| Modular System Design | We design systems in accordance to VDI 2776 and VDI VDE NAMUR 2658. The modularization described in the both mentioned guidelines adresses continuous and batch process plants.
The core of this modular design is a new information technology called Module Type Package (MTP). The MTP is a descriptio... |
| UV-Curable Dielectric Paste for Flexible and Rigid Printed Circuits (D 110 EI) | D 110 EI is a 100% solid, UV-curable dielectric composition designed for the insulation and protection of flexible and rigid printed electronic circuits. After polymerization, the material provides high dielectric strength, excellent intercoat adhesion, and superior flexibility, making it ideal for ... |
| Polymer-Based Silver Screen-Printing Paste for Ultra-Fine 50 µm Conductive Lines (AG 511 EI) | AG 511 EI is a single-component, thermally drying polymer-silver conductive paste engineered for high-precision screen printing in printed electronics. The formulation enables the reliable production of ultra-fine conductive lines down to 50 µm with sharp edge definition, supporting mass-production ... |
| Recycllux: Revolutionizing Marine Plastic Recycling through Earth Observation, Machine Learning and Blockchain | Result description
Plastics are the largest, most harmful, and most persistent fraction of the marine pollution, accounting for at least 85% of total marine litter. 165 million tons of plastic currently circulates in Earth's marine environments and prevent the absorption of up to 8.25 billion t... |
| Novel antimony oxide and bromine recycling recovery technology based on dissolution under superheated conditions | Result description
Methodology to remove and recover small particles of BFRs/ATO from a polymer solution (the BFRs which are an SVHC or POP will be destroyed according to the Basel Convention), with the possibility of translation of additive removal and recovery technology to other additives an... |
| Novel polymer recycling technology based on dissolution under superheated conditions | Result description
Methodology to remove BFRs/ATO particles from a polymer solution to recover the pure polymers, with the possibility of translation of additive removal and recovery technology to other plastics.
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| Open access facility for the recycling of polymers, bromine and antimony trioxide fractions from WEEE products | Result description
Pilot facility for the separation of additives from polymers and recycling of the polymers, bromine and antimony fractions.
Facility for the separation of additives from polymers and recycling of the polymers, bromine and antimony fractions, use of quality second... |
| LiC cells for high power and high energy storage systems | Result description
With properties in between that of a LiB and a supercapacitor, the LiC technology can provide electrical energy storage devices for applications which require higher power than conventional LiBs but higher energy density than supercapacitors, e.g. high-power charging, unint... |
| GIS-based assessment of Hybrid Pumped Hydrostorage as a potential solution for the EU energy transition | Result description
How repurposing of open pit mines can contribute to the EU Green Deal and improve the economic value, stabilise the regional job market and contribute to the EU energy supply security in regions in transion
The planned phase out of coal in Europe requires innovativ... |
| Molten salt for thermal energy storage in DHC networks | Result description
Our Thermal Energy Storage (TES) materials can be applicable to any thermal energy storage necessity, when the needed temperature range is between 110 to 550 °C. This can be of help for processes when the energy is not produced at the same time or same quantity than consume... |
| Second-life Energy Storage system | Result description
We have developed the first modular and multi-purpose energy storage system based on 2nd-life batteries to be used for both stationary and mobile applications. Thanks to a patented electro-mechanical interface, our battery modules can be seamless connected like Lego© bricks a... |
| Demonstration of LAES (Liquid Air Energy Storage) | Result description
Demonstration of LAES (liquid air energy storage) using RES (renewable energy systems) at a cold storage warehouse.
Our needs are
Business partners - SMEs, Entrepreneurs, Large Corporations
We specifically need / are looking for
Helping us scale-up... |
| Chitin extraction and Chitosan modification for packaging applications | Result description
Extraction of chitin from different insect sources and conversion to chitosan, both combined with low energy electron radiation, and further application in packaging
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Collaboration
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| From microalgae biomass to PHA bioplastic products ready for packaging | Result description
The goal of NENU2PHAR project is to set up a new European value chain from microalgae acuatic biomass to PHA-based bio-plastic products. NENU2PHAR develops PHAs products integrated in a circular economy concept, from the production to the biodegradability or recyclability of pl... |
| High Performance Hybrid Modular Battery Concept – Customizing EV Battery Packs with Helios | Result description
As the demand for EVs continues to grow, the need for efficient and adaptable battery technology becomes increasingly important. Helios H2020 project develops high performance hybrid modular battery packs, to address the diverse requirements of various electric vehicles and... |
| Deposition process for max 250 mm wide high energy density Li metal – solid electrolyte battery components in R2R | Result description
Equipment and processing technology used for Li metal anodes, Si anodes, solid state electrolytes like LPS and LGPS, lithiophilic layers and barrier laywers for next generation batteries (Gen 4-5). Feasible next generation battery concepts are semisolid state, hybrid solid ... |
| Green Safe Battery | Result description
Our result concerns a breakthrough rechargeable NiZn battery technology that is a highly promising candidate for stationary energy storage and industrial applications and stands out for its high safety, sustainability and recyclability, in addition to a unique combination o... |
| 24 hour Solar Energy without conventional Battery Energy Storage | Result description
A new Solar System for generating green electric energy has been developed which has an overnight capabiltiy.
The system works with photovoltaic and thermovoltaic units. It is designed to cool down the photovotaic units and to avoid the so called voltage drop including upgra... |
| Interchangeable battery pack concept | Result description
A new open-protocol for battery pack interchangeability has been developed. This will allow the user to include the batteries (highest cost in an EV) from the range and/or manufacturer best fitting his needs with limited or no effort, providing deep vehicle configurability.
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| Modular and scalable AC to DC 3,6kW Onboard Battery Charger (OBC) | Result description
Ficosa has developed a 3,6kW onboard battery charger (OBC), allowing to re-charge from the AC-mains grid the high voltage battery present on electrical (EV) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV). This OBC is a lightweight and compact implementation, achieved thanks to the intr... |
| Optical methodology for fast absorber homogeneity assessment based in thermography methods | Result description
The main result is the development of an equipment and the procedure for a fast and non-destructive evaluation of the homogeneity in chalcogenide thin films. This includes the fast evaluation and quantification of micro-defects such as pin holes, scratchs, thickness variation... |
| MaMMoTH-Up Data Acquisition System | Result description
MaMMoTH-Up represents a permanent adaptable experiment opportunity located on the ARIANE5 (A5) Vehicle Equipment Bay. Protected by a dedicated container design it shall make extensive use of COTS hardware and advanced software to achieve its ambitious data collection, processin... |
| Simulator for 5G cellular communication systems | Result description
Nomor Research GmbH has developed a system-level simulator for wireless communication systems of the 5th generation that is largely aligned with 3GPP’s 5G NR release 15. Nomor Research GmbH being a member of the 5G-IA's independent evaluation group for IMT-2020 is using this ... |
| Configurable Head | Result description
An innovative deposition head equipped with 4 independent nozzles for multi-material applications and a shielding gas system for controlled atmosphere. An advanced hybrid optical chain for delivering both the 3 kW CW laser source for DED process and the ultrashort pulsed ... |
| Early detection of mollusc pathogen thanks to passive sensors | Result description
Immersed in sea water for several days or weeks, passive sensors- consiting in plastic membranes -can help to passively capture micro organisms present in the sea water including mollusc pathogens and human water borne pathogens.Up to now diagnostic of mollusc pathogens h... |
| User-friendly interface to specify missions for a single robot | Result description
Engineering dependable software for mobile robots is becoming increasingly important. A core asset to engineering mobile robots is the mission specification – a description of the mission that mobile robots shall achieve. However, development of precise mission specifications is ... |
| Process control | Result description
Closed loop control of the process, comparing the actual status of the process with respect to the nominal baseline and coordinate adaptive control of nozzles and laser beam
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
3D Printing of Large Objects.
Addressing target aud... |
| Radio-detectable autark microacoustic sensors – SAWLab Saxony | Advance the next generation of acoustoelectronic technologies – with comprehensive expertise and infrastructure at SAWLab Saxony.
SAWLab Saxony serves as the competence and application center for acoustoelectronic fundamentals, technologies, and devices. It unites the research excellence of the Lei... |
| Casting of (special) metals and alloys using various techniques | At IFW Dresden, we develop and process metallic materials under ultrapure conditions using state-of-the-art melting and casting systems. Our infrastructure enables both induction and arc melting under inert gas or high vacuum, ensuring minimal contamination even for highly reactive materials. By ach... |
| In-situ Spectroelectrochemical Analysis for Next-Generation Electrochromic Materials | Accelerate your product development with IFW Dresden’s unique combination of spectroscopy and electrochemistry – delivering deep insights into the molecular drivers of color change in electrochromic devices.
Service Description We characterize materials for electrochromic devices with unmatched pre... |
| Pre-screening of layer materials for high-performance OLEDs | Make early, informed material decisions and shorten your development cycles for organic light-emitting diodes – with precise in-situ spectroelectrochemistry from IFW Dresden.
At IFW Dresden, we perform pre-screening of layer materials for OLED applications. With our many years of expertise and sta... |
| Metal powder analysis for additive manufacturing and coating | Maximize the performance of your additively manufactured components and coatings – through precise analysis of the powder parameters that determine quality and process stability.
At the IFW Dresden, we analyze metal and functional powders using state-of-the-art imaging techniques to understand the... |
| Metal powder synthesis and processing – From alloy design to ready-to-use powder | Develop tailor-made alloys and composites for additive manufacturing and high-performance applications – with the complete powder metallurgical process chain at IFW Dresden. In addition to melt-metallurgical alloy production, the IFW Dresden offers a comprehensive infrastructure for powder metallurg... |
| Making magnetic domains visible – Wide-field magneto-optical Kerr microscopy | Gain deep insights into magnetic structures – with high-resolution Kerr microscopy for research, development, and quality control.
The IFW Dresden offers high-precision visualization and quantitative analysis of magnetic domain structures (in-plane & out-of-plane) on sample surfaces using stat... |
| Selective laser melting – material development through to finished component | From the alloy idea to the industrially ready L-PBF component – we offer the complete process chain under one roof.
At IFW Dresden, we develop new, process-optimized materials for selective laser melting (Laser Powder Bed Fusion, L-PBF) and implement them through to the finished component. Our inf... |
| Spark Plasma Sintering – High-density materials in record time | From powder to high-performance component in minutes – with precise, energy-efficient compaction of sensitive and innovative materials.
At IFW Dresden, we use state-of-the-art FAST/SPS (Field Assisted Sintering / Spark Plasma Sintering) technology to densify powder materials quickly and uniformly.... |
| Targeted analysis of reactive oxygen species – ESR/EPR spectroscopy at the IFW Dresden | Identify, quantify, and understand reactive oxygen species – precisely and reliably with state-of-the-art ESR/EPR analysis.
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) – from singlet oxygen to hydroxyl and superoxide radicals – play a crucial role in many industrial processes, materials, and biological systems.... |
| Metal forming – precise forming of wires, strips and composite materials | From prototypes to small series – we form metallic materials and composites precisely for your applications.
The IFW Dresden offers a wide range of forming technologies for metallic materials and metal-based composites. We process wires by drawing and hammering, produce strips using cold or hot ro... |
| Laser processing – precise welding, cutting and engraving for prototypes and small series | From delicate engravings to durable welds – we implement your requirements with industrial laser precision.
At IFW Dresden, we offer versatile laser processing for metallic and selected non-metallic materials. Whether laser welding for functionally critical joints, precise cutting of thin sheets, ... |
| Electron microscopy – material analysis from the micro to the sub-nanometer range | See what other methods leave hidden – with high-resolution electron microscopy and customized analysis packages at the IFW Dresden.
The IFW Dresden offers comprehensive electron microscopy services (SEM & TEM) for high-resolution structural analysis of a wide variety of materials. Our equipmen... |
| SMD PCB manufacturing – precision in small series and prototyping | From the idea to the finished circuit board – fast and precise implementation of two-layer through-hole SMD layouts in-house.
The IFW Dresden manufactures two-layer, through-hole plated printed circuit boards with structure widths up to 100 µm for prototypes and small series. Depending on the requ... |
| Calibration and Measurment Services – Precise measurement data for development, quality assurance and research | From high-speed imaging to 3D scanning – precise measurement data for development, quality assurance and research
The IFW Dresden offers a wide range of measurement and calibration services for industrial and scientific applications. Our equipment includes high-speed cameras for ultrafast process ... |
| Precise vacuum testing – residual gas analysis for quality and reliability | Ensure the excellence of your vacuum sensors: With our customized residual gas analysis, we offer in-depth testing in pressure ranges from 1 × 10⁻⁴ to 1 × 10⁻⁸ mbar – reliable, fast, and precise.
At IFW Dresden, we inspect your components and external chambers with our in-house testing facility us... |
| 3D printing – functional prototypes and components using the FDM process | Fast, precise, and versatile: Additive manufacturing of prototypes, functional parts, and complex geometries with the Stratasys F170.
The IFW Dresden manufactures components using the FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) process from the thermoplastics ABS, PLA, and UV-stable ASA – ideal for functional... |
| Precision manufacturing – smallest components in the highest quality | From micro-drilling to complex 5-axis machining – we manufacture your components precisely, efficiently, and with CAD/CAM support.
IFW Dresden offers high-precision manufacturing of small and complex components using state-of-the-art milling technologies. Our range of services includes micro-milli... |
| Eroding – precision machining of electrically conductive materials | Maximum dimensional accuracy, complex contours and fine surfaces – precise EDM machining for components where conventional machining reaches its limits.
IFW Dresden offers high-precision wire EDM and die-sinking EDM for machining electrically conductive materials. Using state-of-the-art Agie-Charm... |
| Outgassing in high vacuum – material analysis for the highest purity requirements | Precise analysis of the outgassing behavior of your materials under the influence of high vacuum and temperature – for clean processes and reliable components in demanding applications.
The IFW Dresden offers the investigation of the outgassing behavior of materials in a 10-liter UHV chamber with ... |
| Qbeast Visualizer (Qviz): explore and gain insights of your data | Result description
Qviz (Qbeast Visualizer) is our set of visualization tools that allow exploring any dataset, looking for unexpected patterns in the data, unforeseen anomalies and to provide feedback to supervised machine-learning algorithms, so that they can improve thanks to human interacti... |
| Charging infrastructure for e-vehicles | Result description
Charging facilities that offer rapid charging points which allows for an almost empty battery to be fully charged in less than 30 minutes, and normal charging stations where the batteries are charged at low current for a longer period of time - usually overnight. These can be u... |
| Virtual Energy Advisor – open city home energy management system | Result description
The Virtual Energy Advisor combines a user-friendly front-end visualisation with an intelligent back-end algorithm that uses data from electrical digital sub-metering equipment and other sources to share information about a household’s electricity use. The front end can be ... |
| Distribution of freight using e-cargobikes in inner city | Result description
A last-mile delivery service using e-cargo bikes from a micro-consolidation centre in a central location in the city. The solution is suited to neighbourhoods, where traffic restrictions mean cars and trucks can only make deliveries in the morning and night, whereas cycle d... |
| Energy efficient refurbishment of social housing | Result description
Energy efficient refurbishment upgrades existing properties in order to ensure a better quality of life for the residents, lower the environmental impact of the property and ensure a better safekeeping of the architectural heritage. This provides increased comfort and gener... |
| Distribution System Operators need to access to smart meter data | Result description
Data privacy and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules constitute an important issue for grid optimisation. While the project stakeholders agree on the importance to strictly respect all data privacy rules, the respective demonstrators have shown that access to data... |
| Smart Grid Active Network Management with cost savings | Result description
Up to 90 % cost saving in relation to grid reinforcement for deployment of EV charger. The results are further investigated in the EraNet project ANM4L.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
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We are sharing our knowledge
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| Model Predictive Control (MPC) hosting capacity and Agent-Based Concept | Result description
Potential hosting capacity increase due to Demand Side Response (DSR) activation using MPC in 24-h test relative to peak load. Agent-Based Concept is evaluated for one representative week in autumn 2018. Hence, the simulation time is set to 144 hours, with input and contr... |
| Forecasting methods for microgrid operation | Result description
Successful development of forecasting methods that are applicable to Simris (InterFlex swedish demonstrator) and any future microgrid, and comparison between them. Methods comparison: Sequence-to-sequence RNN, Standard RNN, Random Forests, ARIMA, Exponential Smoothing. Furt... |
| State of the art of barriers, approaches and recommendation for data handling in smart grid projects | Result description
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Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
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We are sharing our knowledge
To raise awareness and possibly influence policy
Help in technical expertise
Collaboration
We specifically need / are looking for
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| Methodological Smart Grid Architecture Model-based (SGAM) interoperability analysis with cyber security constraints | Result description
Analysis of the InterFlex project use cases and their respective ICT structures. The results of this analysis played a key role as inputs for different tasks such as Scalability and Replicability Analysis, Application Programming Interface (API), and interoperability testin... |
| Risk Assessment Methodology and Tool | Result description
Our methodology, and the supporting tool, helps organizations to assess cyber vulnerabilities and related risks on their tangible and intangible assets, taking into account aspects like the motivations of the attackers, the commoditization level of the organization, and i... |
| Light-field Imaging Technology Development for Lunar Rover Applications (LUVMI) | Result description
Dynamic Imaging Analytics, as a member of the LUVMI consortium, is developing light-field imaging systems for lunar exploration. The technology will allow 3D imaging and mapping with single cameras. The cameras will be used for both surface navigation and scientific imagi... |
| LUVMI Volatiles Sampler (VS) | Result description
The VS employs a novel approach to soil sampling: Instead of extracting a sample from the soil, which is then placed into an oven and heated for the extraction of volatile compounds, the VS brings the oven to the sample, that is into the ground.
The VS consists o... |
| Top performing route optimization service for increased energy efficiency | Result description
We develop innovative route planning services based on the VoyOptTM system. The VoyOptTM concept consists of a route plan that guides vessels how to efficiently sail from one port to the next. The system contains unique observational capabilities and computational models ... |
| Robotic platform for non-invasive focused ultrasound surgery | Result description
An innovative platform for focused ultrasound non-invasive surgery is ready to be used in clinics and veterinary clinics.
The Futura platform is ready to be used in clinics and veterinary clinics for treating several pathologies (e.g. cancer). In the meantime a s... |
| Secured IoT SmartBox edge gateway | Result description
This innovation aims at simultaneously running IoT devices with different levels of criticality and security in the frame of a single edge gateway. With the Secure SmartBox massive IoT can be combined with mission critical IoT!
The unique combination of VoSYS’s c... |
| Sensor device for detecting illegal harmful discharges (including Amphetamine production waste) in the sewer network | Result description
Synthetic drug production in Europe appears to be growing, diversifying and becoming more innovative. The chemicals used include solvents (acetone, ether, methanol, etc.), precursors and a range of other substances such as formamide, methylamine, acids, etc. It is estimated t... |
| SPACE-O: An innovative platform for water quantity and quality forecasting in reservoirs | Result description
SPACE-O delivers an operational service line powered by hydrological modelling in upstream catchments and 3D hydrodynamic and ecological modelling in reservoirs, which generates short-term forecasts (up to 10 days) of hydrological quantities (river discharges, water temperatu... |
| iBROW inspires future research on terahertz communications | Result description
Results from the iBROW project have substantially contributed to and enabled further research on terahertz (THz)-communication towards next generation of wireless communication beyond 5G (occasionally dubbed “6G”). Nokia, the major industrial partner on iBROW, is for instance... |
| Sustainable Connected Cars Pilot | Result description
Outcomes to be exploited by Answare:
Connected Car platform
Services (statistics, echo-driving, fuel estimation, breakdown detection, …)
Knowledge acquired by Answare:
Big Data knowledge and Infrastructure (data collect, analytics, visualization, machine learning)... |
| Interactive Simulators and Digital Training Systems | We design interactive simulators to evaluate construction machine usability, validate new functions, and provide operator training in realistic virtual construction environments. Our approach integrates real-time machine models, operator-in-the-loop concepts, and immersive visualization. Beyond func... |
| AI-based Computer Vision | We develop robust sensor processing and computer vision algorithms tailored to challenging construction environments. Our approach combines multi-sensor fusion (camera, LiDAR, radar) with AI-driven perception methods and custom training data (both real and synthetic) to achieve reliable detection, c... |
| Robotic Simulation, Design and Operation | We provide comprehensive development of robotic solutions for construction, including simulation-based design, hardware- and tool prototyping and intelligent sensor-based operation strategies.
Our approach integrates robotic kinematics, process-specific tool and hardware design, and sensor-driven o... |
| 3D Multi-Material Printing | We investigate and advance additive manufacturing processes for construction with a strong focus on process analysis and performance evaluation.
Our approach combines contour and full-wall printing with the development of specialized printer heads. By systematically assessing print quality, struc... |
| Software Development, Sensor Processing, Control Concepts | We provide tailored software solutions for sensor integration, real-time data processing, and control of construction equipment. Our approach integrates heterogeneous sensor data into robust, real-time capable algorithms for reliable automation of construction machines and processes. Combining simul... |
| Multi-Domain Simulation and Virtual Prototyping | We provide advanced virtual prototypes and simulation solutions that integrate mechanical, hydraulic, control, and process domains into holistic digital models. Our approach combines multi-body simulation, and hardware-in-the-loop integration to replicate real machine behavior under realistic condit... |
| User Interfaces and User Experience | We develop intuitive user interfaces and interaction concepts that simplify the operation of complex construction machines and robotic systems. Our approach applies human-centered design, usability testing, and iterative prototyping to ensure optimal operator acceptance. By integrating immersive tec... |
| Assistance Systems and Automated Solutions | We design and implement intelligent assistance systems and automated solutions for construction machines to enhance safety, efficiency, and operator support. Our approach combines advanced sensor integration, real-time data processing and adaptive control algorithms. By fusing virtual prototyping, s... |
| Digital Twins for real-time monitoring, construction process control and remote operation | We develop digital twin solutions that create a virtual replica and simulation models of construction machines, processes and systems. These models combine real-time sensor data, multi-domain simulation, 3D-environments, and physical control interfaces to enable continuous monitoring, predictive ana... |
| Shape Memory Polymer Composites | Fraunhofer IAP develops shape memory polymer composites. |
| FOIM: Thermal Foaming of Polyurethane Foil | Fraunhofer IAP develops FOIM, which is a shape memory polymer foil that becomes a foam upon heating.
Further information
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/marc.202401103 |
| Additive Manufacturing with Shape Memory Polymers | Fraunhofer IAP uses additive manufacturing to print thermoresponsive objects with one-way or two-way shape memory properties. In this way, contributions are made to function-integrated additive manufacturing (4D printing).
Further information
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mame.20... |
| Synthesis of Shape Memory Polymers | Fraunhofer IAP develops novel types of shape memory polymers (SMPs), in particular polyurethane-based SMPs for various applications. |
| Universal optical sensor platform | In the context of digitalization and the increasingly comprehensive monitoring of processes, automated workflows in chemistry, pharmacy, biomedicine and the environment, the selection of sensors is almost immeasurable and is increasingly being adapted to the specific application. Depending on the re... |
| S2S Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition (SALD) system | The S2S Spatial ALD system combines atomic-scale precision with the speed and scalability needed for industrial success. Operating at atmospheric pressure and up to 300× faster than conventional ALD, it is flexible for R&D and robust for pilot production, enabling a seamless transition from lab ... |
| Monitoring the mechanical tension on steel cables | A sensor for determining the belt tension in transmission belts of drive systems based on Si-DMS was developed as part of the project in order to precisely plan maintenance intervals, detect material fatigue at an early stage and avoid unplanned downtimes (predictive maintenance). The solution can b... |
| Lightweight Hyperspectral Imaging for Microsatellites | Developed with support from the Norwegian Space Agency, Hypernor is a compact and cost-effective hyperspectral imager designed for space applications—especially microsatellites under 50 kg. With a total weight under 10 kg, Hypernor offers outstanding performance in terms of ground sampling distance ... |
| Stratospheric Hyperspectral Imaging System for High-Altitude Missions | HySpex offers specially modified versions of its standard hyperspectral cameras for deployment at stratospheric altitudes. These systems are optimized for extreme conditions and long-range data acquisition, enabling precise imaging from high-altitude balloons, aircraft, or near-space platforms. The ... |
| Lightweight UAV Hyperspectral Imaging System with Full VNIR–SWIR Coverage | HySpex Mjolnir offers a miniaturized yet powerful hyperspectral imaging solution for drone (UAV) platforms. Combining scientific-grade data quality with low weight and compact dimensions, the system is ideal for applications where payload capacity is limited but high-resolution spectral imaging is e... |
| High-Speed Industrial Hyperspectral Imaging System for Quality Control and Material Inspection | The HySpex Baldur camera series delivers high-speed, high-sensitivity hyperspectral imaging tailored for demanding industrial environments. With support for multiple regions of interest (MOI) and flexible spectral band selection, these systems allow for faster, more efficient inspection processes. T... |
| Lightweight Airborne Hyperspectral Imaging System for UAVs and Aircraft Integration | NEO's HySpex airborne imaging systems are optimized for use on manned and unmanned aerial platforms, offering a unique combination of high resolution, fast data acquisition, and minimal size, weight, and power requirements (SWaP). These systems can be integrated with GPS/IMU navigational equipment f... |
| Portable Field Hyperspectral Imaging System with Tripod, Rotation Stage, and Full Spectral Range Support | HySpex offers a fully portable and battery-powered hyperspectral imaging system for field deployments. Mounted on a tripod and rotation stage, the system captures high-resolution hyperspectral data across the VNIR and SWIR range (400–2500 nm). The included acquisition software adjusts scan speed dyn... |
| Laboratory Hyperspectral Imaging System with Precision Translation Stage and Analysis Software | HySpex offers a complete laboratory hyperspectral imaging setup optimized for static scenes in clinical, biomedical, and material science environments. By equipping HySpex cameras with a motorized translation stage and a broad selection of close-up lenses, users can capture detailed hyperspectral da... |
| High-Performance Hyperspectral Cameras for Precision Imaging in Airborne and Ground-Based Applications | Norsk Elektro Optikk AS (NEO), through its HySpex brand, offers state-of-the-art hyperspectral imaging systems that serve a wide range of industrial, scientific, and defense applications. With a legacy of excellence since 1985, HySpex cameras deliver unparalleled spectral and spatial resolution in b... |
| Off-the shelf and custom VIS/NIR/SWIR wavefront imaging cameras | With a long experience in Image Sensor Functionalization, SILIOS technologies design and manufacture Wavefront Imagers for Microscopy based on commercial CMOS and InGaAs sensors and offer off-the-shelf and custom QLSI (Quadriwave Lateral Shearing Interferometry) Wavefront Imaging Cameras for VIS/NIR... |
| Off-the-shelf and Custom Multispectral VIS/NIR/SWIR Sensors & Cameras | SILIOS Technologies a French innovative SME specialized in micro-optics and clean room process designs and manufactures custom multispectral filters for VIS/NIR and SWIR ranges to hybridized on any CMOS / InGaAs packaged sensor or pixelated detector of customer choice and thanks to the so called Col... |
| webLyzard Visual Analytics Dashboard | Result description
The webLyzard visual analytics dashboard is a search and information exploration platform to track and visualize evolving stories across multiple Web sites and social media platforms. The system identifies opinion leaders who trigger and amplify a story, and provides visual... |
| Driver monitoring System | Result description
Solution based on computer vision and deep learning for the automated drowsiness detection in drivers of vehicles, for a satefy driving. Two types of solutions are proposed:
A full embedded solution which involves a set of hardware components to be fitted inside of the veh... |
| DNA reference database | Result description
DNA-based methods increasingly play a role in food safety control and food corruption detection. A new reference database has been developed which contains 300 high-quality DNA sequences for 42 European commercially important seafood species. These sequences are linked to d... |
| EO-based Water Framework Directive monitoring services for coastal waters | Result description
The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) applies in principle to all surface waters in the EU. The purpose is to achieve a good ecological and chemical status. For those waters for which the ecological and/or chemical status is not good, measures should be implemented to improve ... |
| Novel non-pathogenic rhamnolipid producer | Result description
Rhamnolipid by a Marinobacter species opens opportunity for industrial applications.
Rhamnolipid producers are microbial strains that biosynthesize rhamnolipids, amphiphilic glycolipids composed of one or two rhamnose units linked to β‑hydroxy fatty acids.While classical pro... |
| Service Integration Middleware | Result description
Software solution in the form of an integration middleware for bridging third parties' software components, each focused on different functions of a cybersecurity toolbox.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
Expanding to more markets ... |
| System-level simulation process for electric drive unit energy consumption | Result description
The simulation includes an embedded system simulation routine including all three main components of the electric drive unit: the inverter, the electrical machine and the gearbox. All three components are linked together in the model in order to perform robust system simulation... |
| Electric Drive design and manufacturing for automotive application | Result description
Integrated power electronic design with Silicon Carbide (SiC) technology. Improved know-how about SiC modules behaviour and implementation
The medium power range (75kW) SiC-based power electronics (PE) aim to reduce the size and weight of the whole PE, enhancing ... |
| Tidal kite turbine improved | Result description
Tides can power cities using Minesto's tidal kite technology, Deep Green. This scientific paper describes how the turbine of the first 500 kW Deep Green powerplant was substantially improved.
A turbine blade design for reducing drag forces while producing maximum torque, s... |
| WISPstation: Automated and high-frequent water quality measurements | Result description
High frequency measurements to enable aquaculture farmers to protect their stock, to allow water managers to obtain more insight in the ecological status, to provide bathing water information for public health and a coupling with new techniques such as monitoring with satellite... |
| Rare earth free permanent magnets assisted synchronous reluctance motor | Result description
New synchronous reluctance motor for traction applications in EVs without any use of rare-earth metals. The design ensures the industrial feasibility for mass production, while focusing on the low cost of the manufacturing technologies employed. The motor will use low cost ferr... |
| INNOVATIVE PLANT FUEL CELL DESIGNS | Result description
Functional designs to be developed as a result of mathematical models aimed at understanding nutrient provision to the anodic biofilm, protons diffusion to the cathode and electron transfer.
Target Pollutants: PAHs, potentially toxic metals and metalloids, phar... |
| Biomass-derived oxidation reduction (ORR) catalyst | Result description
As current state-of-art, few researchers, including research from BATH, have published scientific works in the field. However, the TRL is 1, considered too early for scaling up at this stage, as stability in the long term is still to be proven.
The value offered by this po... |
| Fiber technology | The Fiber technology department at the Fraunhofer IAP is at the forefront of the development of fibers, films and nonwovens for technical and textile applications. Our expertise and our modern facilities for solution and melt spinning on a laboratory and pilot plant scale enable us to develop custom... |
| Avispado RISC-V Core with Vector Unit | Result description
The Avispado RISC-V Core is ideal for Edge & HPC devices with high computational needs. It's vector unit can handle the high computational needs of Machine Learning, AI and HPC applications. It's "gazzillion" misses capability is specially suited for sparse data sets, typic... |
| DNA-based tool for fast salmon authentication | Result description
The adapted DNA technique is based on the use of HRMA of short, amplified fragments from the main barcode genes used for fish identification (Cytochrome oxidase c subunit 1, and Cytochrome b regions). The technique enables the discrimination of species according to their melt... |
| Bacteriophage biocontrol against pathogenic bacteria in seafood | Result description
Listeria monocytogenes is a well-known pathogen responsible for listeriosis, one of the most serious foodborne diseases, with an increasing trend in the number of cases (including seafood-related cases) in recent years. Bacteriophages show great potential to be used for food sa... |
| A new innovative solution in waste treatment | Result description
The result that we want to achieve with this project is to create a zero-discharge ship. Our innovation results in a waste by-product that is already clean (particularly important for plastic), saving recycling plants 30% of the time, cost and water and compressed air used as... |
| IoT Marine Gateway | Result description
The Marine Gateway is a flexible and easy to use IoT device for real-time monitoring, data analysis and optimization of operational processes for vessels and boats. Users like boat owners, charters and maritime industry professionals can easily track boat's performance, eng... |
| Phytoplankton size class monitoring service | Result description
The CoastObs phytoplankton size class product identifies the cell size distribution in coastal waters which is especially relevant for aquaculture managers and producers
Phytoplankton size class (PSC) is an indicator of cell size, and considered to reflect the ecological a... |
| Phytoplankton bloom phenology monitoring service | Result description
What is the problem
Because phytoplankton constitute the base of the trophic net in marine environments, changes in phenology affecting the growing season have impacts in ecosystem functioning and productivity. Phenology is also a sensitive indicator of climate change. Mor... |
| Shoreline (changes) mapping service | Result description
Coastal and especially estuarine environments are characterized by high sediment dynamics. The distribution of sediments over an area will change depending on discrete events (high river run-off, spring-tides) or gradual events (such as sea level rise) resulting in changes in c... |
| Management Workshop | How can you sharpen and validate your business model?
Step 1: Business Model Exploration
Interactive workshop based on the Business Model Canvas
Clarification and refinement of your current business idea and model components
Identification of key strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, a... |
| E-PACK: Energy storage system with mechanical buffer | E-PACK is an innovative energy storage system based on a hybrid architecture that combines mechanical and electrical components. The solution is designed for rapid and efficient energy storage and release with minimal losses and high reliability.
The technology is aimed at sectors where autonomy, h... |
| Phytoplankton primary production monitoring service | Result description
The CoastObs primary productivity product represents the amount of carbon (or organic material) fixed per area over time by phytoplankton in coastal waters, which is of particular interest to end-users such as environmental managers and aquaculture producers.
