TECNOPOLO DI MODENA - Campus del Dipartimento di Ingegneria "Enzo Ferrari", via Piero Vivarelli 2 - Modena (MO)
TECNOPOLO DI REGGIO EMILIA - Capannone 19 Area Ex Officine Reggiane - Piazzale Europa 1 - Reggio Emilia (RE)
Il Centro promuove e coordina studi e ricerche intersettoriali nel campo dell’industria manifatturiera, con particolare attenzione ai settori: Meccanica, Automotive, Motoristica, Robotica, Aerospace, Energia, Meccatronica, Materiali e Superfici, Biomedica; amalgamando tecnologie innovative, con un approccio interdisciplinare. Il Centro si propone quale interlocutore degli Enti Pubblici per la realizzazione e la gestione dei Tecnopoli nelle province di Modena e Reggio Emilia, si impegna a sviluppare progetti nel settore industriale indicati nell’accordo di programma inerente la costituzione dei Tecnopoli nelle provincie di Modena e Reggio Emilia. Il Centro favorisce le iniziative scientifiche e formative atte a promuovere collaborazioni negli ambiti culturali di interesse, a livello regionale nazionale ed internazionale. Inoltre, il Centro si propone come punto di riferimento per le Imprese del territorio che necessitano di consulenza, servizi e collaborazioni per lo sviluppo di nuovi prodotti e processi. Il Centro inoltre coordina i laboratori e i gruppi di ricerca, gestisce programmi di ricerca, anche in collaborazione con altri Atenei, Enti pubblici o privati e partecipa all’organizzazione di corsi, seminari e convegni, collabora alla redazione e divulgazione della Normativa Tecnica; promuove la pubblicazione di lavori scientifici; offre collaborazione scientifica e consulenza tecnica a tutte le imprese che necessitano delle sue competenze.
CNH Industrial SpA, Maserati Spa, HPE - HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING SRL, MARPOSS SPA, ELETTRIC 80, GRAF spa, SIR SOLUZIONI INDUSTRIALI ROBOTIZZATE SPA, PRIMA INDUSTRIES SRL, PROXAUT Srl, LASER S.R.L., SACMI IMOLA, CONSORZIO INTELLIMECH, BETTATI ANTINCENDIO S.R.L, Idraulica Sighinolfi Albano srl, Vis Hydraulics S.R.L.
Design and development of new products / processes
- Analysis and preliminary planning: Design project management (PDM / PLM) - Luca Montorsi
- Conceptual design: analysis of customer needs and development of alternative concepts - Luca Montorsi
- Conceptual design: graphic rendering, augmented reality, virtual reality - Luca Montorsi
- System design: logistics/manufacturing analysis (Lean Production, Supply Chain Management) - Luca Montorsi
- Detail design: Design archetypes , parametric models (CAD) - Luca Montorsi
- Detail design:static, dynamic, elastodynamic structural, thermo structural and crash analysis (FEM) - Luca Montorsi
- Detail design: Dynamic analysis and NVH (Noise, Vibration, Harshness) - Luca Montorsi
- Detail design: internal and external three-dimensional thermo - fluid dynamics of components, machines and systems (CFD) - Luca Montorsi
- Detail design: lumped parameter and one-dimensional fluid dynamic analysis of circuits, components, machines and systems - Luca Montorsi
- Detail design: lumped parameter and one-dimensional static and dynamic electromechanical analysis of circuits, components, machines and systems - Luca Montorsi
- Design for Ergonomics (Digital Mock Up, HMI - Human Machine Interface, User centered design, User experience, Usability) - Luca Montorsi
- Design for Sustainability (LCA, energy efficiency) - Luca Montorsi
- Design for Assembly / assembly analysis, tolerance chains and technical product documentation (CAD / CAT) - Luca Montorsi
- Design for Manufacturability / Analysis of technological processes for polymers (CAE): plastic deformation, injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming - Luca Montorsi
- Design for Manufacturability / Analysis of technological processes for metal machining (CAM) - Luca Montorsi
- Integrated design and programming of robotic systems and automatic machines (flexible, modular, configurable, adaptive systems) - Luca Montorsi
- Design for Engineering Materials: methods and techniques for the exploitation of engineered materials - Luca Montorsi
- Design to cost, fault tolerance, robust design - Luca Montorsi
- Rapid prototyping & Additive manufacturing - Luca Montorsi
