Confidential. Not to be distributed without prior written approval by ITA General presentation of R+D activity Presentation of R+D activity in Materials INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE ARAGÓN Confidential. Not to be distributed without prior written approval by ITA ITA (Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón) is a non-profit Technology Centre whose main objective is to promote competitiveness in the industrial sector and to support the growth of business sectors by means of the development, acquisition, adaptation, transfer and diffusion of innovative technologies in a multi-agent collaborative framework. The specific objectives are the following: • Provide industry with research and technological development services, technological consultancy and technical services • Identify and meet the innovation needs of both developed and emerging sectors • Upgrade the technical skills of workers as well as their specialization in new technologies • Cooperate with other agents of the Innovation System • Promote the participation of SMEs in both national and international programmes of technological innovation 1. Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón. Objetives
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technologies in a multi-agent collaborative fram
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technologies
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elding inspection and quality assessment
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esearch on laser-based new w
elding methods
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haracterisation and modelling of adhesives
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erical models for m
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ple of characterisation of adhesive
joint in composites considering different
curing process for the adhesive
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ple of inspection of weld joint
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ple of modelling of adhesive
joints (hot-melt) in corrugated paper
board, consideringdelam
inationof
liner papers and adhesive failure
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ribologicaltesting: friction and wear
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0,3
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reduction oftribometer
data for determining
friction coefficient rubber-metal
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under unstable conditions
Exam
ple of different wear and friction
results from application of laser-based
surfaces treatments
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ple of wear characterisation
using pin-on-disk configuration
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ec) Fric
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nsp
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ibra
tion stu
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s for a
ccele
rate
d la
bora
tory
testin
g
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ple
: 6 D
OF
tran
sp
ort v
ibra
tion
s re
co
rdin
g a
nd
rep
rod
uctio
n
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OF
mu
ltiaxia
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aker ta
ble
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p to 450 kg / 6 g / 80 Hz
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andom or tim
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simultaneously
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ed
pack
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dyn
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naly
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atural frequencies and mode shapes under realistic loads.
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esonance monitoring to predict dam
age
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iscrete Elem
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ixing-strategies of differentnanoparticlesin
thermoplastic m
atrices, using vertical extruder and mixing
chamber.
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reparation of material sam
ples through moulding
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ental procedures for combined
measurem
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inal characterisation of developednanocom
posites(in
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in order to fully cover characterisation techniques from
nanoto m
acro scale)
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Characterisation
Processing
Synthesis ofnanoparticles
and
polymer m
odifications through external
collaboration and commercial products
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NO
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LYM
ER
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AT
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process
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lastic
s a
nd
T
PE
s
KR
AT
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, PC
L, PE
, P
P, P
A, P
S, ...
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op
artic
le
mo
dific
atio
n
Po
lym
er
mo
dific
atio
n
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vio
us
dis
pers
ion
Melt m
ixin
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rep
ara
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d c
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Images ofK
ratonm
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of MW
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�Good interactio
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and MWCNT
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ution ofMWCNTsin the
matrix, with good dispersio
n in extensive areas
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ple
: dire
ct m
elt m
ixin
g o
f MW
CN
T in
KR
AT
ON
ma
trix (p
roje
ct in
co
op
era
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with
ICB
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IC)
Hardness Shore A
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vem
ent o
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ctrical co
nductiv
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igh fu
nctio
nal p
ropertie
s
1,0E+05
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1,0E+07
1,0E+08
1,0E+09
1,0E+10
1,0E+11
1,0E+12
1,0E+13
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WNT´s
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1,0E+05
1,0E+06
1,0E+07
1,0E+08
1,0E+09
1,0E+10
1,0E+11
1,0E+12
1,0E+13
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WNT´s
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ness p
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resu
lt: pre
para
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of “
mag
netic
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osite
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ject in
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with
INA
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ent o
f know
ledge-b
ase
d n
ew
mate
rials w
ith h
igh fu
nctio
nal p
ropertie
s
Possible future applications:
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agnetic shielding.�
Electronics and sensors.
Magnetic answ
er to low m
agnetic field with only 1-2%
wt ofnanoparticles.
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er: flexibility,viscoleasticity,injectability...
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Centre
for C
om
puta
tional S
imula
tion:
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scholars�
4 large severs for intensive computation, 2 of them
with 32
Gb
RA
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PU
s each, plus a series of medium
size servers for the sim
ulations with standard requirem
ents�
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D-dedicated w
orkstations for pre and post-processing
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s
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Mate
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hemical lab
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lectrical lab
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UIP
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NT
C
AP
AB
ILIT
IES
INS
TR
ON
Dynam
ic Machine up to 25kN
of load, 100Hz,
with D
yn
am
ic E
xte
ns
om
ete
r and Clim
atic
Ch
am
be
r in
the range of –70ºC to 250ºC
.
Dynam
ic and fatigue tests
INS
TR
ON
Bia
xia
l Dyn
am
ic M
ach
ine
up to 100kN
of load,
750Nm
of torque, 50Hz and B
iaxia
l Ex
ten
so
me
ter.
