The Footwear Technology Center of La Rioja (CTCR) was constituted in July 2006 as a private non-profit association for the promotion, research, development and technological innovation of the footwear industry in La Rioja.

Located in the industrial town Arnedo, the Footwear Technology Center of La Rioja serves as the hub of the sector and the area, providing with its special design and architecture, one of the best facilities in the north of Spain. The Center integrates equipped labs as well as rooms specially designed for trainings, seminars, congresses, business meetings, etc.

Our mission is:

Research, development and innovation to create added value for business.
Improvement of the competitiveness of the industry, at a national and international level.
Specialization in giving comprehensive solutions to businesses (more than 10 years of experience managing projects for the future).

The CTCR has more than 110 partners, of which 80% are footwear manufacturers or distributors and 20% are… The Footwear Technology Center of La Rioja (CTCR) has 5 research departments with their appropriates laboratories and work areas:

Nanotechnology and New Materials.

Cost reduction and production increase through nanomaterials.
Shape memory polymers.
Intelligent materials that change color under certain external stimuli.
Microcapsules containing active substances.
Energy efficiency technologies.
Additives and new polymers capable of self-regenerating.
Technical improvements through new materials or nanotechnology: slip resistance, fireproof, antibacterial, impact resistance, electrical conductivity...  
Chromatography.
Rubber mixer.
Hydraulic press.

Mechanics and Prototyping:

Rapid prototyping.
3D printers.
3D digitalization of models.

Electronics and Automation.

Development of wearables.
Technological automation and process controls.
Collaborative robots
Tracking technologies.
Production, stocks and…. The Footwear Technology Center of La Rioja (CTCR) offer the following services:

Sustainability

LCA and ecodesign.
EU Ecolabel for footwear.
Corporate Social Responsability.
Carbon footprint.
Accoustic emissions control.

ICTs & Industry 4.0:

360º product photography.
Development of wereables.
Automation and process control technologies.
Intelligent and electronic textiles.
Tracking technologies: production, stock and logistics control using RFID.
Technologies for sensorisation, geolocation or intercommunication.
Virtual 3D catalogues.
Online shops.
Online backup.
Virtual reality and.
Augmented reality on smartphones apps.
Soldering station.

Advanced materials nanotechnology:

Nanocomposites.
Impact energy absorbing materials.
Bactericidal materials.
Microencapsulation of substances.
Shape memory polymeric materials.
Self-reparing materials.
Synthesis and use of ionic liquids.

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CTCV is a technological centre focused on the development of technical and technological capabilities of construction industries, namely ceramic, and has an extensive experience in developing multifunctional, added value ceramic materials. CTCV has a large experience participating in national and European R&D projects.

Its main goals may be summarized as: to provide technical and technological support to these industries; to promote the development and quality of industrial products and processes; to promote highly specialized training to industry personnel; to divulge scientific, technical and technological information; to carry through and promote research, development and demonstration work, considering the scientific and technological progress of the ceramic, cement and glass materials processes and products and also other activities involving the built environment (Habitat).

CTCV has close links with several Universities and Research Centers, both in Portugal and abroad and has extensive… CTCV - Capacities/equipments/techniques available

X-ray diffraction (XRD)

The mineralogy of the samples will be performed carried out by X-ray diffraction (XRD), in a X-ray diffractometer of brand PANalytical (model with X’Pert-Pro), with X-ray bulb of ceramic insulator and copper anticathode (Cu). The apparatus is equipped with a vertical goniometer -2, with a programmable divergence slit system, ultrafast detector (model X’Celerator), antiscatter automatic slit, with sample rotation system. The equipment have an acquisition and data processing software, being the data processing made by the module Highscore Plus, which is coupled to ICDD database, integrated in module X’Pert PRO.

This analysis will be performed on a mounting of non-oriented aggregates, after drying the sample at 40-50ºC, grinding and passing the sieve of 75 µm (# 200 ASTM).