- Testing and prototyping: Structural analysis (strain gauge, fatigue) - Luca Montorsi
- Testing and prototyping: Thermal analysis, fluid dynamics and thermo- fluid dynamics (test benches) - Luca Montorsi
- Testing and prototyping: NVH analysis (test benches, anechoic chamber) - Luca Montorsi
- Testing and measuring: dimensional and geometric control; Reverse Engineering - Luca Montorsi
- Testing and measuring: certificate of conformity to technical regulations - Luca Montorsi
Manufactur processes
- Melting processes (in sand, in shell, die casting, investment casting, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Sheet metal forming processes (stamping, cutting, bending, hydroforming, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Machining processes for metal removal (turning, milling, drilling, reaming, broaching, grinding, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Conventional welding processes (arc, TIG, MIG / MAG, resistance, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Unconventional welding processes (laser, plasma, ultrasound, electron beam, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Processes of production / machining of products in polymer materials - Luca Montorsi
- Processes of production / machining of products of composite materials - Luca Montorsi
- Processes of powder sintering - Luca Montorsi
- Processes of ceramic materials production / machining (massive, dense / porous, thick films, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Processes of production / machining of products in glass - Luca Montorsi
- Non-conventional machining processes (laser, plasma, waterjet, chemical and electrochemical , ultrasonic, electrical discharge, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Microprocessing (micro-milling, -drilling, -laser, -waterjet, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Additive manufacturing processes (3D printing, SLA rapid prototyping, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Heat treatments of conventional and not conventional metal alloys - Luca Montorsi
- Treatments of surface modification for metallic materials (thermochemical, conversion, CVD, PVD, electroplating, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Surface treatments of chemical and physical functionalization of materials (texturing, SOL-GEL, plasma activation, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Cladding - Luca Montorsi
- Generation and optimization of the part program - Luca Montorsi
- Production planning (cell and processing lines configuration, scheduling, reconfigurability, adaptivity, lean production, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Processes of recovery and recycling of materials / products - Luca Montorsi
- Optimization of energy consumption - Luca Montorsi
Maintenance and diagnostics
- Analysis of the time to failure of components and systems - Luca Montorsi
- Predictive maintenance - Luca Montorsi
- Self-diagnosis - Luca Montorsi
- Reliability - Luca Montorsi
- Thermography - Luca Montorsi
- Tribological analysis - Luca Montorsi
- Signal processing for fault identification - Luca Montorsi
- Vibration analysis - Luca Montorsi
- Failure Mode and Effect Analysis - FMEA - Luca Montorsi
- Fault Tree Analisys - FTA - Luca Montorsi
Materials
- Metals: ferrous alloys (steel, cast iron) - Luca Montorsi
- Metals: non-ferrous alloys (aluminum, copper, nickel, titanium, magnesium, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Metal matrix composites and nanocomposites - Luca Montorsi
- Corrosion: protection and inhibition - Luca Montorsi
- Thermoplastic polymeric materials - Luca Montorsi
- Thermosetting polymer materials - Luca Montorsi
- Elastomers - Luca Montorsi
- Polymer matrix composites and nanocomposites - Luca Montorsi
- Polymeric nanofibers - Luca Montorsi
- Ceramic materials (oxides, nitrides, carbides, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Ceramic matrix composites and nanocomposites - Luca Montorsi
- Glass and glass-ceramic materials - Luca Montorsi
- Ultra hard metal-ceramic materials, for anti-wear, anti-corrosion, thermal barrier applications - Luca Montorsi
