Business Opportunities

PLASMAPOUR: High-Power Thermal Plasma for foundry processes

Development of a novel system that, by applying a High-Power Thermal Plasma, allows to heat the necessary amount of metal, at a certain temperature and at the precise casting moment (when the cast metal should be taken out of the furnace).

• Patent exclusively licensed to the company SERT-Métal (Foseco Group).
• Two units working in Spain. FUCHOSA, S.A. (ACE Group) and LINGOTES ESPECIALES, S.A. and over 50 offer requests.

Measure and share sports performance

Solutions to measure the performance of sports activities through a combination of sensors and advanced control software.

The software receives data from the sensors, translating them using its own algorithms. It provides information that is easy to understand by the users and to share it with friends and other sportsmen. There is an application for the surfing world (Surfsens Project) but the base technology can be adapted to other sports: ski, snowboarding, skating, etc.

Real-time simulation environment for the design, development and validation of components and systems in the automotive industry.

Dynacar is a modelling platform for vehicle dynamics that can be used throughout the development chain (from the design phase to real-time validation) of ECUs and powertrain components. It is a flexible tool that can include models developed in any language. By replacing the model with the physical component in a test bench it is possible to conduct an HiL (Hardware in the Loop) validation, as well as virtual driving (Human in the Loop).

High-speed manipulation robot

• Development of a high-speed manipulation robot.
• Creation in a company (Roboconcept) integrating the automation lines based on the robot.
• Development of tailor-made manipulation claws.
• Integration of vision and artificial intelligence to optimise certain productive processes.
• Reduction of the return on investment in approximately 25% compared to other products.
• Exploitation license granted to ADEPT.
• Product present in the global market.

Diede

This new technology-based company created in 2008 by Loire Safe, manufactures hydraulic presses for the development and manufacturing of hot stamping dyes.

TECNALIA transferred its know-how in rolling processes to Diede, as well as its knowledge in simulations, for the launch of this company that now has a staff of 9 people and was purchased by Gestamp at the beginning of 2012.