What is the p... |
| In-situ Validation of Energetic Performance of Façades and Windows | This service provides in-situ experimental validation of the thermal performance of façade elements and windows under real-life environmental conditions using the advanced infrastructure of the NTUA "LivingLab". The LivingLab is a pilot research building specifically designed for testing building en... |
| Reaction to Fire Classification of Construction Materials and Products | This service offers comprehensive testing and classification of construction materials and products with respect to their reaction to fire performance, in accordance with European and international standards. Carried out at NTUA’s accredited Reaction to Fire Laboratory (certified under ELOT EN ISO/I... |
| In-situ Measurement of Thermal Transmittance (U-value) and Thermal Resistance (R-value) | This service offers precise in-situ measurement of thermal transmittance (U-value) and thermal resistance (R-value) for opaque and transparent building envelope components (e.g. walls, façades, windows), under realistic environmental conditions. The measurements are conducted in the NTUA LivingLab p... |
| In-situ Measurement of Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (g-value) | This service provides in-situ measurement of the Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (g-value) of transparent building components, such as windows, balcony doors, or glazing systems. The g-value is a key metric for determining how much solar energy is transmitted through glazing into the interior of a build... |
| Thermal Conductivity Measurement – Guarded Hot Plate Method | This service provides high-precision thermal conductivity measurement of building materials using the Guarded Hot Plate (GHP) method, one of the most established and accurate techniques for evaluating thermal performance under steady-state conditions. This laboratory-based method is especially suita... |
| Thermal Conductivity Measurement – Thermal Needle Probe Method | This service offers laboratory-based thermal conductivity measurement of construction materials using the Thermal Needle Probe (TNP) method, a standardized and efficient technique particularly suitable for soil-like, granular, soft, or heterogeneous materials. It is especially useful for cases where... |
| Specific Heat Capacity Measurement – Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Method | This service provides laboratory-based measurement of the specific heat capacity (Cp) of building materials using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), a highly sensitive and accurate thermoanalytical technique. The specific heat capacity is a key thermal property that indicates how much energy a... |
| Thermal Analysis at Component Level (Panels, Windows, Walls) | This service offers a comprehensive thermal performance evaluation of construction components—including wall panels, prefabricated façade systems, and window assemblies—at the component level, prior to full-scale in-situ testing or installation. The objective is to characterize the thermal behavior ... |
| Holistic Energy Performance Campaigns in Realistic Lab Environment (LivingLab, TRL5) | This service provides holistic energy performance testing of building envelope systems and components under realistic, yet controlled laboratory conditions, using the LivingLab pilot building operated by NTUA. Designed for Technology Readiness Level 5 (TRL5) validation, the LivingLab bridges the gap... |
| Reaction to Fire Test – Cone Calorimeter | This service provides quantitative fire behavior analysis of construction materials using the Cone Calorimeter method, one of the most widely recognized small-scale fire testing techniques in the building and materials industry. It allows for detailed measurement of ignition time, heat release rate,... |
| Ignitibility Test – Reaction to Fire Assessment | This service offers standardized ignitibility testing of construction materials and products, assessing their ease of ignition when exposed to a small flame under controlled conditions. The Ignitibility Test provides essential data for the Euroclass fire classification system, especially for classes... |
| Heat of Combustion Measurement – Bomb Calorimeter | This service offers precise determination of the heat of combustion (also known as gross calorific value) of construction materials using a Bomb Calorimeter. The test is essential for evaluating the energy content of materials and their potential fire load contribution in the context of building saf... |
| Non-Combustibility Test – Vertical Furnace Method | This service delivers a standardized non-combustibility test for construction materials and product components using the Vertical Furnace Method, as defined in EN ISO 1182. This test determines whether a material can be classified as non-combustible, which is essential for products aiming to meet th... |
| Reaction to Fire Classification – Single Burning Item (SBI) Test (Wall Systems in Corner Configuration) | This service provides full-scale Reaction to Fire Classification of construction products using the Single Burning Item (SBI) Test, as defined in EN 13823:2020+A1:2022. The SBI test is the primary method for determining the Euroclass fire rating of construction materials and systems intended for use... |
| In-situ Measurement of Visible Light Transmittance (Tvis) | This service provides accurate in-situ measurement of the Visible Light Transmittance (Tvis) of transparent building envelope components such as windows, balcony doors, or innovative glazing systems. The Tvis value is a crucial photometric parameter that quantifies the percentage of visible daylight... |
| Fast & Smart EMS: Prototyping and Small Series Production with pcbwhiz | Pcbwhiz offers high-speed and intelligent PCB (printed circuit board) manufacturing services tailored for engineers and innovators. From rapid PCB prototyping to small-batch production, our all-in-one EMS platform combines automation, AI, and global manufacturing capabilities to accelerate your prod... |
| Seeking Reliable Suppliers for PCB and PCBA Manufacturing – Partner with pcbwhiz | pcbwhiz delivers high-quality PCB (printed circuit board) and PCBA (printed circuit board assembly) services for demanding industrial applications. With a strong focus on B2B prototyping and low-to-mid volume production, we support engineers and innovators with high-speed, intelligent electronics ma... |
| Printed magnetic field sensor arrays | Fraunhofer IKTS develops printable magnetoresistive (MR) sensors on flexible (polymer foils, paper) and rigid (ceramics) substrates. Using printing methods allows better scalability, easier integration, and reduced costs of the sensors manufacturing compared to PVD technology and lithography. This a... |
| Innovative diode laser array sintering of printed layers | Fraunhofer IKTS is investigating innovative laser-based approaches to the rapid, selective sintering of printed metallic and ceramic layers on a range of substrates. To achieve this, we use a micro-optically optimized, line-shaped laser beam that is swept over the printed structures. The substrates ... |
| Silanchemie 3.0 – Modular Material Design with Tailored Siloxene Architectures | Silanchemie 3.0 is a next-generation material design service that enables the custom development of application-tailored QT-resins (silicate-silane polymers) from Siloxene AG Switzerland, specifically engineered to meet your coating, adhesion, or composite needs. Leveraging the QT molecular architec... |
| XenSlick™MR344 – PFAS and PDMS-Free Hydrophobic Surface Modifier Additive | XenSlick™MR344 is a surface modifier additive based on application-tailored QT-resins (silicate-silane polymers) from Siloxene AG Switzerland that delivers hydrophobicity, reduced surface friction, and enhanced scratch resistance without the use of PFAS or PDMS. It is designed to be fully compatible... |
| XenCure™A35 – Isocyanate-Free Crosslinker for High-Performance Polyol Coatings | XenCure™A35 is an isocyanate-free crosslinker based on application-tailored QT-resins (silicate-silane polymers) from Siloxene AG Switzerland, designed for polyol-based coating systems. It offers a non-toxic, eco-friendly alternative to traditional polyurethane (PU) chemistry while enabling fast cur... |
| XenRes™H286 – Ultrafast 1K Moisture-Curing Primer for Versatile Applications | XenRes™H286 is a label-free 1-component (1K) primer system based on application-tailored QT-resins (silicate-silane polymers) from Siloxene AG Switzerland that cures ultrafast upon contact with ambient moisture. It is solvent-free, easy to apply by spraying or brushing, and enables excellent adhesio... |
| XenBlu™CD120 – Eco-Friendly Conversion Coating for Metal Pretreatment | XenBlu™CD120 is a waterborne pretreatment solution based on application-tailored QT-resins (silicate-silane polymers) from Siloxene AG Switzerland, designed for next-generation metal surface engineering. This Cr-, Ti-, and F-free formulation enables a sustainable and non-toxic alternative to convent... |
| Control of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) for protection coordination in distribution grids (KER3) | Result description
This methodology can control the reaction of Distributed Renewable Energy Sources (DRES) during faults in the distribution grid so that the legacy protection coordination is preserved despite the increase in DRES penetration or the reduction of the short-circuit capacity ... |
| Optimum voltage regulation within distribution grids (KER5) | Result description
The methodology is based on the identification of the most suitable DRES to exchange reactive power to regulate the voltage. A prioritization in their reaction is made which results in the minimum required ICT infrastructure. The optimization includes the losses in the distri... |
| Methodology for the aggregation and disaggregation of inertial response from distribution grids (KER6) | Result description
Supposing that several DRES have the ability to provide true inertial response with controllable time constant (H), up to an Hmax, the methodology estimates the range of inertial response (aggregated power variation vs ROCOF) that can be delivered to the point of interconnect... |
| A low-cost, secure and scalable testbed for Ancillary Services and Distributed Renewable Energy Sources (KER4) | Result description
The testbed achieves secure communication with Distributed Renewable Energy Sources (DRES) via the use of a fast and simple modern virtual private network utilising state-of-the-art cryptography. This ensures the secure transmission of data from hardware or virtualised contro... |
| Agent based model in CASiMiR | Result description
The agent-based model can be used to analyse and improve upstream fish migration facilities, which is a crucial factor for sustainable fish populations. The hydropeaking module can be used to assess the impacts of rapid flow changes on fish populations and to develop operationa... |
| Tools to support breeders in strategic decisions, optimal selections and solving complex mating designs | Result description
Tools for forest tree breeders - usable by professionals, for educational purposes and ultimately, for conservation purposes
Tree breeders are facing difficult challenges in their activities. The tool POPSIM can evaluate and optimise tree breeding strategies. The simulated... |
| Kronis – Experience the power of automagical EU Grant Management | Kronis (www.kronis.app) is the best-in-class software solution created to support your organisation with the justification procedures of your European R&D grants.
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| High-Temperature Resistant Marking Inks for Permanent Labeling of Metals and Ceramics | Our research group at Fraunhofer IKTS has developed innovative marking inks designed for high-temperature applications in metal processing. These inks, based on ceramic color bodies and glass additives, provide permanent marking solutions that withstand temperatures from 500 °C to 1300 °C, ensuring ... |
| Innovative Solutions for Printed Electronics and Biocompatible Electrodes in Medical Diagnostics, Sensors, and Smart Implants | Our research group at Fraunhofer IKTS specializes in developing innovative materials for printed electronics and biocompatible electrodes. We leverage advanced printing technologies to create customized electrodes for biosensors, smart implants, and the characterization of cell models in microfluidi... |
| Functional inks for applications in printed electronics and sensor technology | Fraunhofer IKTS specializes in the research and development of functional inks and pastes for printed electronics and sensor technology. Our innovative microprinting processes, including inkjet, aerosol, and screen printing, enable the creation of customized solutions for a variety of applications, ... |
| Sediment plume morphology monitoring service | Result description
What is the problem
In 2015, the coastal area of the Loire estuary has been designated as a Natura2000 perimeter managed by the French Agency of Biodiversity. The agency requested the monitoring of the export of SPM from the estuary to the coastal ocean, and the assessment... |
| Combined voltage balancing techniques of the DC link in five-level medium voltage NPC back-to-back converters… | Result description
The voltage balancing of the dc-link capacitors in an electric drive system with five-level neutral-point-clamped converters is investigated in this paper. A properly modified space-vector-modulation technique is utilized in combination with a multilevel dc/dc converter for c... |
| Recognizing emotions of users on smartphone | Result description
We developed a method that is able to detect emotions in users of a smartphone application. To do this, we used audio data from the speech of the users. We do not analyze the content of what the users are saying, but the intonation and the way they express themselves, which c... |
| ePredator – Method and device for controlling a wastewater tank pumping system | Result description
Reduced energy consumption between 10-20% in the largest wastewater treatment plant of Portugal (for a wastewater pump system of 500 kW).
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
Artificial Intelligence.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
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| Ultrafast metascintillator | Result description
Scintillator-based X and gamma-ray detectors are designed to provide the energy and position resolution of the interaction point in the detector. There is an increased demand for high precision timing, in the picosecond (ps) range, specially driven by the introduction of Time... |
| Automotive parts produced by L-PBF process | Result description
The engine bracket parts for the automotive end-user have been manufactured on several L-PBF systems such as RENISHAW AM250HT (single laser), EOS M290 (single laser) and EOS M300-4 (multi laser). The mechanical properties analyzed by end-user have reached the predefined requi... |
| PeptiCHIP platform for fast and accurate neoantigen identification | Result description
The PeptiCHIP platform will offer more meaningful neoantigen identification from small biopsies for immunotherapy companies, clinicians, and researchers. Existing technologies merely predict neoantigen signatures instead of identifying them, using protocols that are time-cons... |
| PCM (Phase Change Material) thermal storage module for HVAC applications | Result description
Developed and manufactured high and low temperature latent storages for both HYBUILD concepts (which can be extended for applications around buildings)
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
We are sharing our knowledge
Target a... |
| Feedback-driven Fuzzing | Result description
The innovative technique introduced by ReActis based on a double characterization whose efficiency is proved by tests performed during project implementation. The project focused on a technique called fuzzing: fuzzers are algorithms that feed the tested software with random i... |
| Phasor measurement unit (PMU) & edge computing | Result description
The PMU based solution allows for real-time monitoring, protection, and control of power grid. This allows to operate closer to the margin and react to network disturbances. It is a wide area monitoring solution that provides increased observability of the LV grid & has e... |
| Homes4Life Vision | Certified Smart and Integrated Living Environments for Ageing Well | Result description
The most important reason to push age-friendly housing as a public policy is that people overwhelmingly want to live independently. But there are other forceful arguments for a public policy approach.
The Homes4Life Vision defines what the future could look like if potenti... |
| Aeronautic brackets L-PBF | Result description
For both IN618 and IN718 parts, the weight gain is about 32 % from 326g to 221g.
Different heat-treatments have been tested and compared.
Improved process (LPBF) are more impacting in manufacturing phase than baseline machining process. But if we integrate the use phase... |
| Functional SBA actuator manufactured by SLM | Result description
Harsh environment tests were performed to SBA actuators and showed to have high resistance. For instance, the actuators were able to remove all the water during the rain functional test. In addition, these actuators had an adequate aerodynamic behaviour.
Addressing targe... |
| Functional PJA actuator manufactured by SLM | Result description
Aerodynamic tests were conducted to PJA actuators manufactured by SLM showing an adequate behaviour. The air speed was measured in each outlet obtained homogeneous results. Additionally, it was demonstrated that PJA actuator has high resistance to harsh environment tests such... |
| Distortions predicted in large titanium parts | Result description
Distortions were predicted by numerical simulations in flow control actuators which allowed optimizing the orientation of the parts and designing the supporting strategy to minimize dimensional deviations.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are... |
| Company valuation quick check | 1. What is the value of my company? (Quick Check)
Scope of the company valuation:
Step 1: Define the context of the valuation
Clarification of the reason for the valuation (e.g. succession, financing, investor talks)
Analysis of implications on the valuation methodology
Coor... |
| Market & Competition analysis | Market & Competition Analysis
Scope of the analysis:
Step 1: Market analysis
Definition of the relevant market for your product or technology
Identification of market size, trends and growth potential
Evaluation of relevant customer groups and their needs
Mapping ... |
| Market analysis – identification of international markets | International Market Identification
Scope of the Internationalisation Analysis
Step 1: Identification of international opportunities
Analysis of relevant international markets and sales territories
Identification of foreign competitors and producer locations
Industry structu... |
| Business development | Business Development
Scope of Strategic Business Development
Step 1: Business model analysis & enhancement
Analysis and optimisation of current structures
Identification of growth opportunities and strategic levers
Review and development of new business model variations
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| Research group for processes and integrated project delivery models with focus on sustainability and circularity | This reserach group focusses on processes and integrated project delivery models fostering interdisciplinary collaboration in construction projects. This includess project set-up, (legal) agreements, team organization, decision-making, target-development and target achievement controll, for projects... |
| Simulation-in-the-Loop Framework for Evaluating Potential of Optimal Control of a Building | This innovation offer presents a flexible simulation-in-the-loop (SiL) framework for evaluating the operational and environmental benefits of advanced supervisory control strategies in nonresidential buildings. Developed at the FHNW Institute for Sustainability and Energy in Building Construction (I... |
| Data-Driven Fault Detection in Building HVAC Systems | This innovation focuses on developing and implementing data-driven methodologies for automated fault detection in building HVAC systems. Leveraging insights from the research based strategies with machine learning techniques to identify malfunctions such as inefficient storage discharge or sensor in... |
| Energy Research Lab for Building Technologies | The Energy Research Lab (ERL) at the FHNW School of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geomatics is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to testing and optimizing components for thermal and electrical supply systems in buildings. Established in 2013, the ERL focuses on evaluating both individual c... |
| KETMarket FundingFinder | Empowering Innovation Through Smart Funding Access
At KETMarket, we understand that groundbreaking ideas need more than vision — they need funding. That’s why we’ve developed the KETMarket FundingFinder: a smart, AI-powered tool that revolutionizes the way innovators, startups, SMEs, and R&D te... |
| Fibre Regeneration: Un-Blending | Result description
Some of the T2C project partners had been working for a number of years on a technology to produce man-made cellulosic fibers from any cellulose containing feedstock (i.e. cotton, paper, card, bamboo…) – the Ioncell process.
Integrating the separation of cotton and po... |
| Advanced mobile technology to manage underground utilities with the use of Augmented Reality. | Result description
The LARA system is a handheld, low-cost mobile device that enables field workers to 'see beneath the ground'. The device brings together Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology, 3-D geographic information system (GIS) technology and geospatial databases with comp... |
| D-band point to multipoint wireless system with multi Gb/s capacity and wide area coverage. | Result description
The ULTRAWAVE D-band (141 – 148.5 GHz) point to multipoint wireless system consists of a network of Transmission Hubs to produce wide sector area coverage and compact Terminals to be deployed arbitrarily in the coverage area. Both D-band transmission hubs and terminals use si... |
| rEUse platform | Result description
rEUse IT platform supports value chain stakeholders during the search and acquisition of product lifecycle information about different objects, which had been defined “circular entities”. Circular entities can be products, materials, processes and treatments, wastes, or more. T... |
| SEAFOODTOMORROW Blue Economy e-learning tool | Result description
The SEAFOODTOMORROW e-learning module aids the professional development of those working or being trained to work in the seafood industry, especially managers. The tool is based on OpenTEA, an interactive web platform developed in BROWSE (GA 265307). Addressing identified gap... |
| Interactive Dashboards | Result description
Interactive Dashboards (ID) is a component that centralizes and converts data (web traffic, alerts) obtained from other SPHINX components in different types of graphical representations (tables, graphs, diagrams and custom plugins) to offer IT staff a faster and more compact ... |
| Anomaly Detection | Result description
Anomaly Detection (AD) is a Machine Learning algorithms based component that alerts when anomalous or suspicious activities are detected. AD uses as input the logs generated by other components of SPHINX system.
Anomaly detection uses the following types of algorithms:
... |
| Data Traffic Monitoring | Result description
Data Traffic Monitoring (DTM) is a SPHINX component responsible for threat identification by monitoring the network traffic and applying signature-based detection analysis. It monitors all the packets traversing the network and compares them against a database of attack signatu... |
| New equipment available in Slovenia for state of the art renewable materials and building research | Result description
The complementary funding to the InnoRenew CoE H2020 project allowed 6 research organisations in Slovenia to acquire a significant set of state-of-the-art research devices with new facilities in the future.
The six institutes receiving complementary infrastructure funding ... |
| High efficiency kesterite solar cells by a sequential method | Result description
A methodology to produce high efficiency solar cells based on a sequential process including the deposition of metallic stacks by sputtering, followed by a reactive annealing under selenium and tin atmosphere is developed. Most relevant processes parameters like type and char... |
| Computational Holography based Augmented Reality Systems | Result description
Head worn displays (HWD) has the potential to shape the future of human-computer interface. Various design approached have been researched for decades, but no solution has proved yet to address all points required for satisfactory user experience and wide consumer acceptance. I... |
| Optimized Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) for sustainable integrated co-production of fish and macroalgae | Result description
Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) is an environmentally sustainable method of farming seaweed and fish where dissolved nutrients from fish waste provide important nutrition for the growth of the seaweed and vice versa. Preliminary results show improved growth of seawe... |
| Spray-up Molding | Result description
A new method was developed and tested for shower-trays and bathtubs production by the adaptation of existing technology of air transportation of granules of GF (scraps from NOVELLINI’ shower-trays production) and a spray-up moulding. The final method and technology have been ... |
| Sanitary furniture embedding Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) | Result description
A new «3 layers» method to produce sanitary furniture embedding Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP).
Development of a new method of «3 layers» for sustainable production of shower trays and bathtubs reinforced with 10% less of resin and 40% less of virgin fibreglass. T... |
| NeMo Hyper-Network | Result description
The NeMo project developed a Hyper-Network of tools and services for an e-mobility Marketplace that enables the creation, trading and interoperable execution of e-mobility services across countries and across service provi... |
| Utilization of thermally recycled carbon fibers for automotive bulk mouling compound (BMC) components | Result description
BMC components with glass or carbon fibers (GF, CF) are used for the production of fiber-reinforced components. Very complex components can be formed with BMC material and especially glass fiber BMC are very economical materials that nevertheless offer good mechanical pro... |
| Ammonium sulphate from domestic wastewater | Result description
Recovered ammonium sulphate (a nitrogen rich fertilizer raw material) from domestic wastewater. The ammonium sulphate is mixed with recovered struvite to create a tailor made fertilizer pellet with adjustable NPK ratio. The pellet has been used in field trials with equivalent r... |
| Composition of ink to produce high efficiency kesterites solar cells from spray coating | Result description
A process at laboratory scale to produce reliable and stable inks for the deposition of kesterite based absorbers using spray coating techniques is developed. The process can be used for any industry working in spray techniques for the depositon of chalcogenides, with very high... |
| COGNITUS media AI software platform for crowdsourcing and enhancing video | Result description
Our COGNITUS media AI software platform enables crowd-sourced video content to be curated, aggregated, , automatically quality checked and enhanced to make it more appealing to audiences. A mobile phone app is used to record and upload video from non-professional sources to ser... |
| Recycling strategies | Result description
The RECYCALYSE project is expecting to achieve a triple recycling aim:
(1) Demonstrate cost effective recycling scheme for CRM (Ir, Ru and Pt), so that these PGMs can be reused into new catalyst production. This recycling and recovery process will be likewise applied to ... |
| Catalyst Fabrication | Result description
Innovation run through fabrication methods of catalyst for PEMEC electrolysis. Two new synthesis methods will be demonstrated and utilized, allowing the preparation and production of a combined catalytic structure with a high degree of control.
These methods are:
- ... |
| Catalyst Materials | Result description
RECYCALYSE will develop a set of new electrocatalysts with improved activity and stability for PEM electrolysis that will reduce or potentially eliminate CRMs, substituting CRM with earth abundant sustainable materials. The catalyst materials involve new catalytic active sites,... |
| Software components for augmenting the usability of the SpiNNaker many-core neuromorphic architecture | Result description
One of the most relevant neuromorphic architecture is the SpiNNaker platform, a multi-core globally asynchronous locally synchronous board with a high scalability potential designed for running SNN simulations in real-time. The team of Prof Furber at the University of Manch... |
| Estimation of maintenance time for complex engineered to-order products | Result description
Maintenance is a common offering, as well as a core activity of the manufacturing system lifecycle, since it accounts for as much as 60 to 70% of its total costs. Commonly, in the SMEs, the maintenance activities of customised engineering-to-order (ETO) products highly depend o... |
| Vaporising Nanodroplets with Protons | Summary
Phase change contrast agents for ultrasound (US) imaging are emerging theranostic systems for cancer research. These can be nanodroplets (ND) of low boiling point perfluorocarbons encapsulated in a biocompatible polyvinyl alcohol shell. NDs can be converted into acoustically active microb... |
| EU FLEXCHX project: Pressurized gasification pilot plant | Result description
Results obtained in the EU FLEXCHX project
Operational pressurized gasification pilot plant including gasifier, filter, catalytic reformer, and gas coolers
The design capacity corresponds to 0.5 MW syngas output
The plant can be operated with various ratios of st... |
| Data Broker Service: Modular platform that dynamically uses several data sources (Esthesis) | Result description
This is a software data broker service that is built over the esthesis platform. Its main function is to gather data from various sources and provide it for third parties’ services in a universal way or package it in appropriate languages, data formats and content structures ... |
| Circular designed product embedding recycled glas fibres: Wine Cooler designed by Martina Hatzenbichler | Result description
The Wine Cooler by Martina Hatzenbichler is a creative product that was co-designed, produced and showcased during the FiberEUse project. It exemplifies the variety of possibilities to re-use composite waste into new desireable products attracting a broad audience. The Wine C... |
| Reliability testing permitting to couple aesthetics (colour) and electrical performance of EPoG modules | Result description
A significant factor for long term degradation of PV modules (standard and likely EPoGs) is failure of the interconnects. A finite element modeling tool has been developed to simulate interconnect fatigue as a step towards predicting failure.
The experimental+modelling analy... |
| New generation Coloured Foils for BIPV modules | Result description
A new generation of coloured foil was optimized and qualified for large-area BIPV modules integration. This technology enables for colouring PV modules with excellent aesthetic achievement (different colours, high uniformity even for the foil implemented inside the PV module)... |
| Ceramic receiver structure | Result description
EngiCer developed silicon carbide solar receivers with new geometries to capture heat from concentrated solar radiation and transfer it to the airflow. Several different receiver morphologies have been tested at a lab scale and the best performing has been produced in full scal... |
| Blockchain for Data Integrity | Result description
With constant attacks on telecom infrastructure and management systems, every network hardware OEM using the same commodity security frameworks is exploring new solutions to harden and secure their products and customer data at the edge. The adoption of always-on architecture... |
| Cyber/Physical Events Correlator | Result description
The Cyber/Physical Events Correlator collects the events relevant to physical and/or cyber detection communicated by the external monitoring resources. On the basis of a rule-based engine, by applying customized rules, it correlate events in order to raise alarms relevant to an... |
| Speech Analytics in Store | Result description
The Speech Analytics in Store project has the aim to improve the customer experience in stores.
This project has been developed to help retail companies to extract insights about clients, in order to create more upsell and cross sell sales opportunities.
The g... |
| Community Solar PV Modelling Tool | Result description
The EU HEROES project developed a financial modelling tool to help energy communities to assess the economic viability of PV projects. The tool was designed to help energy communities to develop solar projects that can be more easily integrated into energy networks, so may in... |
| PVSITES BIMsolar software tool | Result description
The PVSITES software suite is based on the BIMsolar platform developed by CADCAMation. It allows professional and academic users to easily model and evaluate BIPV projects in terms of:
Architectural design
Energy production
Thermal impact
Light transmission
... |
| PVSITES Opaque PV glazing solutions based on c-Si with hidden busbars and L interconnections | Result description
This document describes the development of a prototype consisting on a photovoltaic c-Si based module with an innovative solution to hide the cell and string connections, in order to improve the aesthetical appearance without other disadvantages. Background information on the mat... |
| PVSITES Roofing tiles and façade elements | Result description
This document reports the development and testing of a metal based PV module platform for building integrated applications. More in particular, the modules presented consist in flat CIGS modules with 10%-14% efficiency modules to be use for roofing, carport, facade and industrial... |
| SEAP: Climate service for solar energy assessment and planning | Summary
Within the framework of renewable energies, photovoltaic is one of the technologies with the greatest future projection. However, the fluctuating, unpredictable and unmanageable character of renewable generation systems, subject to intermittent atmospheric conditions, increases the diffic... |
| Intercalation type positive electrode for Ca rechargeable battery | Result description
The Ca-metal based battery technology is expected to offer significant improvements in terms of energy density and battery safety as compared to the current state-of-the-art Li-ion battery technology.
Potential cathode materials for the Calcium-based battery technology were ... |
| DATACLIME – Feel the future, design your climate solution | Summary
The CLIME service is useful for different types of users such as: consultancy companies, engineers, academic researchers, scientists, public administrators. Our service it is able to provide different climate products to different types of end-users. In the case of not climate data expert... |
| Hybrid Power Plant with energy storage | Result description
GRIDSOL project proposes Smart Renewable Hubs, a flexible hybrid plant that combines primary Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and storage technologies under a Dynamic Output Manager of Energy (DOME) that dispatches the electricity on a single output according to the availabilit... |
| Pilot plant of municipal wastewater treatment and reuse in Tunisia | Result description
In the framework of MADFORWATER Project, a 10 m3/d pilot plant was installed in the Choutrana municipal wastewater plant, in Tunis. The core of the plant is represented by a two-stage trickling filter, developed to face the increasing demand for efficient pollutant removal and ... |
| New GSHE helicodial | Result description
The installed new developed helicoidal GSHEs in the Test sites show a good performance and heat exchange properties. Handling of the PE-Xa/Al/PE pipe on the construction side is user-friendly and easy. Due to the high stability of the ground source heat exchanger pipes, the gro... |
| V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) charging | Result description
The V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) system allows for bi-directional energy flow and interaction between the vehicle and grid. In this way, the electric vehicle can be efficiently charged and discharged. With the V2X chargers, users can store energy in their electric vehicle an... |
| Low-cost approaches for the removal of terbuthylazine from agricultural wastewater: CWs and biopurification system | Result description
Mixing and loading of pesticides, filling and washing of spray equipment, equipment leaks, improper handling of tank mix left-overs, and pesticide waste disposal operations are activities that contribute to point-source pollution. The use of natural treatment approaches such as... |
| Low-cost treatment of wastewaters from cleaning empty pesticides containers | Result description
In most of developing countries, large quantities of used pesticide containers accumulate on the margins of fields and rivers, being this an important source of environmental contamination. The disposal and cleaning of these containers, and the subsequent treatment of gener... |
| Redox mediators to boost Sulfur cathode performance | Result description
In SALBAGE project, the University of Southampton has demonstrated the use of electrolyte additives as catalytic species to facilitate the kinetics of the reactions in aluminium-sulfur batteries, which are otherwise very sluggish. The catalytic species can improve performance m... |
| Phosphorus recovery from wastewater, and reuse on farmland. Clean water, rich soils, healthy plants. | Summary:
INCOVER has been about harvesting or recovering resources from wastewater streams. Phosphorus is one of those resources that has been problematic in that high levels can cause serious environmental issues in waterways. Water treatment law requires that phosphorus be removed from wastewat... |
| Novel drilling methodologies | Result description
Two drilling techniques were developed: "enlarged easy drill" to install helicoidal Borehole Heat Exchangers (BHEs) at very shallow depth and "piling" to install co-axial BHEs.
A new drilling technique has been studied to optimize the easy-drill concept together with the h... |
| Low-lead perovskite single-junction cell with an efficiency of 15% | Result description
The initial objective was to achieve a 15% stable lab scale cell without lead (Pb), or at the least with the lowest possible amount of lead. However, in the course of the project, it appeared clearly that no viable lead free exist for the moment and that in the same, the lead... |
| Socio-economic analysis of perovskite solar cell technologies | Result description
Our work consisted in the sum and partial combination of 6 studies:
A life-cycle analysis made possible thanks to the data provided by academic and industrial partners.
A regulatory watch (including RoHS Directive, WEEE Directive and REACH Regulation).
A “risk anal... |
| Improved encapsulation processes for perovskite PV technology | Result description
Reliable encapsulation of perovskite photovoltaic solar cells is an important factor for the stability of devices and therefore a crucial factor in the upscaling and ultimate commercialisation of the technology. The CHEOPS project therefore included evaluation of different en... |
| Cost of Ownership calculation of perovskite PV technology | Result description
The cost of ownership (CoO) of perovskite PV technology was calculated for the production of both perovskite-Si tandem and single junction perovskite cell modules. The relevant cost data for manufacturing such modules was estimated by Oxford PV Ltd. using their pilot producti... |
| Life Cycle Analysis of perovskite solar cells | Result description
The carbon footprint of the PV system with tandem cells from Oxford PV Ltd. (OXPV) is calculated to be lower than the corresponding mono-Si cells, and significantly lower than electricity from coal or gas. Mineral, fossil and renewable resource depletion was found to be the m... |
| Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell with an efficiency of 25.4% on an active area of 1.43 cm2 | Result description
We developed a perovskite formulation and deposition by spin-coating for flat substrates which led to a substantial increase in efficiency. We also developed sequential evaporation techniques involving thermal evaporation of the metallic compounds followed by infiltration of ... |
| 10×10 cm2 perovskite single-junction module with 15% efficiency | Result description
The layout of the demonstrator module was formed by 15 series connected cells with a cell width of 4.5mm. An optimised condition for P1-P2-P3 laser ablations was used to pattern the modules. The results show an active area (47.2 cm2) efficiency of 15% for a module fabricated ... |
| Test run results of a biomass gasifier combined with a gas cleaning unit and a SOFC | Result description
For the first time a micro-CHP technology with close to zero emissions, high electric (more than 40% efficiency regarding the conversion of the product gas heating value into electricity) and overall efficiency (90% according to the final system design) was realised. The wide... |
| Hybrid 3D bioprinting system including quasi in-situ solventless surface coating | Summary
The developed 3D hybrid bioprinting system allows printing at temperatures up to 250°C and solventless coating of the surface of the printed polymer implant material almost simultaneously in one single machine. It further has the capability to print materials including polymers, polymer b... |
| L5e-category electrified mobility solution | Result description
The European EU-LIVE consortium developed a new L5e-category electrified mobility solution. Positioned between the two-wheel and four-wheel segments, it is equipped with a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) powertrain, two electric in-wheel motors and a petrol internal comb... |
| E-ferry prototype in operation | Result description
The E-ferry prototype, which is the furthest ranging all electrical car and passenger ferry, is in operation between the harbours of Søby and Fynshav in the southern part of Denmark. Currently sailing four trips a day, of each 22 nautical miles, it is demonstrating that even long... |
| Characterisation for TE-Modules | Result description
During the Project INTEGRAL a test system for characterising TEGs was developed and built up. The task of this test rig, is to cycle TEGs, measure the performance to investigate reasons for performance losses. Single TE-modules up to 40 × 40 mm con be tested as at temperature... |
| Low Temperature Energy Storage Nodules | Result description
Cold storage system comprising encapsulated ice/water nodules within a cylindrical tank for cold storage at 0 degrees C. The heat transfer fluid is water with antifreeze and corrosion inhibitors. The tank volume is 500 lt.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs... |
| Externally reversible by two 4-way valves water source heat pump with tandem compressors | Result description
Advanced water source heat pump of high efficiency (Eurovent class A); Tandem compressors (hermetic Scrolls) with superior isentropic efficiency driven by motors of high efficiency; Heat exchangers always in counter-flow for high efficient cooling as well as heating; Innovative... |
| GoOpti – Intelligent transport solutions with efficient scalable data-driven DRT | Result description
GoOpti has developed a system of smart organization of passenger transportation that makes travel affordable and efficient by using dynamic pricing and innovative reservation systems that pool people in vehicles based on their departure time flexibility and routing preferences. T... |
| Ground source heat pump prototype with inverter compressor | Result description - The first ground source prototype with inverter compressor:
Advanced water source heat pump of high efficiency (Eurovent class A); Inverter compressor; Heat exchangers always in counter-flow for high efficient cooling as well as heating; Innovative system controls synchroni... |
| Open District Heating – feed-in of waste heat into district heating network | Result description
The GrowSmarter partner Stockholms Exergi has developed a technology that recovers surplus heat and integrate it into existing district heating (DH) networks to meet local heating demands by citizens in an urban environment. An innovative business model has been developed f... |
| Energy efficient refurbishment of public housing area | Result description
Integration of energy retrofitting into a full-scale renovation of residential buildings owned by a public housing company. The scope of the energy retrofitting is very broad and is combines passive and active technologies. The tenants gets apartments with higher standards ... |
| Smart multifunctional tower | Result description
‘Smart Towers’ exploit city infrastructure to provide enhanced wireless access networks, in order to support the growing demand of mobile connectivity in the city for broadband mobile connections and IoT services. The solution is based on transforming urban furniture like s... |
| Optical sensors for bioprocesses on-line monitoring of bioplastics and organic acids production and anaerobic digestion | Summary
These innovative sensors have been developed to monitor PHA (bioplastics) and organic acids in new wastewater treatments with bacteria and yeast. Besides, volatile fatty acids (VFA) are monitored in anaerobic digestion of biomass to improve the biomethane production as a renewable energ... |
| A new option for capturing Cement and Lime emissions | Result description
Concrete is a highly durable material and when used effectively, it helps buildings to be extremely energy-efficient. Demand will increase due to the global population growth and the trend to further urbanisation. However, cement production is CO2 intensive (8% of global CO... |
| Ultra High Durability Concrete: a roadmap to reduce the environmental impact of the construction sector | Summary
ReSHEALience is developing Ultra High Durability Concretes (UHDC) to upgrade the Ultra High Performance and Textile Reinforced Concrete technologies and enhance, thanks to functionalizing nanoadditions, the durability of structures even in highly aggressive scenarios. Employed nanoaddit... |
| Fish skin primary cell line | Result description
A fish skin cell line has been developed and characterised. This is a comparative model for in vitro testing.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
Collaboration
We specifically need / are looking for
Commercial exploitati... |
| Impedance and electrophysiological biosensor device | Result description
A cell-based biosensor that relies on extracellular electrophysiological cooperative cell activity. It has been tested using immortal epithelial cells for screening of bioactive extracts.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
Grants and... |
| Combined electric charging and street lighting | Result description
Lampposts are no longer only a source of light, but have become multifunctional, smart or “Humble Lampposts”, which can also be used to provide electrical charging points and act as WiFi hotspots. Using existing lampposts in this way, provides operational savings, delivers ... |
| Combustion control based on Fuel detection using on-board fuel microIRsensor for CO2 reduction | Result description
With the introduction of new emissions and CO2 reduction targets by EU, Year 2020 is considered for the whole transportation sector as the first step along a very critical technological path to reduce CO2 emissions by 37.5% at 2030 horizon.
For now more than 10 years the p... |
| Unlimited renewable fuel supply from water, carbon dioxide and solar energy | Result description
As the sustainable production potential of biofuels is limited, radically different non-biomass non-fossil fuel production pathways must be developed. SUN-to-LIQUID develops a technology that has the potential to meet the future renewable fuel dema... |
| Hybrid photocatalyitic air filter for removing pollutants and odours from aircraft cabin zone | Result description
The project is developing a novel air purifier capable of removing pollutants such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and bio-contaminants in the aircraft cabin zone. The device will be installed after the HEPA filtration stage of the recirculated air and will provide efficient... |
| Biomethanation technology for power-to-gas energy storage | Result description
A fully automated biological methanation plant was built, which includes a number of features (full automation, improved heat exchange system, improved feeding strategy, high mixing energy) leading to an improved technology outcome. The plant is located in Solothurn (Switzerl... |
| Smart Renewable Hub – Modeler | Result description
The tool has the capability of optimizing the plant’s configuration/energy mix in two steps: a screening to identify potential configurations within the boundary limits and the “Base Case Evolution” search. Moreover, the control system integrated in SRH-M tool acts as a R... |
| Pre-industrial power-to-methane unit | Result description
Thanks to S&G project, KHIMOD has demonstrated cost effective transformation of electricity (from wind and solar) into renewable methane compliant with liquefied methane (LNG) requirements.
