VoltaChem aims to initiate and facilitate collaborative development of technology and business models with relevant stakeholders to help move innovation in the field of electrification and decarbonization faster towards commercial implementation. The program addresses both the indirect and direct use of electricity within the chemical industry, and works from a systemic point of view.

We adopt a multidisciplinary approach that brings together the entire value chain: in R&D (institutions, universities), in the users (chemical, electricity) and in the suppliers (sub-components, equipment and engineering). Participants can cooperate with dedicated researchers, starting with researchers from TNO and ECN who have knowledge and network within the fields of electrochemistry, heat technology, chemistry and process technology. From the program, we aim to collaborate with top-universities worldwide.

Companies that join VoltaChem get to participate in the VoltaChem roadmap, network and RD&I activities… Overview of most important facilities:

Thermo-acoustic heat pump lab.

Electrochemical characterization lab (H-cells, PEM-cells, potentiostats, etc).

Benchscale low-pressure electrochemical stack testing station.

Benchscale high-pressure electrochemical stack testing station.

Benchscale PEM component lifetime testing stations.

Full chemical analysis lab.

Test rig for long term testing of separation and conversion of hydrogen to products.

CATE test rig for high pressure conversion of hydrogen to products.
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Community participation: Exclusive discussion group, roadmap updates, high-level results and (inter)national events.

Shared R&D participation: Pre-competitive R&D within a collaborative program with a duration of 2-4 years.

Sponsored R&D project: Pre-competitive linear development; small projects with predefined scope/time/budget.

Commissioned R&D project: Exclusive bilateral project with pre-defined scope/time/budget.

Indirect research collaboration: The VoltaChem program participates in publicly funded consortium projects and fundamental research programs.

http:/www.voltachem.com/voltachem/participation
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Industry driven Shared Research Center, focusing on technology development for the production of functionalized biobased aromatics for performance materials, chemicals & coatings

Biorizon is anticipating the expected growing shortage of aromatics from the petrochemical industry and the widely shared ambition to green the chemical industry.

Our mission is to enable commercial production of bio-aromatics by 2025. In order to achieve this we adopt a multi-disciplinary approach that brings together the entire value chain: in R&D (institutions, universities), global leaders in supply of feedstocks (upstream), chemical conversion, equipment manufacturing (midstream), chemical industry, end-users and brand owners (down-stream). We connect with multi-nationals as well as SME companies.

Biorizon is a cross-border initiative between TNO, VITO, ECN and the Green Chemistry Campus and is part of Biobased Delta. Biorizon is located at the Green Chemistry Campus in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands, at the heart of… Shared Research Center Biorizon has state-of-the-art facilities at its disposal. The facilities can be found at the following locations:

Green Chemistry Campus - Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands

TNO - Delft, The Netherlands

VITO - Mol, Flanders, Belgium

ECN - Petten, The Netherlands

Specifically the laboratories of the TNO Biorizon activities are situated in Delft and at the Green Chemistry Campus in Bergen op Zoom and offer capacity for the lab- and bench-scale process development.

Throughout the last years, TNO has invested in several pilot units at TRL 4/5 for the demonstration of individual process steps in the end-to-end process from biomass to aromatics: a biphasic reactor for the conversion of hemicellulose to furfural, a condensation reactor for the preparation of furfuryl-hydrazones, a Diels-Alder reactor  for production of the targeted bio-aromatic compounds.

In specific the following TNO equipment is available:

Bi-phasic reactor

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Theoretical assessment of feasibility of chemical pathways

Experimental validation of chemistry

Process modelling, design & development

Experimental validation of process technology (reaction & separation)

Scale-up studies at TRL 4-5

Consortium building & networking

Techno-economic viability assessments

Life Cycle Analysis

Types of interaction with Biorizon:

Community participation: Exclusive discussion group, roadmap updates, high-level results and invitations to (inter)national events.
Shared R&D program participation: Pre-competitive R&D within a collaborative program with a duration of 2-4 years.
Sponsored R&D project: Pre-competitive linear development; small projects with predefined scope/time/budget.
Commissioned R&D project: Exclusive bilateral project with pre-defined scope/time/budget.

