IFOS was founded in December 1989 as a non-profit research institution of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Since 1996, it has had the status of a scientific institution of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern.

The core competencies of the institute, with its 20+ employees, lie in research and development in the field of instrumental surface and layer analysis as well as in the practical use of surface-sensitive analysis methods.

We see ourselves as a link between university research and market-oriented economy with two main aims: We aim to pursue research interests of the economy with regard to current and future products and production methods through our non-profit activities, and we aim to transfer scientific research results from universities and other research institutions to applied research and industry. To this end, we conduct both contracted research in the private sector and, often with cooperation partners from universities, publicly-funded research projects.

The main focus… Surface Mass Spectrometry

Dynamic Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (Dynamic SIMS)
Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS)
Secondary Neutral Particle Mass Spectrometry (SNMS)
3D Atom Probe Tomography (3D-APT)

Electron Spectroscopy

Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES)
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS, ESCA)
Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy (UPS)

Micro-range Analysis

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM, SEM) with:

Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDX)
Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Analysis (WDX)
Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)

Focused Ion Beam in combination with a Scanning Electron Microscope (Dual Beam FIB)

Nanoscale Analysis

Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) with:

Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDX)
Electron Series Loss Spectroscopy (EELS)
Electron Diffraction in Transmission (TED, SAD)
Automated Crystal Orientation Mapping (ACOM)
TEM-Preparation (Ultramicrotomy, Ion Thinning, FIB)

Atomic…. As part of contract research, IFOS, as the technical infrastructure facility of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, offers a wide range of services for the analysis of surfaces, thin layers and solids. IFOS has more than thirty years of extensive analytical know-how in this area. This is demonstrated by the successful processing of over a hundred customer orders annually, as well as the research results from many successfully processed BMBF, AiF and DFG research projects, e.g. in the areas of nanofunctionalization of surfaces, research into friction and wear on the micro and nano scale, investigation of the adhesion behavior of polymer-metal or metal-metal compounds, and the interaction of biomolecules with surfaces or the characterization of photovoltaic materials.

We examine topography, morphology, hardness and chemical-structural composition with modern and purposefully selected measuring methods, interpret the results and provide solutions. We not only deliver measured values, but we also help…. Yes. service.

PROFACTOR is an applied research company with headquarters in Steyr and Vienna. The company conducts applied production research in the field of industrial assistive systems and additive micro/nano manufacturing. PROFACTOR acts as an interface between science and business. In more than 1,700 projects, we have demonstrated what can be created with applied production research: Innovation. 
Industrial assistive systems
PROFACTOR research focuses on systems, which are combining human and machine interaction, intelligence and processing power, human expertise and machine power.
The aim of industrial Assistance Systems is to support human beings in a in a volatile, richly varied and highly flexible production. The cognitive abilities of these assistance systems are constantly being improved.

Additive Micro/Nano-Manufacturing
PROFACTOR is especially dedicated to the combination of additive manufacturing and functionalization of surfaces, which define the quality and functionality for components.
Additive Manufacturing processes are – as well as assistance systems – a key to a competitive production in small lots and customized products. Additive Manufacturing enables (almost) limitless design freedom and the ability to combine different materials.
The focus of research is the consistent view of process chains from materials, form the processes up to the adaptation of the necessary…. Profactor perform development activities including software development, electronics design, mechanical design and construction, system integration.

PROFACTOR is organizing conferences, seminars, workshops and training events.
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The Fraunhofer UMSICHT is a pioneer of a sustainable energy and raw materials management, providing scientific results and transferring them to businesses, society and politics. The dedicated team researches and develops together with partners sustainable products, processes and services that inspire.

We want our developments to be economically successful, socially equitable and sustainable. The balance between these objectives is always at the forefront of our thinking. The institute has sites in Oberhausen, Willich and Sulzbach-Rosenberg.

In 2019, the institute generated a turnover of 49,4 million EUR with a staff of 529 persons.

