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

Company name

AIMEN TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
Adress

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

https://www.aimen.es/
Turnover

21.70 million EUR in year 2023

Employees

+300 in year 2023
SME

NO
Contact Info:

Phone

+34986344000
Email

aimen@aimen.es

Activity and Skills

AIMEN Technology Centre, founded in 1967, is a multi-sectorInnovation and Technology Centre that develops R&D&i activitiesand provides technological services to the industry in the fi elds ofmaterials, advanced manufacturing processes, digitization andsustainability.

Over 56 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.

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.

AIMEN's main capabilities:
>> High Performance Materials
>> Flexible Production Processes and Systems
>> Robotics and Automation
>> Micro and High Precision Manufacturing
>> Laser Based Manufacturing
>> Environmental Technology
>> Industrialization

Contracts for Big Science facilities

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

[OTHER - EQUIPOS NUCLEARES S.A. ] Laser welding of monolith port blocks for ESS – European Spallation Source (2019 - 2020)

[F4E - IBERDROLA NUCLEAR ] 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)

[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)

Relevant R&D projects

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

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

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

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

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

[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 )

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

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

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

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