Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TOES20230705015
- Term of Validity
- 5 July 2023 - 4 July 2025
- Company's Country
- Spain
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
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A Spanish research group has developed a device that allows this type of analysis to be carried out, allowing the material to be analysed is in direct contact with the electrolyte responsible for generating conditions other than the usual ones.
They are looking for commercial and research cooperation agreements with companies and institutions that can test the technology in their facilities and/or provide financial support to improve/adapt the technology to their needs. - Full Description
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Over the past few years, the research group has successfully developed various engineering devices. The main objective of this Spanish group is to design and construct cutting-edge tools that can contribute to advancements in the industry.
Rotating bending fatigue machine are essential for testing material properties. It is usual to face samples of the different materials to conditions that differ from the usual ones, such as corrosive environments, to evaluate their behaviour.
Currently, there are devices that allow electrochemical cells to be coupled to fatigue machines and, in this way, carry out these measurements, but not all of them allow the volume of electrolyte that is in contact with the test tube (material) to be controlled. The invention of these researchers not only allows the test tube to be in continuous contact with the electrolyte, but also allows the device to be attached to and uncoupled from the fatigue machine without making any modifications to it.
The device is a removable minicell or box that would be arranged surrounding the test tube without coming into contact with it. The device has an input and an output for the electrolyte with measures that allow controlling the volume contained by it. By means of a series of elements, the cell is arranged, without mooring, on the fatigue machine. At the end of the experiment, when the test tube breaks, the cell design allows its recovery, and it can be used again to carry out more tests.
The university is interested in contact with different partners. Commercial agreement are sought and partners for research cooperation agreements are welcome as well. - Advantages and Innovations
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The main advantages of this technology are the following:
• The device allows the test piece to be in contact with the electrolyte throughout the entire test, maintaining a constant volume of the same and controlling the surface of the material that is in contact with the electrolyte.
• The technology allows the renewal of the electrolyte during the analysis.
• The electrochemical cell object of the invention can be used without the need to make modifications to the fatigue machine.
• The material can be subjected to different environments likely to alter the fatigue behaviour in a simple and efficient way.
• The ease of the implementation makes the cost per test very competitive. - Stage of Development
- Available for demonstration
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- IPR status
- IPR applied but not yet granted
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The partner sought, both for license and manufacturing agreement, will be companies that employ rotating bending fatigue machines to test material properties, and which are willing to improve the process.
Their role will be, for instance, to use and test this technology to improve their analysis in materials.
In addition, they are looking for a research groups and research institutions to collaborate to transfer and bring the technology to the next level and, additionally, apply for European funds. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 50 - 249
- SME <=10
- SME 11-49
- Big company
- Other
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 001001004 - Electronic engineering
- 09001004 - Electrical Technology related to measurements
- Market keywords
- 08003001 - Machine tools, other metal working equipment (excl. numeric control)
- 09003001 - Engineering services
- 03007002 - Other measuring devices
- Targeted countries
- All countries