KHIMOD’s methanation unit is the core of the power-to-methane plant. It allows to... |
| Economic and environmental potential for solar assisted central heating plants in the EU residential sector | Result description
In the real application of designing the Central Solar Heating Plants (CSHP), the present methodology can be beneficial to obtain the optimal sizing of the renewable energy equipment. Furthermore, the proposed framework offers guiding that can serve all project stakeholders t... |
| New electrolytes based on deep eutectic solvents for Al-based batteries | Result description
In SALBAGE project, a new range of Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) have been developed for use as electrolytes in Al-based batteries. Most currently proposed electrolytes of this type combine AlCl3 with components that are either expensive and/or have poor conductivity. The Uni... |
| Pilot plant for the treatment and reuse of textile wastewater in Tunisia | Result description
A 10 m3/d pilot plant for the treatment and agricultural reuse of textile wastewater was installed at the G-Wash factory, in Nabeul, Tunisia. The challenge of MADFORWATER project was to develop a treatment train able to attain high treatment efficiency and reliability, with... |
| Absorption Heat Transformer | Result description
More competitive Absorption Heat Transformer:
The contribution of the Indus3Es Project to progress beyond the state of the art is related to improve operational behaviour as well as cost competitiveness of Absoroption Heat Transformes (AHT) by introduing innovative ideas t... |
| Purge System for Closed-cycle Absorption heat pumps | Result description
Motor-Less purge system for Absorption Heat Pumps:
Presence of non-condensable (NC) gases critically reduces the effectiveness of the absorption process which is the key process in absoption heat pumps operation. The innovative motor-les purge system, developed in Indus3Es... |
| Smart thermostatic valve based smart heat generation | Result description
Reduce heating cost by automatically adjusting the heat production by relying on real time data provided by smart thermostatic radiator valves. Commissioning time is drastically reduced as no heating curve tweaking is required. In addition, losses in pinings for instance are re... |
| Heat harvesting facade | Result description
Are you interested in making your building energy positive? Do you want attractive aesthetic solutions in building facades and roofs? Have a look at our developed heat harvesting panels, and heat harvesting roofs.
We have developed aesthetic thermal panels that har... |
| BioFuelFab Biomethane from lignocellulose | Result description
BioFuelFab is a Horizon 2020 funded concept developed by Finrenes Oy for providing biomethane from lignocellulose according to EU Comission's REPowerEU targets.
Installation concept and design for providing biomethane from lignocellulose by anaerobic digestion
Addre... |
| Versatile, lightweight, and easily integrated photovoltaic module technology addressing the BIPV sector | Result description
A combination of aesthetics, lightness, integrability and multi-functional Photovoltaic solution applicable in different sectors (BIPV, transport, agriculture, urban environment, etc.); highly versatile and custom designs.
Lightweight PV modules are monolithic, adaptable t... |
| EnergyMatching Platform showcasing the project holistic approach for retrofitting building scenarios | Result description
The EnergyMatching Platform aims to support designers and other professionals in maximizing the RES harvesting in their built environment. Through the integration of a matchmaking tool, it guides users to meet their own interests and potential exploiting resources developed wit... |
| Fast Tomographic Reconstruction in Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Tensor Imaging using Algebraic Filter Methods | Result description
Small-angle x-ray scattering tensor tomography provides three-dimensional information on the unresolved material anisotropic microarchitecture, which can be hundreds of times smaller than an image pixel. Up to now, computing the resulting images took up to hours of computing ... |
| Software implementation for 3D ptychographic inversion | Result description
Ptychography is a computational imaging technique that recovers information about a specimen from diffraction patterns recorded in an overlapping scanning setting. Applied as Computed Tomography this technique has been able to reach sub-20 nm isotropic 3D resolution. However, s... |
| Applications of wet biomasses trhough hydrothermal carbonization industrial scale process | Result description
Project has demostrated that HTC (HydroThermal Carbonization) is a industrial-scale sustainable technology, able to upgrade a wide range of organic residues into a high value carbonaceous product, Hydrochar, ready for the commercial take off .
The low emission, the wide ... |
| Aerial robot with sensor suite for bridge inspection accompanied with the GCS system | Result description
Aerial system for inspection of bridges using two aerial robots and a Ground Control Station.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
We are sharing our knowledge
Target audiences
Others/ No specific audience
R&... |
| Reduction and upcycling of food ingredients waste | Result description
More than 1.6 billion tonnes of food are wasted every year worldwide. 40% of the waste occurs at the beginning of the value chain. The food industry suffers economic losses of $660 billion as a result.
LEROMA, founded in 2019, is a German B2B platform for food raw material... |
| Metallic plate for referencing the 3D model of portable art specimens | Result description
The workflow for the creation, calibration, testing and use of the metallic plate for 3D image-based models referencing is provided. It allows to receive the photogrammetric models of desirable accuracy up to 0.5 mm level. Such accuracy level has been used for technological r... |
| Risk analysis methodology for stationary Li-ion batteries in power system applications | Result description
The proposed methodology analyses the variety of hazards and dangerous situations that might be experienced by a battery during its life cycle and provided useful information on how to prevent or manage those undesired events. It identifies the majority of the hazards (or ris... |
| AI-Driven scaling on of C-V2N Services | Result description
We developed the N-max algorithm to vertically scale C-V2N services through AI. N-max increases/decreases the number of CPUs that servers use to process the traffic coming from V2N applications as remote driving, cooperative awareness, and hazard warning services. N-max predi... |
| Operating an indium oxide semiconductor as radiation detector at cryogenic temperature | Result description
We demonstrated for the first time that an indium dioxide (In2O3) crystal can work as a radiation absorber for low-temperature calorimeters operated at 10 mK in a dilution refrigerator. The crystal has been produced by Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung, Berlin (Germany), ... |
| Design of rubber composites and thermoplastic elastomers using high added value wastes rubber. | Summary
With the project, we proposed novel thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) and rubber composites containing high added value wastes rubber (GTR). First, the dynamic vulcanization of PLA-based thermoplastic elastomers using GTR show a co-continuous morphology of PLA and rubber permitted by the enc... |
| 3D Printing of Continuous Fiber Reinforced High-Performance Polymers (3Dfy) | Summary
A new Fused Filament Fabrication 3D Printing technology for continuous fiber reinforced high performance thermoplastic polymers (e.g., PEI, PES, PEEK, PEKK) is proposed. The novelty resides in the fact that pre-impregnated composite tapes available from the industrial Automatic Fiber ... |
| Aerospace Manufacturing Security Demonstrator | Result description
Secure Industrial IoT implementation for Airbus Defence & Space plants of Tablada, San Pablo Sur and Cadiz which assemble civil and military aricraft. The IIoT network embedds three types of systems which are distributed over the different plants: Roboshave is a highly auto... |
| Lightweight IIoT Authentication and Encryption Framework | Result description
This system and communication architecture is based on a secure cloud manufacturing backbone, which secures the collaborative exchange of information, ensures trust among the entities involved and enforces access control in industrial environments. The technical foundation of... |
| In-field worker Augmented Reality (AR) support tools | Result description
The Augmented Reality (AR) tools that support on-site road workers and improve the management of maintenance related work. The operator is aware of the real world, augmented with information visualization. Visualized models and text are overlaid in the real world through AR g... |
| Web-based Virtual Reality (VR) platform for the teleoperation of robotic resources | Result description
The web-based VR platform for the teleoperation of the robotic resources in road maintenance. This solution will allow road operators to take part in interventions remotely, without needing to be on the road. To make the teleoperation efficient in real-time the virtual environm... |
| Mobile Counter UAV Solution | Result description
Integrated C-UAV system, consisting of drone detection and drone neutralisation implemented in a van. This system allows protection of critical infrastructure sites without the involvement of human operators as all the routine tasks of detection, tracking and classification are... |
| Drone detection module | Result description
This system allows protection of critical infrastructure sites without the involvement of human operators as all the routine tasks of detection, tracking and classification are completed by the developed AI.
Software module that is able to detect, track and classify drones... |
| Validating Security Systems in Critical Infrastructures with Aviation-Based E-OCVM Methodology | Result description
This result is ideal for critical infrastructures which require security systems to provide real-time monitoring and increased situation awareness (transportation, energy, telecommunications, etc.), as well as enterprises and authorities. With this methodology the anticipated... |
| Road Digital Twin | Result description
OMICRON's Road Digital Twin digitialises all road assets and relevant aspects of the road asset geometry. This central information point with detailed visualisation of assets makes it ease to manage assets and allows for faster decision making, especially in combination with OM... |
| Cyber Forecaster Engine | Result description
For SOC owners, the CFE is an add-on that uses your risk assessment data to detect stealth attacks that would normally go undetected, and forecast the end-goal of the attack in terms of business or operational assets, allowing for more time to respond.
A module able to dea... |
| Light driven autonomous fluidic functions for microfluidic chip | Result description
An active fluidic element remotely addressed by light, namely a valve or a pump, integrated on a microfluidic chip by printing of smart liquid crystalline elastomeric materials.
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
4D Printing, Lab-On-A-Chip, Soft robot.
Addressing targ... |
| High-Performance Economic GNSS Receiver | Result description
The GNSS Receiver developed by RFSAT in the AgriBIT project is a general purpose EU-sourced and economically priced high precision positioning devices exceeding 1cm in static RTK-assisted mode and better than 1.2m in autonomous mode. With SBAS accuracy exceeding 20cm and pric... |
| Pillar-free microfluidic cell culture device for recreating gradients by chemical surface modification | Result description
New microfluidic device for the recreation of chemical gradients that, through a chemical modification of the surfaces, allows the confinement of hydrogels without the need for pillars or physical barriers that contain them.
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
Lab-On-A-Ch... |
| Ultrasensitive and selective biosensors with optical read | Result description
PRIME developed thermal biosensors with a potential for application in fundamental science and healthcare. Based on our patented technology, the sensing elements consist of a capture antibody crosslinked to the base floor of the #microfluidic channel, and a detection antibody b... |
| Smart End User Interface | Result description
Every smart system needs a userfriendly app that gives the user an overview of their installation as well as access to manage it. The SunHorizon Feedback app allows the user to see real-time data about indoor climate as well as energy consumption and most importantly provide th... |
| Enhanced Stratified Thermal Storage tank | Result description
Stratified thermal storage integrated with different types of heat sources as solar panels, electrical heaters and heat pumps.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
We are sharing our knowledge
Target audiences
Others/ N... |
| Marketplace | Result description
The Marketplace enables sharing of energy domain data, services based on data analytics and ML algorithms, and “matchmaking” between providers of services and data with entities that want to use them. It allows users to request new services in the energy domain that do not ex... |
| WeSSun tracking concentrator for fixed tilt solar thermal collector | Result description
Seenso technology, call WeSSun, is a new efficient and cost/effective solar thermal concentrator, developed and tested within the WeDistrict H2020 project and ready to be commercialized for District Heating and Cooling and for Industrial process heat applications up to 130ºC.... |
| PVT Photovoltaic-Thermal hybrid solar panel | Result description
The DualSun patented PVT Photovoltaic-Thermal hybrid solar panel is producing both electricity and hot water thank to an ultra-thin heat exchanger completely integrated into the photovoltaic panel. The water cools the photovoltaic cells and improves electricity output by 5 to... |
| High Vacuum Flat Panel (HVFP)-based solar thermal systems for low temperature applications | Result description
TVP Solar SA has further improved, standardised and demonstrated its High Vacuum Flat Panel (HVFP) solar thermal technology for low temperature (up to 100C) applications. Today our technology is used to produce carbon-free heat all around the year across 10 countries in Eur... |
| Concept of an AI-powered Atmosphere Forecasting System Using Space Data for Climate, Energy and AgriTech Applications | Result description
The overall objective of CLIMFOR is the development of a short-to-medium-term atmosphere Big Data forecasting system. Despite its potential use across several vertical industries (water resources management, marine, health care, etc.), the initial focus of our system will be ... |
| MED-GOLD ICT ecosystem for climate services in agriculture | Result description
Climate services for the agri-food sector will contribute to making European agriculture and food systems more resilient, sustainable, and efficient in the face of climate change. MED-GOLD has co-developed climate services with users, employing state-of-the-art climate data... |
| Use of microbial markers for plant selection strategies | Result description
Much research is done in recent years to characterize the microbiome of plants and its implication on plant resilience. The plant together with its microbiome builds the holobiont which has been explored for the case species pea and the trait root rot was determined by plant ge... |
| Ox-heart tomato Organic Heterogeneous Material (OHM) for organic farming | Result description
Within LIVESEED RSR developed an Organic Heterogeneous Material (OHM) ox-heart tomato population, which had been originally created during the FP7 SOLIBAM project. We carried out participatory selection and developed regionally adapted OHMs, identifying a methodology for toma... |
| Emulator to generate synthetic data on large scale and across multiple geographical areas | Result description
MCS supported in the development of an emulator designed to generate synthetic data on a large scale and across multiple geographical areas. This emulator was instrumental in testing the envisioned technical solution for a STAMINA early-warning system. Without the emulator,... |
| In silico Biomarkers Discovery | Result description
A fast computational tool allowing to disocver highly species specific genomic loci (biomarkers) for any pathogen upon which efficient primers are designed.
The tool increase time to design of novel primers for the detection of pathogens (viruses/bacteria). The innovation ... |
| A conceptual framework for vulnerability and risk assessment in the context of Nature-Based Solutions | Result description
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly being implemented as suitable approaches for reducing vulnerability and risk of social-ecological systems (SES) to hydro-meteorological hazards. Understanding vulnerability and risk of SES is crucial in order to design and impleme... |
| IRRICLIME – Climate Smart Irrigation Tool | Result description
The threats posed by Climate Change, the continuously increasing pressure on agri-soils in order to fulfil food demand and the request in terms of environmental sustainability and products quality, requires advanced tools and methodologies for efficiently manage water resou... |
| Smart Climate Hydropower Tool | Result description
Smart Climate Hydropower Tool is an innovative web-cloud-based service that implements a set of data-driven methods for hydropower energy forecast relying on Artificial Intelligence (AI).
It is intended to simplify Hydropower energy producer’s decision-making processes, by a... |
| Thermal comfort service | Result description
Do you want to know how your energy use profile and how the outdoor air quality affect your thermal comfort level?
Optimise energy use and increase energy savings without compromising thermal comfort of the living space.
Assess the indoor thermal environmental conditi... |
| AI-based road damage prediction to support enhanced road maintenance planning | Result description
Development of Road Wear Prediction Algorithm:
Based on the developed road sensing and damage mapping system, a road wear map layer utilizing AI-based road damage predictions is to be developed and provided to the road operator. Based on the predicted onset of road damages the... |
| Map-as-a-Service | Result description
NNG developed an infrastructure based software to provide a map streaming service containing static and dynamic data elements following industry standards. It is providing high precision road damage information referenced against a HD base map for different stakeholders such ... |
| VALU3S web-based repository for verification and validation of automated systems | Result description
Verification and validation (V&V) of automated systems is becoming time-consuming due to the increasing complexity of these systems. Moreover, V&V of these systems can be hindered if the methods and processes are not properly described and selected. It is essential that... |
| REMIRAS – Remote Mixed Reality Assistance System | Result description
REMIRAS guides the user through a specific operation on any object, like production quality control or machine maintenance, using Mixed Reality (MR). The peculiarity is that the software precisely recognizes the object from a 3D model, allowing for indications and buttons to ... |
| Cyber-Physical Systems for Engaging Education | Result description
The research results include concept, system architecture and a software framework for controlling of humanoid and non-humanoid (mobile) robots. The system architecture design concept is required in order to obtain robot hardware compatibility to the software components. The so... |
| Design of Educational Scenarios with BigFoot Walking Robot for Special Education | Result description
A novel toy like robot is designed for application in game scenarios in inclusive classes. The simplified design - only two motors - yet the enanced mobility and ability for obstacle avoidance - provides a number of indeas for games for intellectual and social development of ... |
| Fuzzy Logic Based Model for Designing and Developing of a Mind-Machine Interface | Result description
A new model for a Mind-Machine Interface (MMI) based on a Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy System (T-SFS) is built in Node-RED platform, making full advantage of its low-code programming for event-driven applications and wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services. The inte... |
| Emotion-Expressive Robot EmoSan | Result description
The emotion-expressive robot EmoSan has six degrees of freedom and can reproduce the movements of the human head, e.g. it can achieve a rotation and translation of the head in order to simulate a bending of the neck. The design of the robot is based on the Gough-Stewart platf... |
| Novel carbon capture and utilisation technologies | Result description
CCU technologies aim to extract carbon dioxide from either concentrated sources or directly from ambient air, and then use it as a raw material for carbon-containing products, such as fuels, chemical products, and building materials. The Evidence Review Report explores whethe... |
| Elastic software framework for data-analytics workflows | Result description
The ELASTIC software architecture is the framework that glues together all the software innovations of ELASTIC, providing the features needed to implement advanced mobility applications.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
Use of rese... |
| Predictive maintenance for track defects | Result description
A maintenance vehicle was equipped with sensors for acquiring the rail profile. The developed software allows to analyze the acquired data in order to plan maintenance interventions in advance, foreseeing and estimating the wear that could occur in the future in the tramway l... |
| ADAS (Advanced Driving Assistant System) | Result description
Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) demonstrator implemented and under test into an operating environment. ADAS implements an onboard system to detect and classify tram’s obstacles.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
Help in tec... |
| Fiware4Water Reference Architecture | Result description
Fiware4Water architecture can be deployed to any system water management. It offers a library of functionalities allowing to improvement of any existing system already in place with seamless integration
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
Artificial Intelligence, Wastewat... |
| Angular steel members with internal stiffening | Result description
L-shaped profile types are selected since they are very easy to mount and their buckling behavior is ameliorated with the introduction of brace lacing. The profiles investigated are of certain slenderness and with the introduction of various bracing motives the profiles are o... |
| Polymer sorting via Raman spectroscopy | Result description
Separation of polymer/blends that have not been recycled yet, by identifying the polymer nature using Raman spectroscopy. This process will offer increased recycling rates,and possibility of translation of technology to other plastics.
Addressing target audiences and exp... |
| Human model ex-vivo multiphoton database | Result description
The human model ex-vivo multiphoton database is an imaging dataset, produced within the activities of the PICCOLO project, consisting of a set of co-registered Haematoxylin-Eosin (H&E) and multiphoton microscopy (MPM) images acquired from thin colon tissue sections prepared... |
| CAPABLE support system for patients and oncologists | Result description
The CAPABLE solution is a state-of-the-art digital technology to foster the outpatient management ofcancer treatment aimed at patients and oncologists. The patient system is composed of a patient app(Android) and a smartwatch (Asus VivoWatch) that are used to gather physiolog... |
| Ceramic Receiver CUPS | Result description
These CUPS are based on commercial SiC filters for diesel engines by LIQ (formerly Cometas) and deliver a super strong and super thermally conductive SiC honeycomb structure. The design has been upgraded to create a recrystallized SiC monolithic component by a special joining... |
| FeCrAl overlay welding feedstock | Result description
Kanthal welding feedstock based on the newly developed FeCRAl alloy will help welding companies and manufacturers of large parts for corrosive environments to achieve longer service lives and better performance by providing durability and resistance to corrosion and thermal cyc... |
| Autonomous control and optimization for district heating networks powered by AI | Summary
The STORM project has successfully developed an innovative district heating and cooling network controller, based on self-learning algorithms, which was deployed and tested in two demo sites.The STORM controller reduces peaks in district heating networks, interacts with the electricity ma... |
| FeCrAl composite tube | Result description
The high-performance tubes enable the utilisation of highly corrosive fluids such as liquid lead in high-temperature and high-strength applications with long service life and low degradation rates
This solution combines both a high strength steel (Alloy 800HT) and a high t... |
| Development of the weld overlay process with FeCrAl experimental alloy | Result description
The weld-overlay process supports a new generation of components that can operate in very harsh conditions of corrosion, high temperature and high creep strength.
Weld overlay process combines both high strength steel and a high-temperature corrosion-resistant alloy in... |
| Standardised procedure for ceramic characterisation | Result description
1) In the framework of NEXTOWER, this result initially provided inputs for two standards (EN 821-2 and ISO 18755). The first inputs were for Standard EN 821-2, devoted to the thermal diffusivity determination of advanced technical ceramics – monolithic ceramics, by means of t... |
| Audio and video analytics | Result description
The Intelligent audio analytics module, allows the detection of abnormal behavior regardless of the field of view, while also allowing the triggering of the system with the occurrence of pre-defined keywords. The solution implements well established methods from the fields of... |
| Point-of-care device for swine viruses diagnostics | Result description
The SWINOSTICS device is a portable device, capable of simultaneously detecting multiple targeted viruses in swine samples. Samples are usually oral fluids, even though other types of liquid samples can also be used. The analysis takes less than 30 minutes. It is based on bio... |
| Strategy for disassembly of vehicle structures | Result description
You are looking for a circular business in the automotive industry? We developed a whole ecosystem based on reusable components made of CFRP. Very important for this system is the strategy of disassembly that is different to standard vehicles.
The basic idea is to save emi... |
| Cyber-Physical Risk/Resilience Assessment of Communication Infrastructure | Result description
One of the main results of the RESISTO project is the implementation of the resilience management process. This process was implemented for a variety of telecommunication operator testbeds and begins with discussions regarding system components, performance functions, disrupt... |
| Business Model of reusable car structures | Result description
We developed a vehicle platform and a seating structure ready for circular economy. In addition we set up different business models with possbilities for numerous players to start into this circular business.
In the FiberEUse project vehicles structures ready to be reused ... |
| Detachable Joints for Composites | Result description
Composite parts can only be recycled - or even better reused - if they are detachable from other structures. INVENT GmbH, Fraunhofer IWU and EDAG developed different technologies to make composite components ready for circular economy!
The partners are already very familia... |
| Automated 3D-mapping using robots | Result description
The mission of Mandala Roboticsis to improve mobile robotics applications by providing cost-efficient solutions. We provide new 3D measurement units that can be easily integrated with existing robotic hardware.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our need... |
| Can plastic accumulation in the upper ocean layer influence climate and carbon dynamics? | Result description
Plastic pollution may have unseen and unsuspected effects directly on marine ecosystem dynamics. Much of the low-density plastic debris derived from human activity remain on the sea-surface. Thus, they are subject to photochemical degradation, to microbial colonization and de... |
| Big data streaming analysis models package | Result description
The package developed within the project has a variaty of Big Data algorithms implemented to work with streaming data. Some of them have been defined specially for our industrial needs but most of them are general to be used by any user
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
... |
| Biomimetic Dragonfly robot – autonomous soft robots | Result description
The ANSWER project developed new autonomous, soft robots structures without conventional electronics, which can interact with their environment as compliant biological structures. The project led to the first totally compliant biomimetic robots, without conventional electronics... |
| Pressure sensor for monitoring pressure inside batteries of electric cars | Result description
Measuring pressure INSIDE electric car's battery is of outstanding importance for the real-time, accurate monitoring of a battery's health status and thus for better powertrain management and avoidance of any unwanted environment pollution. Our sensor, demonstrated by IMT... |
| Methodology for the estimation of the aggregated Primary Frequency Response of a distribution grid (KER7) | Result description
This methodology estimates - in a given time fame of e.g. 15min - the range within which the distribution grid can act as Frequency Containment Reserve.
Supposing that a number of DRES have the ability to operate under a P-f droop (both in over- and underfrequenc... |
| New test sequences/protocol: Indoor and outdoor testing of EPOG modules, long-term BIPV system performance assessment | Result description
Accelerated PID testing of different encapsulants and coloring solutions to determine PID suspectibility of new materials/technologies, assessment of operating conditions (esp. temperature) of EPOG modules to determine necessary modifications to standard qualification and... |
| EPoG Rational Mounting System | Result description
Proposals for simplifying the planning of facades and roofs with EPoGs, proposals for colour selection.
Information and guidelines for the optimisation of facades and roofs with EPoGs in their implementation.
Information on the cost implications for a cost-effective i... |
| Adapted stainless-steel water storage | Result description
The result is a stainless-steel water storage with special, super-flat-shape which can be integrated into the wall of a dwelling including all features relevant for an optimized coupling with the hydraulics and control system developed within the HYBUILD project. The volume o... |
| Attack and Behaviour Simulator | Result Summary
Automation framework, partially based on AI, capable of realistically simulating normal user behaviour as well as attack patterns based on real-life data.
Result description
We develop a framework capable of simulating user behaviour inside a network through automated p... |
| Interoperable Distributed Energy Resources as a Web of Things (KER15) | Result description
To maximize the benefits of distributed (renewable) energy resources, they must be able to interact with their environment, the high-level control system and among themselves in order to exchange and process data. EASY-RES uses the Web of Things (WoT) architecture to overcome t... |
| Methodology for the evaluation of the required utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) (KER2) | Result description
The methodology enables the evaluation of the required size of a BESS installed at the interconnection of a distribution grid with the transmission system in order to limit the active power ramp-rates to values commonly agreed between the TSO/DSO.
The methodology includes ... |
| Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT) | Result description
The Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT) identifies the threats to which healthcare organizations are exposed to and quantifies the risk caused by a wide variety of threats during data exchange. It also identifies existing and planned controls for risk treatment and determines t... |
| Smart grid control system, metering devices and user interface | Result description
At ACRRES test site (Lelystad, Netherlands) a smart grid consisting of renewable energy sources (wind, PV, combined heat and power), electric vehicle chargers and variable power consumption units was installed. The key component of this smart grid was the Central Grid Control... |
| SpeedPox® Linx | Our electrically conductive inks (ECI) combine silver and carbon bases in a high-viscosity formulation – delivering maximum conductivity, excellent processing, and reliable performance. Specifically developed for high-frequency applications and tailored to meet the most demanding requirements of the... |
| SpeedPox® Protex | Advanced 1K high-performance epoxy systems designed for potting and encapsulation applications, such as transformers, filters, capacitors, coils, and many more. Our solvent-free, optionally filled formulations offer excellent thermal shock resistance, mechanical properties and dielectric performance... |
| SpeedPox® Connex | Electrically conductive adhesives exhibit excellent coherence to all metal substrates and possess adaptive conductivity properties. They offer ultra-fast UV curing with instant curing technology (<5s) and high-temperature stability, eliminating the risk of damaging sensitive components through he... |
| Novel dual-fuel system for modernisation of air-polluting diesel locomotives to clean and efficient gas operation | Result description
DiGas has developed NYSMART, a proprietary patented dual-fuel technology tailored for modernization of air-polluting diesel locomotives to promote clean and efficient operations on gas fuels. Once set up, it delivers PM reductions of 95% and lowers NOx and CO2 emissions by 60... |
| A versatile bacterial endophyte effective against Fusarium wilt of banana and with low environmental impact | Result description
Banana is one of the most important cash crop in the world, seriously threatened by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) race 4. The implementation of integrated disease management strategies for the effective control of this pathogen is recommended. A promising measure wi... |
| Ultra-Low Power Temperature Sensor for AMANDA – Autonomous Smart Sensing Card | Result description
One of the significant challenges for any autonomous application is to keep the standby power low enough for the battery to last when power is not generated. The MS1089 temperature sensor uses no active current between measurements, which means that only standby current f... |
| Novel method for the analysis of the effect of storage and seed treatments on biological shelf lives | Result description
Experimental ageing and storage trials with Alfalfa seeds (Medicago sativa) coated with Rhizobium and Bacillus - investigation of a novel method to analyse the effect of storage and seed treatments on biological shelf lives.
Only little is known about ageing and st... |
| Plug&Play Energy Hub | Result description
Hydronic modules that can be connected in series/parallel allow control and monitoring of complex heating and cooling systems, integrating available RES and improving the match between thermal energy demand and production.
The Plug&Play Energy hub is a device aiming to opt... |
| Strategies for building components End-Of-Life | Result description
4RinEU guidelines will define effective strategies for managing the component end-of-life (with a special focus on 4RinEU technologies and demos). It includes (a) a tool for quickly identifying waste material from existing buildings, (b) material recovery technologies, (c) st... |
| Cost-effectiveness Rating System based on LCC and benefits approach for investor | Result description
A barrier for building owners and investors about to embark on a deep-renovation project is often uncertainty about which technology choices may fit with their building and, in particular, with their specific preferences. This outcome is a multicriteria ranking tool that ... |
| Sensible Building Data Handler | Result description
The Sensible Building Data Handler is the 4RinEU answer to the need for gathering, organising and preparing for analysis the large amount of data that is needed in the various phases of a deep renovation project, from the auditing phase to the monitoring.
In particular, the SB... |
| Optimal comfort ceiling fan operation | Result description
This result is an advanced control algorithm for managing the ceiling fan operation in order to automatically match the most likely thermal comfort expectation of the building users in warm and hot thermal conditions. In its final shape, this algorithm comprises a set of equa... |
| IoT microturbine for smart gas grids | Result description
Our plug & play Microturbine allows coupled to our Remote Terminal Unit enables off-grid real-time monitoring and control solutions with the highest reliability over time and across operating conditions.
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
Energy Harvesting.
Addres... |
| Patented communication system based on conformal mapping | Result description
Inspired by our studies for electron optical systems, we created a novel muxing and demuxing scheme for optical communications exploiting astigmatism, which normally is just an optical defect. The advantage of this scheme is that both muxing and demuxing are done directly on ... |
| Low voltage distribution decision support toolkit (LVD-DST) | Result description
A suite of web services that provides enhanced energy monitoring and scheduling capabilities for distribution grid operators. The Low voltage distribution decision support toolkit (LVD-DST) provides DSOs with the intelligence to convert their LV grid into a Smart LV grid.... |
| Use of additive manufacturing in custom made medical products or metal injection molding in standard products | Result description
Custom made products are gaining popularity in the medical field. Although standard products can be used in most of the cases, there are patients with abnormal anatomies that require personalization. Tumoral cases, congenital or adquired skeletal deformities, bone infecti... |
| 3D printed metal and ceramic structures using M-FFF | Result description
RHP-Technology provides process development and parts using fused filament fabrication (FFF, known as FDM) for metall (M-FFF) and ceramics. The printing process includes v selecting the appropriate printing parameters, printing strategies for the desired extrudable material i... |
| Cobalt-free iron based HEBM powder for MIM process | Result description
In diamond tools sector Cobalt is still a predominant character of the scene, although it shows some important issues. Its price varies greatly on the markets moreover its oxides are cytotoxic. A non-toxic cobalt-free alloy will allows safer use of the powder for the operator... |
| Environmental assessments and environmental tool for eco-innovation in Powder Metallurgy processes | Result description
A database of powder metallurgy (PM) process diagrams was built and used to perform detailed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of 38 PM processes representing the all value chain (including ore extraction, powder production, parts manufacturing). This study is probably the largest ... |
| Mechanical properties of 17-4PH Steel injection molded parts maintained when re-using either MIM scraps or L-PBF powder | Result description
Metal Injection Molding (MIM) allows to produce large series of complex metallic parts, but it requires a costly phase of mold development. Moreover, MIM scraps, such as sprue, are generally considered as wastes. Several innovations have been implemented such as the use of a ... |
| Reproducible SLM process | Result description
The stability of the SLM process was assured by manufacturing control samples together with SBA and PJA actuators. Mechanical properties, densities and powder quality were consistent amongst the manufacturing jobs.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our ne... |
| FPGA Undervolting | Result description
Aggressive undervolting is a promising technique to reduce the energy consumption of FPGAs. This energy-saving is achieved by eliminating the large voltage guardband level that is added by manufacturers to ensure the worst-case process and environmental scenarios. Further ene... |
| Cobalt-free stainless steel powder for the 3D printings of enhanced conformal cooling performance in moulding insert | Result description
The tooling sector started to be converted to additive manufacturing (AM) to solve the increasing complexity and cost of advanced geometries. AM is popular in tooling for injection molding due to the possibility of providing cooling to the mold insert. For Metal AM processes,... |
| Prediction of temperature-attributable mortality in Europe using weather forecasts with lead times up to 15 days | Result description
Implementing adequate health preventing measures, which have a positive impact on reducing temperature-attributable mortality (TAM), is essential in public health decision making, particularly in a context of climate change and rising temperatures. Yet, these systems have roo... |
| Cost-optimal Energy Audit | Result description
A unique audit process integrated with M&V service. 4RinEU Cost-Optimal Energy Audit provides a comprehensive and thorough process protocol that allows users to perform accurate assessments and draft reliable retrofit investment proposals.
This result provides a compre... |
| FEEdBACk – Afordable Easy-to-use Multi-sensor unit | Result description
Researchers at INESC TEC have developed a multi-sensor unit, a new device with several sensors ( temperature, humidity, luminosity and CO2) with the abilities to communicate data in real time, store data in case of internet connection failures and to work in wireless mode (po... |
| Smart camera sensor with adaptive light control for assisted assembly | Result description
The commercially available smart camera is not able to compensate different illumination conditions. With the aid of an adaptive light control, lightning can be adapted in real time. So, optical features can be detected on battery cells to ensure the correct mounting orientat... |
| Proof of concept of a hybrid AI set-up for Decision Making in autonomous vehicles | Result description
AI is currently used in automated driving for supporting tasks like image recognition. For safe autonomous driving, it will be impossible to program all systems with hand-written code especially when the world around the autonomous vehicle becomes more complex, such as in urb... |
| Greening the PV industry with a universal zero waste recycling concept. | Result description
Today, technologies for high-value recycling of PV wastes (targeting a recovery of all reusable materials) are not cost-efficient. PV panels are a complex waste with a rather low density of valuable materials, recycling cost depend on the PV technology (thin film, Si PV) and ... |
| Nanoscale Dispersions of YSZ, NiO-YSZ and LSM | Result description
During the course of the Cell3Ditor project, Promethean Particles utilised their novel continuous-flow technology to develop routes to manufacture dispersions of nanomaterials which were new to the company; namely Yttrium Stabilised Zirconia (YSZ), Nickel Oxide (NiO) and Lant... |
| Integration and demo testing of Saltgae algal-bacterial treatment for wastewater from F&B industry | Result description
Being Saltgae a modular waste water treatment technology, smart integration of the different innovations around the algal-bacterial treatment is of crucial importance at time of increasing performance and saving resources. The Saltgae technology have been scaled-up and integrat... |
| Microalgae industrial plant | Result description
The SME Neoalgae has designed an eco-innovative and sustainable industrial bioprocess for obtaining Omega-3 and Astaxanthin using marine microalgae as a natural source. This system is the answer to the growing demand in Omega-3 and Astaxanthin, especially in nutraceutical, cosm... |
| TRACK – Total Room Assistive Care Kit | Result description
The system facilitates patient mobilization and help monitor vital signs and potentially dangerous situations; for older persons with moderate to high restrictions of self-care and ADLs (REACH market segment: “for institutions”);
Target market: functional and neurological ... |
| HyperLoom | Result description
Real-world scientific applications often encompass end-to-end data processing pipelines composed of a large number of interconnected computational tasks of various granularity. HyperLoom is an open source platform for defining and executing such pipelines in distributed envir... |
| Climate Change Adaptation & Disaster Risk Reduction: stocktaking & social network analysis of institutional interactions | Result description
Increased communication and collaboration between Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) communities can result in more effective resilience policy and more efficient use of resources. To find out how to enhance the linkages between CCA and DRR... |
| Graphene Foundry service | Result description
Graphenea has developed and launched a Graphene Foundry service (GFAB) that offers custom manufacturing of graphene-based electronic devices. This service reduced significantly the development time of new graphene chips (from several months to a few weeks), lower the costs, o... |
| Circular Economy from Solar Panels waste: Silver-coated copper powders for cost-effective conductive pastes and inks | Result description
Silver is an expensive material which cannot easily be replaced, as its high conductivity is equalled or overtaken only by even more expensive materials such as gold and platinum. The silver market fluctuates according to demand, and the price volatility of silver is notoriou... |
| Circular Economy from Photovoltaic Production Waste: Recover and purify silicon kerf | Result description
More than 50 percent of the input polysilicon feedstock are lost during PV production. Deposition of these wastes in landfill has a negative environmental impact and means that the high energy invested in the production of virgin silicon is lost. Up to now, cost efficient and... |
| Salt-tolerant anaerobic bacterial treatment | Result description
Optimization of the acidogenic phase showed that anaerobic granules used were capable of converting the organic matter present in the pickling wastewater to fermented product even at sodium concentrations as high as 58 gNa+/L. At pH 6.5, an acidification degree up to 80.7±19.... |
| Facade with integrated sensors | Result description
Designing a system façade with sensors integrated for the Real time monitoring of outdoor and indoor conditions
The solution could also be integrated with existing control system.
It could also be integrated in a smart window.
Measurement of solar radiation and lig... |
| Integration of the façade renewable generation systems in the building facility | Result description
The development of an envelope system that could represent a solution for a wide refurbishment of the existing building stock market
Designing and manufacturing the integrations of renewable systems in building’s façade
Design, development, manufacturing and installin... |
| Smart IoT façade module | Result description
The Smart IoT façade module provides real-time measurement of façade outdoor conditions (solar radiation and illuminance) and provides optimized control of solar gains in the function of energy consumption and thermal comfort. The main functionalities of the module are that t... |
| Medical tools produced by Metal Binder Jetting process | Result description
The Glenoid Reamer use-case for Metal Binder Jetting process was manufactured on a HP system. Mechanical properties with as sintered and heat treated status were analyzed. Dimensional accuracy and KPIs regarding energy and material consumption were measured. Predefined requir... |
| A solar based, internally-illuminated bioreactor for microalgae cultivation | Result description
Following the project, Brevel developed a disruptive technology for microalgae cultivation which revolutionizes the microalgae industry and enables large industrial-scale production at a high quality and significantly lower costs than available today.