Fluorescence Spectrometry X-rays (XRF)

The chemical quantitative analysis of clay will be carried out after drying of the material at 100-110ºC,…. CTCV develops services in Research and Development in New and advanced Materials and Products including:

Development and optimization of materials, products and manufacturing processes.
Development of shaping technologies for ceramic materials, namely injection molding processes.
Innovation in high performance and multifunctional ceramic materials
Characterization of raw materials and end materials.

Materials: Nanomaterials, ceramics, coating, filled polymer and composites.

Processes: Compounding, injection moulding, ceramic processing, sintering

Testing of New Materials: Chemical, mechanical, microstructural analysis, rheology, test sample production; Hydrofilicity and hydrophobicity surface analysis SELFCLEAN

Others services:

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies - Use of additive manufacturing technologies for ceramic tableware and decorative development
Robotics – soon

More information: https://www.ctcv.pt/index_eng.html
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RECENDT, the Research Center for Non Destructive Testing GmbH is a non-university based research company in Austria.

As an internationally well recognized Research Center for Materials Characterization and Non-Destructive Testing & Measurement, RECENDT operates very successfully on the Austrian and international market since 2009.       

RECENDT gained internationally acknowledged reputation as partner as well as coordinator in numerous national, EU- and international projects. The company is well established as a popular partner for local SMEs as well as multinational enterprises.

Fundamental Research & Industrial Solutions:
Our range of services incorporates the whole R&D process chain and stretches from application-oriented fundamental research to the development of state-of-the-art technology for industrial applications.

 
Partners from Industry as well as from Research are kindly invited to browse our competencies, technologies and equipment - and to get in contact with us, to identify the ressources to serve you best!

Use our OCT systems to gain deeper insights in, e.g., polymer materials and plastics components.

OCT - Optical Coherence Tomography provides 3D-images of inner structures in IR-semi-transparent materials in Real-Time. Resolution is about one micrometer.

Take equipment available in our IR- & Raman-Spectroscopy - Labs to discover chemical information from various materials and objects.

Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy can be applied in many variations to get information on chemical composition of substances (solid or liquid) or to characterize surfaces or to measure the thickness of films and coatings.

Utilize our LUS-Setups to measure on metals and CFRP.

LUS - Laser-Ultrasound is a high-resolution and completely contact-free method of ultrsound testing. It can be applied…. RECENDT provides various opportunities for cooperation:

Experts advice for industrial partners and SMEs on problems in the field of NDT
Testing Services and demonstration of available technology in our labs
Feasibility studies demonstrating the applicability of NDT-technologies
Development of NDT-solutions for industrial application at partners' sites
Joint research in collaborative projects, e.g., H2020

 
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CIRCE is a research Centre founded in 1993 with the support of the University of Zaragoza, to create and develop innovative solutions and scientific/technical knowledge and transfer them to the business sector in the field of energy.

CIRCE’s mission is to drive forward improvements in energy efficiency and to spread the use of renewable energy by means of the development of R+D+i (Research, Development and Innovation) activities and formative actions that respond to the needs of national and international producers, thereby contributing to sustainable development.

Objectives

Circe's mission consists of the following objectives:

To improve competitiveness of national companies by means of the improvement of their energy processes.
To develop and apply new technologies that improve energy efficiency and facilitate the diffusion of renewable energy.
To develop internationally acclaimed training programmes in energy.
To encourage and promote the improvement of energy efficiency… CIRCE boasts high-tech R+D systems to recognized and certified standards. These infrastructures make it possible to offer a good quality, efficient innovation service, in close contact with real businesses, as well as promoting the generation of new knowledge. View each of our labs to see the facilities and activities available.

Renewable Energy Integration Laboratory

R+D+i activities performed in the Renewable Energy Integration Lab take place in the field of connection to the electric grid of renewable generation systems, storage and micro-grids, as well as developing applications with which to improve grid quality and electric vehicle charging.

Its facilities make it possible to try out new electronic power configurations by associating different renewable energy sources and storage systems, and by connecting them to weak grids or direct current microgeneration systems, among other activities.

