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Spanish R&D center offers advanced Composite Materials and Manufacturing Technologies for Aerospace, Automotive, and Energy Applications

Summary

Profile Type
  • Technology offer
POD Reference
TOES20250520020
Term of Validity
20 May 2025 - 20 May 2026
Company's Country
  • Spain
Type of partnership
  • Research and development cooperation agreement
  • Investment agreement
  • Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Targeted Countries
  • All countries
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General information

Short Summary
A Spanish R&D institution specialized in advanced composite materials for the aerospace, automotive, and energy sectors offers its innovative solutions in design, manufacturing, and testing. The organization seeks cooperation in research and development with companies and technology centers.
Full Description
The organization is a leading research and development centre specializing in advanced composite materials for aerospace, automotive, and energy sectors. The institution gives solutions to industries that demand lightweight, high-strength materials for efficiency and sustainability. Current composite solutions face challenges in cost, scalability, and performance.
The centre develops high-performance composites and advanced manufacturing techniques, including:
• Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) & Automated Tape Laying (ATL)
• Autoclave & Out-of-Autoclave (OoA) Processing
• Thermoplastic & Thermoset Composites
• Non-Destructive Testing & Structural Health Monitoring
• Eco-friendly & Recyclable Composites
Its advanced facilities and expertise enable the development of high-performance, cost-effective, and lightweight materials. allowing versatile application fields. Its technology applies to aerospace (UAVs, wings, fuselage), hydrogen tanks, high-speed trains, or naval structures. They collaborate with TIER 1 companies, especially aerospace, and participate in EU R&D projects.
Advantages and Innovations
The organization offers cutting-edge composite manufacturing technologies that enhance performance, efficiency, and sustainability across aerospace, automotive, and energy sectors. The key advantages are:
• Advanced Manufacturing Processes: We have high expertise in AFP (Automated Fiber Placement), ATL (Automated Tape Laying), and Out-of-Autoclave (OoA) techniques for high-precision and scalable composite production.
• Thermoplastic & Thermoset Composite Research and Development: The organization is pioneering the use of thermoplastic and thermoset composites, enabling recyclability, reduced curing times, welding and superior impact resistance.
• Equipment: Cutting-edge testing and production facilities, including autoclaves, ovens, NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) systems, and mechanical and chemical testing labs.
• Sustainability & Lightweighting: Developments are focused on eco-friendly, high-strength composites that improve energy efficiency in mobility and aerospace.
Stage of Development
  • Available for demonstration
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
  • Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Goal 13: Climate Action
  • Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
IPR status
  • Secret know-how

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
Suitable partners would ideally:
Co-develop research and development (R&D) projects
Participate in knowledge and technology transfer activities.
Provide opportunities to test and demonstrate new technologies or prototypes in real industrial settings, using real case studies or specific technical challenges.
Type and Size of Partner
  • SME <=10
  • Other
  • University
  • SME 50 - 249
  • R&D Institution
  • SME 11-49
  • Big company
Type of partnership
  • Research and development cooperation agreement
  • Investment agreement
  • Commercial agreement with technical assistance

Dissemination

Technology keywords
  • 02007005 - Composite materials
  • 02007019 - Lightweight materials
  • 02007022 - Conductive materials
Market keywords
  • 08001009 - Speciality/performance materials: producers and fabricators
  • 08002004 - Robotics
  • 08001005 - Other fabricated plastics
  • 08001004 - Fibre-reinforced (plastic) composites
  • 08001001 - Plastic fabricators
Targeted countries
  • Afghanistan
  • Aland Islands
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • American Samoa
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Anguilla
  • Antarctica
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bermuda
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Bouvet Island
  • Brazil
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Christmas Island
  • Cocos Islands
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Cook Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Curacao
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Polynesia
  • French Southern Territories
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Grenada
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guam
  • Guatemala
  • Guernsey
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Heard Island and McDonald Islands
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Ivory Coast
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jersey
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Montserrat
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • New Caledonia
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Niue
  • Norfolk Island
  • North Korea
  • North Macedonia
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Pitcairn
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Reunion
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Barthelemy
  • Saint Helena
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Martin
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Sint Maarten
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • South Korea
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Timor Leste
  • Togo
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Tuvalu
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • United States Minor Outlying Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vatican
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • Western Sahara
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe