A collection of case histories of successful collaborations between High Technology Network Laboratories and businesses. These are tangible and customisable examples of the application of new technologies, products, or services that show how industrial research can meet the needs of innovation.

Results: 71

3DV - Three-dimensional reconstruction system

Low Cost 3D Reconstruction

Three-dimensional reconstruction of the surrounding environment is needed in a number of industrial sectors: from access control to Automatic Guided Vehicles for goods handling. 3DV is a product which stems from VisLab's many years of experience in...

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Casting simulation and product development

From idea to foundry component

A casting component must be developed considering promptly the critical issues arising from the manufacturing process. Uninformed component design inevitably causes problems in the production stage, resulting in the need for deep geometric review...

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PROTO-LAB - Laboratory for CAD/CAM Design Methodologies and new 3D design techniques

CAD/CAM technologies for SMEs

The Proto-Lab Laboratory performs innovation, research and technology transfer activities to support SMEs in various sectors on national interest in the CAD/CAM technology sphere, with a special focus on CAD 3D modelling, rapid prototyping and...

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Machine tool components redesign with aluminium foams

Damping and stifness with structural metal foams

The experiences accumulated within the MUSP Laboratory in the field of redesig and, more broadly, design of structural parts of various types of machine tools, with conventional materials (especially electro-welded steel) and innovative ones such as...

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Laser hardening in numerical control machining centres (CNC)

Working and hardening on the same machine: from the semi-finish to the finished part

Direct Laser Hardening (DLH) in numerical control machining centres is a process to superficially harden mechanical components at the end of removal processing and directly on the machining centre where they have been made, thus avoiding induction...

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Industry and service mobile Robot control platforms

Automation of manual systems

The need has recently arisen in the industrial sector to provide systems and products with operative autonomy. For instance, in the field of logistics, automatic forklifts (AGV, Automatic Guided Vehicle) handle goods in total autonomy. The DIRO’...

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High automation level test benches for R&D laboratories

Test instruments tailored to the user's needs

The development of customised test benches for R&D laboratories addresses the need by Businesses to reduce the time for new products' development and improvement of existing ones. To this end it is essential to have tools with a user-friendly...

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Graphene and new 2D materials

Graphene: the material of the future

Graphene is currently one of the most extensively studied materials in the world, both at scientific and industrial level. It consists of microscopic sheets of carbon atoms, having the thickness of a single atom and a lateral size which may reach...

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Fluid dynamics optimisation of operating machines for special applications with one and three-dimensional techniques

Integration between 3D techniques for product optimisation

The design decisions of many small and medium-sized companies that produce turbomachines in specific sectors are based more on experience than on an analytical approach. In fact, fluid dynamics simulation software often requires very costly licences...

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Data Fusion for Monitoring and Diagnostics of technological Processes

Sensors and data integration to improve performance

In the industrial realm it is now possible to have large amounts of data in various applications, from process monitoring to adaptive control. This “data rich” environment is mainly supported by two factors: the continuous development of high...

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Augmented reality for industrial applications

Clear and intuitive assembly instructions

A new way of conceiving assembly instructions for the operator: augmented reality applied to the industrial sector. Parts and assembly stage automatic recognition, interactive instructions, animations superimposed on reality, speech synthesis and...

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