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: 166

IRRAOP: prototype for the degradation of residual pesticides

Sustainable management of pesticides

Italy is one of the world's largest consumers of pesticides. IRRAOP solves the problem of the management of pesticide residues in sprayer tanks: to date there are no validated and effective systems or services able to avoid the dispersion of these...

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BLOOD DRAW DEVICE FOR SMALL ANIMALS

From an idea to the prototype by 3D printing

The design was made in the Solidworks environment, based on the disclaimers provided by the customer. The overall layout has been designed to ensure the dependent movement of the two syringes, the one that withdraw blood and the one that mix blood...

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New techniques for robotic pick-and-place

Faster pick-and-place operation even with liquids

Motion planning for robotic manipulators is usually considered a problem with well-settled solutions. However, also in this field, new applications, often non-standard, pose new challenges. Among them, the transporation/manipulation of liquid...

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Heat Exchanger for aerospace and high-reliability applications

Heat Exchanger for high-reliability applications

Design, development and qualification of heat exchangers for aerospace application or for other industrial fields where very high reliability and functioning in harsh environment is required. These technologies allow to cool, heat and in general...

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Chemically Bonded Ceramics

Geopolymers for sustainable a high tech

Geopolymers are synthetic inorganic polymers based on aluminosilicates or phosphates and chemically bonded at T <300 ° C. This technology enables the production of materials with properties of certain ceramic materials with the same approach of...

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Capacitive micro-sensors for pressure measurements

Smart sensors for regional industry

This devices are miniaturized sensors able to provide extremely accurate pressure measurements. They are plane capacitors with parallel plates, whose capacitance has a non-linear dependence with the pressure. They can be implemented in applications...

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High thermal conductivity screeds for applications in underfloor heating systems

Energy efficient screeds for underfloor heating systems

The research has led to the development of high thermal conductivity screeds, able to optimize the performance of underfloor heating systems. The increased thermal conductivity fosters the heat transfer from screed to internal environment in terms of...

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Thermomechanical characterization of materials and qualification of components. Experimental tests under standard and operating conditions.

Know your material to design the component.

The mechanical characterization leads to define the limits of use of a material for a specific application, identifying its mechanical properties. This activity is performed as an essential part of the development of new processes and materials, and...

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THERMOCERT | Development and Certification of materials and innovative solutions for energy efficiency in buildings.

Certification for Materials, Building Envelopes and Building

Thermocert

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Interventions for safety measures in prefabricated structure buildings following the seismic events

Safety of prefabricated structures in Bologna

Following the damages recorded in prefabricated structures due to the earthquakes that took part in from the 20th to the 29th May of 2012, the CIRI (University of Bologna) was tasked to supervise the safety measures of prefabricated schools and gyms...

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Development and designing of infill masonry blocks, made of concrete, expanded perlite and secondary raw material (MPS), with high thermal-hygrometric

Blocks with high performance and low environmental impact

The researches activity has led to the development of a type of infill masonry blocks with high thermal-hygrometric performance, differentiated for thickness, internal layout and admixture, in order to ensure different performances as needed. Blocks...

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Green tiles: sustainable and innovative ceramic tiles

Ceramic production from waste recovery

The Green ceramic tiles made by 70% at least - and till 99% - of urban and industrial scraps. The production of these tiles contributes to the sustainable management of waste. The recovery of industrial scraps and materials such as packaging glass...

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Pandone Castle (Isernia, Italy)

Seismic vulnerability assessment of historical buildings

Safety verification of historical buildings.

The seismic vulnerability assessment of existing buildings is particularly important for the analysis of the seismic risk on a construction in order to highlight structural problems and design appropriate strengthening interventions. The service...

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Eco tiles for ventilated facades with pozzolanic secondary raw materials

Secondary raw materials for eco-walls

Innovative concrete elements realized by dry pressing method, constituted by secondary raw materials up to 80% by weight. The elements, with dimensions of about 250 mm x 250 mm, are suitable for applications in traditional walls or ventilated facades...

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Interoperability for enterprise networks / Support and instruments for interoperability and integration in standard based enterprise networks

Collaboration turns digital

The service and instruments offered seek to support ICT and manufacturing companies in solving interoperability issues connected to eBusiness and the use of international standards in collaborations among firms and between firms and Public...

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Masonry panel reinforced with FRP

Evaluation of the efficiency of innovative structural strengthening techniques, made out by composite materials.

Strengthening techniques on masonry panels and columns

The more recent seismic events have highligthed the seismic vulnerability of Italian masonry structures. Thus, it has become more and more important to adequately design and apply efficient strengthening interventions on masonry buildings. Among the...

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SENECA- System for ENergy and Environmental Certification

Building energy and environmental assessment

SENECA is a tool to integrate with Environmental Management Systems able to support organizations, particularly in a more efficient management of energy consumption of buildings (both industrial and residential). The service is achieved through a web...

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Production technology of transparent ceramics for high power laser applications

Flexible process ready to be transferred at industrial scale

Transparent ceramic materials are fundamental as sources of laser radiation, especially for high efficiencies and emission in the infrared wavelenghts (typically in the region of 1010 to 1080 nm). The transparent ceramic material that has reached the...

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VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING for industrial design (VIP Lab)

Industrial design and User Experience

VIP Lab offers a human-centered design service based on an immersive 3D experience for viewing complex products and systems and simulating its behavior within an interactive virtual environment. The 3D models of the product can be displayed in 1:1...

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Light alloys: microstructure and heat treatment optimization

Improve the performance of aluminum, titanium and magnesium

The choice of a light alloy for the production of mechanical components implies, also, the choice of the most suitable heat treatment. Even if heat treatment parameters are defined in the international standards, microstructure, induced in the alloys...

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