Web-link for services

http://www.biorizon.eu/join-us
http://www.biorizon.eu/community/members

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The AMSYSTEMS Center In 2016, TNO and High Tech Systems Center of the Eindhoven University of Technology founded the AMSYSTEMS Center, a joint innovation center to develop the next generation additive manufacturing production equipment for smart, personalized and multi-functional products. Additive manufacturing (AM) concerns methods whereby products are produced layer by layer, such as 3D-printing. The AMSYSTEMS Center targets high-tech applications, 3D printed electronic devices, 3D printed food and pharma applications with spin-off to other markets that require personalized, customized, on-demand manufacturing. At the heart of the Brainport / Eindhoven region The AMSYSTEMS center is at the heart of the Brainport region and has a strong link with the Dutch Smart Industry action agenda. It also has established the Smart Industry Fieldlab MultiM3D and received an investment grant for a pilot line additive manufacturing (PrintValley2020) to be operated at the Brainport Industries Campus (BIC). Scientific and… One way of increasing the throughput is by realizing the layer wise process steps (such as powder recoating, heating and selectively laser sintering) in parallel. AMSYSTEMS Center has patented technology that does this by placing the process steps in a carousel, hereby optimizing the effective print time. The current carrousel system has approximately 3 time s faster production speeds than the conventional batch-wise processes. A n additional advantage is the possibility to integrate additional process steps without affecting the system throughput, such as quality control, multi material deposition, and the integration of components. Another advantage of the carrousel approach is the short access times after a single product has been finished, the operator can take the product from the carrousel without waiting for the whole batch to be finished. This is realized by a continuous in-and outflow of empty build-trays and finished products, and thereby minimizing waiting times and obtaining the shortest lead…. http://amsystemscenter.com/facilities/
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The research organisation Solliance is a joint venture of ECN, TNO and imec and was  founded in 2010 to combine their forces in field of next generation thin film solar cells and their application.  Together with the academic partners TU Eindhoven, University of Hasselt, TU Delft and Forschungszentrum Jülich, Solliance participates in the global research into the solar technology of the future and its use.
Solliance has pilot research lines for OPV, Perovskite and CIGS-based thin film photo-voltaic (PV) solar foil and sheets. It has extensive facilities for their structural, performance and durability characterisation as well as for technology development for their use in PV solar modules and integration into buildings and infrastructure.. Industries and SMEs can become a member of the comprehensive Solliance network. The network includes universities, research centres and leading companies in fields such as solar energy, machine building, chemicals, construction and automotive and a membership allows to stay up to date with all the latest developments.

Industries and SMEs can take part in one of Solliances Shared Research Programmes (SRP). Together with others, you can participate in the development of promising technologies or processes in the field of thin film PV. The total R&D budget of a SRP is composed of the financial contributions of individual participants plus grants, which increases the possibilities and limits the risks. Participants in a programme obtain the right to use any knowledge generated.

Industries and SMEs can partner with Solliance in a specific project. We provide the expertise and infrastructure and we work together on the R&D. Projects are mainly focused on a new application of thin film PV or integrating it…. Yes. service.

Welcome to our world of plastics!
Polymeric materials, or plastics, offer great opportunities for a large variety of new applications. For a sustainable world, a circular economy, and therefore the end-of-use of plastics based applications, is an important factor the Brightlands Materials center considers.

The world population will continue to grow in the 21st century to become nine billion by 2050. The need for new sustainable products and materials will grow with it as well. This asks for an efficient way of using and re-using materials. The Brightlands Materials Center will take up this responsibility and dedicate its research and development programs and other activities to a sustainable society.

The Brightlands Materials Center fuels the polymeric field with knowledge, talent and entrepreneurship by bringing universities, students, industry leaders and business professionals all together in shared research programs and the inspiring community of the Brightlands Materials Center.

