AIMEN TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

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Advanced manufacturing at AIMEN facilities

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Pic legend 1: Laser applications center at AIMEN

Pic legend 2: REIS cell at AIMEN facilities

Pic legend 3: LFAM cell at AIMEN facilities

Pic legend 4: Advanced manufacturing at AIMEN facilities

General information

Hosting Organisation

AIMEN TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
Address

Polígono Industrial de Cataboi SUR-PPI-2 (Sector 2) Parcela 3 36418 O Porriño (Pontevedra)
Web

https://www.aimen.es/

Contact Info:

Phone

+34986344000
Email

aimen@aimen.es

Description

AIMEN Technology Centre, founded in 1967, is a multi-sector Innovation and Technology Centre that develops R&D&i activities and provides technological services to the industry in the fields of materials, advanced manufacturing processes, digitization and sustainability.

58 years in the service of industry, combined with our technical experts’ high levels of specialisation and the unique nature and excellence of our facilities, endorse the quality of our multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral technological offer. We carry out our own research, and also partner with companies on R&D projects aimed at developing new technologies and incorporating technological improvements into their products and/or processes, including the development of prototypes and demonstrators. Aligned with a common purpose: to maximise business an dindustrial performance.

Summary of Research Services

Our specialization areas in R&D are: Laser Systems and Applications, Advanced Composites Technology, Smart Systems and Smart Manufacturing and Enviromental Tecnologies. Our specialization areas in Industrial Services are: Simulation and Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing, Smart Industry and Materials Lab. Our laboratories are backed by many official accreditations and recognitions that guarantee our impartiality and technological capabilities.

Technology Capabilities

- High Performance Materials.
- Flexible Production Processes and Systems.
- Robotics and Automation.
- Micro and High Precision Manufacturing.
- Laser Based Manufacturing.
- Environmental Technology.
- Industrialization.

Main equipment or Facilities

We have over 10,000 m2 of scientific and technological infrastructure, equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, unique laboratories, and pilot plants to offer a technological offering with the highest guarantees.

Contracts for Big Science facilities

[ITER ORGANIZATION - EQUIPOS NUCLEARES S.A. ] Supply of two machining units for the project OCZ8 - ITER vacuum vessel and portstructure welding (2021 - 2021)

[ESS - EQUIPOS NUCLEARES S.A.] Laser welding of monolith port blocks (2019 - 2020)

[F4E - EQUIPOS NUCLEARES S.A. ] Welding of barrel and connection pipes of the full scale prototype of ITER first wall panels (2017 - 2019)

[F4E - IDOM] Welding study of different welding technologies applied to the manufacture of diagnostic shield module for ITER ports (2017 - 2020)

[ITER ORGANIZATION - EQUIPOS NUCLEARES S.A. ] On-site machining technology development implementing of the project OCZ8 - ITER vacuum vessel and port structure welding (2015 - 2016)

[ITER ORGANIZATION - EQUIPOS NUCLEARES S.A. ] Backing gas system applied in welding process project OCZ8 - ITER vacuum vessel and port structure welding (2014 - 2014)

[ITER ORGANIZATION - EQUIPOS NUCLEARES S.A. ] Design and development of RT inspection procedures and system for its application in joints welded by ENSA in the project OCZ8 - ITER vacuum vessel and port structure welding (2014 - 2014)

Relevant R&D projects

[H2020 – NMBP] Closed-loop digital pipeline for a flexible and modular manufacturing of large components. H2020-NMBP-TR-IND-2020, GA 958303 (PENELOPE ) (2020 - 2025)

[H2020 – NMBP] Innovative polymer-based composite systems for high-efficient energy scavenging and storage. LC-NMBP-32-2019, GA 862597 (InComEss) (2020 - 2023)

[H2020 – NMBP] Manipulation enhancement through robotic guidance and intelligent novel grippers. H2020-NMBP-FOF-2019, GA 869963 (MERGING ) (2019 - 2023)

[SMART EUREKA] REdesign of Large MEtal Components oriented to DIgital Manufacturing (REMEDI ) (2019 - 2021)

[H2020 – NMBP] Implementation of a smart RETROfitting framework in the process industry towards its operation with variable, biobased and circular FEEDstock. H2020-NMBP-ST-IND-2018-2020, GA 869939 (RETROFEED) (2019 - 2023)

[H2020 – NMBP] Digital Intelligent MOdular FACtories. H2020-NMBP-TR-IND-2018-2020, GA 870092 (DIMOFAC ) (2019 - 2023)

[H2020 – NMBP] An open innovation ecosystem for upscaling production processes of lightweight metal alloys composites. DT-NMBP-01-2018. GA nº: 814552 (LIGHTME ) (2019 - 2022)

[H2020 – NMBP] Intelligent data-driven pipeline for the manufacturing of certified metal parts through Direct Energy Deposition processes. DT-FOF-04-2018, 820776 (INTEGRADDE ) (2018 - 2023)

[H2020 – NMBP] New StOrage Latent and sensible concept for high efficient CSP Plants. NMBP-17-2016. GA nº: 720985 (NEWSOL ) (2017 - 2021)

[H2020 – ICT] Collaborative Robotics for Assembly and Kitting in Smart Manufacturing. H2020-ICT-24-2015-Robotics, GA 688807 (COLROBOT ) (2016 - 2019)