Brevel is aiming to b... |
| New material development of water atomized hard C powder for L-PBF process | Result description
The hard C powder composition has been developed, water atomized and analyzed by GKN. Furthermore, the tensile and fatigue specimens manufactured by L-PBF system showed sufficient static and dynamic mechanical properties for the automotive end-user application. KPIs regarding... |
| Smart Gateway | Result description
Gateway to measure power quality in the buildings or charging areas and communicates to 3rd party. The power quality monitor, which is part of the solution, allows to measure electricity smart meter information and translate it to services. It allows for communication with 3r... |
| Cybersecurity methodology | Result description
Cybersecurity threat modelling strategy that increases resilience of the system against cyber attacks throughout system development lifecycle:
Phase 1: Requirements
Phase 2: Design
Phase 3: Implementation
Phase 4: Verification
Phase 5: Release
Phase 6: Sup... |
| Power Electronics Device (PED) | Result description
Power electronic solution that integrates multiple battery types and manages their dynamic energy and power flows. It is hybrid energy storage solution provides simultaneously energy and power related services to a variety of end user(s) in energy grids. This minimizes the in... |
| Monitoring system for metallurgic industry | Result description
The successful monitoring system integration carried out in GKN and ASL demonstrates that a transition of photonics and ICT technologies from laboratory applications to fully operative industrial environments is possible. In addition, it has been validated that the monitoring... |
| Batch production of large AM parts | Result description
RHP produces parts in a batch based process based on a high deposition rate process for large near net shape metal parts. PMD (plasma metal depoition) reduces the production time of parts by a factor of up to 8 compared to usual single part production in DED processes. Multip... |
| Flexible production under protective atmosphere | Result description
Production of 3D parts using Plasma Metal Deposition (PMD) in protective atmosphere especially for reduction of gas consum and oxygen sensitive materials. For efficient processing RHP is using this high deposition rate process with more than 2.5 kg/hr in an inert gas chamber.... |
| New binder system for MIM process | Result description
TECNALIA has developed an eco-friendly binder system for MIM process with high water-soluble fraction. This fact allows a faster debinding step (solvent-water-and thermal). Overall, the debinding step can be reduced by 10% compared to other water soluble commercial binders.
... |
| Development of Binder jetting additive manufacturing process for 17-4PH to be used in surgical tools | Result description
TECNALIA has developed and optimised the Binder jetting additive manufacturing process for the surgical tools manufacturing. 17-4PH alloy has been used for this study. After the study the required dimensional tolerances as well as the final mechanical properties have been ach... |
| Engine Bracket | Result description
The demonstrators produced within the project by GKN and RHP have been tested, and they succesfully satisfy the requirements in terms of fatigue tests. A weight and volume reduction of about 40% has been obtained. A preliminary analysis on the raw materials AM4630 L-PBF and 1... |
| Medical tools produced by Metal Additive Manufacturing using Laser Powder Bed Fusion process (L-PBF) | Result description
L-PBF as-built samples meet the partner specifications in terms of Young modulus, Tensile Strength, Yield Strength and elongation. Dimensional accuracy of the parts was validated thanks to a good coupling with the power tool. They also performed well under torsion static test... |
| Reduced Gas Atomiser Energy Consumption | Result description
Through novel use of an induction heated tundish, larger capacity furnace, and improved powder yields, ASL has managed to reduce the energy consumption in kW/kg of product powder by 50%.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
Business pa... |
| Medical Implants and Surgery Tools produced by LPBF | Result description
Amongst industrial additive manufacturing applications, medical sector has always been one of the most promising ones, mainly due to high customization capability in the products. In SUPREME, idonial successfully developed both hip implants and surgery tool. The second one, b... |
| High deposition rate additive manufacturing of large parts from steel alloys using Plasma Metal Deposition | Result description
For efficient processing of DED manufactured parts RHP is using a high deposition rate process with more than 2.5 kg/hr for metals suitable for parts of a size of larger 0,5 meter. RHP is able to process various metals such as Fe, Ni, Ti or Al based Alloys.
Radical Inn... |
| Dimensional control during SLM process | Result description
Quality assurance of the actuators manufactured by additive manufacturing from dimensional point of view.
Deviations were reduced with the optimized PJA design and were comparable between the several manufacturing processes in as-heated condition.
Addressing target audi... |
| Metal Injection Moudling process development of Diamond composites | Result description
TECNALIA has developed and optimised the MIM process (feedstock preparation, injection moulding, debinding and sintering of cobalt free diamond composites. The combinational wax based made binders have been substituted by eco-friendly water based binder and the whole process ... |
| Innovative adsorber: Adsorption Heat exchanger with high surface area | Result description
Fahrenheit highly surface area heat exchanger combined with thermomechanical stability asociated with AKG optimized fins with a high density and experience in produce of full Al-heat exchanger. This results in high power density for cooling applications.
Addressing targe... |
| Aeronautic actuators manufactured by additive manufacturing | Result description
SBA and PJA actuators successfully manufactured by SLM. The design was developed for each actuator taking into account design guidelines and distortion prediction simulations to be printable by this technology.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our need... |
| New Co-free cutting tools for stone developed by MIM | Result description
Dellas has substituted the Cobalt matrix from the current Co-diamond composite formulations by a Fe matrix and it has developed the injection moulding process for the production of segments for gang saw to cut rocks, stone and marble.
Addressing target audiences and expr... |
| Hardware-in-the-loop demonstration and validation platform for distributed energy devices in the Smart Grid/Microgrids | Result description
Hardware-in-the-loop demonstration and validation platform for distributed energy devices in the Smart Grid targeted for OEMs is a service or a customized, turn-key product that is, just like some other KERs, based on the technology that was developed for validation activitie... |
| Multi Agent Platform for Flexibility Management | Result description
The potential of local energy markets relies on having active prosumers who consume their self-generated electricity while sharing/trading their surplus with the local market and take part in services related to demand response. Unlocking the flexibility behind such residenti... |
| BLOCKCHAIN-BASED SOFTWARE SERVICES FOR LECs | Result description
i.LECO has deployed the Layered Energy System (LES) concept and provided a dashboard for Woerden residents. LES is a future-compatible support policy that enables renewable energy and flexibility trade via a local market. The user dashboard shows the operation of the local mark... |
| Air handling unit optimizer | Result description
Software that interfaces to the measurement infrastructure of the building to set comfort setpoints in air handling units.
This software aims at reducing the energy consumption of the HVAC system while maintaining comfort in the building. The importance of each objective i... |
| Predictive Controller for Generation Systems | Result description
An IT platform (minimal hardware required) which can be easily integrated into the existing control platform of our clients.
INDIGO solution optimally operates the DC generation plan by implementing a MPC based solution that makes use of the weather forecast (translated in... |
| SmartMirror | Result description
The SmartMirror demonstrator and it's integration in the Smarthome domain shows the potential of the technology. It is very good tool for communicating the goals and achievements of LEGaTO technology in a real world scenario.
SmartMirror demonstrator, developed within the ... |
| Secure IoT Gateway | Result description
The Secure IoT Gateway simplifies the complexity of securing the connection of devices to a network, coming with a Network Cockpit Application for configuring and monitoring the system.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
Business par... |
| EmbeDL Deep Learning Optimizer for Embedded Systems | Result description
EmbeDL enables deployment of high performance deep learning models on Mobile/embedded devices with optimal trade-off of energy and cost versus performance as well as faster development cycle of AI powered products at a lower development cost.
Addressing target audiences ... |
| High Value Ni-base Superalloy Parts via Near Net Shape Powder Metallurgy Hot Isostatic Pressing (NNS PM HIP) | Result description
TWI Ltd, holding experience in powder metallurgy (PM) manufacturing processes has successfully developed a manufacturing strategy to produce Inconel®625 (IN625) Y-shaped submarine pipe using near net shape powder metallurgy hot isostatic pressing (NNS PM HIP) technology. NNS ... |
| Multi-material 3D printer for advanced ceramic materials | Result description
3dceram has developed a multimaterial 3d printer in order to produce SOFC stacks (YSZ, YSZ-NiO, YSZ-LSM,...).
This machine can also be used for other applications such as electronic substrates (LTCC, HTCC) or fluidic applications by using a sacrificial material to create c... |
| Vessel design and onboad handling | Result description
We offered examples of solutions for vessel design in order to optimise the handling and storing of unwanted catches onboard. These solutions were designed to work with different types of standard fishing vessels, ease the workload and maximize the product quality. The financial ... |
| Vision based human body pose estimation | Result description
The innovation is about a novel hybrid human body pose estimation method using RGB-D input. The method relies on the Openpose deep net architecture to get an initial 2D pose. Using depth information from the sensor a set of 2D landmarks on the body are transformed in 3D. Sinc... |
| Efficient home extensions to finance energy-efficient building upgrades | Result description
In the large majority of the 70 case studies studied in different EU countries during the project, the cost-effectiveness assessment have demonstrated that the average payback time is drastically reduced thanks to the home extensions (AdoRES) and the creation of new units to ... |
| Sogena (R) Floating Solar System | Result description
Sogena (R) Solar module with photovoltaic module (PV) combined thermovoltaic module (TV) and floatable unit generating lectric power from light and heat with higher effectivness ratio:
autonomous energy, floatable
no energy costs, no costs for oxygen- , hydrogen-, ozo... |
| 3 single compresor ground source heat pump prototypes of high efficiency | Result description
OCHSNER developed 3 heat pump prototypes of improved efficiency with a capacity between 20 and 80 kW. All machines use one ON-OFF Scroll compressor and R407c as refrigerant.
OCHSNER Heat pump Type GMWW23plus (capacity 13 kW): COP optimization was achieved by theoretical ca... |
| 3 super heat pump prototypes with tandem compressors | Result description
Advanced water source heat pumps of high efficiency (Eurovent class A); R410A refrigerant; Tandem compressors with superior isentropic efficiency driven by motors of high efficiency; Externally reversible by four 3-way valves, so that heat exchangers are always in counter-flo... |
| Low energy fan coil units | Result description
Low energy fan coil unit (FCU) for low temperature heating (at 35°C), with lightweight impeller and permanent magnet brushless motor.
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
Energy Harvesting.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
Expandi... |
| Air handling unit utilizing condensing heat | Result description
Air handling unit (AHU) where the dehumidification resistor has been replaced by hot water coil, saving primary energy.
The AHU prototype includes air filter for incoming air, a cooling coil where the air is cooled below zero degrees so that its humidity is condensed into ... |
| Measurement methods of socioeconomic impacts of renewable energy projects | Result description
Development and operation of renewable energy projects offers a variety of environmental, economic and social impacts for all associated stakeholders, assisting the procedure of social acceptance of such projects. In most cases importance is given to measurement and assessmen... |
| Thermoelectric Half Heusler mass production pilot line | Result description
The Ingot size at the end of the upscaling process is about 100 x 100mm² in area and 130mm in high. The weight of such an ingot is about 10 Kg. To reach the 20Kg goal we developed a production of up to four such ingots or 40 kg material per production run. In the WP6 producti... |
| High temperature thermoelectric module based on Half-Heusler material | Result description
Isabellenhütte Heusler has developed a new generation of high temperature thermoelectric module based on Half-Heusler material. The module is able to withstand a hot side temperatur of 500°C in air. A conversion efficiency of 4.5% at 500K temperature difference were achieved. F... |
| Thermally conductive HDPE pipes | Result description
Thermally enhanced pipes allows increasing the thermal efficiency of the shallow geothermal systems by means of a more effective heat transfer between the fluid transfer and the ground. In our project we have developed a plastic-based pipes with thermal conductive values of a... |
| Development of grout with high thermal conductivity | Result description
New thermally enhanced products for shallow geothermal systems have been produced as part of the results of GEOCOND. Those grouts increase significantly the thermal efficiency of the boreholes and subsequently reduce the total length of the borehole fields
Addressing tar... |
| Retractable Solar Folding Roof HORIZON significantly reduces algea growth in open sediment tanks of sewage plants | Result description
The solar folding roof is used over the clarification basin of wastewater treatment plants. 100% of the solar power is consumed on site and increases the self-sufficiency of a wastewater treatment plant by up to 50%. The solar folding roof can be retracted at any time, thus e... |
| Green methanol for a greener future | Result description
The main benefits can be summarised as follows:
Mitigation of exhaust CO2 and reduction of GHG by replacing methanol produced from fossil fuels (NGV or coal) with methanol produced from CO2 and renewable energy.
Stabilisation of electric grid by the consumption of the... |
| Safe wastewater reuse through VFCW polishing and solar driven, onsite production of residual disinfectant | Result description
During the 2-year pilot trail the VFCW/OCG was tested with the effluent from different wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) in order to evaluate the feasibility of the here presented approach under different operational conditions. The system was operating very well, independen... |
| High rate algae pond for wastewater reuse and added-vale products from biomass | Result description
A full scale 3000 m2 high rate algae pond cultivated microalgae in municipal wastewater.during two years operation.
-80% mixing energy reduction by LEAR propeller system instead of conventional paddle
-High removal efficiencies 95% BOD5, 85% COD 93% SS, 70% NT (summer),... |
| System for Electrical energy production from the petrochemical sludge | Result description
Electricity production by thermal treatment of petrochemical sludges performed in an innovative rotary kiln gasifier (IRK)
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
Technology Transfer Expertise
Target audiences
Public or pr... |
| Urban climate data platform | Result description
Climate change affects city life in all its aspects – from its infrastructure and mobility, energy, water and health planning to the flow of tourists and urban planning.
Our needs are
Business partners - SMEs, Entrepreneurs, Large Corporations
Business plan developme... |
| Photovoltaics promising prosumer solutions. | Result description
iDistributedPV´s developed affordable integrated solutions to enhance the penetration of distributed solar PV (e.g. households/larger buildings/park areas) based on the effective integration of solar PV equipment, energy storage, monitoring and controlling strategies and proc... |
| System Condition Prognosis using Diagnostic Data | Result description
Modern rolling stock are equipped with on-board diagnostic system that continuously monitors the operation of critical systems and generates event data when abnormal operation or a specific event is observed. This diagnostic information is typically used retrospectively when ... |
| Energy efficient refurbishment of private tertiary buildings in Barcelona | Result description
Energy retrofitting of tertiary buildings through a Business-to-Business (B2B) refurbishment contract offered by a private Energy Services Company (ESCo). The aim of the contract is to implement active and passive solutions to lower the energy demand of the buildings and guaran... |
| Linking of energy system models for the development of holistic decarbonisation pathways | Result description
We built interfaces between different energy models in order to benefit from the strengths of different modelling approaches and thus developped a strong modelling network that allowed to assess energy transformation pathways in a comparative manner.
Researchers analysing ... |
| Metal-free redox flow battery – A sustainable electricity storage without critical resources for stationary applications | Result description
EnergyKeeper advanced the technology of metal-free, organic redox flow batteries from laboratory to large prototype scale. A 30 kW redox flow battery with a capacity of 100 kWh was constructed and demonstrated at the smart grid in ACRRES, Netherlands. In contrast to lithium, ... |
| Is organic fertilizers reuse a major source of groundwater pollution? | Result description
We performed a comprehensive groundwater monitoring in areas where organic fertilizers (e.g. animal manure) are used as soil amendment in crops. We selected sites where groundwater is used as a drinking water source. Results showed the occurrence of antibiotics widely used in v... |
| 3D monitoring and evaluation of the wind park establishment vs the line of sight and noise pollution in Paros island | Result description
The PEARLS Project is focused on REL in Southern European countries and Israel. It seeks to transform people's relationships with energy and their perception of landscape. Paros Cycladic island has wind parks infrastructure establishments, but not in use. Αlso, the authorization ... |
| AirCloud Advanced | Result description
The CLARA AirCloud Advanced service is built upon the Air Quality Management system Airviro, which ensures a wide range of functionality and dispersion models. The AirCloud service aims at consultancy studies and the simplification of the process of setting up the working env... |
| mTAP KER01: Antiviral filter developed by Smart Separations to sanitise air and water and potential to protect surfaces | Result description
Antimicrobial coating activity
Our coatings display antimicrobial activity against bacteria, fungi and viruses. During this project, successful tests were made against E. coli, S. aureus and H1N1. We have also recently received preliminary positive tests against SARS-CoV-2, wh... |
| Multi-hull AUV | Result description
1. A novel multi-hull AUV with hovering capabilities integrating advanced sensory and a state-of-art control system has been designed and developed.
2. A dexterous electric-driven 7-axis robotic arm has been designed, developed and integrated on the AUV.
Radical Inn... |
| Diagnostic tool to quantifiably detect the parasite Philasterides dicentrarchi in fish & seawater (qPCR) | Result description
Early detection of P. dicentrarchi can highly reduce mortalities in fish farms. Identification of the genotypes/serotypes involved in the disease can help to develop preventive measures. Work has been done on the design and development of molecular methods for the quantitativ... |
| Full-scale demonstration of integrated management of sludge dewatering effluent via nitritation at a two-stage WWTP | Result description
The wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) of Wörgl-Kirchbichl in Austria, is a medium-size two-stage municipal WWTP that encounters strong seasonal variation due to tourism, with high nitrogen returns in sludge dewatering effluent (SDE). This case study offered a great opportunit... |
| New robust enzymes to be used in biotechnological processes | Result description
The ROBOX project has worked towards the development of new robust enzymes to be used in industrial processes. The focus has been on oxidative enzymes and several of such biocatalysts have been developed to be used for selective oxidations for preparation of amongst others poly... |
| New approaches for operation, control and condition monitoring of electrochemical systems | Result description
Voltage monitor monitors the operation of electrochemical systems (fuel cells, electrochemical compression and purification systems (EHC/EHP), electrolysers) by measuring cell voltages and stack current, and by performing electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). It can sim... |
| Forming of metal plates for compression and purification stacks. | Result description
In the MEMPHYS project Borit expanded its knowledge and experience on forming of thin metal plates. For the first time, thin metal bipolar plates were evaluated for their suitability for purification and compression applications in an electrochemical hydrogen compression/puri... |
| 3D scanning capability for off-the-shelf smartphones | Result description
We have a cloud-based server and infrastructure, together with a companion app, that are ready for exploitation. We just need support to take our tech to market.
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
Computational Creativity.
Addressing target audiences and expressing ne... |
| SELF-POWERED SMART WATER NETWORKS | Result description
During the SME Instrument Phase 1, PYDRO has performed a systematic and in-depth feasibility study to validate the assumptions made in the proposal on the need for Energy-Recovery Turbine for Water Pipes.
In discussions with water suppliers in Germany, the UK and the USA, ... |
| High power photovoltaic irrigation systems | Result description
MASLOWATEN has implemented a new product called Smart PV pumping systems for productive irrigation applications, consuming 30% less water and zero conventional energy, saving between 50% and 75% in energy costs.
The Maslowaten solution integrated 5 large-scale first market... |
| A mode selective sensor for structural health monitoring with guided elastic waves | Result description
Increasing the safety demands of various progressively complex structures (e.g., in aerospace, automotive engineering, and wind power technology) and the parallel goal of reducing inspection costs set new objectives in the field of ultrasonics and guided elastic wave measurem... |
| Method for fast simulation of transient additive manufacturing process responses | Result description
Methodology for time efficient prediction of additive manufacturing process responses; not restricted to a particular implementation or software tools
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
We are sharing our knowledge
I/we wish to tr... |
| Simplified numerical model for fast machining distortion prediction | Result description
Simplified numerical model for fast machining distortion prediction, applied to Aluminium alloys, AA7050, and aeronautic Ti alloy, Ti64
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
We are sharing our knowledge
Business partners - SMEs, Entr... |
| MycoKey App: monitoring mycotoxins in wheat and kernel maize. | Result description
The MycoKey app predicts the amounts of mycotoxins in wheat (DON) and grain maize (Aflatoxin B1 and Fumonisin) based on local weather data and predictive models. It also provides information on mycotoxins and general strategies how to mitigate mycotoxin risks. The app is free... |
| Alternative dust sampling method | Result description
A new sampling approach, more specifically the Eurofins rapidust® system was evaluated against current sampling praxis and sampling according to Commission Regulation (EC) 401/2006. Sampling was tested and demonstrated as in-process control as well as during unloading of big-... |
| Scalable Fabrication of Photonic Nanostructures | Result description
Our work combines the light management capabilities of photonic/plasmonic architectures (1 cm2 areas) with the innate properties of unconventional materials. With this unique approach we have developed some of the following results:
Nanopatterned Carbon Nanotubes embedde... |
| Optical fibre communications based on non-linear Fourier transform | Result description
The limitation of conventional long-haul fibre communication network has been identified to be the inter-channel interference resulted from the linear signal multiplexing scheme -- wavelength division multiplexing. In this KER, non-linear frequency-division multiplexing based... |
| New magnet free motor – Switched reluctant transversal flux motor | Result description
A new motor for EV-s without any use of rare-earth magnets. The motor will be a competitive trade-off in terms of performance and manufacturability so that it can represent an alternative for EV drives. It will also be an integrated package with power-electronics and gearbox ... |
| Cost analysis for electrochemical hydrogen purification (EHP) system | Result description
We carried out an economic evaluation for electrochemical hydrogen purification (EHP). We found out that the CAPEX are already quite low and will decrease very fast due to economies of scale. An important advantage of the technology is that most of the components are also use... |
| Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for material identification | Result description
A double pulsed LIBS system has been developed for material identification in high pressure environments in excess of 600bars or 6000m sea depth. Tests has been conducted at high seas and pressure chambers with impressive results.
The LIBS system has been tested and resu... |
| Device to image lung function in real time | Result description
EIT is a non-invasive, radiation free technique that images an object by injecting tiny currents through electrodes on its boundary, and measures the resulting potentials developed on the same or other electrodes. This process permits the estimation of the distribution of the... |
| Ring around Ti Cylinders as Barrier against Overgrowth by Cells | Result description
Problem:
(1) Many medical implants have to be removed after some months or years
(2) Implants are over-grown by tissue within weeks/months making explantation harmful
(3) Measures hindering overgrowth can activate blood clotting / immune system or cause infections
... |
| Qbeast Machine Learning (QML): optimized algorithms to analyze your data | Result description
QML (Qbeast Machine Learning) is a set of optimized algorithms that work in parallel and distributedly across thousands of cores taking advantage of the way QDB (Qbeast Data Base) (our Hybrid Transactional Analytical Database) organizes data, so that they can run much better,... |
| Qbeast Data Base (QDB): store and analyse high-throughput data in real-time | Result description
QDB (Qbeast Data Base) is based on the OutlookTree (OTree), a novel multi-dimensional index with efficient data sampling that runs on distributed key-value databases. We improved our previous solution, the D8tree, and its limit when dealing with write-intensive applications a... |
| Smart management of photovoltaics and energy storage | Installation of Photovoltaic units and electrical storage with smart energy management software, including different innovative PV cells (i.e. half-cell) and different urban integrations (i.e. PV pergola). The management software gathers relevant information and optimizes the energy flows based on r... |
| Smart Grid Hub Technology enables new use cases, flexibility services | Result description
Smart Grid Hub (SGH) Technology enables new services for other market players and end-customer: SGH as a service, flex-control as a service, customer-centered applications, data provision for DER-owners, flex-control for market participants. Once SGH is ready for deployment in pr... |
| Reusable Car Structure | Result description
The platform is manufactured in a scalable profile design. The fibres in the battery box as well as in node elements come from recycling processes, so that a way to close the loop was also found here. The connection technologies are designed to be detachable. A patent-pending... |
| Self Correcting Intelligent Building Energy Management System (SCI-BEMS) | Result description
The SCI-BEMS concentrates on the needs of certain stakeholders, namely:
Energy service companies (ESCO) or aggregators, which provide a broad range of energy solutions to consumers and Facility Managers or dwelling occupants/end users, who are responsible for the operation... |
| Solar PV assisted heat pump connected to advanced PCM storage | Result description
A fully operational heat pump+heat batteries systems optimised to work with solar arrayss in residential environment have been developed and tested. Systems are currently operating in demo sites. The system can, very efficiently, maximise the self-consumption of renewable ene... |
| Adsorption heat pump for solar cooling systems | Result description
The project result is an adsorption heat pump based on zeolite-water working pair. Water is a natural refrigerant - clean, non-toxic, non-flammable, safe for the people and for the environment. Zeolites are environmentally friendly, harmless materials with ideal properties fo... |
| Microbial consortia for soil treatment | Result description
Microbial consortia optimized for specific contaminants and technologies. The corresponding bioremediation technologies applied are Ecopiles (Soil/sediments) and Phytoremediation (Water). Target pollutants for each one of the bioremediation techniques are potentially toxic meta... |
| Retrofitting design planner tool | Result description
This Retrofitting Design Planner Tool has been developed in the framework of the Heat4Cool project. Its aim is to provide support to users (residents, building administrators, engineers, architects, etc.) in finding the optimum retrofit solution for a particular building, by ... |
| DATAU is a solution for trustworthy, secure, large-scale data-sharing transactions | Result description
Primarily, DATAU is a distributed platform. By design, there is no central data storage- or processing entity. All data is stored by data processors (organizations that collect, and may process, data from the data subjects, who are the owners of the data) and not by DATAU. Al... |
| Stator hairpin winding | Result description
Design and manufacturing of enhanced hairpin winding concept for electrical machines considering performance vs cost targets.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
Grants and Subsidies
Expanding to more markets /finding new customers... |
| High voltage SiC based power electronics | Result description
The high power range (200kW) SiC-based power electronics (PE) aim to reduce the size and weight of the whole PE, enhancing at the same time the cost-effectiveness and the efficiency if compared with current benchmark technologies, and therefore making them suitable for advanc... |
| Computational models of cell factories for a sustainable future | Result description
Our computer models are extensive knowledgebases of the molecular components of yeast metabolism. They offer a comprehensive representation of the interactions between genes, enzymes and metabolites that exist inside of cells. They also enable quantitative exploration of the ... |
| Interoperability testing for both market driven and direct DSO automation flexibility activation mechanisms | Result description
The proposed methodology and interoperability test bed shall further be exploited and extended in other EU projects (such as ERIGrid) and scientific publications will disseminate the research work.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
... |
| Automated mutlibeam data processing and mining area identification | Result description
We utilized the open source software MB-System to automate the traditional MBES data processing steps, like re-navigation or offsets and sound velocity correction for ray tracing. Heuristics were used to flag noisy data. For drift correction, a C++ software was created to divid... |
| Computation fluid dynamics model for electrochemical hydrogen separation and compression | Result description
Water management is a key issue for hydrogen separation and compression cells. The presented model allows to capture the two general effects of electro osmotic drag and water back diffusion through the membrane. The temperature difference within the cell remained smaller than... |
| Toolbox for the evaluation of stamped metallic bipolar plates | Result description
Metallic flow field plates, also called bipolar plates, are an important component of fuel cell stacks, electrolyzers, hydrogen purification and compression stacks. The manufacturing of these plates by means of stamping or hydroforming is highly suitable for mass production. ... |
| Underwater Optical Stereo | Result description
This is a new underwater sensor able to work with an AUV or ROV. It can acquire images in low-light environments. The system can be used with custom libraries or controlled using ROS library.
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
Computational Creativity, Underwater living.... |
| Real-time machine learning hardware for image analysis | Result description
This result presents a new underwater housing able to work at 500 meters depth and containing: 2 PCs, 1 based on Nvidia Jetson TX2 and another one based on an x86_64 (intel) architecture, a Gigabit Ethernet switch and drivers for controlling the LEDs.
The system is able to sen... |
| Pressure housing for LIBS system | Result description
The pressure housing was successfully cycle-tested to a pressure of 600 bar in a pressure chamber. These tests certified its strength integrity in such high pressures occur in deep sea (6000m). Then the pressure housing with the complete LIBS system incorporated was successfu... |
| Valuable product from steel industry slag | Result description
The developed castable refractory recipe formulas contain 80% slag (100% aggregates are slag based) with comparable properties to commercial reference composition..Thermal insulation properties were comparable to commercial insulating castables which typically have lower dens... |
| Bio-decontamination system | Result description
Throughout the SME Phase I project (DELOX – 837148), Delox fully developed a prototype (now on TRL 7) consisting of a device that releases hydrogen peroxide vapour and a cartridge enclosing the dryVHP formulation. This prototype is designed for decontamination of small chambers... |
| Neurorobotics Platform | Result description
The HBP Neurorobotics platform is the backbone of the EBRAINS Closed-Loop Neuroscience service. It provides access to an online, physically realistic environment within which users can simulate and use neural models (including spiking neural networks running on neuromorphic c... |
| Effective Poison Mitigation Strategies for Hydrogen pumps with a Reformate Feed or contaminated hydrogen | Result description
The poison mitigation strategies considered worked well to increase the operation time and efficiency of the EHP when operating with impure feeds. For the all-inclusive H2 feed stream considered, the SMR-WGS-H2S H2 feed (78.6% H2, 18.5% CO2, 2.9% CH4, 20 ppm CO and 100 ppb H2... |
| Rare earth nanoparticles become quantum | Result description
Rare earth doped nanoparticles show the longest optical and spin quantum state lifetimes among nanoscale solid state systems. This opens the way to new hybrid quantum devices that exploit light-matter interactions: single ion quantum memories and processors, ultra-sensitive quant... |
| Simplifying food waste management | Result description
The issue of food waste is out of hand, with 1/3 of all food produced for human consumption lost or wasted every year, resulting in significant economic, social and environmental costs. In the EU alone, around 88 million tons of food are wasted every year, equivalent to >1... |
| Real time building performance monitoring and assessment module | Result description
A web-based visual analytics tool appropriately designed for occupants and building/facility managers for building’s energy performance evaluation and automated controls for energy performance optimization. This solution consists in a building energy management front end soluti... |
| YANGI packaging technology for replacing plastics at scale – looking for investors | Result description
Yangi - Our Solution
Yangi is a manufacturing technology for dry formed cellulose-based packaging. The innovation with Yangi is to utilize cellulose fibres for 3D-formed packaging without dissolving the fibres in water. By that we can offer a technology that can outcompete p... |
| Big Data Engine | The Big Data Engine (BDE) is the underlying software infrastructure of PIXEL fitting the most demanding data needs of all stakeholders in the maritime industry, modular and flexible by plug’n’play FIWARE data collection agents, and ready for 3rd party integration through REST API and integration wit... |
| Simple, flexible and compact electrochemical cell for building blocks and new organic products | Result description
A flexible and compact Tandem Electrochemical Reactor and a Test Bench developed by Hysytech at TRL5 level, to operate under a different range of conditions, both satisfying requirements set by the TERRA project, and being adapted to also other electrocatalytic reactions for th... |
| Rare earth free pure synchronous reluctance motor | Result description
Performance: The synchronous reluctance machine will have 6 poles and 54 slots with flux barriers without radial ribs in order to improve motor performance. Flux barriers will be filled with epoxy adhesive resin to meet the mechanical strength requirements of the rotor core at ... |
| Rare Earth free Copper Rotor – Induction Motor for traction applications | Result description
Performance: the Induction Motor prototypes developed are based on inner rotor topology in combination with high rotational speed (up to 20.000 rpm) to increase torque density and specific power, maintaining peak efficiency above 95%. Two operation modes will be explored via co... |
| A tool to measure risk of indirect Land Use Change (iLUC) | Result description
We obtained a dynamic causal-descriptive model to estimate change in land demand for bioplastic materials at a global scale. The assessed change in land demand was translated it into global risk classes in line with the approach pursued in Europe through the Renewable Energy ... |
| Eco-friendly packaging designs | Result description
Led by Dutch BUMAGA, The European CIRC-PACK project has proved the feasibility of producing sustainable and eco-friendly multilayer and multimaterial packaging without a loss in consumer satisfaction. Materials developed include a film for fresh product trays and packaging fo... |
| Energy management system at neighborhood level | Result description
The solution consists of a virtual power plant (intelligent management system) that connects local photovoltaic production, heat pumps and batteries to outside energy production. The system operates at neighbourhood level and optimizes energy and heat consumption by connecting ... |
| Alternative fuel stations for heavy-duty vehicles | Result description
This solution covers an expanded refuelling network for alternative fuels used in heavy-duty vehicles. Like buses, heavy-duty vehicles require different facilities in fuel stations than cars and other light vehicles such as high-capacity pumps and larger bays.
The project fu... |
| Smart street lighting | Result description
The three technologies delivered energy savings of varying size:
The sensor controlled LED lighting resulted in up to 31% savings.
The self-controlled LED street lighting provided up to 21% savings.
The remotely controlled LED street lighting delivered up to 25% sa... |
| Smart waste collection in existing neighbourhood | Result description
An automated waste collection system (AWCS) in residential areas using differently coloured bags for efficient sorting of waste and less effort for the residents. The aim is to improve the quality of life for residents and increase recycling rates as well as resource efficien... |
| Smart Grid Hub and new control algorithms | Result description
The smart grid hub as an IT tool achieves full integration of DSO distribution management systems and a public smart meter framework. Novel control algorithms enable imporvements in existing use cases and open the door for new use cases, both potentially resutling in an overa... |
| Scalability and Replicability Analysis | Result description
The SRA covers the 4 domains: operational, ICT, regulatory and economic:
Operation analysis: Two main mechanism for activation:Direct – DSO single managed: Robust solution and relative difficult to be scaled up; Indirect – Multi managed: Relative easy to mange and potentia... |
| VICINITY IoT Platform for SME | Result description
The VICINITY IoT platform is a client/server system that establishes a peer-to-peer network between devices and value-added services. Device nodes from different domains and standards can use adapters to connect to VICINITY and publish semantically enriched data to "friends" ... |
| ThermagyTM Industrial waste heat recovery | Result description
RGS' Thermagy modules were demonstrated for 2 applications in the metallurgical industry:
During one month, waste heat harvesting based on ThermagyTM panels was demonstrated Elkem's Silicon plant in Norway. The demonstration comprised thermal exposure up to the melting te... |
| Quantification of oxygen uptake by cold water coral communities using the non-invasive aquatic eddy covariance approach. | Result description
The state-of-the-art aquatic eddy covariance (AEC) technique enables the non-invasive acquisition of high-resolution current velocity and dissolved oxygen time series that are used to quantify benthic oxygen fluxes under the of local hydrodynamic regime.
The AEC technique, pub... |
| Hybrid Underwater AR | Hybrid Underwater Augmented Reality (HUWAR) is a technology that adopts hybrid tracking techniques (acoustic positioning systems + visual odometry) to provide divers with assisted UW navigation and augmented visualization of a hypothetical 3D reconstruction of the archaeological remains as appeared ... |
| Light field rendering algorithms | Result description
Improvements to the existing rendering engine of Holografika. Novel algorithms developed specifically for light fields to improve rendering quality, to handle models with with high polygon counts to achieve parity with stereoscopic systems.
Radical Innovation Breakthro... |
| Innovative Process for Photovoltaic HeteroJunction Cell Manufacturing: Mask-less Plating for HJT | Result description
The feasibility and reliability of “copper-based” and “lithography-free” technique was demonstrated:
a) the realization of DLD/DLM durable nozzle allowing to process fingers widths in the range of 50 micrometre. Suitable equipment to perform the correct measurement in orde... |
| Novel Marine Spatial Planning decision support protocol | Result description
The ‘Monitoring and Evaluation of Spatially Managed Area’ (MESMA) generic planning framework includes a series of steps for each spatially managed area including data collection (ecosystem components, human activities, governance); identification of indicators; risk analysis ... |
| Low-cost imaging systems to observe the deep sea | Result description
A low-cost custom-made underwater live-view drift camera system was designed by IMAR-UAz. The system consists of a drift camera, a 4K action camera that captures high quality images of the benthic fauna, and a HD camera connected by electric umbilical to the surface that prov... |
| Circular Economy for packaging: inclusive and equitable EPR schemes building sustainable cities | Result description
In the Inclusive P-EPR scheme, WP organized into cooperatives, collect household packaging and prepare waste for recycling in their collective sheds, acting as the link between the WM service chain and the recycling value chain. In this model, they improve their working condi... |
| End-to-end deep learning of optical fibre communications | Result description
We focused on the end-to-end deep learning application to highly nonlinear short-reach optical fibre links, which are the preferred technology in data centre, metro and access networks. Two different system designs are proposed – a low complexity solution based on a simple fe... |
| Floating Booms – Marine Litter Collection and Recovery System (Clean Trash) | Result description
The system utilizes a combination of active operational systems and time-tested oil spill response, salvage and marine protection equipment:
• Heavy-duty containment boom with solid cylindrical floats with a subsurface skirt contains and guides litter.
