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Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena - UPCT - Coordinator - The Matter and Electromagnetics Group (GEM) of the Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT) is a team devoted to the research and development of applications of Microwave Engineering. Since its very beginning it dedicated numerous efforts towards microwave heating research as an alternative to conventional energy use. Currently the group has a competitive laboratory from which high quality research emerges. This was achieved by purchasing high precision heating and measurement equipment and making use of the diverse microwave-related disciplines. This effort was paralleled with the establishment of contacts with the local industry, aiming at the possibilities of facing traditional problems with novel microwave heating techniques.
In the last years the group has produced more than 60 papers in peer-review international journals, more than 100 contributions to international conferences and 9 patents, and has participated in more that 20 research projects, with public institutions and private companies, related with microwave heating.
MBN nanomaterialia - MBN - Technical Coordinator - was established in 1994 with core business being concentrated in the development of mechanochemical reactors for the production of nanophased materials produced by high energy ball milling. The technological know-how developed by MBN consists in two complementary activities: the synthesis of nanopowders (Mechanomade®) and the following manufacturing of semi-finished products using proprietary consolidation technologies. MBN can supply nanophased materials of many types, such as ferrous and non-ferrous alloys (based on magnesium, titanium, aluminium and other light alloys), intermetallic alloys, composites (metal-ceramic, polymer-ceramic, polymer-metal) and polymer alloys.
microLS - MIC - posses an innovative technology microLS® that opens new dimensions in production of prototypes details using Laser sintering. The company is manufacturer of Laser sintering stations for which has available a specific commercial and industrial know how. At the background there is also an intense knowledge of the problems of feeding small particles using aerodynamic nozzles, and the problems associated with the focusing of the same.
Specialized on powder feeding, guidance and focusing in a very wide industrial application field. MicroLS has customized different powder feeding nozzles for automotive and aero applications. Products being developed covers the micro- as well as the macro size. Next to powder handling customized solutions for the integration of laser technology and alternative energy sources has been provided and are still in service.
INOV is a private R&D and Technology Transfer Institute. The Lasers and Optoelectronics Unit of INOV is a spin-off of the Laser Materials Processing Group of Instituto Superior Técnico and aims to transfer to industry and society the technologies that are developed at IST. The Unit is involved in research and development in laser powder deposition and laser micromachining methods for surface engineering and biomedical applications, on the fly ultrafast laser marking methods, remote fire detection and localization by active optical methods, oil spill detection in coastal waters and harbourages by airborne laser induced fluorescence and assessment of plants vegetative condition by LIF-LIDAR techniques.
 Manudirect srl - MAN - is an innovative company specialized in nanotechnologies, artificial vision systems design, non contact measurement systems, development and integration for industrial automation and embedded solutions. Starting from the beginning, the company has kept promoting research in the field of optoelectronic technologies and has developed various applications in the quality control and contact-less dimensional control sectors.
Manudirect srl develop and supplies laser micro-sintering equipment and offers solutions that guarantee reliability and flexibility thanks to a modular and expandable development.
 Granta Design - GRA - originates from a materials engineering software collaboration between Professor Mike Ashby and Dr David Cebon at Cambridge University. Founded in 1994, and initially focused on teaching, our technology developed to support industrial materials and process optimization. ASM International, the world’s largest professional society for materials engineering, invested in Granta in May 2000 and became a key strategic partner. Customer needs drove us to address wider issues of materials information management, analysis, and deployment in enterprises. Working with customers including members of the Material Data Management Consortium (MDMC), a collaborative project of top engineering organizations, we developed GRANTA MI to meet these requirements.
 The Cambridge University Department of Engineering -UCAM- is the largest department in the University of Cambridge, representing approximately 10% of the University's activities by the majority of common metrics, and is one of Europe's largest integrated engineering departments. It achieves the highest standards in both research and teaching and its international reputation attracts the best students, academics, sponsors and partners from around the world. Expertise on experimental mechanics comes from the Engineering department. There is extensive mechanical characterisation facility with instruments from extremely fine-scale (Hysitron Nanoindenter, Veeco AFM) to extremely large scale (servohydraulic test-frames) and all length- and force-scales between these extremes. There is also a full facility for sample preparation and post-hoc characterisation. A large staff of experienced technicians are available for mechanical testing support. The Micromechanics group within the Engineering Dept. holds a full license for finite element software such as Abaqus and there is considerable technical and logistical expertise on all aspects of modelling within the department. A number of central services are also supported by the Department such as computing systems and infrastructure, libraries, a mechanical workshop, seminar and lecture rooms, administration and in-house building and facility maintenance.
 Matres s.c.r.l. - MTS - is a research SME focused on the development of scientific and technological research activities in the materials field. Activities and efforts are addressed to perform progress on knowledge as it regards the innovation of materials and products for industry, through the development of new manufacture processes -and their relative plants- and the study of new work technologies. Matres has considerable experience as concerns nanotechnology, the design of nanomaterials, their production technologies and their applications.
 In 1986 the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. - LZH - was founded under the patronage of the German State Ministry of Trade, Industry, Technology, and Transportation in Lower Saxony. The institution’s legal form is that of a registered association. The association’s main task is to support applied research in laser technology on a non-profit basis. The LZH is involved in:
- R&D projects in the field of laser development and laser applications - Technical and scientific consulting to link research and practice - Industry-oriented training of experts for applying and operating laser systems.
 DATALOGIC SpA, - DATA - present on the international market for over 30 years, is a leader in the development, production and commercialisation of photoelectric devices for detection, safety, measurement and inspection in industrial automation. Datalogic is investing yearly 7% of its turnover in research and development activities, on a total of 170 employees. Datasensor is an excellent manufacturing company with several international recognitions.
 Telemaq - TELE - houses a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and physicists who simultaneously integrate mechanical, thermal, electronics and software expertise. Telemaq works mainly for high value added sector like Aerospace and Medical Device area. In these fields, Telemaq must meet high tech challenges in order to propose miniature sensors and actuators. More specifically, Telemaq owns all the means, skills and know how to develop piezoelectric sensors, actuators, motors or ultrasonic transducers (FEM modelling, mechanical and electrical CAD, electronic equipments, laser vibrometer
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