advanced services

Systems and equipment Inspection and measuring solutions

Biomedicine

Renewables Re R

Biomarkers

Thermal solar energy The

Tissue engineering

Energy storage En

Health care products

Wind power Wi

Equipment

Stirling engines Stir Photovoltaic solar energy Pho

Science industry Neutron sources Particle accelerators Fusion facilities

Infrastructures

Telescopes Primary metrology laboratories

Energy eďŹƒciency

Transverse activities

Safety and mobility

M hi tools and Machine manufacturing

e-Health and social technology

Design, manufacturing and assemblage

e-Health

Manufacturing processes

Independent living

Machine checking

Support for health care management

Checking and compensation of volumetric errors

RESEARCH AREAS TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS INDUSTRIAL SECTORS

IK4 Research Alliance

TEKNIKER

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