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
Acoustic methods for solid food texture evaluation (cheese, watermelon, pasta, etc.)
Acoustics and vibration measurements
Analysis and research on post sterilization technologies for containers
Analysis of contaminants and allergens in raw materials and finished products, flavour analysis, analysis of simple and complex carbohydrates
Analytical methods for detection of allergens of vegetal origin and hidden allergens in food products
Analytical methods for detection of microbial contamination in food (bacteria, viruses, moulds, yeasts)
Analytical methods for the detection of nanoparticles (metal nanoparticles, nanofibres and nanocapsules) in raw materials and finished products
Analytical methods for the evaluation of the effects of industrial processing on nutritional value of foods
Characterization of soluble fibre in functional food
Cognition and autonomy for robots in unstructured environments
Colour analysis with destroing and non-destroying techniques
Conceptual development of machines and plants with QFD (Quality Function Deployment)
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
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
Extraction and analytical methods for nutrients and functional elements
Fast and non-destructive spectroscopic methods and chemometrics for food quality evaluation
Fleets of mobile robots - Planning and coordination
Fluidodinamic simulation of components and circuit
Food decontamination and enzyme deactivation: high pressure homogenization, gas-plasma, pulsed electric fields
Food safety: analytical methods to evaluate the occurrence of toxic natural substances, process and environmental contaminanst
Grasping devices and robot manipulators
Hardware design
Heat exchange coefficient evaluation
High resolution and solid phase nuclear magnetic resonance to assess food composition
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
Micro-actuators based on MEMS
Mobile Robots - localization and autonomous navigation
Mobile Robots - non-industrial applications
Monitoring and predictive meintenance based on acoustic and vibration sensors, thermography, olography, ultrasound