As one of 74 institutes and research units of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the leading organization for applied research in Europe, we are part of a worldwide network and promote international collaborations.
Analytics Laboratory; Biotechnology Laboratory; Physics Laboratory, High Pressure Laboratory; Energy Storage Laboratory; Catalysis Laboratory¸ Chemical Laboratory
. Business Unit Polymer Materials

Material development (focus on bio-based plastics)
Product and process development, manufacturing processes
Product design, CAD design, and sample production
Surface modification and surface structuring
Foaming of plastics
Component and system development
Coating development
Studies and consultation
Multiphysics simulations of components and products
Technical and economic feasibility studies
Sustainability assessments
Analytics, chemistry, biology, environmental analysis
Determination of the biodegradability of materials and products

Business Unit Chemistry

Synthesis routes from fossil and biogenic raw materials and residues including consulting regarding the sustainable shift in raw materials
Optimization of process chains through integration of biotechnological and (thermo-/electro-)chemical-catalytic process steps
Development and optimization of scalable processes including upstream and downstream processing
Product…. Yes. service.

The Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis (CAPPA) is a research group of Cork Institute of Technology. CAPPA works in the area of photonics, the generation and manipulation of light, and is an important enabling technology for a wide range of applications. CAPPA is at the forefront of photonics research in Ireland, conducting both applied and fundamental research on photonics for applications in areas as diverse as telecommunications, medical devices, food and pharmaceutical manufacturing. CAPPA conducts internationally recognised academic research on topics such as the non – linear dynamics of lasers and ultrafast laser physics, and the understanding of the dynamics of novel semiconductor materials and devices.

CAPPA’s activities focuses on bringing the benefits of photonics technology to a diverse range of industry partners. The collaboration with industry is driven through the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway. CAPPA have a strong track record of engagement with industry. Early…
Hitachi S 3700 N – SEM
Oxford Instruments X Max – EDX
Shimadzu UV1800 – UV Vis Spectrometer
Perkin Elmer – Fluorescence Spectrometer
Perkin Elmer – Spectrum 400 ATR/ NIRA Mid and NIR
Thermo Scientific iN10 – FTIR microscope
Beam characterization suite
Steady – state fluorescence microscope
NKT high power supercontinuum laser source
Andor high resolution vis – SWIR spectrometer
Leica M165 stero inspection microscope
HySpex – Visible Imaging Camera
HySpex – SWIR Hyperspectral Imaging Camera
Spero – QT – IR chemical imaging microscope
Witec Alpha R Microscope – Raman confocal microscope
Horiba Xplora – Raman confocal microscope
Ultimaker 3 - 3D Printer

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Research

Optical fibre communications
Internet, BIM networks
Semiconductor light sources
Dynamics of complex systems

Process Improvement

Applied spectroscopy for process control
Advanced inspection techniques
Analysis of product and processes

Product Development

Prototype development
New semiconductor materials and devices
Optical test equipment
Illumination for industrial applications

Consultancy

Wide array of contract services
Imaging
Analysis

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WIT is the major provider of higher education in the South East region of Ireland and one of the largest Institutes of Technology's in Ireland. WIT hosts the Walton Institute, which is an internationally recognized centre of excellence for ICT research and innovation. Walton is unique in the Irish research landscape; it has a very high level inter-disciplinary view of the communications services space, linking basic science research expertise with software engineering expertise. This creates innovative prototype solutions in collaboration with mainly European partners and combining all this with the entrepreneurial business vision to exploit the range of commercial opportunities.

Founded in 1996, as the TSSG, Walton has grown into a large research centre (over 40 active projects per year, with 226 completed projects, 100 active staff and students 1996-2020). Walton creates economic impact by translating their knowledge base and innovation into leading edge products and services by continuing their… Walton Institute can offer companies access to cutting edge living lab infrastructure.

The Mixed Reality Lab is a Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality lab with with Hololens, Oculus Quests and a VR Treadmill.

Walton hosts an eTextile Lab were intelligent smart wearable garments for the detection and sensing of data can be knitted into fabric.