- Carbon-based materials (graphene oxides, TPG, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Porous materials (foams, sponges, etc) - Luca Montorsi
- Shape memory alloys - Luca Montorsi
- Materials with self-diagnostic and self-healing properties - Luca Montorsi
- Magnetorheological fluids - Luca Montorsi
- Nanomaterials (filler, graphene, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Micro-nano materials functionalized - Luca Montorsi
- Sound-proofing poroelastic, viscoelastic, multilayer materials - Luca Montorsi
Noise, vibrations, dynamics, NVH
- Reducing noise and vibration (NVH) in industrial products and processes by simulation and / or test - Luca Montorsi
- Improving the dynamic performance of products or production processes by simulation and / or test - Luca Montorsi
- Dynamic / elastodynamic analysis and control (multibody models, lumped-parameter models, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Balancing - Luca Montorsi
- Vibro-acoustic simulation: Finite Element models (FEM), Boundary Element models (BEM), Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA), Ray-tracing - Luca Montorsi
- Vibro-acoustic experimental characterization of product - Luca Montorsi
- Experimental modal analysis - Luca Montorsi
- Experimental noise mapping of industrial products and machinery - Luca Montorsi
- Hw / sw customized systems for vibro-acoustic measurements: realization and implementation - Luca Montorsi
- Vibration and fatigue life tests on electrodynamic shaker systems - Luca Montorsi
- Vibration diagnostics and quality control: hw/sw solutions for the detection of defects and malfunctions - Luca Montorsi
- Anti-vibration systems: design and installation criteria - Luca Montorsi
- Active control of noise and vibration - Luca Montorsi
- Transfer Path Analysis (TPA) - Luca Montorsi
- Mechanical transmissions: dynamics and control - Luca Montorsi
- Compliant joints: design and dynamics - Luca Montorsi
Thermo-fluid dynamics
- Design and architecture of components and systems for internal combustion engines - Luca Montorsi
- Design and architecture of components and systems for turbomachines (turbines, compressors and fans) - Luca Montorsi
- Design and architecture of components and systems for volumetric machines - Luca Montorsi
- Design and architecture of components, systems and plants for the production of energy - Luca Montorsi
- Design and architecture of components, systems and equipments, for fluid power transmission - Luca Montorsi
- Design and architecture of components, systems and equipments for the heat exchange, heating and air conditioning - Luca Montorsi
- Design and architecture of systems and machines for thermal management and fluids in industrial and technological plants - Luca Montorsi
- Numerical analysis and dynamic simulation of components and systems for internal combustion engines - Luca Montorsi
- Numerical analysis and dynamic simulation of components and systems for turbomachines (turbines, compressors and fans) - Luca Montorsi
- Numerical analysis and dynamic simulation of components and systems for volumetric machines - Luca Montorsi
- Numerical analysis and dynamic simulation of components, systems and equipments for the production of energy - Luca Montorsi
- Numerical analysis and dynamic simulation of components, systems and equipments, for fluid power transmission - Luca Montorsi
- Numerical analysis and dynamic simulation of components, systems and equipments for the heat exchange, heating and air conditioning - Luca Montorsi
- Numerical analisys and simulation of systems and machines for thermal management and fluyds in industrial and technological plants - Luca Montorsi
- Numerical analysis and simulation of the emissions of internal combustion engines, machines and systems for the production of energy - Luca Montorsi
- Experimental analysis of the thermo-fluid dynamic characteristics and performances of components, systems and plants: contact techniques - Luca Montorsi
- Experimental analysis of the thermo-fluid dynamic characteristics and performances of components, systems and plants: non-contact techniques - Luca Montorsi