• Auxiliary fence... |
| Portable and easy-to-use detection method for Anisakis, a parasite which causes significant health risk in raw fish | Result description
Molecular method that identifies the presence of Anisakis simplex through a genetic analysis in any fish species. This kit is portable and easy to use for non-experts. Results is obtained in 15 minutes. Main advantage compared to other existing molecular kits is the size and ... |
| Enhanced sorting and recycling of plastics | Result description
In terms of enhanced sorting and recycling, the CIRC-PACK project achieved:
Increased the portion of post-consumer and post-industrial material that can be recycled
Generated and validated a recycling system for the automotive sector, in a first step towards making it... |
| Circular packaging ecodesign assessment tool | Result description
The CIRC-PACK project has developed an online tool allowing others to assess - and improve the eco-design of packaging.
It does so by users of the tool inputting a wide range of data, including:
use of recycled materials
use of bio-based materials
compostability... |
| PILOTING Inspection and Maintenance Platform | Result description
This Key Exploitable Result will be based on one of the core outcomes of the project, the PILOTING Inspection and Maintenance Platform (I&M platform), which consists of three key parts, the Robot Control Station, the Data Distribution and Harmonization Layer and the Data ... |
| Photocatalytic zirconia-silicon carbide membranes | Result description
The membrane top-active layer is 2 μm thick, uniform and defect-free, and is coated on an ultra-robust support. The membrane presents a molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) of 19 kDa (equivalent to a pore size of 6 nm) and a high pure water permeability of 160 LMH/bar. The super-h... |
| A defect free PET substrate for a cost effective mono layer ultra barrier for O-PV encapsulation | Result description
As the immaculate PET surface does not need to be exposed just before treatment, it opens doors to deposition structures of higher resolution or the deposition of thin ultra barrier layers. This last has first been proven with the PECVD SiN process in the Clean4Yield project ... |
| Dense fluids for unconventional pumped hydro using fine coal waste | Result description
The development of dense fluids required for unconventional pumped hydro by means of using fine coal waste from three case studies was analysed: a dense fluid with a density up to three, in order to achieve a yield up to three times that of the conventional pumped hydro.
R... |
| Portable Plasma Device for Medical Applications (“MobiPlas”) | The technology is a portable and more flexible plasma device called "MobiPlas" for the treatment of skin diseases and the support of wound healing. The device uses argon as the carrier gas and has a refillable steel tank, similar to a paintball gas canister. This allows MobiPlas to operate autonomo... |
| Cybersecurity requirements identification | Result description
Identification of a set of cybersecurity requirements, based on threat evaluations, to integrate into new development lifecycles.
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
Driverless.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
Business partners ... |
| Climate risk dashboard: climate services for urban heat impacts | Result description
The PROVIDE climate risk dashboard is an interactive online tool providing detailed information on different future global warming scenarios and expected impacts on the climate, natural, and human systems. The data covers indicators related to: climate variables and extreme e... |
| High power, beam-combined Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCL) | Result description
The results is owned by the Associated partner Alpes Lasers SA (based in Switzerland). Since the results platform does not allow listing results owned or co-owned by associated partner, we listed this under CyRIC (the project coordinator).
The result is an array of high-po... |
| Dwelly: Turning Condominiums into a digitalized and connected ecosystem | Result description
Dwelly is a multi-sided platform designed to digitize condominium organization, creating an integrated ecosystem that seamlessly connects administrators and residents.
Unlike fragmented systems currently in use, Dwelly centralizes all condominium operations in a single dig... |
| Semantic Hypergraphs | Result description
The innovation is twofold: one relies on Semantic Hypergraphs (SHs), a breakthrough which principally addresses two key limitations of current knowledge graphs and Knowledge Management (KM) pipelines. Firstly, they recursively link an arbitrary number of concepts to better ca... |
| Fire prevention enabled by AI and digital twin | Result description
The technical result of this project is a solution including a customizable sensor package in combination with an operational software backbone, and database working with a 3D visualization model of the environment and the data analytics under the digital twin integrative lay... |
| Quantum Computing for market risk modelling | Result description
The key challange in terms of quantum software development is the fact of limited number of available qubits on current quantum hardware as well as the quality of the qubits caousing errors and noise. Therefore signigicant number of qubits is consumbed by error correction and... |
| PED Hero Assistant – AI Chatbot | Result description
The MAKING-CITY AI Chatbot is an innovative tool developed under the Horizon 2020 MAKING-CITY project to support the implementation of Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) in cities. Designed as an interactive, multilingual solution, it provides policymakers, urban planners, rese... |
| Implementation of multi-omics, at single microorganism and community level, for microbial food safety | Result description
Proof of concept of integration of omics (metataxonomics, metagenomics, genomics, transcriptomics, volatolomics) to describe performance of microbial communities in situ (in the food/food producing environment) and in vitro to elucidate behavior of single microorganisms in fo... |
| Automated Threat Analytics (ATA) Service Bundle | Result description
The IRIS ATA Service Bundle is an integrated cybersecurity solution that delivers advanced vulnerability management, binary analysis, intrusion detection, and honeypot capabilities for IoT and AI systems. The key (integrated) components of this service bundle include:
·ATO... |
| Dynamic sealing test rig | Result description
The dynamic seal test rig gives CorPower Ocean the ability to test its dynamic sealing systems in conditions realistic for their wave energy converter application. This includes relevant temperatures, pressures, velocities, stroke lengths, and diameters of rods/sealing glands... |
| Carbon-Negative Construction with 3D-Printed Hempcrete | Result description
Our result is a breakthrough in sustainable construction, combining 3D-printed hempcrete panels with a patented manufacturing process to deliver carbon-negative building solutions. Hempcrete, a renewable bio-based material, reduces the carbon footprint by absorbing more CO₂ t... |
| Artificial intelligence for improving air quality | Result description
The ImagiNext SaaS solution not only monitors transport-related pollution indicators identified through AI, but also tracks traffic conditions. The ImagiNext solution is able to predict the sources of pollution, providing information on the percentage of pollution that comes ... |
| Robotic mobile rapid charger for electric vehicles | Result description
As a 60kW DC rapid charger, ‘Thomas’, a robotic charging device offers a solution that charges vehicles 7 to 10 times faster than standard Level 1 and Level 2 chargers. Its L-shaped design allows it to seamlessly integrate into parking lots without disrupting the existing lay... |
| Virtual Crisis Room | Result description
The Virtual Crisis Room improves emergency response by enhancing real-time communication and decision-making with a digital twin of the infrastructure and IoT sensors. The Virtual Crisis Room creates a collaborative scenario of the infrastructure in which an incident/maintenanc... |
| Carbon Footprint Simulation Dashboard | Result description
The Carbon Footprint Simulation Dashboard (CO2 Calculator) is a set of two tools.
Emissions Calculator: What’s your footprint?
Using the CO2 Calculator, a person can calculate their carbon footprint by answering a set of questions related to their daily activities, such... |
| Dynamic Exposure Visualisation Dashboard | Result description
The Dynamic Exposure Visualisation Dashboard (DEV-D) shows people their exposure to air pollution when they are on the move. DEV-D displays information on trips recorded with a) mobile app DEVA and b) mobile sensors that people carry when travelling. If a user doesn't have a ... |
| InEurHeart – AI-powered 3D mapping of the heart | Result description
The solution is based on the CE marked inHEART solution powered by AI which generates a digital twin of the patient's heart from medical images. The AI tools of inEurHEART means data can be processed much faster and in a standardized way. inHEART identifies detailed anatomy a... |
| Nanosized contrast agent for ultrasound imaging | Result description
Our result consiste in:
- a method of producing nanoparticles as contrast agents,
- a mehtod of imaging by ultrasound a tissue or a tumor after the injection of the above-mentoned nano-contrast agent,
- a nanometric platform to produce a contrast enhanced imaigng i... |
| Enhanced MeliCERTES Ecosystem Service Bundle | Result description
EME is composed of: i) the EME Platform, that enhances threat intelligence and incident sharing with secure communication and collaboration and presents a customized SIEM for the two primary users, CERTs/CSIRTs and Critical Infrastructure Operators. The platform was develop... |
| Innovative decision support tools for the identification and ranking of hazards in the foods of infants | Result description
For both the food safety management systems, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and Quantitative Microbiological Risk Assessment (QMRA), hazard identification (or hazard analysis) is the first, often qualitatively performed, task that with our systems can be made ... |
| Virtual Cyber Range (VCR) Service Bundle | Result description
The IRIS Virtual Cyber Range (VCR) Service Bundle is an immersive platform for realistic, scenario-based cybersecurity training, designed to enhance skills and resilience in end-users and professionals. Through simulated, increasingly complex attack scenarios, the VCR support... |
| Digital twin protection framework and threat analysis toolkit | Result description
Prototype for a tailor-made cybersecurity solution, including the process and methodology for threat modelling and a cybersecurity toolkit with two main modules for incident detection and incident response.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs ar... |
| Simultaneous High-Efficiency Anomalous Reflection and Angle of Arrival Sensing in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces | Result description
A pioneering method of simultaneous measurement of the direction of arrival with the formatioin of the diffraction pattern
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
Metamaterials.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
We are sharing our kno... |
| Tunable Optimal Anomalous Reflection Using Discrete Impedance Metasurfaces | Result description
New method of RIS power effiiciency enhancement
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
Metamaterials.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
We are sharing our knowledge
We specifically need / are looking for
We are sharing ... |
| 3-CO App | Result description
A user-friendly mobile tool that provides instant access to a comprehensive database of eco-certifications. Users can quickly scan or search for eco-labels offline, receive detailed information about each certification, and understand the standards they represent. This conven... |
| THz Multiple-Beam Manipulation by Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface with Independent Phase/Amplitude Control | Result description
Conference paper
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
Metamaterials.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
We are sharing our knowledge
Target audiences
Others/ No specific audience
R&D, Technology and Innova... |
| PED Technologies Selection Tool | Result description
One phase of the PED design methodology focuses on selecting PED technologies, a process where many cities struggle due to limited information on innovative technologies and how they can achieve a positive energy balance at the district level, integrating various energy carri... |
| Methodology for long term energy planning in cities | Result description
Set of energy modelling approaches, tools and processes to create advanced long-term energy planning of the cities. The multi-methodological framework proposed, with a holistic, interdisciplinary and long-term approach, aims to assess the micro-level energy structure of the b... |
| AI-Driven Federated Learning Platform for Personalized Medicine in Rare Hematological Diseases: First Successful Test | Result description
The GenoMed4all consortum developed a federated learning (FL) platform using artificial intelligence to improve precision medicine for rare hematological diseases. FL allows institutions to collaborate on data analysis without sharing sensitive information, addressing the cha... |
| Recognition and sorting system based on LIBs technology capable of identifying lead concentration within PVC pieces | Result description
The way this sorting process works is the following:
- PVC waste pieces move through a conveyor belt
- The LIBS is used to focus a highly energetic laser pulse onto the surface of each PVC piece passing through the conveyor belt. A plasma is formed consisting of elect... |
| RamApp – Online tool for hyperspectral imaging data analysis | Result description
RamApp, a modern hyperspectral imaging toolbox for processing and analysis.
An intuitive and user-friendly web application to explore Raman maps
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
Hyperspectral imaging.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs ... |
| Microscope System for Chemical Imaging based on Broadband Stimulated Raman Scattering | Result description
We have developed a microscopy system capable of detecting and mapping, with high speed and spatial resolution, the chemical composition of samples over large fields of view. The system is based on an advanced optical system for Stimulated Raman Scattering spectroscopy and mi... |
| Online Operation and Orchestration of Collaborative Robots using 5G | Result description
We propose OROS, a novel orchestration approach that minimizes mission-critical task completion times as well as overall energy consumption of 5G-connected robots by jointly optimizing robotic navigation and sensing together with infrastructure resources. We validate our 5G-e... |
| Integrated renovation packages solutions to raise the overall EPC value proposition | Result description
Pre-configured renovation packages with construction services, digital tools, and financing to simplify the process, guarantee results, and attract more building owners to energy-efficient upgrades.green loans and crowdfunding, to make EPCs a more attractive . Renovation pack... |
| Digital Solutions for trustworthy, automated and standardised buidling performance improvement with guarantees | Result description
FORTESIE's integrated digital solutions aim to digitize and automate the entire process of data capture, pre- and post-renovation, to guarantee savings and measure their impact on building performance. Key features include:
Hardware Sensors
Data Gathering and Sovereig... |
| Gamification app for deep renovation engagement | Result description
The gamification app offers direct communication with the consumers providing energy near real-time consumption and indoor quality information and feedback regarding their progress in achieving energy savings through an easy-to-understand visualisation. It displays energy con... |
| Real-time measurement of the pinch-roll profile in HSM down-coiler | Result description
The Roll Profiler system has proven its robustness and reliability to sustain the environment of the down-coilers. It can be used to follow-up the wear of the pinch-roll, a wear model having been developed to assist the prediction of the Roll Profiler.
This measurement cou... |
| One STop Shop marketplace for sustainable service provisioning and value chain networking | Result description
FORTESIE’s European One Stop Shop (OSS) for building renovation packages is a service model designed to simplify the renovation process of building owners. It acts as a centralised service to connect customers and suppliers making it easier for owners to take renovation inves... |
| Targeting cancer with stem-cell based vaccines | Result description
During MUTAVAC project (EIC pathfinder), IPSIRIUS has 1- established the proof of concept of successful mutagenesis of human iPSCs 2-Discovered novel clinically useful mutanome reproducing human cancer and leukemia 3- Generated of an immunogenic potency model using mutagenize... |
| Integrated FTIR spectrometer | Result description
The BROMEDIR FTIR spectrometer combines a novel Photonics integrated circuit (PIC) Micro Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) chip developed by SIWARE, assembled together with a suitable light source and a photodetector. Its operation has been validated in the lab (TRL 4) for ope... |
| Win-Win bilateral trading scheme between RES and DR Aggregators for mitigating energy imbalances | Result description
In this win-win bilateral contract scheme, RES and DR Aggregators operate collectively under a common augmented portfolio of RES units and end-user DSF resources. DSF resources represented by a DR Aggregator can be regularly called to turn-on/off their flexible loads (e.g. elec... |
| INNAXE toolbox for cluster organisations impact assessment | Result description
With the aim to identify activities that give a real added value to the ecosystem in mind, the consortium developed a toolbox for clusters to both benchmark their region (to find out what is working in the region and what is not) and to evaluate the impact of their activities... |
| SFSC Advisory digital database | Result description
The SFSC advisors database will stay available on the COREnet website and include main data from registered advisors. This database is also linked with the advisors database developed by the project I2connect. Other platforms may be willing to host this material such as EUFRA... |
| Hand-held system for treating surfaces by means of plasma and method for treating surfaces by means of plasma using the hand-held system (MobiPlas) | The invention relates to a system (100) for treating surfaces by means of plasma, comprising: - a plasma device (20) which can be operated with a process gas, - an energy source (30) for supplying energy to the plasma device (20), and - a support structure on or in which the plasma device (20) and t... |
| System and method for operating a plasma jet configuration (MultiJet) | The invention relates to a system (1) for generating and controlling a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma, comprising: - a discharge space (10) into which a working gas can be introduced via a first opening (12), wherein a plasma (5) can be generated in the discharge space (10), wherein the dis... |
| Portable, toolless mountable plasma treatment system (kINPen® MED mobile pocket) | Portable plasma treatment system (1) for generating an anisothermal plasma for use on humans, comprising the components: a) a compressed gas cylinder (10) with a valve (11), the compressed gas cylinder (10) having a usable volume of no more than five liters, b) a hand-held device (20) with a plasma ... |
| System and method for treating surfaces of bodies, in particular for wound treatment (Vacuum Therapy) | The invention relates to a system for treating surfaces of bodies, in particular a vacuum dressing, comprising at least one attachment means (5a) for fluidic attachment of a negative-pressure generator for generating a negative pressure in a volume that can be positioned at the surface of a body, an... |
| Device, system, and method for antimicrobial treatment, method for producing the device, and computer program (Laparoscope) | The invention relates to a device, to a system, and to a method for antimicrobial treatment during performance of operations in bodies, to a method for producing the device, and to a computer program. A device (11) is provided for antimicrobial treatment during performance of operations, in particul... |
| Plasma generating device, plasma generating system and method of generating plasma | A device for generating plasma (1) comprises a high voltage electrode (10) as well as at least one external electrode (11, 12), wherein the high voltage electrode (10) at least in one coordinate direction (34) is arranged between conductive material of at least one external electrode (11, 12). The h... |
| Plasma generating device, plasma generating system, method of generating plasma and method for disinfecting surfaces | The present invention relates to a plasma generating device which comprises an electrode carrier (5) and a first electrode (10) as well as a second electrode (20), the first electrode (10) being arranged on or in the electrode carrier (5). Furthermore, it comprises a high-voltage suitable plug conta... |
| Device for biologically decontaminating percutaneous access points and method therefor | Disclosed is a device (1) for biologically decontaminating percutaneous access points or the stomata of patients, by means of a plasma generator (4) for generating a decontaminating plasma adjacently to a treatment surface (3) of the plasma generator (4). In order to at least partially surround a pe... |
| Device and method for chemo-physical modification of particles of a suspension (KombiMax) | The invention relates to a device (1) for disintegrating particles (3) of a suspension with ultrasonic sound. The device (1) comprises a channel (10) for a suspension, wherein the channel (10) comprises a particle processing portion (12). Furthermore, the device (1) comprises at least one pump (20) ... |
| Device for the planar treatment of areas of human or animal skin or mucous membrane surfaces by means of a cold atmospheric pressure plasma (Plasma Cuff) | The invention relates to a device, preferably a collar, for treating areas of human or animal skin or mucous membrane with a cold atmospheric pressure plasma by creating a dielectrically hindered surface discharge, comprising at least one flexible insulating material (1), a flexible high-voltage ele... |
| Device for the plasma treatment of human, animal or plant surfaces, in particular of skin or mucous membrane areas (Textile Plaster) | The invention relates to a device for the treatment of free-form areas and zones of human or animal skin areas or plant surfaces by means of cold atmospheric-pressure plasma. The core of the device is a specific, preferably gas-permeable, electrode arrangement for generating a dielectrically impeded... |
| Device for determining a pressure, a temperature and / or a particle density of a gas or gas mixture | Device (1) for determining a pressure, a temperature and / or a particle density of a gas or gas mixture (G), comprising • a laser device (3) which is set up to emit a laser beam (5), • a measuring unit (40), which is set up to measure absorption values of a gas or gas mixture (G), the laser device ... |
| Device for plasma-supported treatment of liquids | The invention relates to a device (10) for treating a liquid with a plasma, the device (10) having a high-voltage electrode (20) and a liquid-permeable ground electrode device (30). The ground electrode device (30) has a flat, conductive area (32) and a porous area (34) arranged on the flat, conduct... |
| Device and method for generating a plasma jet (Plasmaskop) | The invention relates to a device (10) for generating a plasma jet (P) comprising a first conduit (11) inside a second conduit (12), a first electrode (17) and a second electrode (18) for generating an electric field in a feed gas flow (F) provided in a first flow channel (15) to generate a plasma j... |
| Method and system for treating fluids by producing corona discharges in a fluid volume | The invention relates to a method for treating fluids (5) by producing corona discharges (12) in the fluid volume (6). According to said method, high-voltage pulses (8) are applied to an electrode arrangement (2) present in the fluid volume (6). Pulse rise times of the high-voltage pulses (8) are in... |
| Method, plasma ignition device and system for bio-decontamination, disinfection or sterilization of objects with a reactive gas | The invention relates to a method for the biological decontamination of material to be treated (4) by means of a reactive gas (R) comprising the generation of a reactive gas (R) from a process gas by igniting a plasma, filling a container (3) with the reactive gas (R) and the Decontamination of the ... |
| DNA Nanostructures for Data Storage | Result description
A method to encode and store binary data in DNA nanostructures and to read it out using microscopy.
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
2D Materials, Computing memory.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
Grants and Subsidies
Coll... |
| Framework solution for flexibility management of buildings | Result description
The framework effectively integrates and manages building energy systems by unifying data and control access across Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) and Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS). It enables creation of digital twin models for optimized control and accura... |
| Framework for Safety Assurance of Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility (CCAM) systems | The SUNRISE Safety Assurance Framework (SAF) is a harmonized structure of processes, procedures and tools allowing its users to determine whether a CCAM system is safe enough for public road introduction and deployment. The SAF is based on the multi-pillar approach from UNECE's New Assessment/Test M... |
| CryoDES – Green Cryoprotectant | The ERC PoC focused on the exploitation of the technical viability of CryoDES in order to leverage the TRL level of the technology towards TRL 5, validation in relevant environment. To achieve this, several contacts with industrial partners were done and four main collaboration protocols were establ... |
| Revolutionize your EV charging investments with DeepVolt’s AI solution | The DeepVolt Location Intelligence Assistant (DLIA) is an innovative solution designed to optimize the deployment of Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure using advanced AI and data analytics. DLIA combines location intelligence with predictive modeling to identify high-demand areas for EV chargers, ... |
| HYPERGRYD Digital Twin Platform as a Service including user friendly interfaces | Development of an overall platform-of-platforms, with user-friendly interfaces for continuous monitoring of system parameters (e.g., from temperature and pressure sensors in valves), and visualization of the above services are being developed. Users will be able to create and schedule maintenance ta... |
| Visual Dashboard of the linkage between Sustainable Development and Agri-Food trade | Result description
The ambition of
TRADE4SD is to explore and foster the positive linkages between trade and sustainable development
and to provide policy recommendations for the creation of new opportunities for actors involved in
the global, regional, and national agri-food value cha... |
| Antiviral and Shelf-life Prolonging Edible Coating for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables | Result description
The R&D consortium, consisting of INL, Eroski and 2BNanoFood and supported by EIT Food has developed two products, ready for commercialisation:
Product 1: An edible, odourless and colourless alginate based coating emulsion containing food grade antiviral compounds op... |
| Self-reverting vortices in chiral active matter | Result description
There is a strong interest in the collective behavior of chiral active particles that can propel and rotate themselves. In the presence of alignment interactions, chiral self-propulsion can induce vortex patterns in the velocity fields which are non-permanent and do not induc... |
| Phage-mediated Antimicrobial Against Campylobacter | Result description
Currently, there is no commercial campylobacter specific phage products on the market in Europe. This exceptional IP package will enable commercial parties to consult on- or market the campylophage specific phages to poultry primary producers and processing companies. Compone... |
| KARZ – Insulation Panels from Coffee Bean Wastes | Imagine an insulation solution that not only keeps your building comfortable year-round, but also transforms waste into a valuable resource—while sending a strong message about your commitment to the environment. That’s exactly what KARZ delivers. By using coffee bean waste and low-content biogenic ... |
| Oncofood – New food solutions for cancer patients | Result description
ONCOFOOD’s solutions are able to directly address chemosensory alterations in cancer patients. The combination of ingredients and aromas to modulate taste perception can enable the creation of new breakthrough products. In addition, ONCOFOOD’s 3D printed meals and snack recip... |
| Breakfast and Bakery products with sustained energy release claim | Result description
KU Leuven and Quadram Institute Bioscience and a major food product multinational have developed a prototype functional powder rich in Slowly Digestible Starch that can be used in a variety of oat-based food products such as drinks, shakes and porridges. As part of an R&D... |
| ER10: Grid Singularity Local Energy Market Simulation Tool (enhancements) | Result description
In the framework of the HYPERGRYD project, the Grid Singularity Exchange, software developed under an open source GPL v.3 licence with copyright-protected user interfaces, has been enhanced with additional features: digital twins to represent heat pumps and to assess the role... |
| Pumped hydro energy storage system and method, including fire extinguishing feature | Result description
It relates to a pumped hydro energy storage system and method. In particular, the system and method use a high-density fluid or a combination of a high-density fluid and a lower-density fluid, such as water, to increase power output. The hydro energy storage system further in... |
| Urban lighting for health and wellbeing | Result description
The purpose of these Guidelines is to put health and wellbeing at the centre of lighting, planning and design processes, integrated within a wider decision making approach. Therefore the report is crafted to address a broad spectrum of target groups at policy level, specifica... |
| Alternative Basis Matrix Multiplication is Fast and Stable | Result description
Matrix multiplication computation consumes huge amount of resources: computing time and energy, primarily in AI applications. The industry has recognized the need for faster and more energy-efficient matrix multiplication with state-of-the-art solutions in software (e.g., NVIDI... |
| MultiORE (Multisource Offshore Renewable Energy model) | Result description
DMEC's multiORE tool is a programme that simulates offshore multi-source renewable energy parks. It can be used to assess how, at a park level, the combination of different offshore renewable energy sources effects the energy output and the use of technical infrastructure. It... |
| Graphene-based rectennas for energy harvesting | Result description
The Multi Physics Tool kit, combining I) ab-initio simulations at atomistic level, II) Monte Carlo simulations at meso-scale level, III) full-wave simulations at continuum level in the same environment is a breakthrough. Moreover, the nanoantenna array design for broadband ca... |
| Educational Platform for Healthcare Professionals on Vaccination Strategies for Older Adults | Result description
An understanding of vaccination is crucial to its acceptance by the aging population. As a healthcare professional, having insights into what influences older adults in deciding whether or not they accept vaccination is therefore fundamental.
The educational platform, integr... |
| Zero Emission City | Result description
One of the aims of the I-CHANGE project is to involve citizens in science activities and promote their active participation in the issues of climate change, sustainable development and environmental protection. For this reason, it has been developed an educational kit for sch... |
| OASEES DAO & Dapp – AI driven governance framework | Result description
OASEES DAO is a decentralized, AI-driven governance framework that empowers edge computing, IoT, and cloud-native applications through blockchain-based decision-making. It enables trustless collaboration, secure data exchange, and autonomous swarm intelligence, all while main... |
| TradeRES WebTool – Exploring European Energy Market Designs with a Dynamic Tool! | Result description
This Web tool is constituted by two essential components, the model's explanation area and the results visualization and exploration area, this tool offers a simplified approach. The former simplifies complex simulation models into easily understandable insights, making the o... |
| A new process with zero emissions for truly biodegradable plastics | Result description
The PROMICON project has made significant progress (https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e147255) in green polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production. It demonstrated continuous PHA production over 100 days using cyanobacteria, overcoming the short timescales of previous studie... |
| Edge IoT tool for the optimal operation of heat pumps within a local energy network | Result description
HYPERGRYD will develop methods for edge-based distributed machine learning and control, which allows machine learning models and control systems to be distributed across multiple edge devices for joint modelling, control, and optimization. It is used in the operational phase.... |
| gcube: An R package for biodiversity data simulation | Result description
The gcube software package provides a simulation framework for biodiversity data cubes using the R programming language. This can start from simulating multiple species distributed in a landscape over a temporal scope. In a second phase, the simulation of a variety of observa... |
| Virtual Suitability Cube: Analysing the suitability of multiple species across space and over time | Result description
The outcome is a stars object integrating three dimensions: time, space (as grid cells) and species, with suitability as the main attribute (https://github.com/b-cubed-eu/virtual-suitability-cube). It provides a simple, scalable and replicable foundation for complex ecologica... |
| Small-scale multifuel and solar powered CHP | Result description
The result is a Combine Heat and Power (CHP) solution able to be driven by different Renewable Energy Sources (RES) with optimized reversible operation for the improvement of existing thermal grids and the provision of services to electrical grids. It runs on biofuels, hydrog... |
| Transforming Text-Books into Dynamic and Accessible Learning Experiences | Result description
We take your PDF textbooks and turn them into a dynamic, personalized learning experience. Our AI-powered system automatically splits content into chapters and lessons, then generates podcasts, short videos, notes, quizzes, flashcards, and exams tailored to each lesson. We al... |
| Democratizing Cobot Technology | Result description
This activity generated a one-day educational program where non-professionals get introduced to cobot (collaborative robot) technology.
Key success and achievements:
• Practical cobot demonstrator with industry use case was developed
• 164 participants insp... |
| A new software to simplify the design of components for 3D printing | Result description
To simplify the computational modellling and simulatation of the component's future properties, a new design tool for additive manufacturing (DfAM) is being created at INEGI. Through a bank of pre-designed and easily adaptable projects, the solution will help the user to desi... |
| Systemic WATERUN adoption services – for urban water management | Result description
The WATERUN approach to water sensitive urban design combines new, next generation approaches and tools to urban water runoff and management. The WATERUN approach enables urban planning organisations to 1) model and identify potential sources of stormwater pollution, 2) Imple... |
| GravitHy – Decarbonisation of Steel Industry | Result description
The dawn of a green industrial revolution
We are dedicated to speeding up the decarbonization of the steel industry (responsible for approximately 8% of the global CO₂ emissions), with the support of our shareholders, who are leaders in the value chain.
How do we achieve th... |
| ElevenEs – prismatic LFP cells and innovative cell-to-pack (CTP) solution | Result description
The solution
ElevenEs leads Europe’s electrification with prismatic LFP cells and an innovative cell-to-pack (CTP) solution, developed at a cutting-edge pilot plant. Cells are cost-effective, nickel and cobalt-free, safer (releasing three times less heat in thermal runaway), a... |
| Human Robot Collaborative system for ultrasound NDT inspection of metallic parts | Result description
Automation of the NDT scanning process for large parts – Relieving operators of the tiresome, time consuming and monotonous work - allowing him/ her to focus on data interpretation
Radical Innovation Breakthrough
Artificial Intelligence.
Addressing target audiences a... |
| Learning Factories for Digital Transformation of SMEs | Result description
FactoRIS consortium is composed of STUBA from Slovakia, TU Wien from Austria, Czech Technical University in Prague from Czechia, ART-ER from Italy, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia from Italy, FEUP from Portugal and Industry Innovation Cluster from Slovakia.
Through ... |
| VR-Trainings in the Fully-Integrated Virtual Learning Platform | Result description
The VR-PLC: Train-the-Trainer program is an innovative VR-based learning environment designed to enhance technical education in industrial automation. It provides fully immersive, interactive training modules on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), integrating real-world pr... |
| Automated Data Acquisition and Processing Tools | Result description
This result consists in a set of technologies that, following a defined step-by-step process, gather all the building information necessary to accurately manufacture and install prefabricated modules for the renovation. This process is performed by minimizing the working time c... |
| ASSIST: AI-powered early diagnosis for heart attacks | Result description
The ASSIST project consortium will develop and validate the first AI-based solution for the early detection and accurate triage of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The solution has two components:
1) Willem-ST will be built on Idoven’s AI-powered platform (Willem™). Will... |
| UrbanVind CrowdFlow – Novel Passenger Counting Solution for Public Transport and Infrastructure | Result description
CrowdFlow provides real-time passenger counting and Origin-Destination (OD) travel data using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) scanning combined with advanced machine learning. The solution is GDPR-compliant and offers accurate, actionable insights to optimize public transport syst... |
| SAInt – Scenario Analysis Interface for Energy Systems | Result description
The energy industry is undergoing a significant transformation fueled by technological advancements, increasing demands, and ambitious policy objectives, all involving the integration of renewable sources, the evolution of gas networks towards hydrogen, and the enhancement of... |
| Shared Professional and Private Rides in One Platform | Result description
The shared mobility market in Europe is projected to hit €1 trillion by 2030, representing one-third of vehicle sales. With a focus on urban millennials and Gen Z, WAIIS targets 15% of the addressable market by offering cost-efficient and sustainable mobility solutions.
Ou... |
| Grasswool | Result description
Grasswool is a non-fossil material that can be used as an alternative to peat in mushroom production. Tester growers have seen grasswool and peat perform similarly in terms of productivity of their crops, its precocity and the quality of their mushrooms (colour, water content... |
| Innovative technologies that extend safety, road performance and autonomous capabilities for motorcycles. | Result description
In order to extend safety, allow riders to expand their limits and enjoy a worry-free ride, we have developed and tested a patent-pending Dual Front Wheel (DFW) system, i.e. a mechanical system that installs two front wheels in (almost) any motorcycle, providing extended safe... |
| Peat reduced alternative casing soil for mushroom cultivation based on sphagnum moss | Result description
Sphagnum moss refers to non-decomposed moss grown on peatlands. It is a renewable material, with a strong water holding capacity. We have shown sphagnum moss can be mixed up to 50% with peat with no loss in mushroom quality, and promising results on mushroom yield percentages... |
| VisionAnchor – World’s first smart anchoring system with real time location monitoring and alerts | Result description
We've grown the operation from local prototypes to a European-wide demand. We've started producing and delivering units that keep boaters safe at anchor to Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, UK, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Croatia, Malta, Cyprus, USA, Australia and Phili... |
| VALORE: Selective Vanadium recovery from Aluminia refinery | Result description
The VALORE project will bring the innovation to an industrial relevant level (TRL7) by connecting players in the whole material value chain: from processing (MYTILINEOS, MEAB) over production (BASF, VITO) and recycling (VITO, KTH). MEAB will engineer a V/Ga extraction pilot i... |
| VRU-aware Intersection Movement Assistance (VIMA) | Result description
To date, the VIMA technology has been tested in an uncontrolled traffic environment in an urban center, and six different crosswalk scenarios have been tested under both normal and critical conditions. Based on the C-ITS messages received, VIMA processed and produced 100% IVI... |
| WebCon805 – Measuring and Protocoling System | WebCon805 is a measuring and protocoling system designed for industrial applications. It works in combination with a ProLogic system to record and analyze measurements such as widths, thicknesses, and web tension of materials. The system supports multiple measuring points, configurable cameras, and ... |
| BST PROSolutions – PRO Measure 200 | The BST PROSolutions – PRO Measure 200 is an advanced input unit designed for automation systems in industrial environments. It provides visualization, operation, and control capabilities and is intended for integration into operator consoles, switch cabinets, and machines. The unit supports communi... |
| POWERScope 4000 – Video Web Inspection System | The POWERScope 4000 is a high-performance video web inspection system designed for monitoring print quality in web-fed printing presses. It enables real-time quality control, image analysis, and defect detection across various substrates such as paper, film, and cardboard. Available in manual and mo... |
| SUPER HANDYScan 4000 digital | The SUPER HANDYScan 4000 digital is a high-end video web inspection system designed for monitoring print quality on running webs. It is used in printing and converting industries to ensure high precision in print registration and defect detection. The system includes a controller, camera unit, trave... |
| Ink Box Finecolour | The Ink Box Finecolour is an advanced ink dispensing and regulation system designed for offset and letterpress printing applications. It is available in two versions: one with manual adjustment and another with motorized color zone drives that integrate with the FSS 15 color zone remote control syst... |
| Slitter Web Control | The BST eltromat Slitter Web Control is designed for precise width measurement of various materials and coatings. With increasing demands for high-precision measurements, this system integrates an innovative CCD CAM 100 sensor, a roller backing bar with illumination for material stabilization, and a... |
| MagREEsource to reindustrialise a permanent magnet industry in Europe | Our result
Result description
Why recycle magnets?
Mineral deposits are increasingly scarce, leading to a decline in their availability.