The themes of… Additive Manufacturing

Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) printer

Stereolithography (SLA) printer

Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) printer

Various mechanical property testers (e.g. tensile tester, Notch impact tester)

Various polymer characterization testers (e.g. DSC, TGA, melt flow indexer)

Lightweight Automotive

Pilot compounder with side feeder

Pilot extruder with film blowing

Pilot injection molding machine

Injection over-moulding machine (for over-moulding of composites and electronics with polymer)

Tensile, compression, flexure, shear and torsion tester

Sustainable Buildings - Sustainable Energy

Pilot equipment for colloidal nanoparticle synthesis (atmospheric and hydrothermal)

Pilot equipment for coating of glass and other materials

Mini-compounder (3-5 gram polymer) with extrusion options (fiber, foil, injection mold)

Optical and electronical characterization (e.g. UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometer)
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Focus applications: automotive (spare) parts, biomedical scaffolds

Development and testing of light-weight automotive (long fiber) composite parts.

Focus area’s: overmoulding of composites and electronics, recycling, property prediction

Development and testing of new (nano)composite coatings.

Focus area’s: optical functional coatings and foils for buildings and automotive.

 
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Mission: DAMRC – a research and development center for advanced machining technologies that develops and transforms the latest knowledge into practical solutions in close collaboration with universities for the benefit of Danish industrial companies' global competitiveness.

Vision: Be the preferred research center for the Nordic manufacturing industry that generates the most value and technology driven business in Denmark

DAMRC is driven by the industry with a high number of industry in the Board of Directors, Technical committee as well as Educational Committee

The business model is divided into

R&D activities
Education
Technology Transfer.

R&D activities include

The first (only) in the world to successfully generate a surface roughness below 1 micron (Ra) in thermal sprayed ZrO2 (TBC - diamond like surface) by milling (0,52 micron)
Driving down process time from 45 minutes to 29 seconds in hole making in Inconel 718
Only provider of VSR-treatment in the Nordic countries
… Mazak Variaxis i600 - Mazak Integrex i300 S - Mazak Quick Turn 25

DMG NLX2500/700 - DMG CMX 70U - DMG NHX 6300 High Torque - Pre-setter

Kasto Win A 4,6

Tesa Micro-Hite 3D - 4545

Steinbichler 3D Scanner

Wilson Hardness - Rockwell 574 digital

MAHR MarSurf PS1

Leica Absolute Tracker AT901

Kistler Multicomponent Dynamomemeter

Zoller Venturion 450

Metalmax TXF Tap Testing Equipment including Harmonizer

Vibratory Stress Relief (VSR) Model 8
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Scoping, partnering, project management and participating in international R&D projects focusing on machining technologies, additive manufacturing and handling of residual stresses by vibration technologies

Training

vocational - basic and excellent of apprentices for a number of vocational training schools
university supporting specialized training in machining related topics in a number of universities
specialized industrial training targeting training of highly specialized technical staff within machining technologies

Technology Transfer

Transfer of technology and consultancy in specific companies (primarily targeting SMEs) within technologies such as milling, drilling, turning, vibratory stress relief and additive manufacturing.

 
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Sirris is the collective centre for and by the technological industry. We offer Belgian companies three key assets to help them remain innovative: years of experience and comprehensive expertise in a wide range of industries; high-tech testing infrastructure spread across the country; and an extensive network of partners. This way we help large and smaller players in Belgian industry make the right technological choices and achieve sustainable economic growth.

Every year we help on 3,000 occasions in 1,500 industrial companies, 75% of which are SMEs.

Our portfolio contains nearly 5,000 customers and we have more than 2,500 member companies.

We have over 140 in-house experts spread over 8 different sites in Belgium.

Founded in 1949 by Agoria, the Federation of the technological industry.

