Solutions Design & Engineering
CeNTI provides solutions for the prediction, optimization and evaluation of the real performance of products using state-of-the- art competences and technologies. The focus is on the thermal performance of products such as clothing, footwear, sleeping bags, bedding products, car seats, helmets, heating/cooling systems and building materials/structures, through the use of several technologies and approaches.
CeNTI is capable of providing complete prototyping and product development services, encompassing R&D development and proof-of concept, pilot-scale process development and prototype/ product engineering.
CeNTI’s technologies enable full cycle development of new solutions ranging from:
- Embedded electronic devices
- Printed electronics
- Organic printed electronic devices
- Industrial process development
- Thin film and polymer coatings
- Advanced fibres &yarns
- Functional coatings for flexible, rigid and 3D substrates
- Design & Digital Fabrication
This area is divided in 2 major programs:
- Product Virtual Optimization and Characterization
- Product Engineering and Prototyping
CeNTI Solution Design & Engineering platform includes:
- Finite-Elements tools (FEM/FEA)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics tools (CFD)
- Energy efficiency analysis tools
- High Performance Workstations
- Walk-in Climate Chamber
- Thermal sweating manikin
- Thermal sweating foot
- Portable data loggers
- Infrared camera
- Portable goniometer
- Treadmill & cyclo ergometer
- Skin measurement tools
- Emissometer
New Technologies:
- 3D Printing
- 4D CNC Milling
- Termoforming equipment
- CO2 Laser technology
- Vinyl Cutter
- Heated Lamination
- Manual pressure heat transfer
- UV Curing
- IV Curing
- Finishing Technologies
- High temperature furnace
These technologies allow the following:
- Pre-prototype performance prediction
- Pre-prototype identification of performance limiting factors
- Pre-prototype performance optimization
- Analysis of buildings energy efficiency
- Thermal perfomance
- Cooling and heating performance
- Moisture Management
- Infrared imaging
- Climatic exposure
- Dynamic monitoring
- Wear trial
- Body range-of-motion
- Surface emissivity
- Thermal insulation
- Evaporative resistance
- Gadgets integration
- Proof of concept design
- 3D additive manufacturing prototypes
- 3D subtractive manufacturing prototypes
- Molding prototypes
- Encapsulating flexible prototypes
- Overlaying rigid products
- Coating surfaces
- Surface Finishing
- Pre-serial process