Mitigate the environmental impact linked to mining involves a reduction in the reliance on toxic extraction chemicals
Less dependence on China, as... |
| Community Energy Management System (CEMS) | Our result
Result description
NEOGRID's Community Energy Management System (CEMS) optimizes energy consumption and reduces costs for households with heat pumps and electric vehicles. CEMS maximizes self-consumption of locally produced electricity from solar PV systems. Through intelligent mana... |
| The b3gbi R package: analyse biodiversity trends and spatial patterns from GBIF data | Our result
Result description
The b3gbi (B-cubed: General Biodiversity Indicators) R package (https://github.com/b-cubed-eu/b3gbi) offers a robust and user-friendly platform for analysing biodiversity trends and spatial patterns using GBIF occurrence data. Compatible with various grid referenc... |
| World’s first autonomous electric passenger ferries | Our result
Result description
Zeabuz provided the autonomy software necessary for the operation of the world's first autonomous city ferry. Our advanced technology enables the ferry to navigate and operate autonomously, even in complex and dynamic maritime traffic conditions typical of urban w... |
| Low Embodied Carbon Lab (LECL) – Life Cycle Assessment & Scope 3 Emission Reduction Strategies | The LOW EMBODIED CARBON LAB (LECL) at INEB is part of the School of Architecture, Construction and Geomatics (HABG) at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW). Within the LECL we are working on strategies to reduce the scope 3 emissions from the construction and r... |
| Laboratory for Earthen Building Materials – Experimental Material Development | The Institute for Sustainability and Energy in Construction (INEB) at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) has established itself as one of the leading Swiss institutes in applied energy research in over 25 years. As part of their different laboratorys they implemented ... |
| Intellectual Property Strategy Workshop | Our workshop is designed to help innovators identify the most suitable Intellectual Property (IP) protection for all aspects of their innovations. Through interactive sessions, participants will gain valuable insights into prioritizing actionable next steps that align their IP strategies with overar... |
| Freedom to Operate Report | Our Freedom to Operate (FTO) report provides an in-depth analysis of existing patents and patent applications to identify potential technology overlaps. By conducting thorough searches in the two most comprehensive public patent databases, we assess whether an innovation can be commercially exploite... |
| Detailed IP Patentability Search | The Detailed IP Patentability Search service provides an objective evaluation of an innovation's potential for patent protection through an advanced and comprehensive prior art search. By leveraging the two most comprehensive public patent databases and free-access literature databases, we conduct a... |
| Assisted IP Search | Our IP Landscaping Service provides tailored assisted IP search solutions for innovators, focusing on identifying relevant and potentially blocking patents. The service evaluates patent threats at early development stages, helping innovators make informed decisions. By leveraging the two most compre... |
| Business and innovation consultancy | The Business Consultancy Service is provided through the Research and Innovation Department at STAM Srl. It aims to support organizations in developing and optimizing business strategies across various industries. The service offers its partners access to expertise in market analysis, business plann... |
| Combined plastic-metal injection moulding | Combined plastic-metal injection moulding is a process used to manufacture hybrid components made of plastic and metal. First, the plastic part is produced, and then metallic components are integrated into it, by inject fluid metal into the same injection molding tool. We can equip components in a s... |
| Innolab – Funding Opportunities for Innovation and Development | Innolab offers the opportunity to have innovation and development projects funded through various channels. The support ranges from application submission and handling bureaucratic efforts to executing the project itself.
⚫🔴🟡German customers may benefit from access to Research Tax Credit when usi... |
| Funding access support – Resaearch tax credit | The Forschungszulage is a way to receive tax incentives for past, ongoing, or future development projects. Personnel costs incurred can be reimbursed up to 35%, commissioned research up to 17.5%, as well as a proportion of movable assets. To benefit from this, an application for the Forschungszulage... |
| DraKo Technology for Contacting and Wireless Energy Transmission | DraKo is an innovative technology designed for contacting printed conductor tracks and enabling wireless energy transmission. It eliminates the need for traditional contact pins and routing cables, offering new design possibilities and enhanced efficiency. The technology has applications in various ... |
| Application specific photodiodes | Photodiodes and photodiode arrays enable a wide range of sensor applications across nearly all fields. In medicine and life sciences, they are used for measuring vital parameters, diagnostics, as well as in laboratory and microfluidic systems. In industry and security technology, they facilitate par... |
| Sustainable Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing for Structural Electronics | This innovative roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing technology enables the production of structural electronics on sustainable bioplastics. The process supports the fabrication of high-quality printed electronics, such as weather sensors, using biobased and recycled materials. With R2R printing, compon... |
| Company Realignment and Sales Innovation | Your company needs to reposition in the market or faces a recent decline in sales?
Think and act today - based on what the customer dreams of today and will buy tomorrow.
Together we break down outdated thinking patterns. Our methods let you accelerate change and innovate faster. We provide y... |
| Refalett – Rethinking Textile Recycling | Refalett is an innovative technology for recycling of textile fibers. The company focuses on sustainable recycling processes to transform textile waste into new materials for fashion, furniture, and construction. The technology enables efficient separation and processing of blended fabrics, providin... |
| Valorisation Strategies for Waste and Residuals from Production, Including Plastics, Fibres, and Critical Raw Materials | Transform production waste such as plastics, fibers, textile scraps, and critical raw materials into profitable and sustainable opportunities. The innovation network Convert2Green (https://convert2green.eu) provides comprehensive support from the idea towards building a sustainable business and valu... |
| Electronics Products Recycling, critical raw material recovery and reuse assessment (incl. e.g. PV, electronic devices, printed electronics) | Your business is about recycling of electronic products (circuits, consumer electronic devices, batteries, photovoltaic modules or others...)? Or you need to open up new supply routes for critical and expensive materials for your products? Convert2Green supports you with consulting, testing, validat... |
| Material assessment for nano-fibres for Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery and Wound Patches using electrospinning and safety validation | In today's rapidly evolving industrial landscape, achieving a balance between innovation, safety, and sustainability is paramount. Our Integrated Safety and Sustainability Solutions for Advanced Materials combines a suite of cutting-edge services to evaluate, optimize, and ensure the safety, functio... |
| Material characterization | NTUA is equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation for chemical analysis. This includes Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometers (AAS) for precise determination of metal concentrations, Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Spectrometers, both ICP-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and ICP-Optical Emission Spect... |
| Materials preparation | NTUA offers material preparation including primary crushing with a jaw crusher and secondary crushing with a rotor beater mills equipped with bottom sieves. Following preparation screening with a 3-deck Vibrating Tumbler Screening Machine for continuous screening is offered |
| Pyrometallurgical metals recovery | NTUA is equipped with state-of-the-art pyrometallurgical infrastructure to support the recovery of metals of interest. This includes fully automated graphite vacuum furnace with a flexible design that can be customized for numerous applications. High-temperature microwave furnace which utilizes micr... |
| In Vitro Skin Irritation: Reconstructed Human Epidermis Test Method | The skin irritant potential of the materials can be determined depending on their use by OECD Test No. 439: In Vitro Skin Irritation: Reconstructed Human Epidermis Test Method or Method to Detect Skin Irritation of Medical Device Extracts using Reconstructed human Epidermis (RhE).
OECD Test No. 4... |
| Biofilm formation and disassembly for antimicrobial activity and/or bioremediation studies | The formation and disassembly of biofilms has applications in several areas, such as medicine, food industry and biotechnology, among others, with the aim of evaluating the capacity of different compounds or materials to inhibit the formation of biofilms or to destructure them once they have been fo... |
| Toxicity assessments for inhalation, oral, and neuronal studies using advanced in vitro models | Animal models have traditionally been used to study diseases and toxicities. However, the lack of fully representative in vitro testing guidelines has led to the widespread use of cell lines, which often fail to accurately mimic human organ function. Current toxicity testing still heavily depends on... |
| Test No. 249: Fish Cell Line Acute Toxicity – The RTgill-W1 cell line assay | The RTgill-W1 cell line assay describes a 24-well plate format fish cell line acute toxicity test using the permanent cell line from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) gill, RTgill-W1.
The assay procedure has been proven to work for chemicals with a wide range of physico-chemical properties, suc... |
| In vitro infection assay | In vitro infection assay allows the assessment of the ability of different bacteria to interact with more complex eukaryotes, colonise them and persist in the organism. The evaluation of this capacity is particularly relevant in the healthcare field, where serious infections and mortality are increa... |
| Casting of (special) alloys by various techniques | Our state-of-the-art facilities enable the melting of metals and alloys under ultra-pure conditions, achieving exceptionally high solidification rates in the casting process. Additionally, our advanced systems are designed to handle reactive and high-temperature alloys with outstanding precision—wit... |
| EIS – electrochemical impedance spectroscopy / Impedanzspektroskopie | The EIS is a non-destruktive analysis method to characterize the response of a system to the applied ripple current capabilites. Each system as well as each process can be described and modelled with a combination of resistances, capacities and inductivities. EIS allows a survey of condition of soli... |
| Analysis of friction coefficient / Reibwertanalyse | Determination of the coefficient of friction between an moving part (to be analysed) and the counter part made of 100Cr6. With a specialised tribometer the friction coefficient of a coated or uncoated component can be determined and thereby the performance of coatings can be evaluated. The friction ... |
| Analysis of adhesion / Haftkraftanalyse | Determination of the demolding behavior of a molded plastic part. With a specific measurement tool integrated into an injection molding machine, the adhesion of the molten plastic material on the counter part representing the mold and the turning moments over time can be determined and these describ... |
| (Food and non-food) Packaging Film Pilot-Production and Validation of Recycled or Bio-Plastics for Packaging | The Packaging Film Pilot-Production and Validation service combines cutting-edge analytical, technical, and regulatory expertise to deliver a comprehensive solution for the development and validation of sustainable packaging films using recycled or bio-plastics. Convert2Green provides you access to ... |
| Material validation for human skin contact and medical use | Material Validation for Human Skin Contact and Medical Use
Ensuring the safety and compliance of materials in direct contact with the human body is critical for introducing new materials into the medical devices, wearable or personal care markets. Convert2Green offers a one-stop solution for testin... |
| Process development and eco-balance assessment for battery recycling | Battery recycling is a critical challenge for the future, driven by environmental concerns and the increasing demand for sustainable energy storage. Convert2Green is dedicated to promote battery recycling and to providing cutting-edge recycling processes, expert analysis, and tailored solutions to s... |
| Assessment of Bio-Based Coating Materials Including Coating Trials, Application Testing, Safety, and Eco-Balance Verification | The development of bio-based coating materials offers a sustainable path to eco-friendly product solutions. However, ensuring the performance, safety, regulatory compliance, and environmental sustainability of these bio-based materials and coatings is a complex challenge. Our comprehensive Assessmen... |
| Printed electronics prototyping on plastic web or textiles from substrate to encapsulated device including design, printing, coating, and encapsulation | Printed electronic products and compnents on flexible substrates such as plastic films or textiles offer unparalleled opportunities for innovation in electronics, diagnostics, and more. Convert2Green supports you in all steps of development from initial design through process development to an encap... |
| Material screening and safe-and-sustainable material design for medical device application | The Material Screening and Safe-and-Sustainable Material Design and Selection support provides an all-encompassing solution to meet the increasing demands for safe, sustainable, and innovative materials tailored for medical device applications. This service integrates expert sustainability assessmen... |
| Data driven testing and validation of printed electronics products, sensors, and energy solutions in operational environment (living lab) | Ensuring the reliability and performance of innovative materials, sensors, and energy solutions in real-world conditions is a critical step in product development. Our Data-Driven Testing and Validation Service provides a comprehensive, integrated approach to test, validate, and optimize printed ele... |
| Consulting on material selection and technical feasibility assessment of novel materials for medical devices | In the fast-paced and highly regulated medical device industry, innovation hinges on selecting the right materials and ensuring their technical feasibility. Convert2Green offers a one-stop solution for manufacturers aiming to integrate advanced materials while ensuring sustainability, compliance, sa... |
| LCA, Environmental, and Safety Analysis of Novel Materials and Products | Green transformation of materials and products has recently become one of the most urgent tasks in industry and society. However, ensuring safety, sustainability, and regulatory compliance while maintaining performance standards and economic viability is a challenge that requires expert guidance. Th... |
| HyperImage Cloud Platform: Architecture and Backend for Spectral Data Analysis | HyperImage Cloud Platform Architecture and Backend (A cloud-based solution that integrates comprehensive tools for spectral data handling, analysis, and visualization, tailored for multiple industries.)
Advanced complex event processing and messaging distribution service optimised and tested fo... |
| Hyperspectral Platform User Frontend & Dashboard | A comprehensive user interface designed for managing and displaying hyperspectral images and their analytical results, integrating data visualization tools and interactive features for user engagement.
To deliver enhanced data manipulation capabilities, real-time analysis, and visualization of hype... |
| Earth Testing Lab | The Earth Lab at the Natural Building Lab (NBL), TU Berlin, is a platform for experimental building material development focused on earth-based construction. The lab provides hands-on services, including the production of 1:1 material prototypes, performance testing, and compliance investigations ac... |
| Consulting on ReUse materials and building elements | TU Berlin's Natural Building Lab (NBL) provides expert advice on the reuse of materials and building elements to promote circular construction. This innovation utilises the NBL's extensive expertise in material reuse, design and regulatory compliance to help architects, engineers and contractors int... |
| Webinar on circular construction with reused materials (collab. With Chamber of Architects, Berlin) | In collaboration with the Chamber of Architects, Berlin, the Natural Building Lab (NBL) at TU Berlin offers an webinar on circular construction with reused materials. This webinar provides architects, and planners with practical insights, tools, and strategies to integrate reclaimed materials into t... |
| Waste-wood Testing and Processing Equipment | The Natural Building Lab (NBL) is part of the Institute of Architecture at TU Berlin.The NBL aims to develop and optimize a processing method for waste-wood in order to be used in load-bearing constructions within the current regulatory framework of the German Building Sector. In cooperation with wo... |
| WDLT-Slab (through partner THOLZ) | The Waste-Wood Dowel-Laminated Timber Slab is an innovation developed by the Natural Building Lab (NBL) at TU Berlin in collaboration with Terhalle Holzbau (THOLZ) within the GreeNest project. The element utilizes reclaimed waste-wood to create high-performance, dowel-laminated timber slabs suitable... |
| SmartWall | SmartWall is a prefabricated façade (wall) that combines different active and passive elements in one system. It can be installed externally or internally to an existing wall for the renovation of a building or alone as an infill wall for the construction of a new building. Moreover, its materials a... |
| Job Coating: High-Performance Solutions for Complex Geometries | To utilize the coating reactors we are also able to coat parts and tools with dedicated coating. The processing is 3D for complex geometrie and below 500°C.
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⚫🔴🟡German customers may benefit from access to Research Tax Credit whe... |
| Precursor Synthesis | For the deposition of Carbide or Nitride from the Metal Tungsten, Molybdenum and Chromium we produce the analog metalcarbonyls. The quality is around 99%. Also we design new kind of Precursor charakteristic by the exchange of ligand systems in standard precursorsystems.
⚫🔴🟡German customers may be... |
| Layer Development | We design Layers to fullfill demands for harsh enviroment of future demands. We are able to create Multilayerstructure, kristalline or amorph structures. Mainly the coating s are thin from few nanometer till few micrometer. With annealing treatment we can strenghen the layer perfomance by wear resis... |
| Design of CVD Processing | We are focus on low temperature CVD Processing. We use metalorganic (MO) Precursor to lower the deposition temprature below 500°C. We are able to coat komplex geometrie, niches or deep holes with different type of coating. For processanalysis we use RGA. Layer Analytics we use: EIS,REM/EDX, Nanoinde... |
| Powder Feeding | To support MOCVD Processes we use industrial precursor-systems. Mainly Metalacetylacetonates or -carbonyles. The consistence is from powdery. We produce feeding- and evaporation systems to charge coating processes with powdery Precurssors in the range of 0,1-40gr/h.
⚫🔴🟡German customers may benefi... |
| HelixJet: Innovative Atmospheric Plasma Source for Advanced Surface Treatments and Coating Applications | The HelixJet is a capacitively coupled radio-frequency plasma source operating at atmospheric pressure. Its innovative double helix electrode design ensures stable and homogeneous plasma conditions at low gas flow rates, making it ideal for applications like plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition... |
| Miller Auto-Axcess™ 450 | The Miller Auto-Axcess™ 450 is a commercial welding power source produced by Miller Electric Manufacturing Co., based in Appleton, USA. This precise, digitally controlled, and software-driven welding system supports various welding processes, including MIG (GMAW), Pulsed MIG (GMAW-P), and Flux Cored... |
| Ion Wind DBD | The Ion Wind Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) is a plasma-based technology designed for air purification and decontamination. It utilizes a surface DBD to generate ions in room air, which are directed by an additional unipolar electric field towards an extraction electrode. This process creates an... |
| Hairline Plasma Jet (hairlINePlasma) | The Hairline Plasma Jet, known as hairlINePlasma, is a cold atmospheric pressure plasma source primarily designed for biological and medical applications. It generates a nanosecond self-pulsed microplasma with a thin filament, making it ideal for treating microscopic cavities and localized functiona... |
| Biofilm Jet | The Biofilm Jet is an experimental plasma jet device designed for the removal of bacterial biofilms. Operating at low frequencies with non-thermal plasma, it utilizes gases like argon and helium to achieve biological decontamination. Its efficacy has been investigated and compared to other devices, ... |
| Venturi-DBD (VDBD) | The Venturi-DBD (VDBD) is a plasma source designed for the generation of reactive species and liquid treatment applications. Operating at atmospheric pressure, it utilizes an AC-driven, non-thermal dielectric barrier discharge to produce plasma in gases such as air, humidified air, argon, and neon. ... |
| MiniMIP | The MiniMIP is a flexible microwave plasma source designed for various applications, including decontamination, ultra-fine cleaning, and surface activation. It operates with pure argon or helium, and can accommodate admixtures of molecular gases to tailor the process chemistry for specific applicati... |
| AURA-WAVE (Sairem) | AURA-WAVE is an Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) coaxial plasma source designed to self-adapt once the plasma is ignited. By combining a magnetic field with electromagnetic waves, it facilitates plasma creation at low pressures, making it suitable for applications such as PECVD, reactive ion etchi... |
| Oxidant | The Oxidant reactor employs a Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) to generate plasma using air as the carrier gas. Prior to treatment, the carrier gas is combined with the sample liquid and then nebulized. The resulting reaction products, including ozone, are utilized for treating raw water, such as ... |
| wINPlasLab | The wINPlasLab is a non-thermal plasma system designed for the treatment of liquids using transient spark discharges. It accommodates liquid volumes up to 1 litre per batch and is suitable for applications such as biological decontamination and liquid treatment. The system features adjustable electr... |
| Miniaturized Noble Gas Plasma Jet | The Miniaturized Noble Gas Plasma Jet is a flexible, slender device designed to be inserted into the working channel of a conventional endoscope. It generates a biologically active plasma jet at the gas outlet, making it suitable for medical applications, particularly within cavities and hollow orga... |
| Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet (ntAPPJ) | The non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma jet (ntAPPJ) is a sophisticated plasma technology designed for advanced applications such as surface modification, plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), and thin-film deposition. This technology operates under atmospheric conditions, utilizing... |
| New Release film for TPU coating | We have developed a new PET film, 1-side treated for PU coating (and Release), 2nd-side treated for anti-tack properties.
This film is recyclable and can replace easily your siliconed papers.
Can be used in smart textiles, heaters etc... |
| Processing of Renewable Thermoplastics on Technical Center Scale | We offer our customers and partners:
Assessment of processability of biobased, biodegradable, recycled and petrobased plastic materials
Material development from lab to pre-industrial scale
Prototypes and Use Cases
Polymer and plastic expertise in processing, material properties and ap... |
| Metal Foams with tailored properties | Porous metal foams e.g. for electrodes or catalysis can be designed at Fraunhofer IFAM. The functionalisation is possible by applying different coating strategies with metal powder. The finish is alyways made by a heat treatment. Therefore, functionality can be ensured with long durability and high ... |
| Development and production of electronical devices | DELTEC's portfolio ranges from PCB assembly, cable assembly and device construction to IoT solutions. DELTEC's comprehensive services range from support in hardware development & redesign, prototyping, sample construction to series production. |
| Printocent Pilot Factory for sustainable printed electronics and diagnostics | PrintoCent Pilot Factory offers unique, world-class roll-to-roll pilot processing facilities and experienced staff for high throughput manufacturing process development. The main development areas are printed electronics and diagnostics components, flexible electronics, and plastic- and hybrid-integ... |
| Galvanic plating equipment | On this equipment pre-metallized yarns can be platted with silver or gold to get high conductive polymer based yarns. Variable is the kind of electrolyte bath, the machine speed and the voltage. With this parameters the thickness of the metal layer can be adjusted.
The equipment works continuous,... |
| Jacquard weaving machine | On this jacquard weaving machine we can use different kinds of yarns from 20 to 2000 dtex in warp and weft direction. The main advantage is that the jacquard controller can adjust every single warp thread individually. This make it possible to create very complicate multi-layer fabric constructions. |
| Textile finishing equipment | With this working line narrow fabric in a widht of 4 to 40 cm can be heat-setted, washed, dyed or coated. On this equipment textile structures made of all kind of yarns (synthetic yarns, natural yarns) can be handled. The machine can also handle stiffer or elastic textile sturctures. |
| Embroidery machine | The embroidery machine is a multi head machine with the possibility of tailor wire placement for heating textiles and also positioning of functional sequence devices for lightning textiles. As backing material for the embroidery prozess textile fabrics or not-textile substrates like leahter or foils... |
| AI-based Optical Surface and Defect Analysis in the R2R Process | The optical inspection system makes use of artificial intelligence and optical metrology for real-time detection, classification, and visualization of surface defects, artifacts, and texture changes across various morphologies. Based on typical process conditions, the AI precisely identifies even hi... |
| Roll-to-Roll Inkjet printing and flash lamp annealing (FLA) | The Helmholtz Innovation Lab Blitzlab is part of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). Blitzlab aims to develop and optimize methods of ultra-short-time annealing for various fields of application, such as functional semiconductor layers, printed electronics, battery technology, and photo... |
| Inkjet printing | The Helmholtz Innovation Lab Blitzlab is part of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). Blitzlab aims to develop and optimize methods of ultra-short-time annealing for various fields of application, such as functional semiconductor layers, printed electronics, battery technology, and photo... |
| Sheet-to-Sheet Inkjet printing and flash lamp annealing (FLA) | The Helmholtz Innovation Lab Blitzlab is part of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). Blitzlab aims to develop and optimize methods of ultra-short-time annealing for various fields of application, such as functional semiconductor layers, printed electronics, battery technology, and photo... |
| Flash lamp annealing (FLA) | The Helmholtz Innovation Lab Blitzlab is part of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). Blitzlab aims to develop and optimize methods of ultra-short-time annealing for various fields of application, such as functional semiconductor layers, printed electronics, battery technology, and photo... |
| Magnetron sputtering – flash lamp annealing (sputter-FLA) | The Helmholtz Innovation Lab Blitzlab is part of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). Blitzlab aims to develop and optimize methods of ultra-short-time annealing for various fields of application, such as functional semiconductor layers, printed electronics, battery technology, and photo... |
| Pulsed Laser annealing (PLA) | The Helmholtz Innovation Lab Blitzlab is part of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). Blitzlab aims to develop and optimize methods of ultra-short-time annealing for various fields of application, such as functional semiconductor layers, printed electronics, battery technology, and photo... |
| Glovebox for battery assembly | The Helmholtz Innovation Lab Blitzlab is part of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). Blitzlab aims to develop and optimize methods of ultra-short-time annealing for various fields of application, such as functional semiconductor layers, printed electronics, battery technology, and photo... |
| High-precision Battery cycler station | The Helmholtz Innovation Lab Blitzlab is part of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). Blitzlab aims to develop and optimize methods of ultra-short-time annealing for various fields of application, such as functional semiconductor layers, printed electronics, battery technology, and photo... |
| Functionalized Ultra-Thin Flexible Glass | Emerging substrate
Ultra-thin flexible glass with thicknesses equal to or lower than 100 μm opens up opportunities for new applications, especially in the area of high-end electronics and optics. It paves the way for the development of thin, light, robust, curved and bendable devices. With a bendab... |
| Thin-film corrosion sensors for monitoring of sensitive objects | Temperature and humidity – two factors influencing atmospheric corrosion – are monitored and controlled routinely in various applications. However, corrosion is drastically accelerated by minor air pollution with nitrogen oxides or sulphur oxides, ammonia, chlorides, organic acids or other volatile ... |
| Quantum Photodetectors in the NIR and SWIR spectral range | Welcome to Serino, where innovation meets excellence. Our patented breakthrough introduces a new generation of photodetectors in the NIR and SWIR spectral range. The photodetectors are much lower in manufacturing and have a wider detection range than the common sensors. |
| Roll-to-Roll Sputtering Production as a Service | KETMarket offers an advanced Roll-to-Roll (R2R) sputter coating service through a powerful network of trusted European production partners. With industrial-scale equipment capable of handling web widths from 20 cm up to 2 meters, our service is designed for large-area coatings with precisely control... |
| Make-or-Buy Analysis | The decision about making the product by yourself or buying it from someone is a very complex and multi-dimensional. Financial, organizational, technical and resource-related factors play a role here.
KETMarket(R) can support your decision by a deep technical know-how, calculations, quality aspec... |
| Indoor/low light Solar Cells (Perovskite) for IoT and small electronics | Halocell’s perovskite solar product can be integrated into IoT devices and small electronics for use in many indoor settings, providing a sustainable and continuous power source.
Key features:
1.Excellent indoor performance and durability
Halocell Perovskite Cells stand out as a leading indoor so... |
| Development of printed electronics systems and components | Within SAL we are able to support partners in the feasiblity evaluation and prototyping of printed electronics. In addition we take care for transfering receipes to mass manufacturing providers. In this field, SAL offers:
Electronics on Everything
Efficient Manufacturing, affordable already ... |
| Characterization of plastic containing waste fractions | Fraunhofer IVV is capable of determining the contents of thermoplastics in a material. This includes explicitly inhomogeneous waste streams e.g. from the automotive industry, packaging wastes, construction & demolition or others. The composition analysis is mainly performed by selective extracti... |
| Analysis of contaminants in polymers | We use sensitive chemical analysis methods (GC-MS, LC-MS) to test your product samples, environmental samples, and food samples for persistent organic pollutants (POPs), substances of very high concern (SVHCs), and other yet unlisted contaminants and hazardous substances. We also develop customized ... |
| OASIS – Fire resistance design and testing | The fire resistant design of composites considers the study of the basic principles that drive the performance in the combustion process of not just materials but complete devices as well.
Development of flame retardant systems, and fire resistance coatings for polymers (thermoplastics and thermo... |
| OASIS – Functionalised prepregs and fabrics (FXply™) | Prepreg materials already exhibit extraordinary specific properties but based on this method, Adamant takes advantage of the unmatched electrical, thermal and impact properties of various nanomaterials by integrating them into prepreg and fabric materials via a novel manufacturing process. The effor... |
| OASIS – High resistance sprayed coating | Possibility to develop tailored coatings to fulfil the user requirements based on a coating technique list. The use of a specific coating can increase the die life and decrease maintenance stops during HPDC production process for example. |
| OASIS – Injected aluminium alloys with nano reinforcements | This pilot line is a High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) aluminum injection unit upgraded to produce high quality nanoreinforced aluminium components. The main equipment of the pilot line is a semiautomatic 150 Tn injection unit. The pilot line can produce components with complex shapes with up to 3 Kg... |
| OASIS – Large area printed electronics | The CEA PICTIC pilot line is located in Grenoble, France. The platform is 600m2 clean room class 10000 working on Sheet-to-Sheet mode and is compatible with rigid and flexible substrate up to 320mm x 380mm. It develops printed electronic components, which can be processed and integrated on the nanoc... |
| OASIS – Material characterisation | General lab equipment for material characterisation is available such as SEM, TEM, optical microscope, AFM, X-ray diffraction, IR or Raman spectroscopy analysis to assess the structure, micro-structure and morphology of the material at the nano and micro-scale. |
| Business Modelling | Service dedicated to innovators who want to develop a novel solution in the context of one or more of the other services on the platform. This service can include one or more of the following packages:
preliminary analysis and feasibility study of the market and positioning of the potential sol... |
| Electrospinning process | National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) offers its clients the electrospinning process for the development of micro- or nano-structured fibers and coatings from an unlimited range of materials with different functionalities for a wide range of applications.
Specification of coated films:
... |
| Ultra high barrier charactization for WVTR down to 10-6 g/(m²d) | Fraunhofer IAP offers measurement of WVTR of high barrier substrates down to 10-6 g/(m²d) via an optical Calcium mirror test under various climate conditions (20/50,38/90, 60/90, 85/85). Determination of WVTR through analysis of the optical transmission of Calcium, parallel inspection of defect form... |
| Patent valuation | What is the value of my patent?
Scope of the patent valuation:
Step 1: Sifting & Reviewing Documents
Review, check & evaluate the findings to date
Recording of the assets to be valued
Coordination with you on current assumptions and agreement on any changes or scenarios
S... |
| Company Valuation including Expert Opinion | What is the value of my company?
Scope of the company valuation:
Step 1: Review of financial documents
Review & valuation of previously recorded cost and revenue sources
Recording of assets and financial data to be valued
Coordinating with you on current assumptions and agreeing... |
| Commercial Exploitation Potential Evaluation | What Potential Does Your Invention Have?
Scope of the Invention Potential Analysis
Step 1: Market & product environment analysis
Review of existing products and competitive offerings
Assessment of economic context and comparable technologies
Identification of relevant pr... |
| Preparation of financial planning and profitability calculation | Preparation of a financial plan in a form suitable for investor and bank discussions. The documents and calculation tools developed are to be prepared in such a way that they can be used by the client as a future basis for corporate planning beyond the scope of the project.
Review of revenue sour... |
| Bioreactor System and Facility for Dynamic Simulation of Cells | Our Offer
We offer dynamic simulation of cell cultures based on mechanical stimulation with the following characteristics:
Dynamic cell culture model with mechanical stimulation
In-vitro incubation of synthetic scaffolds
Controlled cell incubation conditions
Fully sterilized
Potent... |
| 300 mm roll-to-roll Printed Electronics Pilot Line | The pilot line allows large area R2R manufacturing of OPVs, OLEDs, Sensors, OFETs onto plastics, equipped with Ultra-fast Laser scribing and in-line metrology systems.
Gravure Printing
R2R Gravure printing for high-throughput, high-quality printing with high resolution for manufacturing printed el... |
| Technical Centre for Development and Pilot Trials at COATEMA | Research and development in the coating, printing and laminating fields:
Our R&D centre is the heart of all of Coatema’s development activities. The combination of machinery construction, process engineering and research all under a single roof enables comprehensive solutions for customers for ... |
| 3D (bio) printing of customized scaffolds for tissue engineering | DescriptionWe offer services for 3D (bio) printing for customized scaffolds for tissue engineering and in-vitro studies on cell regeneration including all steps fromtissue model designmaterial (bio ink) developmentprinting of the scaffoldsin-vitro simulation of regenation of tissue based on the (3D)... |
| Coatema Click&Coat | Maximum Modularity and Flexibility:
Click&Coat is a revolutionary concept for an endless number of process variants.
Coatema’s revolutionary Click&Coat concept leaves the fixed processes of obsolete pilot machine behind. For an unlimited range of individual components that can be put t... |
| Coatema Easycoater | For Sheet-to-Sheet piece good coating:The Easycoater (third generation) is a discontinuous high-tech coating machine for Sheet-to-Sheet piece goods.The Easycoater is designed to produce high quality products or samples in DIN A4 up DIN A0 quickly and reliably. A slot die, doctor blade, and flat scre... |
| R&D contract planning and coordination1 | In a first step, we translate together with you your idea, problem or requirement into technical specifications. After that we plan for you the R&D project and identify suited suppliers from R&D institutes, university and R&D service company and negotiate contracts, IP access rules and s... |
| FlexFunction2Sustain Services for physiochemical and functional characterisation of plastic and paper based nanofunctionalized materials | The FlexFunction2Sustain Open Innovation Test Bed offers a variety of specialized services for physiochemical and functional characterisation for nanofunctionalized plastic and paper surfaces, membranes and products.Available facilities include e.g.:Mechanical stress and strain tests conbined with (... |
| AKIMed-c12 1.75 mm filaments for 3D-printing | The filaments are made from our own polymer Akimed- c12 which is synthesised in our lab and then extruded to ensure a high research quality for our costumers. By using our filament you as a researcher can fabricate your own scaffolds through fused filament fabrication (FFF) of a material which is si... |
| Personalized scaffolds for tissue engineering research | Our 3D printed scaffolds are soft, pliable and highly porous suitable for in vitro cell culture or in vivo tests. The scaffolds are fabricated using AKIMed-c12, a high molecular weight linear semicrystalline poly(ether ester).
The degradation time of the scaffolds are estimated to be 9-10 months (h... |
| Real-time streaming and analytics platform for Big Data | Netcompany-Intrasoft’s Streamhandler is a high-performance cloud-based data streaming platform with hooks for ingesting and handling Big Data that can be offered as a Software as a service (SaaS). The platform based on Apache Kafka and its underlying technologies can support data integration, real-t... |
| Multifunctional & Protective Thin films on various substrates (metals, plastics) | Multifunctional & Protective Thin Films, Transition Metal Nitrides and Borides, Metal Oxides, 2D Materials
Ultra High & High Vacuum Pilot lines: equipped with state-of-the-art PVD techniques (Magnetron Sputtering, HiPIMS, Thermal, Electron-gun Evaporation) for thin film growth on 2D/3D su... |
| Nanocharacterisation of materials and biological samples | Surface and internal structure characterisation (physical, electronic and chemical properties) of materials down to the atomic scale:
– Transmission Electron Microscopy
– Probe-Corrected FEI Titan G2 80-200 kV ChemiSTEM
– Double-Corrected FEI Titan G3 Cubed Themis 60-300 kV
– JEOL JEM 2100 80-20... |
| Precision Coating | Precision coating
Many applications in the field of optics, electronics, sensors, energy and medical technology require highly precise coatings. Fraunhofer FEP develops deposition hardware and technologies for fabrication of those optically, electrically, acoustically and magnetically effective lay... |
| CLUSTER 300 – Experimental plant for stationary magnetron sputtering | We use sputter technologies and high-rate PECVD to develop processes for depositing optical, electrical, acoustic, and magnetic layers and layer systems precisely and homogeneously on large substrates at high coating rates.
In particular, applications in the areas of optics, electronics, sensor t... |
| Electrically Insulating Coatings – For Applications in Electronics, Sensor and Medical Technology | Deposition of highly insulating layers by magnetron sputtering
Some materials, like aluminum oxide (Al2O3), silicon dioxide (SiO2) and silicon nitride (Si3N4) show excellent electrical insulation properties with high specific resistance and high dielectric strengths of some MV/cm (megavolts per cen... |
| Double Ring Magnetron – DRM 400 – Sputtering for Stationary Coating | High-precision coatings are required for a wide range of applications in the area of optics, electronics and sensor technology, solar energy and biomedical technology. Stationary magnetron sputtering processes being long-time stable allow the deposition of high precision, homogeneous and reproducibl... |
| Energy Harvesting with Piezoelectric Materials | Currently, an increasing demand for autonomous sensors and systems with wireless radio connection and autonomous energy supply can be observed. This is in part due to the strong trend towards continually smaller mobile systems and the increasing market for “wearables”.
The energy supply of such s... |
| Process-oriented development of control and power electronics for electron beam and plasma sources | Optimized treatments of surfaces and coatings can be achieved when hardware, control electronics and process are optimally matched.
Established control units and power supplies available on the market are often insufficient for demanding, innovative processes. For this reason Fraunhofer FEP has b... |
| Validation of Long term activity of antimicrobial materials | Antimicrobial coatings incorporate chemicals or nano-structured surfaces that kill or inhibit the growth of disease-causing pathogens, preventing or limiting their transmission. In recent years, the demand for antimicrobial coatings has grown exponentially, largely due to, among other factors, the p... |
| Capability of paper-based packaging to preserve shelf-life of food products | Food packaging must be tailored to the needs of each individual product. The choice of packaging materials is challenging due to the variety of products and packaging materials available. However, in recent years the demand for sustainable packaging materials, such as paper-based packaging, has been... |
| Performance assessment of recycled polypropylene films as substrate for printed electronics | Many industries are increasingly concerned about the sustainability of their materials. New generation packaging for food or cosmetics and industrial device components are being designed to incorporate recycled plastics. Maintaining the final product’s performance while incorporating recycled materi... |
| Circularity by design | The development towards more sustainable solutions for plastic and paper surfaces and membranes is supported by ESNA. ESNA has the expertise on how to design recyclable mono-material based materials, for packaging for instance, depending on the final product requirements, and this expertise is avail... |
| Wafer-level micromagnets | Technology
Magnetfab’s patented technology is based on more than 16 years of research at Institut Néel – CNRS Grenoble, which is one of the world’s top research institutions in the field of magnetism.