Dynam
ic and fatigue tests
MT
S S
tatic Machine (high displacem
ent for plastic and
rubbers) up to 100kN of load
and C
lima
tic C
ha
mb
er in the
range of –70ºC to 250ºC
.
Material C
haracterization tests on materials at
different temperatures: tensile test, com
pression test,
bending, ...).
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Static M
achine up to 5kN of load, w
ith op
tica
l
ex
ten
so
me
ter and C
lima
tic C
ha
mb
er in the range of
–90ºC to 270ºC
.
Material C
haracterization tests on materials at
different temperatures: tensile test, com
pression test,
bending, ...).
High Load C
apacity Static M
achines up to 20
0 k
N a
nd
10
00
kN
of lo
ad
, and 25 Hz of frequency
. S
tatic tests
DM
A M
etravib 450+: up to 4
50
N d
ina
mic
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de
, 300
N
sta
tic m
od
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00
0H
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-3m
m d
isp
lac
em
en
t M
aterial visco-elastic Properties
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anica
l tests: m
ate
rial le
vel
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Mech
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l tests: co
mponent le
vel
EQ
UIP
ME
NT
C
AP
AB
ILIT
IES
Hig
h S
pe
ed
Ca
me
ra (up to 1000 image per second,
resolution 1280 x 1024 píxeles (1024 record images),
monochrom
atic, mem
ory of 1.28 GB
)
Test m
onotirization and crack growth fatigue test.
Infra
rred
Th
erm
og
rap
hy C
am
era
in the temperature
range of: [-20º to 100 ºC], [0º to 250ºC
] and [120 to
900ºC], accurate of +
2 ºC)
Tem
perature test and determination of the hottest
points in specimens and com
ponents.
INS
TR
ON
Te
stin
g B
en
ch
of 3x4m dim
ensions with
portico-tool and three line
al a
ctu
ato
rs (up to 25 and 50 kN
of load) and a rota
ry a
ctu
ato
r (up to 400Nm
of torque)
Static, D
ynamic, F
atigue and Funtional T
ests.
SE
RV
OS
IS T
es
ting
Ben
ch
of 1.5x2m dim
ensions with
portico-tool and three line
al a
ctu
ato
rs (up to 50 y 100 kN
of load).
Static, D
ynamic, F
atigue and Funtional T
ests.
Tool
Tool
Axial
Actuator
Rotary
Actuator
Component
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rface
chara
cterisa
tion a
nd a
gein
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EQ
UIP
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CA
PA
BIL
ITIE
S
PL
INT
77
Trib
om
ete
r M
aterial Tribological C
haracterization
Ru
go
sim
ete
r / pe
rfilom
ete
r Ta
lys
urf i1
20
(1mm
vertical
range / 16nm
resolution / 120mm
horizontal traverse /
0.50um
/ 120m
m straightness error / 0.125um
horizontal
data spa
cing / 450mm
motorized colum
n)
Surface F
inish and Contour
Measurem
ent
Th
erm
al S
ho
ck
Ch
am
be
r (from -80ºC
to 220ºC)
Therm
al shock resistance Analysis
Clim
atic C
hamber (from
-70ºC to 180ºC
/ -25ºC to 150ºC
(UV
rays) / -40ºC to150ºC
/ 20ºC to 350 ºC
) C
limatic resista
nce Analysis
Co
rros
ion
Alte
rna
ting
Ch
am
be
r (Salt F
og alternating with
tem
perature (-20ºC to 50ºC
) and humidity (0-100%
); 1000 l.
of volume)
Clim
atic resistance and C
orrosion
Analysis
Clim
atic cham
ber for Xe
no
n te
st
Horizontal E
xposure area of 3000cm2
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Chem
ical ch
ara
cterisa
tion
EQ
UIP
ME
NT
C
AP
AB
ILIT
IES
Atom
ic emision spectom
eter by inductively coupled plasm
a ICP
with s
olid
sta
te d
ete
cto
r and spark
Elem
ental determination of
metals
An
aly
ze
r of C
arb
on
an
d S
ulfu
r C
hemical characterization of
cast and iron G
rap
hite
Fu
rna
ce A
tom
ic A
bs
orp
tion
S
pectometer w
ith Z
ee
ma
n corrector and
so
lid
au
tos
am
ple
r,
Elem
ental determination of
metals. D
irect analysis without
sample preparation
Fourier Infrared S
pectometer (F
TIR
) Q
ualitative analysis D
iferential scaning calorimeter ( D
SC
), po
we
r c
om
pe
sa
tion
and h
ea
t flux
Therm
al characterization of m
aterials T
hermogravim
etric analyzer (TG
A)
Max tem
perature: 1000ºC
Inverted microscopes, 1000x, m
ec
han
ica
l s
tag
e, DIC
M
icrostrutural Materials
characterization F
RX
for coating thikness, hardness... C
haracterizacion of coatings
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tial. N
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Ele
ctrical ch
ara
cteriza
tion a
nd fla
me re
actio
n
EQ
UIP
ME
NT
C
AP
AB
ILIT
IES
Meg
oh
mm
ete
r T
ransversal and longitudinal electrical resistance m
easurement
DC
Pow
er supply T
ransversal and longitudinal electrical resistance m
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