Database providing access to the High Technology Network's industrial research offering: research competences, type of analyses and tests available at the Laboratories. Companies can consult the Catalogue to find Laboratories and researchers that match their needs.
Competence
Acoustics and vibration measurements
Analysis and research on post sterilization technologies for containers
Characterization of microbial components, vegetal and animal species
Characterization of the composition of food products
Cognition and autonomy for robots in unstructured environments
Conceptual development of machines and plants with QFD (Quality Function Deployment)
Consumer science
Control algorithms and cognitive techniques
Control architectures for actuators
Data transmission systems, communications (bus, internet, wireless, etc.)
Design and virtual optimization with Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools and simulation of discrete events
Designe of specific software application (acquisition, processing, control, supervision, ...)
Efficiency and yield verification
Energy saving and lowering of environment impact of machines and plants for food production
Evaluation of typicality by flavour analysis, markers of authenticity and chemometrics
Experimental trials for new materials, making technology and plant design in order to cut investment, management, maintenance of machines and plants for the food industry
Fleets of mobile robots - Planning and coordination
Fluidodinamic simulation of components and circuit
Grasping devices and robot manipulators
Hardware design
Heat exchange coefficient evaluation
Human-machine interfaces
Human-robot interactive collaboration in intrinsically safe work cells
Hydraulic actuators and motors
Integration of vision systems for fixed and mobile robotics
Kinematic chains (belts, cams, reduction gears, crank thrusts, etc)
Mechanical testing on construction materials
Methods to increase functional molecules and decrease undesired contaminants in local food
Micro-actuators based on MEMS
Mobile Robots - localization and autonomous navigation
Mobile Robots - non-industrial applications
Modification of technological processese to improve quality of local products
Molecular traceability and chemometrics to define food quality and tipicality
Monitoring and predictive meintenance based on acoustic and vibration sensors, thermography, olography, ultrasound
Noise reduction
Optimization of logistical flows, interoperational buffer and stoking areas, managing policy of the logistic productive system
Panel test evaluation and sensorial analysis of local food
Physical, chemical, sensorial and microbial characteristics of traditional foods
Piezoelectric actuators
Plant layout optimization