Unlike the traditional fabrication approach for magnets that relies on powder metallurg... |
| LBnano | Machine type:System for gas aggregation sputtering+PECVD for nanoparticles in matrixSubstrate types to be processed:sheetsSubstrate dimension:A4 sizeTechnologies available:Gas flow sputter source (sputtering + nanoparticle aggregation
PECVDDeposition materials available:Ag- SiOx Typical application... |
| Sheet-to-sheet atomic layer deposition (ALD) | Machine type:ALD deposition chamber connected inert glovebox systemSubstrate types to be processed:Silicon wafers, glass substrates, plastic substratesSubstrate dimension:150 x 150 mmTechnologies available:Atomic layer deposition (ALD)Deposition materials available:ALD precursors for the deposition ... |
| Roll-to-roll atomic layer deposition (ALD) | Machine type:Roll-to-Roll Atomic Layer DepositionSubstrate types to be processed:Polymer films, metal foilsSubstrate dimension:Width: 335 – 370 mm
Core: 3 and 6 in
Roll diameter: up to 280 mmTechnologies available:Atmospheric Spatial ALDDeposition materials available:Al2O3Typical applications:Perm... |
| Click&Coat® based pilot lines: CC08 and LS29 | Machine type:Roll-to-Roll coatingSubstrate types to be processed:Various types (e.g., polymer films, cellulose based films, etc.)Substrate dimension:Maximum 550 mm working width, continuous rollTechnologies available:Slot die coating, knife coating, screen printing, gravure printing, flexographic pr... |
| Ultrasonic Spray | Machine name:
Sono-Tek ExactaCoat and customised R2R Sono-Tek Versicoat
Machine type:
ExactaCoat: Substrate-to-Substrate coating Versicoat: Roll-to-Roll
coating
Substrate types to be processed:
ExactaCoat: Sheets/flat substrates
Versicoat: films/paper rolls
Substrate ... |
| Nanoparticle deposition system | Machine name:
Nanoparticle deposition system
Machine type:
Spray Coating Adaptable to Roll-to-Roll
Substrate types to be processed:
Textiles, plastic substrates
Substrate dimension:
300mm width of the roll
Technologies available:
Spray Coating Technique, Na... |
| R2R UV Nanoimprint pilot line | Machine nameBasecoater BC44Machine typeRoll-to-Roll coating and UV nanoimprint lithographySubstrate types to be processedPolymer films (including recycled PET and cellulose based film)Substrate dimension:Width of the roll upto 300 mm, Thickness range 20 – 250 μmTechnologies availableR2R rotogravure ... |
| Laser Structuring Facility | Machine name:
Laser Structuring Facility
Machine type:
Scanning R2R Ultra-Short Pulse Laser System
Substrate types to be processed:
Polymers, Metals, Paper
Substrate dimension:
300 mm wide rolls, Installed in R2R Pilot-Line, A4
Technologies available:
Picos... |
| Nano-Imprint-Lithography test facilities | Machine name:Thermal nanoimprint module (Can be integrated into CC08 and LS29)Machine type:Roll-to-Roll laminationSubstrate types to be processed:Various types (e.g., polymer films, cellulose based films, etc.)Substrate dimension:Maximum 550 mm working width, continuous rollTechnologies available:Ni... |
| Organic Vapour Phase Deposition (OVPD) | Machine name:
Organic Vapour Phase Deposition (OVPD)
Machine type:
OVPD Pilot-to-Production Line
Substrate types to be processed:
Glass, Polymer
Substrate dimension:
20×20 cm
Technologies available:
Deposition of Organic small molecules based on the gas pha... |
| Sheet-2-Sheet printed electronics line | Machine name:Printed electronics pilot lineMachine type:Sheet-2-SheetSubstrate types to be processed:Polymer filmsSubstrate dimension:150 x 150 mmTechnologies available:ALD encapsulation, Inkjet printing, slot die coating, vacuum evaporation, encapsulation of organic electronic (OE) devicesDepositio... |
| Large-Area Laser Scanning 3D Confocal Microscopy | EquipmentKeyence VK-X1050 + Custom-made platform for large area measurementsTechnical specificationsUp to 300 × 600 mm scanning area
X,Y-resolution: 200 nm
Z-resolution: 10 nmApplication examplesDepth profiling and defect density characterisation in masters for nano/micro patterning and quality co... |
| Cyclic Voltammetry | Functionalities
Cyclic Voltammetry
Equipment
Autolab PGSTAT302N
Technical specifications
Samples from 5 to 15 μL of active ink or 1 × 2 cm to 1.5 × 3 cm of polymer substrate with deposited active material
Redox potential onsets (ranges: -2,5 to 0,5 V)
Possibility to test according to EN61326-... |
| Squarewave Voltammetry | Functionalities
Squarewave Voltammetry
Equipment
Autolab PGSTAT302N
Technical specifications
Δ-current from forward and backward pulse (Range 1 nA – 1 mA) Measurements up to 10 mA
Possibility to test according to EN61326-1 (1997) + A1 (1998) + A2 (2001) + A3 (2003), EN61000-3-2 (2006), EN61000... |
| Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy | Functionalities
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Equipment
Autolab PGSTAT302N
Technical specifications
Working electrode diameter 4 mm -10 mm
Resistance measurement 0.1 – 10 kΩ in PBS solution
Possibility to test according to EN61326-1 (1997) + A1 (1998) + A2 (2001) + A3 (2003), EN61000... |
| Spectroscopic ellipsometry | Functionalities
Spectroscopic ellipsometry (thin film thickness; refractive index, dispersion)
Equipment
HORIBA: UVISEL-VASE
Technical specifications
Samples Sizes up to 10 × 10 cm Spectral Range: 250 -1100 nm
Possibility of in-line measurements in R2R pilot line
Variable angle, 0.6-6.5 eV, r... |
| UV-VIS Spectroscopy | Functionalities
UV-VIS Spectroscopy
Equipment
PerkinElmer Lambda900
PerkinElmer LS50B
HElIOSa Scan Intelliscan
Technical specifications
Samples Sizes: up to A4 size
Possible to test according to DIN 10 050 Part 9 and on-demand conditions
Optical characterisation within the UV-VIS-NIR range ... |
| Raman spectroscopy (RS) | Functionalities
Raman spectroscopy (RS)
Equipment
Witec alpha300 R
In-line Raman in R2R coating pilot line
Technical specifications
Full Raman spectrum at every image pixel for static substrates
In-line Raman analysis
Application examples
Chemical composition mapping and layer analysis, str... |
| R2R sputtering Labflex® 200 | Coating of flexible productsThe refinement of surfaces of plastic films and other flexible materials with thin layers enables the usage of these materials for a wide range of innovative products.
In the Fraunhofer FEP, vacuum roll-toroll and batch-type coating systems are used for the development o... |
| Vacuum coating machine NovoFlex® 600 | Versatile vacuum coating technologies using a single machineThe novoFlex® 600 pilot web coater allows coating of polymer films with different materials in any desired sequence.The web coater includes various vacuum coating technologies which can be combined with each other in different ways. This ve... |
| Oxygen Transmission Rate, OTR | EquipmentMOCON OX-TRANMOCON OX-TRAN 2/20MOCON OX-TRAN 2/21Own-developed equipmentApplication examplesDetermine the oxygen transmission rate of flexible, fully recyclable, monomaterial laminates for drink pouches (UC5).Determine the oxygen transmission rate of paper-based packaging for oxygen-sensiti... |
| Sheet resistance measurement (4-point probe or contact less) | EquipmentCustom-developed equipmentJandel 4-point probe stand |
| Water permebaility measurement (Brugger WDDG) | EquipmentBrugger WDDGApplication examplesDetermine the water vapour transmission rate of flexible, fully recyclable, monomaterial laminates for drink pouches (UC5).
Determine the water vapour transmission rate of paper-based packaging for moisture-sensitive food products (UC6) and shampoo sachets (... |
| Water permeability measurement (TDLAS -> down to 10-6 g/m²d) | Application examplesDetermine the water vapour transmission rate of flexible, fully recyclable, monomaterial laminates for drink pouches (UC5).Determine the water vapour transmission rate of paper-based packaging for moisture-sensitive food products (UC6) and shampoo sachets (UC2).Determine the wate... |
| Nanoindentation | EquipmentNano Indenter XPApplication examplesTesting of thin films (metallic and polymeric) and protective (barrier) coatings. Calculation of hardness and Young’s modulus. Scratch test: coatings cohesion adhesion to substrate, friction coefficient measurement |
| Spectroscopic ellipsometry | EquipmentHORIBA: UVISEL-VASEApplication examplesDetermination of thin film thickness and optical constants for optical-grade functional coatings (UC4) |
| UV VIS Spectroscopy | EquipmentPerkinElmer Lambda900
PerkinElmer LS50B
HElIOSa Scan IntelliscanApplication examplesDetermination of UV-VIS barrier for light-sensitive food products (UC5, UC6)
Optical characterisation and quality control in optical-grade films and coatings (UC1, UC4) |
| Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) | EquipmentBruker Dimension 3000
Park Systems NX20
Nanosurf Easy Scan 2
NT-MDT NTEGRA SPM
PlatformApplication examplesSurface topology characterisation, and surface physical properties at the nano-range |
| White Light Interferometry | EquipmentSmart WLIApplication examplesSurface characterisation, micro/nanostructure characterisation; surface roughness; defect characterisation; layer thickness determination |
| Field Emission Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | EquipmentFEI Quanta 650 FEG Environmental SEM (including Peltier and Heating Stage)
Hitachi SU-8000
JEOL JSM-IT-300LV
JEOL Neoscope JCM-
5000Application examplesUltra-high resolution surface imaging for morphological/topographical characterization, failure analysis and or contamination detection |
| Anti-reflective polymer surfaces via plasma etching | Fraunhofer FEP, together with Fraunhofer IOF and industrial partners, have developed a method for making polymer surfaces anti-reflective in an efficient roll-to-roll or sheet-to-sheet process by using plasma etching – the “PoLAR” process. Using dual magnetron plasma technology, PoLAR exhibits more ... |
| Accelerated ageing of electrooptical devices | EquipmentClimate Chamber CTS C- 40/100Self-made equipment on a roof top; 45° tilt and oriented southwardsApplication examplesAccelerated weathering tests to ensure that electro-optical devices meet expected durability while maintaining functionality even in challenging environments.
Testing devices... |
| Mechanical durability testing (bending, rolling, strain) | EquipmentBending / rolling selfmade equipmentApplication examplesReliability assessment and failure prediction of flexible electronics |
| coFlex(R) 600 Roll-to-roll web coating machine | The coFlex® 600 vacuum web coating plant can be used to deposit optical, electrical,
and decorative layers on substrates via sputtering techniques and magnetron
PECVD processes. Line speed of up to 100 meters per minute can be achieved.
Potential applications for the coated materials are numerous... |
| Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Environmental SEM | Equipment
FEI Quanta 650 FEG Environmental SEM (including Peltier and Heating Stage)
Hitachi SU-8000
JEOL JSM-IT-300LV
JEOL Neoscope JCM-
5000
Application examples
Ultra-high resolution surface imaging for morphological/topographical characterization, failure analysis and or contamination det... |
| Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) | Equipment
Probe-Corrected FEI Titan G2 80-200 kV ChemiSTEM
Double-Corrected FEI Titan G3 Cubed Themis 60-300 kV JEOL JEM 2100 80-200 kV
Application examples
Internal structure of thin films including chemical and crystallographic information Size, morphology, and distribution of nanomaterials wi... |
| Antibacterial activity testing for coatings and functional surfaces and textiles | Equipment
Biosafety Level 2 microbiology laboratories
Application examples
Performance assessment of antibacterial packaging (UC6) or automotive interior surfaces and textiles (UC4) |
| Antiviral activity testing for coatings and functional surfaces and textiles | Equipment
Biosafety Level 2 microbiology laboratories
Application examples
Performance assessment of antiviral automotive interior surfaces and textiles (UC4) |
| Plastic food contact materials regulatory compliance | Equipment & Facilities
Laboratories accredited by EN ISO 17025, ISO 9001, or NP 4457
Application examples
Comprehensive assessment of the safety and regulatory compliance of plastic FCMs according to relevant regulations and standards in the EU. This includes review of the material compositio... |
| Paper and paperboard food contact materials regulatory compliance | Equipment & Facilities
Laboratories accredited by EN ISO 17025, ISO 9001, or NP 4457
Application examples
Ensure the safety and compliance of paper and paperboard food contact materials. Comprehensive assessment of the compositional data to ensure the packaging is manufactured using regulated... |
| Food contact materials migration testing | Equipment & Facilities
Laboratories accredited by EN ISO 17025, ISO 9001, or NP 4457
PerkinElmer Gas Chromatography with mass or FID detectors.
Agilent High Performance Liquid Chromatography with DAD and fluorescence detectors.
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP) Shimadzu IC... |
| Sensory evaluation | Equipment & Facilities
Laboratories accredited by EN ISO 17025, ISO 9001, or NP 4457
Sensorial panel
Application examples
Ensure FCMs do not induce changes in the organoleptic properties of food as required by Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 (UC5, UC6). |
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) detection and measurement | Equipment & Facilities
PerkinElmer Gas
Chromatography with mass or
FID detectors and PerkinElmer
Head-Space SPME
Application examples
Ensure FCMs do not induce changes in the organoleptic properties of food as required by Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 (UC5, UC6). |
| Support services for preparation of Declaration of Compliance for Food Contact Materials | Application examples
Support manufacturing companies on the preparation of a DoC for demonstrating that their FCMs comply with the applicable regulations and specify the testing methodologies used to validate that they are safe for food contact. |
| Microbiological safety testing | Equipment & Facilities
BSL-2 microbiology laboratories
Application examples
Test materials and products such as medical devices or food packaging to ensure they are safe and do not support microbial growth (UC2, UC3, UC4, UC5, UC6). Testing of FCMs to ensure they prevent microbial contaminati... |
| Bioburden and sterility testing | Bioburden and sterility testing by ISO 11737.
Application examples
Test materials and products such as medical devices or food packaging to ensure they are safe and do not support microbial growth (UC2, UC3, UC4, UC5, UC6).
Testing of FCMs to ensure they prevent microbial contamination ensuring... |
| Nanoparticle characterisation | Equipment & Facilities
FEI Titan G2 and FEI Titan G3 Cubed
Themis TEM
ThermoFisher Glacios Cryo-TEM
FEI Quanta 650 FEG eSEM
Horiba SZ-100Z DLS
NanoSight NS300 NTA
Witec Alpha 300R Confocal Raman
Thermo Escalab 250 Xi XPS
Please, see also the Catalogue of
Physicochemical and Functional
... |
| Cytotoxicity | Equipment & Facilities
BSL-2 cell culture and nanosafety laboratories
Biophotonics and Bioimaging facilities including Advance Microscopy (Zeiss LSM 780 Confocal, Witec Alpha 300R Raman, Nikon Eclipse Ti-E Fluorescence, Nikon Ti-E TIRF/dSTORM for live cell imaging, and custom-developed combine... |
| Oxidative stress | Equipment & Facilities
BSL-2 cell culture and nanosafety laboratories
Biophotonics and Bioimaging facilities including Advance Microscopy (Zeiss LSM 780 Confocal, Witec Alpha 300R Raman, Nikon Eclipse Ti-E Fluorescence, Nikon Ti-E TIRF/dSTORM for live cell imaging, and custom-developed combi... |
| Biopersistance testing | Equipment & Facilities
BSL-2 cell culture and nanosafety laboratories
Biophotonics and Bioimaging facilities including Advance Microscopy (Zeiss LSM 780 Confocal, Witec Alpha 300R Raman, Nikon Eclipse Ti-E Fluorescence, Nikon Ti-E TIRF/dSTORM for live cell imaging, and custom-developed combine... |
| Environmental toxicity analysis | Equipment & Facilities
Eco-nanotoxicology laboratory, including Zebra fish facilities.
Biophotonics and Bioimaging facilities including Advance Microscopy (Zeiss LSM 780 Confocal, Witec Alpha 300R Raman, Nikon Eclipse Ti-E Fluorescence, Nikon Ti-E TIRF/dSTORM for live cell imaging, and custo... |
| Advanced Tissue Models for Nanomaterials toxicity testing and nanorisk assessment | Equipment & FacilitiesBSL-2 cell culture and nanosafety laboratories.Biophotonics and Bioimaging facilities including Advance Microscopy (Zeiss LSM 780 Confocal, Witec Alpha 300R Raman, Nikon Eclipse Ti-E Fluorescence, Nikon Ti-E TIRF/dSTORM for live cell imaging, and custom-developed combined F... |
| X-ray fluorescence analysis for thickness and elemental composition (XRF) | EquipmentSPECTRO XEPOS IIIApplication examplesDetermination of and trace elements in materials |
| Rheological analysis | EquipmentTA Instrument AR2000exApplication examplesCharacterisation of low viscosity fluids, polymer melts, solids and reactive materials. |
| Complete nanoparticle characterisation, in-silicio predictive models for nano-risk assessment, invitro toxicology assessment, in-vivo models | To extend the test service portfolio, FlexFunction2Sustain establishes links with other EU initiatives and associations.Our partners at the SAFE-N-MEDTECH OITB can provide comprehensive testing for safety and exposure risk assessment of nano-materials and devices functionalised with nanomaterials, s... |
| Digital Photolithography Line | Applications
The variability of substrates and the ability to deliver a complete development and production cycle allows the technology to be used in such areas as:
Flexible circuit boards and multilayer structures with interconnects and resolution down to 10 μm
High-density fine-line techn... |
| Life cycle assessment (LCA) – Identification of environmental impacts | By carrying out the life cycle analysis of a product, you determine the stages of the product’s life which alternative solution is the most environmentally friendly . This evaluation makes it possible to understand the real environmental impact of a product on scientific and objective criteria.Tools... |
| METEOR® Plastics Mixing Line | METEOR® Pilot line (patented by IPC) is based on an innovative extensional flow mixing technology used to develop specific material formulations with an efficient dispersion of additives while reducing the thermo–mechanical degradation of the material. This pilot line is dedicated: – to reach good... |
| Plastics Optical Sorting Testing Services | FunctionalitiesOptical sorting. Static detection tests can be performed to assess if a structure under development is detectable by the machine and ultimately sortable. Upon success, such a structure can be evaluated in its final form through dynamic tests. These dynamic tests can occur either with ... |
| Bulk Density (kg/m³) – ISO 60 or EN 15345 | This test specifies a method for the determination of the apparent density of a moulding powder or a granular material. The sample is poured through a specified funnel into a measuring cylinder of 100 cubic centimeter capacity, the excess is removed with a straightedge and the mass of the contents i... |
| Characterisations of recycled pellets – Ash content | AnalysisAsh contentEquipmentMuffle furnace NABERTHERMPrecision scale METTLER TOLEDO AE200Application examplesEvaluation of the recyclates quality to support their recyclability evaluation with existing technologies for innovative packaging (UC5) |
| Volatile organic components detection / measurement (gas chromatography) | Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds released by materials during processing or use. The most common measuring method for VOCs is gas chromatographic (GC) separation followed by different kinds/types of detection. Samples can be brought into the system directly, by thermal desorption or by solvent... |
| Impact resistance of a plastic film. Dart Impact (g) – ISO 7765-1 | This test is realized according to IS0 7765 specifying the methods for the determination of the energy that causes plastics film and sheet less than 1 mm in thickness to fail under specified conditions of impact of a free-falling dart from a specified height that would result in failure of 50 % of t... |
| Gloss, Colorimetry and Haze measurement (DIN EN ISO 14782) | <p>This test is realized according to the international standard that specifies a method for the measurement of haze, an optical property resulting from wide-angle scattering of light, in transparent and substantially colourless plastics. This method is applicable to the measurement of haze va... |
| Tear Strength (N) – DIN EN ISO 6383-2 | This test is realized according to the International Standard specifying a method for determining the force required to propagate a tear over a defined distance from a defined slit in a specimen of flexible sheet or film under defined loading conditions. |
| Tensile properties testing according to ISO 527-3 | ISO 527-3 is an international standard used to determine the tensile properties of plastic film or sheeting. Material properties reported for this standard are tensile strength, yield point, and strain. |
| Visual control : Gels and specks characterisation according to recyclass | Surface analysis of plastic filmsWe report the morphology of the gels by performing microscopy or any other optical measurement allowing it.The surface appearance could also be characterized by visual inspection. A minimum of black specks or gels shall be visible. |
| Recyclability testing facility according to RecyClass Protocol | IPC has numerous equipment to ensure the level of quality and recyclability of your packaging from a usage and regulatory point of view. Some of this equipment makes it possible to carry out the tests planned to obtain RecyClass accreditation:A recycling line including the equipment necessary for pr... |
| Recyclability audit according to RecyClass Protocol & certification | Recyclass certification aims at recognising the compatibility of plastic packaging with state-of-the-art recycling process established on the European market. It specifies requirements for companies pledging plastic packaging on the European market who wish to claim their recyclability under a compr... |
| Biodegradability assessment under marine, industrial and home compost conditions according to TUV Austria certification | For OK compost® or OK biodegradable® certifications, the biodegradation requirements are evaluated.Biodegradation involves degradation by the effect of specific enzymes causing the chemical structure to alter quite significantly (at the same time releasing water, CO2, methane and heat). EquipmentsRe... |
| Disintegration testing under marine, industrial and home compost conditions according to TUV Austria certification | For OK compost® or OK biodegradable® certifications, the disintegration requirements are evaluated.Disintegration / fragmentation is the physical decomposition of the material into tiny pieces. The disintegration study is an integral part of the specification standard for industrial (EN 13432) and d... |
| Ecotoxicity analysis under marine, industrial and home compost conditions according to TUV Austria certification | For OK compost® or OK biodegradable® certifications, the ecotoxicity requirements are evaluated.
Ecotoxicity is a validationstep to see that plant growth is not adversely affected
Plant ecotoxicity (domestic and industrial compost): The ecotoxicity test in domestic and industrial compost is ca... |
| Certification : OK compost INDUSTRIAL | Packaging or products featuring the OK compost INDUSTRIAL label are guaranteed as biodegradable in an industrial composting plant. This applies to all components, inks and additives. The sole reference point for the certification programme is the harmonised EN 13432: 2000 standard: in any event any ... |
| Certification : OK compost HOME | Industrial compost and your consumers’ garden compost do not involve the same conditions: a lower temperature, smaller quantities, different plant inputs, etc. This certification allows you to attest to the biodegradability of your products, even in domestic compost.RequirementsAll home compostable ... |
| Certification : OK biodegradable MARINE | The study of the biodegradation of plastics at sea represents a strong ecological interest when we know that the majority of plastics found at sea are of terrestrial origin. This is why the study of biodegradation kinetics can then have a real impact on the end of life of a product ending up at sea.... |
| Intellectual Property Consulting and Advice | General Introduction to intellectual property and review of company’s business strategy. |
| Patent Drafting | Drafting of initial patent applications suitable for international filing |
| Invention identification and harvesting | Brainstorming session with key developers and marketers to identify technical innovations which could be filed as patents or utility models. |
| Patentability Searching | Search in patent and scientific literature databases for prior art to assess whether an invention is novel and inventive |
| Freedom-to-Operate Searches for Technical Innovations | Search in patent databases to identify relevant patent documents which might impede commercialisation of a producte |
| Monitoring of adverse patents | Monitoring of patent prosecution of potentially adverse patents and application |
| Trademark Searching | Search in trademark databases to identify relevant trademarks which might conflict with a proposed new brand name |
| Trademark Filing | Drafting of trademark specification suitable for filing internationally |
| Trademark and Brand name monitoring | Monitoring of new trademark applications, domain names, and other brand names which may be similar. |
| Technology and brand licensing | Legal support in drafting licences as well as monitoring of compliance |
| Copyright registration | Registration of copyrights in the United States. |
| Design Registration | Registration of “ornamental” designs. |
| Smart Textiles E-Textiles | Smart Textiles optimized solution services:
Define the business and end-user problem
Identify the suitable textile solution following less invasive and impact solution
Prototype the custom made textile solution to collect the right data
Collaborative design of Sensing + Sending + Analy... |
| Biosensors | Jobst Technologies is a matured technology orientated enterprise offering its core competencies in the overlap between micro systems technology and electrochemical analytics both as service and products to his customers. Our emerging product portfolio encompasses continuous biosensors, microfluidic ... |
| Microfluidics | Prospects for numerous microfluidic services are the company’s growing product portfolio around a reliable micro-pump, which enables miniaturized devices for the life sciences and analyzing devices, like small lightweight body attached autonomous analyzers and other instrumentation. Additionally, la... |
| Nanopaint, Ldt | Nanopaint piezoresistive ink shows a strong variation of the electrical resistance upon mechanical deformation, allowing the implementation of force, pressure and stretchable sensors on different substrates.
Some applications of our inks are:
Healthcare: Smart matress, smart gloves for low m... |
| Strategy & Business Development | Strategy: Workshop-based support to chart the course in your ecosystem, define objectives, and formulate tailored decision-making frameworks
Business Development: Identification and qualification of prospects, checking the value propositions, representation of your organization |
| AMOTAPE®Fast-E-Tex | Our Fast-E-Tex tapes integrate non-elastic zones in conductive elastic tapes. These non-elastic zones are perfect to contact electronic components without stress on the contact points.
Width, number of wires and distances between non-elastic zones can be adapted to the specific application.
... |
| Smart Printed OLED Labels | INURU prints light onto every surface possible and create electronic labels and packaging for game changing consumer marketing.
Expertise in Ink Jet printing & smart labels
Printed flexible OLEDs
Printed electrical circuitry
Flexible electrical connectors
The specifications can ... |
| T-shirt with heart beat | We develop and produce innovative hightech-shirts which capture and analyze vital parameters with almost medical accuracy. Our mission is the development and production of market-leading products in the field of wearable technology.
The smart shirt measures your vital signs with almost medical ... |
| AI for SMBs | AI4SMB is are a software engineering shop with excellent expertise in enterprise software development and solid background in AI research. We are long-term technology partner for startups and innovative enterprises in the US and across the EU. The main areas of our expertise are: • Digital healthcar... |
| Gold electrodes | Gold is used in biosensors and medical components, where it cannot be substituted. OTech Aurum gold ink has superior conductivity and the device performance can be achieved by using up to 60% less material at the fraction of the production price. The ink is compatible with aerosol and inkjet printin... |
| Printed Metal Surfaces | Prototypes of electrodes or functional metal layers on a variety of substrates. A lot of control over many metal layer parameters, such as conductivity, transparency, flexibility, adhesion, roughness and others. |
| Printed Antenna | Printed NFC Antenna |
| Transparent Conductive Ink | Conductive inks for printing transparent conductive electrode for many applications of , such as OLEDs, solar cells, touchscreen, displays and more. A unique silver layer with superior parameters and ease of deposition is an alternative for ITO. |
| Access to reports | OES offers access to market- and technical reports of various fields. We generate market-reports in the fields of organic, printed and flexible electronics for our partners. |
| Funding & Finance seminars | OES organizes several (Web-)Seminars on project funding and german-focussed financial topics. |
| Joint exhibition booths | OES organizes joint booths on several high profile european exhibitions and trade shows in the field of organic, printed and flexible electronics. |
| Market entry support | OES offers support towards the market entry of new porducts or into new sectors. Together with our customer we develop a detailed analysis, strategy and action plan for new market entries. |
| Market exploration trips | OES organizes market reconnaissance trips to international destinations. On our trips we facilitate productive B2B meetings with relevant partners from the target countries, as well as company visits and intercultural training. |
| Project initiation | OES organizes meetings and events to initiate profects. From the first idea to the final project OES supports our members by providing the fitting partner, the suitable project scope and the project management support during the projects. |
| Membrane Keyboards and Frontfoils | Membrane keyboards are complete input systems straight from our screen-printing shop. They consist of various printed film layers, with the decorative film forming the first layer as a direct operating interface. Beneath this, in addition to a retaining foil, is a printed circuit that connects the v... |
| Printing and Assembly | Printing as a Service of conductive and non-conductive inks using Screen or Inkjet printing. |
| Smart Fabrics | Printing on Textiles is a widely used process; at Freudenberg, we have experience on printing conductive materials on textiles using S2S processes. We have developed a special process in order to integrated printed electronics on fabrics and textiles at low costs from low to high volumes. |
| FULLY PRINTED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND TRANSISTORS | FLEEPtech is the leading company in the design and development of OTFT-based printed integrated circuits and systems.
FLEEPtech developed a proprietary CMOS-like stack to realize printed integrated circuits that can be employed to realize new applications in multiple industry sectors. Our devices... |
| Printed Integrated Circuit | FLEEPTech is revolutionising the printed electronics world, pioneering the designs and development of printed integrated systems that rely on a proprietary fully-printed integrated circuits core. FLEEPTech gives intelligence to plastic through our PrintIC technology, adding complex logic and analog ... |
| Electroluminescent devices by printing technologie | Printed lighting systems that can be integrated in different materials for decorative or informational lighting. The devices structure and construction process allows a high degree of versatility, before and/or after device finalization.
Field application: can be applied in wearables, automotive ... |
| Hybrid electronics | Integrated silicon based electronics and printed electronics for production of user centred products
Description: the combination of printed and silicon-based electronics and design tools leads to the creation of functional products adapted to the user’s needs, integrating the best features of th... |
| Printed capacitive sensors for integration in flex | Development and optimization of capacitive sensors printed into flexible substrates. The sensors can be printed using sheet to sheet or roll to roll screen printing equipments in different types of substrates. The sensors can be used to detect the proximity of a finger, hand or objects.
Practical... |
| Printed heating system in roll to roll process | Printed heating systems that can be integrated in different materials for heating. The power can be controlled by tailoring the properties of the materials and the circuit design to suit various applications.
Tailorable power density and maximum temperature can be printed directly into differen... |
| Printed sensors for integration into composite mat | Development of smart composite materials with sensing capabilities applicable for instance in automotive and aeronautics
Printed sensors can be integrated into composite materials with the introduction of new functionalities such as health monitoring, impact detection, or measurement of the prese... |
| Stretchable conductive tracks directly printed in | Flexible and stretchable conductive tracks, printable in different types of surfaces
The printed stretchable conductive tracks are bendable and stretchable, suitable to be integrated into substates that require a constant modification of shape and dimensions. It can be used to connect different t... |
| Tricomponent fibers for energy generation and sens | Conventional textiles with integrated sensing and energy generation features
Using different materials for the production of melt-spun fibres, it is possible to create fibres that can, for instance, generate energy, measure the impact force or the deformation of the structure in which they are in... |
| Hybridization Technology | Electrolomas can develop specific hybridization technology, validating materials to be used for electromechanical soldering at low temperature, and a process to Pick & Place SMD components at large scale on flexible foils. We can deliver hybridized foils to be thermoformed and overmoulded.
We... |
| GlaciosTM Cryo-TEM | The Thermo Scientific™ Glacios™ Cryo-Transmission Electron Microscope (Cryo TEM) is a dedicated 200 kV cryo-microscope, that features a 12-grid Autoloader
and a state-of-the-art direct electron detector. The Glacios™ Cryo-TEM is set up for single-particle analysis, cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET... |
| Double Corrected TEM/STEM Titan Themis | A probe and image-corrected (scanning) transmission electron microscope optimized for elemental analysis and high-resolution TEM/STEM imaging. The microscope is equipped with a monochromator, four energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy detectors and a GIF for electron energy loss spectroscopy (Dual EE... |
| Probe-corrected STEM Titan ChemiSTEM | Titan ChemiSTEM is a probe-corrected (scanning) transmission electron microscope optimized for elemental analysis and high-resolution imaging.
The microscope is equipped with four energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy detectors and a GIF for electron energy loss spectroscopy and energy-filtered TE... |
| TEM JEM 2100 | A multipurpose electron microscope that is well suited to characterize materials and biological samples. A highlight of the JEM 2100 is its fast-readout “OneView” 4k x 4k CCD camera that operates at 25 fps (300 fps with 512 x 512 pixels).
SerialEM is installed on the machine and is used for low-d... |
| SEM/ESEM Quanta 650 | A highly versatile scanning electron microscope that can be used under high, low, and extended vacuum (ESEM) conditions allows the observation of uncoated samples in their original state.It operates with a Schottky field emission gun that provides high beam intensity and stability. The electron acce... |
| Dual Beam FIB-SEM Helios 450S | A highly versatile tool that combines SEM with a focused ion beam (FIB) of gallium ions. The SEM operates with a field emission gun (FEG) that provides high beam intensity and stability. Imaging can be done with secondary (for SEM and FIB) and backscattered (for SEM) electrons.A STEM detector delive... |
| XPS/UPS/AES/ISS /REELS ESCALAB 250Xi | An ultra-high vacuum (UHV) system to analyze the chemical composition of samples by means of X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). It has a depth resolution of 1-10 nm via depth profiling and lateral resolution down to ~1 μm.The complementary techniques that are also available are reflection elect... |
| Micro and Nanofabrication Services | Are you looking for a flexible, focused, objective and yield-oriented partner to bloom up your idea till the device proof of concept?
The INL MNF Facility is your key partner from the early stage of the design conception till the last phase. It unfolds from the process integration and development... |
| CryoTEM | Cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) is employed to preserve and scrutinize the micro and nanostructures of liquids, along with their interactions with substrates. This technique proves especially beneficial for investigating processes like emulsion, dispersion, and gel-based aqueous chemical products... |
| SweepMe! measurement and control software | SweepMe! allows to quickly create test&measurement procedures by combining instruments from different vendors. Users can create their own program flows with our low-code/no-code platform.
Typical use cases are
* wafer level test of semiconductor devices
* characterization of transistors, so... |
| Multi-Material 3D Printers: Ceramics, Metals and More Material | With an AMAREA multi-material 3D printer based on the Multi Material Jetting (MMJ) technology you can produce parts and components by combining different materials of the same class of materials, such as metals, ceramics, and plastics and even combine different classes of materials – all in a single... |
| Piezoelectric: PyzoFlex | Printing of customized transducers (incl. protection layer) of specific shape and size on a variety of substrates Poling (target value poling) of the transducers as well as singularization of the transducers Basic evaluation electronic board.
PyzoFlex® – Fields of applications:
industry 4.0 ... |
| Flat bed knitting machine | The main advantage of this machine is that a textile structure can be manufacture only from one spool. Throughout different knitting patterns elastic and non-elastic fabric structures can be achieved. |
| Battery Materials in easily-recycleable injectable batteries | Battery recycling will become a major issues in the next years. While much efforts have been devolted to improving the recycling process, battery concept needs to be revisited if breakthoughs in recycling are to be achieved. In this context, the injectable batteries is a new type of battery which de... |
| Sustainability Assessment Expertise | The International Research Center in Critical Raw Materials for Advanced Industrial Technologies from the University of Burgos (UBU) offers the expertise to develop a full Sustainability Assessment including environmental, economic and social perspectives. Once this assessment is completed, a set of... |
| Toxicity of battery materials | As batteries become a basic element in our day-to-day life, their environmental eco-friendliness gain importance. The International Research Center in Critical Raw Materials for Advanced Industrial Technologies from the University of Burgos (UBU) possesses the knowledge and capabilities in both batt... |
| Toxicological evaluation of materials using in vitro assays | At The International Research Center in Critical Raw Materials for Advanced Industrial Technologies from the University of Burgos (UBU), we evaluate the human and environmental toxicity of materials applying a broad set of in vitro assays. For the study of human exposure, cell lines representative o... |
| Safe by Design materials | Safe by Design considers including safety as the initial stage of materials, products and process development, being a precondition for the circular economy as well as for minimizing environmental, toxicological and safety risks, thus leading to a clean, healthy and safe living environment. The safe... |
| In silico design of materials | In silico (computational) design of materials for relevant applications such as energy or environmental develops a pivotal role in industry for decreasing risk, time and cost for materials development, thus leading to an increase in competitiveness. The possibility of developing task – specific mate... |
| Roll-to-Roll Vacuum Deposition at RC300 | Fraunhofer FEP offers its clients the development of processes and technologies for efficient and cost-effective fabrication of innovative organic electronic solutions in Roll-to-Roll (R2R). In addition to the production of OLEDs, our highly innovative processes and equipment also enable the manufac... |
| atmoFlex 1250 roll-to-roll machine for coating, laminating, electron beam curing and treatment | ROLL-TO-ROLL PILOT WET COATING LINEThe wet coating of polymer films and other flexible substrates and their modification allows these materials to be used in a wide range of products. Roll-to-roll plants allow coatings to be efficiently applied at favorable cost.With the new coating line atmoFlex 12... |
| Innovation Coaching | AMIRES can guide you through the innovation process to help you make sure that you do not miss innovation opportunities to step up your business. The coaching program is intended for SMEs in particular. During the specially developed program, our consultants will:
Analyze your company’s innov... |
| SoftBattery applications | Enfucell SoftBattery is a versatile power source that can be integrated into a wide range of applications. Some of the most promising ones include smart temperature tags, body temperature tags, iontophoresis patches, and microcurrent electrotherapy tags.
Smart temperature tag is for cold chain ma... |
| Lacquering and laminating plant – surface coating | The lacquering and laminating plant at Fraunhofer IVV enables us to bridge the gap between laboratory scale and production scale in the area of surface coating and multilayer manufacture. This small pilot scale plant offers you the opportunity to test combinations of materials before the production ... |
| VEguide – Hyperspectral Vision Guidance | Comprehending the invisible
DIVE provides solutions and services for hyperspectral vision (HSV) in industrial use. Driven by our own VEsolve software and VEpioneer hardware solutions, we have 10+ years experience with hyperspectral instrumentation, measurements and data evaluation.