- Experimental analysis of the emissions of internal combustion engines, machines and systems for the production of energy - Luca Montorsi
- Technical-regulatory and technical-legal assistance for machines, industrial plants and systems for the production of energy - Luca Montorsi
- Certification and declaration of conformity for machines, industrial plants and systems for the production of energy - Luca Montorsi
Modeling of physical systems and simulation
- Discrete events mathematical modeling of systems and processes - Luca Montorsi
- Continuous-time and discrete-time mathematical modeling of systems and processes - Luca Montorsi
- Infinite-dimensional mathematical modeling of systems - Luca Montorsi
- Non-parametric modeling (neural networks, etc.) - Luca Montorsi
- Acquisition and pre-processing of signals for model identification - Luca Montorsi
- Simulation for discrete events models - Luca Montorsi
- Simulation for dynamic continuous-time and discrete-time models - Luca Montorsi
- Finite element simulation (FEM) - Luca Montorsi
- Formal languages for systems modeling (Unified Modeling Language-UML and SysML-System Modeling Language) - Luca Montorsi
- Validation of models and X-In-The-Loop (software in the loop and hardware in the loop) - Luca Montorsi
Automation: actuators and robotics
- Rotary and linear electromechanical actuators - Luca Montorsi
- Thermal-electric actuators (hybrid) - Luca Montorsi
- Hydraulic actuators and motors - Luca Montorsi
- Pneumatic actuators - Luca Montorsi
- Kinematic chains (belts, cams, reduction gears, crank thrusts, etc) - Luca Montorsi
- Trajectory planning - Luca Montorsi
- Hardware design - Luca Montorsi
- Designe of specific software application (acquisition, processing, control, supervision, ...) - Luca Montorsi
- Control algorithms and cognitive techniques - Luca Montorsi
- Human-machine interfaces - Luca Montorsi
- Robot task design in workcells - Luca Montorsi
- Human-robot interactive collaboration in intrinsically safe work cells - Luca Montorsi
- Self-learning robot in work cells - Luca Montorsi
- Fleets of mobile robots - Planning and coordination - Luca Montorsi
- Mobile Robots - localization and autonomous navigation - Luca Montorsi
- Mobile Robots - non-industrial applications - Luca Montorsi
- Grasping devices and robot manipulators - Luca Montorsi
- Cognition and autonomy for robots in unstructured environments - Luca Montorsi
- Integration of vision systems for fixed and mobile robotics - Luca Montorsi
Sensors
- Sensors for thermodynamic parameters (temperature and heat flow) - Luca Montorsi
- Mechanical sensors (accelerometers, gyroscopes, strain gauges, microphones); Tactile , force, torque sensors. Doppler laser sensors - Luca Montorsi
- Optical sensors, waveguides and photonic structures, optics fibers - Luca Montorsi
- Detectors of ionizing radiation (X-rays, gamma, radon) - Luca Montorsi
- Biosensors (enzymes, cells, antibodies,analyte and ions) - Luca Montorsi
- Sensors for flow, flow rate and pressure of liquids and gases, and for microfluidics - Luca Montorsi
- Electrical, power and magnetic sensors - Luca Montorsi
- Chemical, gas, indoor air quality sensors, Lab-on-Chip - Luca Montorsi
- Energy harvesting - Luca Montorsi
- State of the art, norms analysis, standards and background art analysis of sensors - Luca Montorsi
Electronics devices and Component
- Digital Integrated circuits - Luca Montorsi
- Radio frequency and microwave electronics - Luca Montorsi
- Hardware System integration - Luca Montorsi
- Measurement instruments and systems - Luca Montorsi
- Sensors - Luca Montorsi
- Optoelectronic and LED components - Luca Montorsi
- Prototypes and production assembly - Luca Montorsi
- Antennas and propagation - Luca Montorsi
- Power devices (power supply, inverter, driver) - Luca Montorsi
- Device reliability - Luca Montorsi
Green IT
- IT sustainability - Luca Montorsi
- Power and performance analysis - Luca Montorsi
- Motor control - Luca Montorsi
- Batteries management - Luca Montorsi
- Industrial green process - Luca Montorsi
Embedded systems
- Hardware Design Flow - Luca Montorsi
- DSPs and Embedded Processors - Luca Montorsi
- Programmable Devices (FPGA, GA, CPLD) - Luca Montorsi
- Sensor-based systems - Luca Montorsi