Its facilities are located in three different places: Micro-grid, located in the CIRCE building;…. -R+D+i privately financed contracted projects for the enhancement of the scientific and technical capabilities of CIRCE:
-R+D activities for processes, products and services to increase efficiency; Innovation for radical or substantial changes to production, processes, products and services.
Technological advice services: studies intended for the improvement of strategic planning in businesses and Administrative departments; design of experimental plants, technological demonstrations and pilot plants, measuring, social economic analysis, techno-economics or matters concerning legislation etc.
Standardized technical help and other laboratory services: testing, calibrating, analysis, detection.
-R+D+i projects in collaboration with public finance: R+D+i projects in collaboration with businesses and other organisations to obtain results that can be commercialized or that represent progress in the state of the art.
-Strategic alliances to improve collaboration with organisations by means of framework…. Yes. service.

Research for defense and security

Photorealistic aerial images, high-precision measurements of satellite orbits, a look beneath the Earth's surface,  air surveillance through the utilization of TV and radio stations – just a few examples of the remarkable capabilities of radar. Due to its unique capabilities – independence from weather and daylight, long-range, high sensitivity to range rate changes and the generation of high resolution images – radar is now an indispensable tool for military and civilian applications.

The Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques FHR has focused on the fine-tuning of existing radar systems and the development of groundbreaking new radar technology for over 50 years and has therefore shaped the history of radar for more than half of the time that has passed since it was first patented by Christian Hülsmeyer in 1904.

The Institute

The Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques FHR develops concepts, methods and… State-of-the-art technology

With its space observation radar TIRA, comprehensive facilities for analog and digital printed circuit board technology, measurement capability into the terahertz range, several anechoic chambers, vehicles equipped with radar systems and an ultra-light aircraft for airborne radar surveillance the institute offers excellent possibilities not only for developing modern electromagnetic sensor systems, but also for training technical and scientific personnel.

More details you may find here: http://www.fhr.fraunhofer.de/en/the-institute/technical-equipment.html
. Business Units

Fraunhofer FHR supports its customers and partners through its ability to develop innovative products in six business units. The business units are continuously adapted in line with the respective market situation.
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The Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology is a privately owned non-profit research centre specialized on bridging the gap between basic academic research and experimental industrial development. Although officially founded in 2010, its roots go back into the early 90s with predecessor organizations growing over time and merging with others. With approximately 200 of highly skilled and motivated employees and expertise from our currently 18 scientific partners acib offers a multi-disciplinary team of experts in the fields of biocatalysis, enzyme technology, protein engineering, (bio)polymers, metabolic modeling, bioprocess engineering, synthetic biology and cell engineering,... The main locations are in Austria (Vienna, Graz, Tulln, Linz, Innsbruck) with additional locations in Germany, Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Poland, Taiwan and New Zealand.

We provide research and innovation to SMEs in the field of (industrial) biotechnology, which includes various other sectors:
- Energy: Application of… We have state-of-the-art equipment owned by acib worth >8 million Euros (acquisition costs) and through framework contracts with our 18 scientific partners (universities and research institutions in Austria and beyond) access much more and provide these for R&D projects.

We have equipment in the field of
- bioreactors (for pro- and eukaryotes)
- protein purification (HPLC, UHPLC, ÄKTA, etc.)
- analysis (GC-MS, Caliper Bioanalyzer, Nano DSC, Zetasizer NanoZS, LUMiSizer, Real-time PCR, Raman Station, etc.)
- microscopes (light, inverted, fluorescence, yeast tetrad dissection, etc.)
- photometers, plate readers, microarrayscanners (different spectra, different systems)
- robots (pipett robots, picking robots, etc.)
- software licenses (3DM clients, CLC Genomic Workbench, Matlab, etc.)
- and many more within acib (and many many more accessible through our scientific partners)
- ...