Our wide-ranging network comprises universities, research centres, companies, associations and other institutions from all over Belgium and Europe. We exchange staff, knowledge and… The high-tech testing infrastructure spread across Belgium comprises equipment in following doimains:

Advanced Manufacturing:

Precision Manufacturing (high precision five axis milling machine (accuracy in micrometer range, LASEA femtosecond laser texturing,  3D metal printer),

Additive Manufacturing (AM-lab with an extensive number of AM technologies in metals, polymers and ceramics, pilot for AM integrated factory),

Microfabrication (milling, EDM, micro injection moulding),

Cobots and Flexible Automation, Digitization of Manufacturing,

Materials:

coatings (PVD/HiPIMS, wet chemical & robot supported, Aerosol Jet Printing),

composites (application lab),

casting (pilot foundry),

plastic & hybrid materials processing.

ICT & Data Analytics

Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (large climate chamber, wind turbine monitoring)

. Sirris, as a non-profit organisation, offers a broad range of services for SME (esp. SMEs). 

individual support at every step along the way, from the drawing board stage right through to prototype development and pilot tests for finished products.
access to high-tech testing infrastructure,
training,
business development, supporting the set-up of innovation projects,
development of roadmaps and technology watch service. 

Companies retain ownership of the results of any cooperation, such as innovative applications or solutions. The acquired know-how remains available at the collective centre for other companies to exploit. This way we also help other companies, and thus industry as a whole, to forge ahead.
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The FTI-lab is a leading provider of integrated product development services to the textile and clothing industry. We help companies and designers to develop and implement successful innovation projects. In order to do this the FTI-lab has extensive expertise in the field of (multi)functional and smart textile materials and related processing technologies, bio-chemistry based textile processing, digitisation and flexibilisation of product development and production processes, improving cultivation and processing and application aspects of EU-origin natural fibres such as hemp, garment manufacturing and thermophysiological and sensorial comfort. Furthermore the FTI-lab has unique competencies to think both creatively and deeply technical throughout the entire process.

We have 8 FTE researchers and +20 academics with various backgrounds: textile engineers, chemists, biochemists, biotechnologists and garment technologists. They gain their strength from the multidisciplinary and approach complex questions in… The FTI-lab has equipment for:

textile production: industrial weaving looms including jacquard, flat bed knitting machines, spinning equipment for the production of fancy yarns (hollow spindle), ...
textile finishing: (UV) coating, GRINP plasma system, Ahlbrandt corona, plasma torch, several digital printers for textile and paper (transfer printing), lab scale and semi industrial equipment for dyeing, printing  and finishing of yarns and fabrics, laser, ...
garment manufacturing: 3D body scanners, one ply automatic cutter, sewing equipment, ultrasonic welding, taping, plotter, 2D and 3D patterning software, ...
testing: Moisture managment Tester, Fabric Touch Tester, Martindale, Taber, QUV, tensile strength, Elmendorf, Hydrostatic head, air permeability, burst strength, colour fastnes to rubbing, washing, water, perspiration, ...

 
. The FTI-lab features a demonstration platform for digital processing and has extensive infrastructure for prototyping and testing. Additionally we offer on demand customized training. We therefor rely on our intensive expertise in digital printing, atmospheric plasma, (UV) coating, laser technology, 3D body scanning, fit & sizing, patterning and garment manufacturing.

The FTI-lab has an expert panel to evaluate fabric touch and feel and carries out in-depth interviews and questionaires in the context of user centered design.

 
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The KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence (KIOS CoE) operates within the University of Cyprus. The Center was established in 2008 and was subsequently selected by the EU to advance into a Research and Innovation Center of Excellence in 2017. With collaboration with Imperial College London, KIOS has succeeded in securing funding in excess of 40 million euros, as part of the EU’s strategic Horizon 2020 program for “Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation – Teaming”.

The KIOS CoE is the largest research and innovation center in Cyprus on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) with an emphasis on monitoring, control, management and security of critical infrastructures such as electric power systems, water distribution networks, telecommunication networks, and transportation systems. The vision of the Centre of Excellence is to develop excellent interdisciplinary research on a global scale, as well as to produce new knowledge and important tools that can be applied to solve real… The KIOS CoE has several dedicated laboratories investigating different key enabling technologies in monitoring, control and security of critical infrastructures using cutting-edge equipment for experimental evaluation, testing and prototyping. A short description of each laboratory along with the main equipment facilities is provided below.

