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.

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Mechanical / thermal / optical GSE for satellite instrument testing

How to test space hardware operations on ground

This custom GSE (Ground Support Equipment) was designed to replicate space conditions on ground (vacuum and temperature gradients) and test selected space hardware for satellites performing also electrical and optical measurements.

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Design and development of a YSZ coating to functionalize the abutment surface for dental prosthesis

YSZ coating improves aesthetics and reduces allergy risk, offering a translucent, gum-like finish.

The YSZ (yttria-stabilized zirconia) coating was developed for titanium abutments in dental prostheses to enhance aesthetics and reduce potential allergic reactions. Applied through reactive magnetron sputtering deposition via the PVD-PECVD Centurion...

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Innovation in Monitoring for Precision Agriculture applications: AGRARIAN project

AGRARIAN-modulAr heteroGeneous system foR Advanced monitoRing In Agricultural applicatioNs

AGRARIAN aims to develop a prototype of an integrated system composed of a mobile ground unit and one or more UAV (Unmanned aerial vehicles) units. These units will coordinate to acquire data relating to soil conditions, environmental parameters, and...

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New Advanced Materials and Technologies for Aerospace Components

New Materials developed within the framework of the integrated knowledge centre UMA3

The focus of the activity, inside the framework of the integrated knowledge centre UMA3 (Unique Materials for Advanced Aerospace Applications), is the development and test of advanced materials for powder metallurgy, additive manufacturing and...

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Additive manufacturing applied to tubular reluctance electric machines

Innovative materials and new manufacturing techniques for electric machines

This activity illustrates the design of a tubular synchronous reluctance linear motor, which mover is made by metal additive manufacturing. Tubular motors are used in industry for several advantages: zero radial force, direct linear motion (more...

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