Currently the www.acib.at homepage is being renewed and in the near future all equipment should be accessible through…. acib provides several different services to the Industry:
+ contract research in all areas (from R&D to production and analysis)
+ extensive literature studies and IP search
+ consulting for funded research
+ professional project management for (funded) projects
+ professional dissemination activities
+ organization of events and conferences
+ training courses (theoretical and 'hands-on')
+ partner search
+ looking for technologies
+ 'acib task force' => solving problems for companies at their place
+ flexible and tailored solutions for the industries needs

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The Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA) is an interdisciplinary research institute located in the “Campus Río Ebro” at the University of Zaragoza (Spain). 

INA is dedicated to R&D in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Its activities are based on manufacturing and processing micro and nanoscaled structures (10-6 m and 10-9 m respectively) and studying their applications, in collaboration with companies and technological institutes from different areas and countries.

INA has high-level experts of different disciplines: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Biochemistry and Medicine, which allows the Institute to perform a multidisciplinary research using all branches of knowledge to address nanoscience. Almost 140 researchers (67PhDs and 18 qualified technicians) work at INA. In addition, there is a Transfer and Promotion Office that supports the R&D activity. The goal of this office is to forge links between companies and the Institute.

Mission and Vision of INA

The mission of the Institute of… Located within INA is the Advanced Microscopy Laboratory, LMA.

LMA is a unique initiative at national and international levels aimed at providing the Industrial and Scientific communities with the most advanced infrastructures in Nanofabrication, Local Probe and Electron Microscopy for the observation, characterization, nanopatterning and handling of materials at atomic and molecular scale.

All LMA instruments and the expertise of the scientists and technical staff involved are offered to researchers from other public and private research centers and also to professionals from industrial sectors at national and international levels.

The available infrastructures at LMA are divided in the following areas:

Dual Beam, SEM, XPS, and XRD areas

Infrastructures:

Cryogenic Dual Beam Nova 200
Dual Beam Helios Nanolab 600 and 650
Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope SEM-Quanta FEG 250, ESEM
Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope CSEM-FEG INSPECT 50
XRD: Bruker D8 Advance High…. INA-LMA offers its instruments and support to different industrial sectors. Some of the most representative industrial sectors for which LMA performs a variety of microscopic and analytical services are the followings:

Biotechnology, Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Industry

Characterization of functionalized nanoparticles.
Characterization of different types of biomaterials and biological samples.
Characterization of the plasmonic behavior for optical applications in biotechnology.
Contamination and particle identification. Particle sizing. Surface and interface analysis.
Chemical composition and structure of C/N/O based samples.
Shape memory alloys: brackets for dental and stents for medical applications.

Chemical Industry

Characterization of new materials.
Contaminant particle identification.
Characterization of nanopaints, adhesives and general coatings for a wide variety of industrial applications.
Characterization of thin films and surface…. Yes. service.

With more than 415 employees and more than 19,500 m² net floor space the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT is worldwide one of the most important development and contract research institutes of its specific field. The activities cover a wide range of areas such as the development of new laser beam sources and components, precise laser based metrology, testing technology and industrial laser processes. This includes laser cutting, caving, drilling, welding and soldering as well as surface treatment, micro processing and rapid manufacturing.

Furthermore, the Fraunhofer ILT is engaged in laser plant technology, process control, modelling and simulation as well as in the entire system technology. We offer feasibility studies, process qualification and laser integration in customer specific manufacturing lines.
Frauhofer ILT provides infrastructure in manufacturing from laser sources and processing heads to complete laser-based manufacturing systems at laboratory level and at industrial level. For analyses of materials, the ILT offers the complete metallurgical and biological analysis facilities as well as a number of state of the art microscopes from laser scanning devices to electron scanning microscopes.
. At Fraunhofer ILT, projects range from community research via public-private partnerships to fully confidential contract research.
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The C2N micro-nano-technology facility is a 2800m² iso4 cleanroom located in Paris. The C2N expertise covers requirements such as delivery of MBE or MOVPE grown materials, micro and nano technologies, and also analysis.

