Area: Advanced Materials

Innovative sustainable rotomoulding process and biomaterials for energy efficient automotive and toy products – ROTELEC

The aim of this project is to develop energy efficient plastic product processes, to manufacture high quality, eco-sustainable and low cost products. [...]

Financed

Research and development of a new generation of plastic materials for obtaining and manufacturing prototypes – PROTONEXTGEN

This project intends to investigate the practicality of using injection materials in the process of manufacturing prototypes of different additive manufacturing technologies. [...]

Financed

Rotobiomat – Development of biodegradable plastic formulations for rotational moulding processing

This project aims to develop new formulations of plastic materials with biodegradable properties for manufacturing items of small and large size by rotational moulding. The idea is that users of this technology can have alternatives to traditional plastics for manufacturing new products or can replace part of the plastic material by other materials with more environmentally friendly properties. [...]

Financed

Mastalmond – New Biodegradable and eco-friendly almond shell based masterbatches for traditional sectors

The goal of the MASTALMOND project is “to create and to test at preindustrial level new masterbatches (colour concentrates), based in biodegradable plastics and containing in its formulation a high percentage of almond shell, a natural waste material, which firstly will permit to cover technical requirements of two traditional industrial sectors, toy manufacturing and auxiliary furniture, although the results achieved could be extended to other industrial sectors”. [...]

Development of new masterbatch formulations with natural residues. NATURMASTER

This project, led by the company IQAP and supported by PEREZ CERDA and INJUSA, intends to develop new high added value colour concentrates based on natural agricultural wastes (almond shell) with different thermoplastics for the market where there is little competition because of the high innovation value. [...]

Financed

Children’s playgrounds: correlation between physical-chemical parameters and the damping capacity of the surfaces. Requirements guide for the business sector – “SAFESURFACE

Requirements guide for the business sector - SAFESURFACE, with the aim of investigating and learning about current offers of rubber flooring mostly located and installed in playgrounds of our municipalities and to analyse the possible repercussions or factors (positive or negative) associated with the use and geographic location of these products. [...]

Financed

Development of a personalised product with the minimum amount of material and manufacture by additive technologies. MINIMAT

AIJU, in collaboration with AIMME and IBV, is developing a project with the intention of obtaining personalised products, reducing the amount of material employed to a minimum. The result would be achieved through use of additive manufacturing technologies with the support of specific topological optimisation software (via the use of MEF). [...]

Financed

Cartridge wadding – PVA-based biodegradable and ecological cartridge wadding

The main aim of the project is to design, manufacture and launch on the market an innovative and environmentally friendly shotgun cartridge with water-soluble and biodegradable components (the wadding). [...]

Financed

Development of new materials for selective laser sintering for new technological applications (MATSINTER)

The aim of this project is to develop new formulations of materials with various properties for processing by SLS: plastics with electrical conductivity, ceramic powder, plastics with new contents, with biodegradable properties, etc. [...]

Financed

Development of new materials for Selective Laser Sintering with the aim of seeking and diversifying new rapid manufacturing applications

The aim is to develop, test and optimise new materials (plastics, metals, etc.) different from those provided by manufacturers of the technology that would enable meeting the needs of new customers and the demands of existing customers in order to find and expand to new markets in their application. [...]

Financed