The Smart Agriculture IoT Testbed can be utilised for Agricultural technology investigation. This is a highly distributed set of environmental and soil sensors, IoT-enabling radio basestations, gateway servers enabling edge processing capabilities, backhauling solutions and server capacity hosting specific to the agricultural sector.

Finally the Radio Communications Testbed, hosts satellite comms, telecommunications, 5G with  SDR nodes; 0 - 6GHz frequency range. Spectrum Analyser and Vector Network Analyser; 0 - 6GHz frequency range, and a Satellite Ground Station.
. Industry Services

Walton Institute delivers innovative ICT solutions to our clients across multiple industries, including Agritech, HealthTech, Smart Cities, Communications and Energy Sectors.

We are transforming how companies operate and compete through our scientifically proven R&D knowledge and expertise that has a direct impact on improving our clients’ bottom line.

Every company must innovate to survive. If you do not have a Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) focus Walton can help you create that focus. If you have an established RD&I function, create an an extension of this function with Walton and we will help you push the boundaries to ensure you stay ahead of the competition and disrupt the marketplace.

Walton have engineers and business development executives that can carry out an Innovation Sprint Service, which will bring people from Idea to ICT Prototype in 2 weeks. We carry out professional software engineering services, were we look at ICT Product Architecture and…. Yes. service.

CMYK Ingredients is a food-tech development center with diverse expertise in product architecture that includes development of new eco-technologies, new product development, food engineering, specific production process engineering (for the new technologies) and re-engineering with focus on bio-factors and bio-technologies. Our major technological focal point is ingredient fermentation, in particular native fermentation of wild and cultivated plant species. The resulting ingredients are used pure or desegregated into compounds as ingredients in food or bio-cosmetic industries as well as in pharmaceuticals.  Our developments have already become the base for final products in retails and HoReCa channels and our team has the experienced staff and close partnerships with other research entities in the EU and beyond.

Our proprietary fermentation research laboratory for development and improvement of fermentation related production processes has diverse equipment for cultivation of microbial cultures,…
Laboratory fermentation reactor 1-3 L – 2 units
Fermentation reactor 50 L – 1 units
Fermentation chamber for up to 200 L – 2 unit
Fermentation chamber for up to 400 L – 1 unit
Mechanical extraction machinery UAX-tech 1 -  4 units
Mechanical extraction hydraulic complex UAX-tech 2 – 1 unit
Vacuum extractor – 1 unit
Refrigerators and freezing cameras for storage and fermentation stage – 30 sq.m.
Compound segregator  – 1 unit
Filtering complex – 1 unit
Material growing platform – 1 unit of 12 sq.m.
Infra-red drying complex – 1 unit
Laboratory microscope – 2 units
Miscellaneous laboratory devices and accessories - multiple
Access to other professional laboratories for HPLC, GC, chromatography, biochemistry analyzer, etc.

. We've managed to make a true viable fusion of culinary art, food science and product prototyping for testing the commercial hypotheses before major investment into marketing or production. With CMYK Ingredients food R&D is affordable and accessible not only to large food or retail corporations, but also to SMEs and startups!

We do development of fermented products in the following dimensions:

1. Natural sciences:

- product safety

- design of product characteristics

2. Industrial prototyping

- Engineering of processes

- Production line set-up for the new technologies and products

3. Culinary engineering

- Sensory modeling

- Sensory prototyping

- Nutrition profile design

Our mission is to make more and more live, healthy and delicious products available on grocery shelves, in supermarkets and online. We develop food-tech solutions and new foods - organic, functional, nutraceutical and microbiome supportive - for different age consumers in different geographic regions.
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ITIS Software is a research institute at University of Malaga with strong record in collaboration with industry, in particular with SMEs. ITIS Software supports SMEs in the design, optimization and testing of their products to bring the market with focus (but not only) on big data, security, artificial intelligence, and 5G.

Support is usually implemented with direct collaboration contracts and with competitive European projects (many of them as Innovation Actions).

ITIS Software members are part of several European Networks

-       5GPPP - The 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership (https://5g-ppp.eu/)

-       Networld2020 - European Technology Platform for communications networks and services

-       (https://www.networld2020.eu/)

-       cPPP on CyberSecurity: European Cybersecurity Organisation (ECSO) (https://ecs-org.eu/)

-       BDV Big Data Value Public-Private Partnership (https://www.bdva.eu/PPP)

-       Security

-       CLAIRE - Confederation of Laboratories for… ITIS Software can offer the following equipment in collaborative projects and contracts:

Morse team

Morse team is operating a infrastructure for research in 4G/5G technologies.      

Key assets:

-          Indoor and outdoor deployments, combining commercial carrier grade and open source network components

-          Full automation of experimentation and testing of indoor deployment with local and remote access

-          First class emulator for 4G and 5G (to be installed in June 2020)

-          Multiple-frequency bands for cellular connectivity

o   2.6 GHz for 4G LTE micro and small cells

o   3.5 GHz for 5G NR micro and small cells

o   28 GHz for 5G NR micro and small cells

-          Software for core network of 4G (EPC) and 5G (NSA and SA)

-          Deployment at UMA campus for fully controlled experimentation

-          Deployment at Malaga city for real scenarios

NICS lab team

NICS Lab owns two Dell PowerEdge R440 rack servers. Each of…. ITIS Software covers the whole cycle for new services and products in the software domain, including training, development, testing and design.

One example is the 4G/5G infrastructure. Morse tea has been providing access to external user projects in the scope of previous European projects TRIANGLE, FED4FIRE and is currently supporting researchers from academia and industry in the projects NRG5, FED4FIRE+ and 5GENESIS. The current services include:

●       Testing application in the devices wrt external services

●       Testing full services with virtualization and slicing in an end to end 4G/5G environment

●       Automation of experiments with local and remote access

●       Support for multidisciplinary research, with special support for connected cars and PPDR, but open to any vertical or multidisciplinary research

The whole catalogue of success stories at ITIS groups will be available at the ITIS Software web page  http://itis.uma.es/
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The Applied Polymer Technologies (APT) Gateway Centre is a nationally funded research centre specialised in polymer processing and testing. It offers a full range of activities from part design to pilot production using a suite of industry relevant polymer processing equipment. The APT centre is a member of the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway Network which includes 15 specialised Gateways and 3 sectoral clusters delivering innovation expertise and solutions for industry.

The centre has a number of collaborative EU wide links with industry and academia  based on its parent organisations membership of the European Composites, Plastics and Polymer Processing Platform (https://www.ecp4.eu/) and the Regional University Network (https://run-eu.eu/).  

 
The APT centre has a range of industry relevant equipment which can generally be characterised as: 

Polymer Processing; http://mri.ait.ie/capabilities/processing/

Polymer Characterisation; http://mri.ait.ie/capabilities/characterisation/

Design and additive manufacturing; http://mri.ait.ie/capabilities/additive-manufacturing/

Specific items include: 

Injection  moulding

130 T. Sumitumo Demag with integrated material handling system

130 T. Fanuc

60 T. Arburg

35 T. Arburg

6 T. Babyplast

14 T. Whitman Battenfeld fully integrated micromoulder with cleanroom

Extrusion

27mm  Leistritz (25 kg per hour)

16mm Prism   (20g min batch size)

22mm EUEXMA High temp compounder (10kg per hour)

Q2 2021 planetary compounder

Q2 2021 In line compouner/rheometer

27mm  Leistritz (25 kg per hour)

Labtech 250ml Blow-moulding

3D Filament extruder (12 spools per hour)

40 mm Boston Matthews Tube

EUEXMA Lab Blown Film

EUEXMA Melt-Spinning Fibre line

25mm Betol cast…. The APT centre offers a full range of services including contract testing and collaborative supports through a range of EU funding mechanisms. Services includes: 

Pilot and production-scale injection moulding, blow moulding, thermoforming, extrusion and compounding lines

Advanced analytical facilities for materials research, testing and troubleshooting

Design, rapid prototyping and micro-moulding capabilities
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MECANO ID supports its customers from Space, Nuclear and Aeronautics sectors in the development of predominantly mechanical and thermal systems subjected to harsh environments and require efficient and robust project management.