We are speciali... |
| Material testing of flexible materials, polymers and surfaces | The packaging testing laboratory at the Fraunhofer IVV has a range of physical test methods at your disposal in the area of mechanics, optics, and permeation (DAkkS accredited). These tests are essential for material development and quality assurance, as well as in the event of faults or complaints.... |
| Processing thermoplastic materials: Extrusion and compounding | We offer customers the use of our technical facilities for extrusion and compounding. This enables you to test the processing and functional properties of your materials prior to industrial application. Reliable results can be obtained with material quantities as low as 1 kg. Using our facilities to... |
| OASIS – Aerogel panels | The pilot line consists of a semi-industrial Freeze-Dryer that permits to obtain aerogel panel materials with exceptional properties. The porous material is firstly frozen and consequently sublimated under vacuum by a primary and secondary drying process. The pilot line is a compact unit with caster... |
| OASIS – Corrosion resistance design and testing | The nanomodified coatings production is studied following different experimental procedures, like the mechanochemical synthesis of nanoparticles and their posterior incorporation or impregnation with the resin. Different tests to study the corrosion and UV radiation resistance, water absorption, adh... |
| OASIS – Carbon nanotube doped veils | Functional veils (non-woven fabric) produced in the one stage process.
Fully automatic and continuous melt blown extrusion line. Design of this line is the result of TMBK’s experience in the process of melt spinning a wide range of polymers and thermoplastic nanocomposites. In a one-stage process... |
| OASIS – Business services | Defining the value proposition and Unique Selling Points
Market overview, competition and segments
Prioritization of segments
Identification of key customers and their feedback
Identification and qualification of supply chain and logistics
Distribution channels and agreements
Finan... |
| OASIS – Bio-inspired part design | Designing, modelling and optimization services are based on bio-inspired lightweight structure database. Based on bio-inspired design principles, the new designs have the potential to represent an innovative, highly-efficient lightweight solution with improved mechanical properties. These innovative... |
| OASIS – Buckypapers | The BUCKYPAPER pilot line operated by Tecnalia is located in San Sebastian in Spain. The pilot line integrates filtration, washing and drying/packaging modules for the manufacture of continuous flexible sheets based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). These sheets, also known as “buckypapers”... |
| OASIS – Multifunctional heating layer | The BP based system works via Joule heating (i.e. resistive or ohmic heating) where the electric current energy is converted into heat as it flows through the BP based resistive layer. The BP layer is easily integrated as a last ply in a composite structure during the manufacturing process, providin... |
| OASIS – Mechanical testing | Thermal fatigue evaluation in cyclical molten aluminium dipping test.
Chemical corrosion assessment with rotatory sample test in molten aluminium.
Industrial HPDC validation test of advanced material and coating inserts set in a die.
Surface characterisation of the results.
Testing: Tens... |
| OASIS – Materials selection | Selection of a short list of adequate materials that can be compatible with the process selected.
Selection a suitable composite matrix (aluminium or polymer based).
From this short list, exhaustive analysis of material requirements and recommendations to identify the material that ensure the ... |
| OASIS – Mechanical design and simulation | Mechanical simulation and optimization topology process testing: Tensile, Flexural, ILSS.
The impact of the nanoparticles’ insertion is evaluated based on commercially available reference materials.
The physical properties and the mechanical behaviour of the modified material is characterised. |
| OASIS – Multi-physics modelling | The performance of the composite structure with embedded nanomaterials is modelled to enable prediction of the Joule effect of the nanoscale materials.
The thermal and mechanical performance of the final product is modeled as well. |
| OASIS – Wet chemical nanoparticle synthesis and processing | The modular pilot line is an open access infrastructure for companies, which was implemented for the production of high quality (multi-)functional nanocomposites (supra-particles) on a pilot scale. Essential elements of the pilot line in Wuerzburg (Germany) are the particle synthesis in batches up t... |
| OASIS – Process design | Several flow propagation scenarios are assessed; the most suitable scenario is selected with regards to the end user’s requirements. A set of optimal process parameters that must be validated by tests is offered. Analysis on the effect of embedded component on the process (resin propagation and curi... |
| OASIS – Pultruded nanoreinforced parts | This modular pilot line is an open access infrastructure for companies, which was implemented for the production of high performance nano-enabled composites in industrial scale. The pultrusion line has a modular setup and can run from 0.05 m/min up to 3 m/min. Utilizing this modular setup; it is pos... |
| OASIS – Nanosafety assessment | To overcome the lack of knowledge on nanoparticles hazard, CEA offers an innovative exposure-based nanosafety assessment. It includes the following occupational or user-oriented nanosafety services, which may be performed consecutively or independently:
EHS analysis of the user’s facility (Tier... |
| OASIS – Production upscaling support | On the one hand, the activities carried out in the industrialisation of a new product or service are based on the analysis of the technology to be used, the market demand, customer needs and the logistics needed to connect them by several industrial-adapted supports such as:
VSM (Value Stream ... |
| OASIS – Nanoreinforced metallic alloy ingot manufacturing | The pilot line is the unit set up for production of nanoreinforced aluminium alloy ingots through the stir casting process. It is composed of five main elements:
an electrical furnace with a capacity of 100 Kgs,
the mechanical stirrer unit where the elements in contact with the aluminium me... |
| OASIS – Nanoparticles for nano reinforcement | The pilot line is composed of 3 main items: a large unit of connected reactors for semi-continuous process, an in-situ monitoring probe by UV/vis spectroscopy and an automated semi-industrial freeze-dryer with process control interface. Overall, the pilot line gathers tools for synthetic chemistry i... |
| Inline Sputter Pilot Plant Doro | Our in-line coater allow evaluation of sputtering processes and coatings on flat substrates up to 600 x 800 mm2 size.
Specification and capabilities:
Radiant heater up to 350°C
DC glow discharge plasma treatment with argon, oxygen, nitrogen
AC glow discharge plasma treatment
Dual Ma... |
| SEM/GA-FIB FEI HELIOS NANOLAB 600I MICROSCOPE | The FEI dual beam SEM/Ga-FIB microscope combines the advantages of an ultra high-resolution electron microscope and an ion microscope. It can therefore be used for high-resolution imaging and as a material processing tool. The energy of the focused beam of gallium ions allows for the preparation mat... |
| SEM/XE-PFIB FEI HELIOS G4 PFIB CXE MICROSCOPE | Helios G4 PFIB CXe is a dual beam microscope with an electron column and an ion column that generates a xenon ions beam. Xenon plasma focused ion beam (Xe-PFIB) technology allows for new tests, unattainable by other methods. In combination with an ultra-high-resolution electron microscope and a fast... |
| QUANTA 3D 200I ESEM/GA-FIB MICROSCOPE | Quanta 3D 200i ESEM/Ga-FIB microscope combines an electron microscope, based on a tungsten cathode, and an ion microscope. Its great advantage is the possibility of using three imaging modes: high vacuum (Hi-Vac), low vacuum (Lo-Vac) and environmental (ESEM). Depending on the sample type, the micros... |
| OLYMPUS LEXT 3D MEASURING LASER MICROSCOPE OLS5000-SAF CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE | The Olympus LEXT 3D confocal microscope allows for precise measurement of shape and surface roughness of samples at the submicron level. Performing accurate 3D measurements on a wide range of sample types, it provides reliable data needed to ensure the quality and control of manufacturing processes.... |
| Metallographic laboratory setup | Our advanced laboratory setup facilitates the preparation of material samples for in-depth analysis. We have the capability to perform imaging using various techniques, including laser confocal microscopy, optical microscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, as well as atomic force mic... |
| Hardness measurements – NEMESIS 51000G2/A hardness tester | The fully automated NEMESIS 51000G2/A hardness tester allows for measurements using Brinell, Vickers, and Rockwell methods within the load range of 0.010 kgf to 250 kgf. It is a significant tool for evaluating the strength and mechanical properties of materials.
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| FEMTOSECOND LASER WORKSTATION | The unique laser workstation, constructed by the Nanores team using independent elements, features a femtosecond laser, a highly precise tool that is designed to tackle the challenges posed by advanced materials and complex mechanical designs.
Equipped with a five-axis scanning head, and a movabl... |
| TEM lamella preparation | One of the main use of the dual beam SEM/FIB (Scanning Electron Microscope) / (Focused Ion Beam) systems is the sample preparation for TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy). In order for the TEM measurement to be possible, a sample preparation should be conducted in such a way that its thickness is... |
| Coating Thickness Measurements | The thickness of the layer is often a critical parameter that influences the usability of the manufactured elements. For special coatings made of precious and semi-precious metals, their thickness must be strictly controlled within certain intervals.
The offered layer thickness measurement allows... |
| EDS elemental analysis | EDS (Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy) also known as Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS, EDX, EDXS or XEDS), sometimes called energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA or EDAX) or energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDXMA)
When imaging with an electron beam, the preparation atoms emit charac... |
| Identification of coating defects | Delaminations, cracks, impurities, porosities, wear or spalls are examples of effects which can be observed on the surface and cross-section of the tested elements. Each of these defectives is the result of a factor whose identification is our main goal.
Once armed with such information, engineer... |
| Thermal Evaporation | During thermal evaporation, the wire-shaped coating material is continuously fed onto resistance-heated crucibles. The wire first liquefies and then passes into the gas phase in the form of a vapour cloud. The substrate to be coated is guided over a rotating, cooled roller, which is positioned just ... |
| Sputtering in R2R processes | For cathode sputtering we use magnetron sputtering, which has proven to be the most economical method in practice. In this process, the coating material is used in the form of plates and tubes (targets). An electric field is generated between the target and the substrate, whereby the target is set t... |
| Research & Development | The development of ROWO is characterized by a high flexibility regarding our possible coating methods.
In addition to proficient consulting in terms of finding the right solutions the customers of ROWO appreciate quick decision making and a professional project execution.
Various research pr... |
| Slitting and winding | ROWO is equipped with two modern Kampf slitting-/ and winding-machines. Therefore we are capable of finishing the substrates nearly in any length/width our customers desire. One of the two machines is located in a cleanroom-like environment. As a result of this we have the ability to wind and slit s... |
| Antimicrobial layers | Several examinations show that certain metallic or oxidic coatings reduce or inhibit the growth of Viruses/Bacteria/Fungi on surfaces and are even able to kill organisms directly.
The results can be:
Microbiostatic (growth inhibiting)
Microbiocidic (killing organisms)
Pure silver layer... |
| Transparent electrodes | Many applications such as photovoltaics, LEDs, and display elements require an electrode with high conductivity and simultaneously high transmission. The most commonly used material to date is a thin layer of indium tin oxide (ITO). On flexible substrates, the thickness of the ITO layer is limited b... |
| Surface antibacterial activitiy testing (ISO22196) (in Biosafety lab lvl 2) | This test allows you to measure the antibacterial action of your non-porous surfaces, mainly made of plastic according to the international standard ISO 22196.A study of the effectiveness of your materials and coatings will be realized: understanding the bacterial proliferation depending on the type... |
| Microbial counting in fluid environment and enumeration with flow cytometry | The flow cytometer allows rapid counting of any bacterial suspension. Combined with fluorescent viability/mortality markers, it is possible to count the total, viable and dead yeasts or bacteria present in a suspension in less than 30 minutes. This allows you to quickly assess the impact of your pla... |
| Microbiological safety testing (in BSL-2 certified biology lab) | This test will ensure the microbiological quality of your non-porous surfaces, mainly made of plastic. This test does not follow any standard and is adapted to the client expectations.A study of the effectiveness of your materials and coatings will be realized : understanding the bacterial prolifera... |
| Ceramic Multilayer based LTCC Technology | Multilayers based on Low or High Temperature Co-fired Ceramics (LTCC/HTCC) have a wide range of applications in different fields of electronics and Microsystems. With its ability to become three dimensionally structured, it is possible to integrate electrical circuits, to build up mechanical, fluidi... |
| OASIS – Market prospection | Creation of marketing materials
Video shooting
Workshops (meetings, contacts) with selected customers
Combination of customer specific and OASIS tools and channels |
| Electromagnetic shielding | Year after year, damage amounting to millions is caused by electromagnetic interference or static discharges. It is often difficult to determine the cause of these damages. There are a number of measures to prevent such damage.
To this end, precautions are taken using a variety of equipment and m... |
| Vacuum coating – Physical vapor deposition PVD | Our PVD plant enables us to evaporate metals (e.g. Al, Cr, Ti) and oxides (e.g. Al2O3, MgO, SiOX) and deposit them on web-shaped substrates. These thin functional layers have a thickness in the nano range (less than 100 nm) and are applied to films and paper. Our facilities are prepared to perform p... |
| DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF PHOTONIC STRUCTURES USING FOCUSED ION BEAM TECHNOLOGY | In the era of rapid technological development of integrated photonics and the associated high demand for modern and efficient ways of fabricating structures, we address these problems by making available an optimal process for fabricating photonic structures using a focused ion beam.
Nanores, a n... |
| Substrates for Organic Field Effect Transistors (OFET) and Organic Electrochemical Transistors OECTs | Substrates for Material Characterization
Organic semiconductors are key components in organic electronics and photovoltaics.
They are used to create flexible electronic devices and solar cells that convert sunlight
into electricity. Their unique properties offer advantages such as flexibility and... |
| Basic Logic Circuits with Lateral Organic Field Effect Transistors (LOFET) | One further step in simplifying materials characterization is the analysis of basic logic circuits. Here, up to 36 single transistors are interconnected to inverters and ring oscillators. Monitoring of the active materials then only requires a frequency measurement of the ring oscillators which can ... |
| Ion-sensitive field-effect transistors (ISFET) | Sensors for measuring the pH
In the field of chemosensor technology, Fraunhofer IPMS develops sensors for the detection of ion concentrations and conductivities in aqueous solutions.
Design and development of ISFET chips and wafer test structures
Metrological testing and characterization at... |
| Electrochemical Analytic Chip | Service
The measurement of voltage and current is essential in electrochemical analysis for determining chemical compounds in solution and their concentrations. Electrodes made of gold or platinum, in combination with reference electrodes such as Ag/AgCl , are often used for this application. A typ... |
| Electrochemical analysis chip 7 + 8: chip level measurement with micro electrodes | Two new layouts have been implemented at Fraunhofer IPMS for electrochemical analysis. The chip size is 5 x 5 mm2 in each case. The chips have well-defined gold electrodes and one silver electrode each, which can be subsequently chlorinated to be used as a reference electrode. The chips are designed... |
| Project Idea Verification, Concept preparation and Funding Call Identification | We support you in accessing EU Horizon Europe Funding by finding the appropriate funding call, supporting you in defining the project idea and finding the right project partners for forming a consortium.
After the first concept phase we will deliver you a short project concept document and suppor... |
| Printed Electrods for Smart Textiles | Printed Electrodes on TPU-Substrate, washable, stretchable, cytotoxicity tested for various applications in the field of smart textiles. The electrodes are equipped with a hot melt and can be applied to textiles using heat. The conductivity and the surface can be adjusted accordingly depending on cu... |
| Printed Electronics on glas | In addition to printing graphic elements on glass, special functional inks make it possible to coat glass surfaces directly with circuit paths and functionalities. After the graphic surface has been printed, the glass can be coated directly with the necessary conductor tracks for capacitive keys or ... |
| Investor Strategy Tool (IST) | The Investor Relations Concept is an advanced framework designed to manage the entire investor lifecycle, from initial contact through project exit. This concept isn’t just a tool for attracting new investors, but a comprehensive strategy for maintaining investor networks and facilitating access and... |
| Investor Pitch Development (IPD) | This workshop, provides a comprehensive toolkit designed for entrepreneurs and innovators preparing to engage with potential investors. This workshop guides participants through crafting an effective pitch that resonates with their target audience. The session focuses on crucial elements such as def... |
| Recovering and re-using critical raw materials from electronics and secondary resources | Extraction of critical metals and rare earth elements (REE) from raw materials, or secondary resources
What?
Metals recovery, ecofriendly reagents evaluation, secondary streams utilisation, selective hazardous materials removal
Where?
Efficient extraction processes, secondary resources uti... |
| Living Lab to test novel material solutions and products in under real TRL7 application conditions | The living lab enables C2G customers willing to integrate novel circular / carbon neutral materials to energy solutions such as fuel cells; (flexible) photovoltaic products and battery solutions; to test their products under real-live conditions.
What?
Energy solutions: onsite RES testing, DSS for... |
| Packaging | WhatRoll-to-roll pilot facility for high throughput barrier technologies targeting food packaging and medical packaging using sustainable vacuum based methods.WhereDresden, GermanyFor whomMaterial supplier, converter, semifinished product manufacturerWhyWe offer unique interdisciplinary package of c... |
| Converting | WhatRoll-to-roll pilot facility for converting, laminating, coating, electron beam curing and treatment technologies targeting sustainable packaging, recyclable materials, and protection of sensitive surfaces.WhereDresden, GermanyFor whomMaterial and consumable supplier, semifinished product manufac... |
| Integrated Packages | What
Industrial proven technological modules for PVD coating, electron beam treatment, and process control for upgrading or retrofitting of production machines.
Where
Dresden, Germany
For whom
Machine builders, final customers
Why
We offer consulting, development, manufacturing, and ready-to-... |
| Material & Bio-Analytics | WhatProduct properties (barrier – WVTR, OTR; optical 200 nm .. 25 µm; mechanical @ RT .. 150 °C [E-modulus, puncture]; appearance [haze, gloss]; heat sealability),
Surface properties (topography [nm .. mm range], surface energy, contact angle),
Material composition (GDOES, EDX, XRF),
Micro- and c... |
| Material propoerties prediction with artificial intelligence | What
Artificial Intelligence (Machine Learning), QSAR, QSPR models for predicting materials properties, performance, sustainability and safety. This empowers to:
Design novel materials
crafting materials with properties never seen before.
Optimize existing materials
Fine-tune your current mater... |
| Differantial Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) – Physicochemical Characterisation | What
Differantial Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Where
Greece
For whom
plastic, agrofilm, food product, packaging, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, textile companies
Why
physicochemical characterization of the final products developed in our lab can be performed in order to evaluate them and assure that... |
| High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) – Physicochemical Characterisation | What
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Where
Greece
For whom
plastic, agrofilm, food product, packaging, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, textile companies
Why
Physicochemical characterization of the final products developed in our lab can be performed in order to evaluate them and assur... |
| Gas Chromatography (GC-MS) – Physicochemical Characterisation | What
Gas Chromatography (GC-MS)
Where
Greece
For whom
plastic, agrofilm, food product, packaging, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, textile companies
Why
Physicochemical characterization of the final products developed in our lab can be performed in order to evaluate them and assure that they are und... |
| Nano & Micro Imprint | WhatRoll-to-roll pilot facility for nano & micro imprinting targeting exterior and interior films with decorative and scratch resistant surfaces, lab-on-chip and optical devices.WhereDresden, GermanyFor whomR&D, process developer, technology supplier, product manufacturerWhyWe offer consulti... |
| UV-Vis spectrophotometry – Physicochemical Characterisation | What
UV-Vis spectrophotometry
Where
Greece
For whom
plastic, agrofilm, food product, packaging, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, textile companies
Why
Physicochemical characterization of the final products developed in our lab can be performed in order to evaluate them and assure that they are under... |
| Human and Environmental Hazard Testing Facility Qualification | What
Human and Environmental Hazard Assessment of materials and chemicals
For whom
Any company using materials and chemicals
Why ICCRAM
We have a wide range of models and techniques available to determine the potential hazard of materials and chemicals both for humans (studying different exposu... |
| Mechanical Properties and Particle Characterization – Physicochemical Characterisation | What
mechanical properties, particle characterization
Where
Greece
For whom
plastic, agrofilm, food product, packaging, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, textile companies
Why
Physicochemical characterization of the final products developed in our lab can be performed in order to evaluate them and as... |
| Intellectual Property Due Diligence for Investors | <p>Intellectual Property (IP) due diligence review is a critical examination conducted to assess the quantity, quality, and robustness of the IP assets held by a company. Our IP review is typically conducted when considering investments, mergers, acquisitions, or partnerships involving the com... |
| Packaging seal strength testing | Seal strength testing evaluates the mechanical strength of the seal, assuring proper bonding to maintain package integrity throughout the life of the package. |
| Package leakage test | Package leak testing is a process of evaluating the abilty of a packaging material to prevent the leakage of contents from a package. |
| Ash content (wt%) – ISO 3451-1 (muffle) | This test specifies general methods, with suitable test conditions, for the determination of the ash of a range of plastics. |
| Pellets size (average) EN 15344:2008 | Pellets size characterisation following the international standard EN 15344:2008. |
| Puncture Resistance (N) – DIN EN 14477 | EN 14477 is a testing standard used to determine the puncture resistance of flexible packaging material. This standard provides a testing procedure for determining the maximum force and elongation for materials testing |
| Sensory evaluation for food contact materials following EN ISO 4120 and ISO 13302 | These International Standards describe methods for assessing the changes caused by packaging to the sensory attributes of foodstuffs or their simulants. |
| Micro fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (µFTIR) | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) is an important tool in the process of identification of unknown material. FTIR provides specific information about chemical bonding and molecular structure, making it useful for analyzing organic materials and certain inorganic materials. |
| Water permeability measurement (Mocon AQUATRAN or gravimetric) | The analyzers can test water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) on films and packaging. |
| Oxygen transmission rate (MOCON OXTRAN) | The MOCON OXTRAN is designed for testing Oxygen Transmission Rate (OTR) on films. |
| Optical characterisation (UV-VIS Spectrometer) | <p>Ultraviolet, visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometry provides valuable information on the properties of materials by measuring wavelengths of light from the UV (175 nm), through visible.</p> |
| Thermal gravimetric analysis | Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is a powerful technique for the measurement of thermal stability of materials including polymers. In this method, changes in the weight of a specimen are measured while its temperature is increased. |
| Heat deflection temperature measurement | The heat deflection temperature (HDT) is a measure of the polymer’s resistance to distortion under a given load at an elevated temperature. In other words, it is the temperature at which a given polymer test bar will be bent under a given load. |
| Surface tension measurement (contact angle measurement) | The contact angle is a measure of the ability of a liquid to wet the surface of a solid. The shape that a drop takes on a surface depends on the surface tension of the fluid and the nature of the surface. At the boundary between droplets and the gaseous environment, the surface tension causes a curv... |
| Confocal Laser Microscopy | Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) or laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM), is an optical imaging technique for increasing optical resolution and contrast of a micrograph by means of using a spatial pinhole to block out-of-focus light in image formation. |
| Single shaft shredder for plastic waste recycling | Single shaft shredders reduce bulky materials into small, consistent particles.
The equipment consists of a shaft with a dozen moving cutting tools, and various calibrated grids of 10, 20, and 30 mm.
The shredder is equipped with a vacuum emptying system, its flow rate varies depending on the sh... |
| Sink float sorting | Sink float separation is the most diffused sorting technology based on the density variation. It uses water-based slurries with known specific gravity to separate non-ferrous materials with a different density.Our pilot line was upgraded with a dynamic flotation bath, equipped with several rollers o... |
| Pilot-scale thermoforming of printed electronics | To ensure the thermoforming of a functional film with printed conductive tracks and surface mounted components, without loss of functionality.The piloting is realized on a Berg M7 thermoforming machine . |
| Lab-scale Screen Printing line for Flexible/Printed Electronics | ATMA MF44 semi-automatic machinesubstrate format: 600 x 460 mm maxprinting area: 500 x 450 mm maxalignment cameras for multi-layer printsInks:conductive inks, dielectrics, varnishes, etc.thermal annealing (oven) or UV curing (conveyor)Components placement:manual SMT component pick-&-place machin... |
| Pilot-scale overmoulding of printed electronics | Ensure the production of plastic parts with integrated functional film with conductive ink tracks and surface components and guarantee the preservation of printed materials and functions during overmolding of films (high pressures, high temperatures, high shear).The piloting is realized on a 70t Ar... |
| Transparent Conductive Ink | Conductive inks for printing transparent conductive electrode for many applications of , such as OLEDs, solar cells, touchscreen, displays and more. A unique silver layer with superior parameters and ease of deposition is an alternative for ITO. |
| Printed Metal Surfaces | Prototypes of electrodes or functional metal layers on a variety of substrates. A lot of control over many metal layer parameters, such as conductivity, transparency, flexibility, adhesion, roughness and others. |
| Gold Electrodes | Gold is used in biosensors and medical components, where it cannot be substituted. OTech Aurum gold ink has superior conductivity and the device performance can be achieved by using up to 60% less material at the fraction of the production price. The ink is compatible with aerosol and inkjet printin... |
| Slot die coating advanced – Training | 2 day training course on slot die design principles, simulation of slot die, advanced coating trials. |
| Slot die basic – Training | 2 day training course on theoretical background, hands on training and coating trials |
| 3D X-ray Microscopy | Located in VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Non-destructive testing (NDT)
Samples with up to 500 mm length, 300 mm diameter, and a maximum weight of 20 kg can be inspected.
Scanning volume ( 250 mm, L 250 mm)
140 x 230 mm detector area
X-ray source 130 keV / 39W
... |
| Customizable 3D-Printers | GeSiM’s BioScaffolder is not an ordinary 3D printer, not only does it have the ability to print cells, but its wide range of tools and customer-friendly interface make it your best ally in additive manufacturing. This versatile machine is designed to handle from tissue engineering applications to pr... |
| Ultrasound expertise for Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) purposes | InPhase Solutions is an international provider of ultrasound technology expertise since 2011. Our services range from hardware (transducers, front-end electronics, etc.) to signal & image processing and from non-destructive testing (NDT/NDE) to AI expertise. We work as embedded members of your i... |
| Spray freeze dryer – extruder line for the development of nanopowders and pellets | The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) offers its customers the Spray Freeze Dryer for the development of nanopowders with different functionalities due to the presence of active compounds (e.g. antimicrobial activity). The spray freeze dried particles are incorporated into polymers usin... |
| Washing of shredded plastics | The washing is carried out in a washing module equipment with a temperature-regulated tank where the sample is washed by friction under the effect of a rotating agitator and a set of fixed blades.
Then, the tank is unloaded onto a vibrating screen to collect as much water as possible that can be re... |
| Drying of plastic shreds | Drying steps are carried out in an industrial oven. If necessary, the drying is performed by a flow of heated air distributed over the entire surface of the oven for uniform drying. The films to be dried are packaged in fabric bags allowing handling and avoiding cross-pollutions. |
| Densification of plastic flakes – Thermogranulator | The thermogranulator has the particularity of being able to transform plastic films from a shredded form to an agglomerated form, its feeding system is composed of an auxiliary screw making it possible to feed the plasticizing single screw with a large volume of raw material.
The thermogranulator i... |
| OLED Signage Device | <p>Together with ESNA partner Fraunhofer IAP, we offer prototypes of solution processed organic light emitting diodes (OLED) according to custom design defined by the customer.</p> |
| Plasma Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition (PEALD) | Process development & contract coating: Metal oxides & nitrides, (poly)crystalline/amorph, conductive/nonconductive, including: Al2O3, SiO2, TiO2, TiN and multi-layers thereof
Tool manufacturer:
semi or full automated PEALD & ALE batch tool
also applicable for PEALD-ALE in-situ proc... |
| Design, re-design and optimization of industrial processes | In today’s world, where economic and environmental issues arise, it is crucial to design and optimize industrial processes. Due to the depletion of resources and energy costs, industries are shifting towards more effective and environmentally-friendly processes. This requires continuous improvement ... |
| Identification of “hotspots” of materials and processes | Water and energy are two of the most important factors in manufacturing. Since, we live in a world where consumer needs and therefore industrial production are increasing, it is essential to create process with less water, energy and resources consumption to reduce environmental footprint. Life cycl... |
| Coatema Smartcoater | The versatile Roll-to-Roll laboratory platform for printing, coating and laminating:Quick adjustment of modular coating systems.The Smartcoater is a unique laboratory machinery that can reproduce complex processes in a vary compact form. The Smartcoater is suitable for experienced users and newcomer... |
| Backplanes for displays and sensors, evaluation kits | Technology and service
Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) have arrived in the age of digitalization and industry 4.0 both in everyday work and private life. For professional applications, a third scenario can be considered: the all-round vision display, which provides instructions or d... |
| AMIRES Investments | When launching a start-up, the journey from a groundbraking idea to a thriving business is full of hurdles and we can help you to raise early stage funding.
We are ready to support new businesses by covering their initial expenses – such as legal and IP protection fees. Furthermore, we can help t... |
| Thin film deposition, structuring and analysis on wafer level (200 mm) | Fraunhofer IPMS disposes of a wide array of processes available under cleanroom condition. The equipment is geared to the development and manufacturing of OLED microdisplays. The main focus lies on the deposition and structuring as well as the patterning of organic and inorganic layers from the nm u... |
| High-resolution 1‘‘ WUXGA OLED microdisplays | Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) are topics that are increasingly conquering everyday work and private life. The number of data glasses on offer is growing rapidly, as the required technologies are now available that enable compact, powerful and comfortable data glasses for the user. ... |
| Direct-write micropatterning OLEDs using electron beam technology | Fraunhofer IPMS is investigating the effects and possible applications of electron beam technologies in the field of organic electronics. During this research, a novel approach was developed by which any fabricated OLED device can be patterned individually and at high resolution. The patented techno... |
| Smart optoelectronic microsensors by OLED-on-Silicon | Since the beginning of silicon-based microelectronics, the combination of circuits and integrated sensors, in particular photodetectors (e.g. image sensors), has continued to develop. However, there is a specific area that cannot be covered by this technology inherently due to the silicon bandgap – ... |
| LABCO – Multifunctional coating, printing and laminating line for smaller-scale batches | The LABCO can be used with water and solvent-based media, as well as 100% systems, for the production of functional layers, in clean room conditions, for use in organic photovoltaics, printed electronics, Li-ion batteries or in fuel cells. For this the line is encapsulated and supplied with filtered... |
| Organic Photodiodes, OPD-on-CMOS Image Sensors | Optical sensors are pervasive. For example, digital cameras using CMOS detectors have been indispensable vacation companions for many years. In industry they serve as a simple and economical solution for automated image processing (such as in quality control applications, remote presence and positio... |
| Optical Modelling and Thin Film Stack Design | Fraunhofer FEP performs optical thin film stack modelling for
designing a thin film stack towards a target transmission or reflection spectrum or color appearance
elaborating optical properties of thin film stacks on various substrates (plastic, metal, glass) including the calculation of e.g... |
| VEpioneer – Hyperspectral Vision System | Comprehending the invisible
DIVE provides solutions and services for hyperspectral vision (HSV) in industrial use. Driven by our own VEsolve software and VEpioneer hardware solutions, we have 10+ years experience with hyperspectral instrumentation, measurements and data evaluation.
We are specia... |
| Encapsulation and Permeation Barrier Film for Flexible Electronics | Encapsulation film with water vapor permeation barrier properties for lamination onto flexible electronic devices. The film is based on a Zinc-Tin-Oxide layer deposited onto an ultra clean polyethylene terephthalate film.Prototype rolls can be delivered with the following specifications:roll width: ... |
| Characterisation of Plastic Webs – for Coating, Processing and Application | Fraunhofer FEP has established a set of proven workflows to characterise plastic web surfaces regarding their surface quality to evaluate the performance of the plastic web for different use scenarios, e.g.:Permeation barrier coatingsUsing the web as substrate for flexible electronicsprocessabiliy a... |
| Proposal and Project management | AMIRES provides a range of tailored services for the proposal preparation and project management – from identifying matching partners, through proposal commenting, up to full proposal preparation with a complex support (administrative, content drafting, etc.). Moreover, our clients receive an access... |
| Roll-to-roll Surface Inspection | The inspection system consists of a winding unit with a CCD camera bank for pixel resolution down to 14 μm (100% web inspection) and a modular, moveable optical microscope with a point resolution down to 1 μm.Contactless winding of the substrate under clean room class ISO6100% inspection by means of... |
| Horizon Europe Proposal and Project Coordination – AMIRES + KETMarket Joint Service+ | We coordinate for you the preparation of an Horizon Europe EU project proposal from the very first idea towards the submitted proposal and (if requested) beyond until the successfull completion of the project.
Our service enables industry driven consortia and market suited results of the project ... |
| Transparent flexible heater up to 3000W/m² | Transparent heaters with a transparencey of more than 90% up to 900nm and high conductivity are the best in market.
The screen printed metal mesh technology used by Kundisch is unique in terms of transparency and conductivity.
Heaters are used to defog, deice cameras, lighting and windows. |
| Medical Skin patches | Are you looking for a flexible printed electronics device suitable for medical applications. e.g. ECG Electrodes? We are currently getting ISO Certified and are manufacturing in a clean room. Out technology combines the best of pcb manufacturing and printed electronics in one product. we can stretch... |
| MDW – Narrow Weaving Machine from Jakob Müller | The narrow band weaving that combines two conventional textile manufacturing technologies i.e. weaving with knitting. It is especially advantageous for long sample repeats or large quantities with consistent design.
Its innovative multidirectional weaving or MDW technology offers:
New constr... |
| Non-Contact Micro Dispenser – Inkjet Printing | Inkjet printing technology is highly regarded in the field of printed electronics for its ability to create ink droplets with a volume in the picoliter range, through a non-contact process. It’s versatile enough for various production scales, from prototyping to mass production, while ensuring minim... |
| Thermoplastics compounding and extrusion with melt filtration | The corotating twin-screw extruder is characterized by a screw diameter of 32 mm and an L/D ratio of 44.
The raw material supply is ensured by a set of weight feeders allowing the dosing of a multitude of solid and liquid materials.
Filtration of the molten material is carried out by a manual two-... |
| Cast film extrusion line | The cast film line is equipped with a 350 mm wide flat die, the adjustable lips of which allow the thickness to be varied from 25 to 250 μm.
The die head is equipped with ten heating zones (eight control zones distributed over the entire flat die and two heating zones for the upper and lower lips) ... |
| Analysis of recycled polymers | Fraunhofer IVV offers various physicochemical analysis methods for polymers in its portfolio:
Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to determine the purity
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to determine the thermal properties
Oxidation induction time (OIT) to determine ther... |
| Twisting machine | On this machine single threads can be twisted togehter to compact yarn structures. It is possible to combine non-conductive and conductive threads. The threads can be out of nearly all raw materials.
The equipment works continuous, the thread (yarn) is running from bobbin to bobbin. |
| Degradation of chemical contamination by means of an electric discharge (plasma) submerged in waste or process water | The water passes through a coaxial electrode geometry to which nanosecond high voltages pulses with an amplitude of 80,000-100,000 V are applied (Fig. 1 + 2: Photograph of an electric discharge in water. The plasma is generated at the inner electrode of the coaxial geometry and propagates outwards f... |
| Plasma Patch on the basis of a textile, flexible configuration | The technology is a special design of a plasma source based on a dielectrically impeded discharge. This plasma source is designed in such a way that a flexible textile carrier material is used as the basis. A conductive textile layer is applied to its surface, which serves as the grounded electrode ... |
| Printed Electronics on 2D and 3D surfaces | Printing as a service from prototype to series production via screen or pad printing.
We develop and produce custom electronic solutions and functional surfaces. Printing of multilayer systems includes conductive layers in silver, copper or carbon. Our portfolio include pre- and postprocessing, the... |
| Printed electrochemical sensor on 2D and 3D | Directly printed cost effective electrode systems
Our pad printed electrochemical sensor can be printed on flexible substrates and consists of a carbon working electrode, a counter electrode and a silver reference electrode. Because it is pad printed there are almost no limitations on which substra... |
| Project Management and Engineering Services | Group-IPS is an owner-managed family business founded in 1992, offering project management and engineering services for industrial and construction projects, internationally. We support your project managers when day-to-day business and other projects demand their attention. In Germany, we support y... |
| Industrial Drum Coater | Instrumentation
Pyrometers
Oscilloscope
Optical emission spectroscopy
Residual gas analyzer
Thermocouples
Ellipsometer
Film stress measurement tool
Profilometer
4-point probe for electrical resistivity
Consumables
Sputter targets
Gases
Substrates
Resourc... |
| Photodiode/OLED platform for analytical applications | The combination of light sources and light detectors on a compact module enables reflection or photoluminescence measurements to be carried out for analytical applications. With the help of organic electronics, organic photodiodes (OPD) and light-emitting diodes (OLED) can be produced cost-effective... |
| Innovative roll-to-roll plasma process for graphene layers | Graphene has the potential for outstanding performance gains in solar cells, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), electrical energy storage devices or smart windows and even membranes, e. g. for seawater desalination. Its phenomenal properties are impressive: the material is transparent, lightweig... |