- Sensor networks and WSN - Luca Montorsi
Internet of things and CyberPhysical Systems
- Identification Device networks (RFID, QR, Beacon..) - Luca Montorsi
- CyberPhysical System Modelling - Luca Montorsi
- IoT Application - Luca Montorsi
- Simulation of Physical systems - Luca Montorsi
Automation Control and Robotics
- Optimal control and parameter identification - Luca Montorsi
- Fault detection and industrial control - Luca Montorsi
- Dynamic Modeling - Luca Montorsi
- Human robot interaction - Luca Montorsi
- Mobile robots - Luca Montorsi
- Robot Intelligence and Learning - Luca Montorsi
- Manipulation and impendence control - Luca Montorsi
- Haptic interfaces and force control - Luca Montorsi
Unmanned Technologies
- Unmanned Vehicles - Luca Montorsi
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV, Drones) - Luca Montorsi
- Apps for UV, UAV Management - Luca Montorsi
- Consumer Unmanned technologies - Luca Montorsi
- Robot and high level android Management - Luca Montorsi
- Autonomous guidance and obstacle detection - Luca Montorsi
- Vehicle, motion and hybrid systems control - Luca Montorsi
Computer Vision and Visual Computing
- Augmented / Virtual Reality - Luca Montorsi
Multimedia and human-computer interaction
- 3D CAD and industrial design - Luca Montorsi
- Human-computer interaction modeling - Luca Montorsi
- User experience and usability - Luca Montorsi
Software engineering
- Software Agent technologies and methodologies - Luca Montorsi
- Open source software - Luca Montorsi
- Service-Oriented Computing and Agent-Oriented Programming - Luca Montorsi
- Mobile agent infrastructures - Luca Montorsi
Artificial Intelligence and optimization
- Systems modelling and simulation - Luca Montorsi
- Neural networks and Cellular automata - Luca Montorsi
- System monitoring and fault detection - Luca Montorsi
- State Space Observers - Luca Montorsi
- Business Process Modeling and Management - Luca Montorsi
Industrial symbiosis: use, reuse, valorization and material substitution
- Waste management and valorization technologies - Luca Montorsi
- Technologies for critical raw materials substitution - Luca Montorsi
- Analysis of productive cycles and closed-loop production cycles - Luca Montorsi
Biotechnology for the production of chemicals, materials and energy
- Evaluation and characterization of biomass potential (availability, identification and mapping) - Luca Montorsi
- Non-food crops for biomaterials and biofuels production - Luca Montorsi
- Biopolymers and microbial polymers - Luca Montorsi
- Anaerobic digestion for materials and energy production - Luca Montorsi
- Conversion technologies for chemicals, materials and energy production (pyrolysis, gassification, fermentation, lignocellulosic treatments) - Luca Montorsi
- Biomethane upgrading - Luca Montorsi
Sustainable Energy: technologies and production systems
- Wind Energy - Luca Montorsi
- Storage systems - Luca Montorsi
- Energy systems integration - Luca Montorsi
- Cogeneration and microcogeneration systems - Luca Montorsi
Energy efficiency
- Energy certification and energy audits - Luca Montorsi
- Energy planning - Luca Montorsi
- Power, performance and emission tests on energy plants - Luca Montorsi
- Energy efficiency in residential and public buildings - Luca Montorsi
- Energy efficiency in industrial processes and buildings - Luca Montorsi
Tools and methods for sustainability
- Industrial ecodesign - Luca Montorsi
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - Luca Montorsi
- Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) - Luca Montorsi
- Life Cycle Management (LCM)/Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) - Luca Montorsi
- Product certification (EMAS) and environmental certifications (EMAS, ISO) - Luca Montorsi
Ecosystem services
- Climate adaptation plans and strategies - Luca Montorsi
- Panning of urban systems to maintain ecosystem functions in cities - Luca Montorsi
Sustainable mobility
- Analysis and tests of compliance with atmospheric emission limits - Luca Montorsi
- Air quality modeling - Luca Montorsi
- Alternative fuels and distribution networks - Luca Montorsi
- Low environmental impact vehicles - Luca Montorsi