It belongs to the network Renatech. Renatech is the French network of high-end facilities in the field of micro & nanotechnology coordinated by CNRS. Its objective is to allow the research and industry to benefit from competitive and world-class infrastructure for carrying out research and R&D projects. That requires top level equipment in micro and nanotechnologies

Within the framework of the Renatech network, C2N supports more than hundred external projects every year, the technological investigation being developed in C2N while the project leader belongs to another lab. C2N process specialists evaluate the feasibility of the project, and define the technology to be exploited or to be developed in order to deliver the required structures or to perform high-end analysis.

The C2N… Equipments are distributed in several "resources" listed below, some equipments being freely operated by any user after a qualifying training, while others are under restricted access.

Four main resources have been defined :

Generic Processing Technologies (lithography, etching, deposition, back end, characterization)
Advanced technologies (Ebeam lithography, ICP,etching, ALD, SEM)
Growth (MOCVD, MBE)
Structural analysis (DRX, TEM)
Optical analysis (FTIR)

. Technological service: OPEN-ACCESS fabrication service of micro and nanosystems for research and all industries.

R&D project collaboration with leading-edge tools and instrumentation

Client oriented advices: identification of the relevant technological solutions

On-site training capabilities: training the customers' staff for autonomous of high-end instruments

Services on demand:

Technological state of the art
Partnerships identification
Identification of funding opportunities

 
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Centre for functional and surface-functionalized glasses (acronym FunGlass) is newly created centre of excellence in the framework of Horizon 2020 project - Spreading the excellence and widening participation (H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2; Topic WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017 Teaming Phase 2, project number 739566). Its establishment is based on upgrade of the existing Centre of excellence for ceramics, glass and silicate materials (CEKSiM, created in 2012). The Centre is created in cooperation with the project partners´ institutions and their leading experts in glass science and technology in Europe, namely (in alphabetical order) prof. Bernardo from the Universita degli Studi di Padova (Italy), prof. Boccaccini from the Friedrich – Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany), prof. Durán from the Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio Madrid (Spain), and prof. Wondraczek from the Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena (Germany). The Centre is located at Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín, Slovakia… In the last 6 years the Centre was successful in obtaining a significant amount of funding from ERDF and other sources (including industrial cooperation).  As a result of these activities, today CEKSiM has at its hands an up-to-date research infrastructure:

Sample preparation

State of the art powder processing line, laboratory scale, including:

Planetary Mill, Fritsch Pulverisette 5,
Vibratory Micro, Mill Fritsch Pulversiette 0,

State of the art ceramographic facilities, laboratory scale, including:

Precision Saw, Buehler IsoMet® 5000,
Diamond Saw, Buehler AbrasiMatic® 300 Abrasive Cutter,
Lapping equipment/Grinder-Polisher, Buehler EcoMet 300Pro
Automatic polisher EcoMet/AutoMet 300 Grinder-Polisher,
Vibration polishing Buehler Vibromet,

Other:

JEOL JFC-1300 „AUTO Sputter Coater“,
JEOL JEC-520 „Carbon Coater“,
House built equipment for preparation of glass microspheres by flame synthesis,
Laboratory Tape Caster, DrBlade

Heat treatment and glass…. The industrial based research is related to the needs of local and regional glass production and technology problems. The actual services for industrial partners are DSC analysis, TGA analysis, SEM analysis, measurement of the mechanical and physical properties of the glasses. The Centre offers also the following services:

Determination of the chemical composition of inorganic non-metalic materials
Determination of the content of dissolved elements in water
Determination of the chemical resistance of silicate glasses
Corrosion testing and monitoring of chemical resistance of inorganic materials
Corrosion tests with advanced ceramic materials under hydrothermal conditions
Vicker hardness test
Microstructural analysis of inorganic non-metallic materials
UV-VIS-NIR (absorption) spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
Electrical and electrochemical properties of materials
Thermal properties of materials
Melting of glass-forming melts under laboratory conditions
Measurement of physical…. Yes. service.