International projects

Tecnalia is an organisation that is a global corporation which acts as such in order to capture knowledge, talent, resources and high value trends for its members and clients.

This international calling has enabled Tecnalia to transfer its technology beyond its own frontiers through international development projects.

Successes

Cooperation in Cuba

Tecnalia’s Construction Unit has trained the Oficina del Historiador (Historian’s Office) of the historical urban centre of Havana and Santiago in the structural diagnosis of buildings. This way it will be possible to tackle the quarter’s subsequent restoration for social purposes through FOCAD funding (Decentralised Cooperation Fund of the Basque Autonomous Community Government).

The world’s fastest robot

Tecnalia’s Industrial Systems Unit has developed the world's fastest manipulation robot, thanks to collaboration with the Montpellier-based laboratory for Computer Sciences, Robotics and Micro-electronics (LIRMM). The exploitation rights have been sold to the American company Adept.

Technology transfer in Colombia

Thanks to various technology transfer projects, the ESICenter Sinertic Andino (Bogotá, Colombia) is now qualified and has been authorized to provide services and carry out ITMark and opTIma audits. «These projects have resulted in an audit of 30 SMEs in the ICT sector with the ITMark quality model, as well as 76 SMEs in the tourism and fashion sectors with the opTIma methodology for SME digitization.

Accompanying the client in China

Tecnalia’s Foundry Unit has carried out the technical approval of a supplier in the foundry sector located in China, as well as quality control in situ of its products throughout the production process. This way, the client meets its objective to work with technically approved materials.