Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology request
- POD Reference
- TRAT20250310002
- Term of Validity
- 10 March 2025 - 10 March 2026
- Company's Country
- Austria
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- The Austrian company, specializing in innovative systems for lone workers, is seeking partners to develop and/or produce plastic housings for electronic devices. These housings must meet specific technical requirements to ensure safety and functionality. The company is looking for partners experienced in developing and/or producing high-quality plastic housings with advanced features with the aim to establish long-term business collaborations as a Supplier Agreement.
- Full Description
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The Austrian company specializes in innovative systems for lone workers and is seeking long-term partners for the development of plastic housings for electronic devices. These housings must meet specific technical requirements to ensure safety and functionality. The goal is to collaborate with experienced partners to develop high-quality plastic housings with advanced features and establish a long-term business relationship.
The company has developed an innovative safety system for lone workers, capable of detecting falls, motionlessness, and, in specific cases, electrical accidents. The system comprises a data processing unit along with additional hardware. Additionally, a smartphone app is integrated, which can automatically trigger the individual emergency chain upon detecting an accident—ensuring a swift reaction and minimizing potential consequences.
This system is already available on the market and fully developed. The company is currently looking to optimize the housing of the data processing unit and requires partners with the necessary expertise.
Beyond this system, the company also develops innovative solutions for testing, analyzing, and diagnosing equipment in energy technology. It aims to establish business relationships that support not only the current project but also future developments beyond the lone worker safety system.
The company is looking for reliable partners with experience in developing and producing high-quality plastic housings for electronic devices. Ideal partners should have expertise in material development, precision manufacturing, and advanced housing solutions. They should also be open to a long-term collaboration that extends beyond the current project and supports future innovations. - Advantages and Innovations
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The company’s safety system stands out due to its comprehensive lone worker protection. It combines various detection methods to enable a fast and automatic emergency response. The seamless integration of hardware and a smartphone app ensures that accidents are immediately detected and the emergency chain is activated without delay.
Innovation: The ability to detect not only falls and motionlessness but also electrical accidents is a crucial innovation. This feature significantly enhances safety, especially in industries with high electrical risks such as energy technology. The automated emergency triggering via an app distinguishes this system from conventional solutions that often rely on manual intervention. - Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
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The company is looking for partners capable of developing and/or manufacturing plastic housings with the following properties:
• V0 flammability to ensure safety when using lithium-ion batteries
• Waterproofing, ideally protection class IP67 (gluing, ultrasonic bonding, or O-rings)
• Fully functional button despite waterproofing requirements
• Integration of a loud buzzer for effective alerting
• Integration of a waterproof light guide for visual signaling
• Visually appealing surfaces, minimizing sink marks, and visible injection points - Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- IPR status
- No IPR applied
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The ideal partner should have proven expertise in designing and/or manufacturing plastic housings with the specified properties. Experience in developing similar housings, particularly for waterproof handheld devices is essential.
The company is seeking a partner who can contribute in all or one of the following ways:
• Consulting on housing design: Providing technical guidance on material selection, manufacturing processes, and structural design to ensure compliance with the required specifications (e.g., V0 flammability, waterproofing, and integration of functional elements).
• Prototyping and testing: Assisting in the development of prototypes and conducting necessary tests to verify performance under real-world conditions.
• Production of housings: Manufacturing high-quality housings that meet all functional, aesthetic, and durability requirements, ensuring scalability for future production.
Targeted countries: Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia - but other countries are not explicitly excluded. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49
- SME <=10
- Big company
- SME 50 - 249
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 10001002 - Assessment of Environmental Risk and Impact
- 02002014 - Extrusion
- 02007014 - Plastics, Polymers
- Market keywords
- 08001018 - Polymer (plastics) materials
- 08001005 - Other fabricated plastics
- 08001006 - Processes for working with plastics
- 08003007 - Other industrial equipment and machinery
- Targeted countries
- All countries