3 complementary skills

Mechanical systems engineering and development

MECANO ID ensures project management of complete developments or supports projects carried out by customers. For projects integrating other disciplines, MECANO ID relies on specialized partners or qualified subcontractors and ensures full traceability at all stages.

Composite development and manufacturing

With its multidisciplinary expertise, MECANO ID provides a unique approach including design, sizing, manufacturing and testing of high performance composite parts.

Mechanical and thermal tests

Thanks to the expertise gained over more than 20 years, MECANO ID Test Laboratory offers high value added services, in compliance with specific aeronautics and space requirements while providing… Composite manufacturing

http://www.mecano-id.fr/en/composites

MECANO ID develops high added value composite components and provides all development activities to be compliant with your needs and specifications :

design and sizing, 
manufacturing composite parts with the RTM / infusion processes, designing and manufacturing required molds,
testing to characterize products performances, 
R&D to optimize and innovate products manufactured.

The manufacturing workshop delivered its first parts for space applications in 2009. Different types of products are currently qualified: tubes, inserts, fittings, etc.

Testing

http://www.mecano-id.fr/en/testing

MECANO ID has qualified equipments to test prototypes for vibratory environmental, pytotechnical shocks and the correctly designing a screw-mount assembly : 

Vibration testing 
SRS Shock Testing Services
Screw-mount assemblies

. MECANO ID supports clients in the development of mechanical assemblies within the framework of a complete developments Under MECANO ID project management or in support in design or analysis for projects.

Mechanical and thermal design

Mechanical and thermal systems conception
Metallic or composite structure elements conception
Tooling conception (vibration, assembly, tests, etc.)
Electronic equipment structure conception
Internal and external satellites payload

Mechanical analyses

Static, modal or thermo-elastic analyses
Shock, seismic and usure analyses
Prevision, reporting and optimization 

Thermal analyses

Definition and sizing thermal control
Steady and transitional regime analyses
Temperature cartographie determination for thermo-elastic analyses
Reporting and thermal test exploitation

Manufacturing

Composites fabrication
Subcontracting metallic fabrication

Assembly, integration and tests

Prototypes assembly and integration 
…. Yes. service.

Arctur is Research & Development oriented SME, active in the field of ICT. Established in 1992, Arctur has progressed to become the main Slovenian commercial supplier of HPC (High Performance Computing) services and solutions. Arctur has its own HPC and Cloud Computing infrastructure to be used as the technological foundation for advanced HPC and Cloud computing solutions and innovative web services in a distributed, high-redundancy environment.

The company has extensive experience in server virtualization and deployment, integration of disparate IT-systems, IT support of project-management and server farm leverage for the deployment of Software as a Service (SaaS), specialized for small and media enterprises (SME). In recent years Arctur is active in the field of mobile solutions, interlacing them with web and Cloud platforms. Company has also entered the fast-developing field of 3D printing, both in data acquisition and 3D modelling, supported with parallel computations and remote visualization and… Arctur’s HPC infrastructure is a high-performance, on-demand and scalable HPC environment that was built, configured and optimized for speed and performance. Arctur-2 is our flagship hyperconverged HPC & Cloud computing infrastructure. Is has been designed and built to fit various and diverse usage scenarios, from general use Cloud Computing to HPC computing as well as Big Data analytics. By converging different types of servers into single entity we achieved high performance, energy efficiency and seamless management, enabling us to provide excellent services to our customers.

Technical details:

- CPU cores from Intel Xeon E5 v4 CPUs

- up to 1 TB of memory per node

- GPU nodes with NVIDIA Tesla GPUs

- 25/100 Gigabit Ethernet network from Mellanox

- 1.5 PB of distributed storage

- multiple-tier block storage with all-flash arrays for cloud computing workloads

 
. - HPC infrastructure rental

- HPC consulting and training

- virtual datacenter and virtual server rental

- colocation services

- development
. Yes. service.