The Embedded and Application-specific System on Chip Laboratory focuses towards the design, development, implementation and verification of low-power, high-performance and highly reliable systems on chip, suitable for embedded and mobile environments. Equipment includes:

Multi-GPU supercomputers used for machine learning and computer vision applications
State-of-the-art low-end and high-end FPGA boards for acceleration of compute intensive applications (computer vision, image processing, machine learning).
Multi-SOC FPGA-Based BeeCube Platform for large-scale hardware emulation
Embedded Computing Systems (Raspberry Pi, Gumstix Boards, Odroid Platforms)
…. The KIOS Innovation Hub of the KIOS CoE provides research and innovation services, via an Industrial Membership Program, suitable for operators of critical infrastructure systems and regulators, related commercial and governmental organizations and innovative SMEs. The Industrial Membership Program includes the following services:

Basic research and development on monitoring, control and security of intelligent systems and networks
Customized software/hardware solutions for Critical Infrastructure Systems (CISs)
Cloud/Mobile/Web-based services
Technology evaluation (pilots) / Training / Demonstration on Critical Infrastructure System Testbed Platforms (including power transmission systems, telecommunication networks, water distribution systems, transportation networks, cyber-security)
Proof-of-concept and prototype product development
Custom hardware design for acceleration of compute-intensive algorithms
Prototyping and Emulation via Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)
Embedded…. Yes. service.

The Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN) was created in November 2007 by a joint initiative of 3 institutions, the Spanish National Research Council  (CSIC), the Principality of Asturias and the University of Oviedo.

The CINN pursues the creation, characterization and understanding of the behavior of new multifunctional materials on the nano, micro and macro scale, overcoming thereby the performance constraints that limit present-day materials and processes and the research is focused on five applications fields: Energy, Health, Homeland Security and Defense, Industry and Information and Communication Technologies.

The CINN is specialized in the preparation of raw materials, particularly ceramics. The starting materials can be both micrometer size and nanometer. The laboratory is equipped to perform:

Preparation stable ceramic slurries . Rheological characterization.
Attrition milling of ceramic powders
Atomization of ceramic slurries in aqueous medium
Atomization of… Spark Plasma Sintering

The CINN has two Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) facilities:

A laboratory equipment for samples with a size up to 80 mm in diameter
An industrial scale research equipment for the fabrication of blanks up to 400 mm in diameter. Additionally, this equipment allows to carry out sintering in a hybrid Hot-Press / SPS mode.

The CINN has also a nanotechnology unit fully equipped with:

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) with pseudo-atomic resolution on metallic surfaces.

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM) for the observation of magnetic domains.

Optical Lithography

Electron Beam Lithography

Reactive Ion Etching and Ion Beam Etching

The CINN has a Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) microbiology laboratory fully equipped with the instrumental required to carry out a wide variety of standardized antimicrobial tests used in industry (type III biosafety cabinets, incubators, ovens ... ).
. The CINN offers the following services:

Fabrication of micro-and nanostructures using optical and electron beam lithography techniques
Characterization of micro-and nanostructures at the nanoscale using scanning microscopy techniques
Conditioning of raw materials, especially ceramics, to be used in forming and sintering processes (Preparation of Stable Ceramic Slurries, Attrition Milling, Spray-Drying, Freeze Drying)
Thermal treatments and sintering (Dilatometric Studies, Calcination Processes, Sintering)
Mechanical characterization (Hardness, Bending Strength, Compressive Strength, Toughness, Creep Resistance)

Electromagnetic Characterization. Since 2009, the CINN has used ellipsometry and related optical and magneto-optical techniques for the study of a wide variety of materials, both as thin films: metals, semiconductos, dielectrics and bulk materials: dielectrics, metals, composites, ferromagnetics.

Biocompatibility tests. The CINN offers tests for biological evaluation of…. Yes. service.