The primary goal of a prototype is to support the development process of a product, since it allows the simulation in real scale, enabling the identification of design errors and the execution of tests in laboratory or through test groups.

At some stage of the R&D process of a new product, there is the need to predict its actual behaviour. The use of prototyping is an added value, considering the benefits of its application in the reduction of  errors, time and cost when designing an object.

Prototyping is an important tool in the development process, being an approximate version of what could be the final product. That is, a real and functional representation allowing the user to interact with, evaluate performance, and provide information in order to apply changes and improvements.

This tool means working directly with requirements established by the client and presenting prototypes that allow sustainable development, focused on performance and value.

 

Prototyping Services/Pre-series 

Synthesis of nanomaterials and nanocapsules:

• Pilot and industrial lines for the synthesis of customized functional nanomaterials [100 and 650 L capacity reactors]
• Synthesis of functional nanomaterials with several functionalities [at lab, pilot and industrial scales], such as: Easy and self-cleaning properties | Antimicrobial properties | Anti-odour properties | Cool touch Properties | Flame retardant properties | Antioxidant Properties
• Synthesis of functional nanocapsules with several bioactive compounds [at lab, pilot and industrial scales] such as: Antimicrobial properties | Anti-odour properties | Antioxidant Properties

 

Atmospheric pressure plasma treatment

• Industrial scale unit with 2 types of electrodes [metal and ceramic] for surface treatment of flexible materials

 

Synthesis and formulation of polymers

 

Compounding

• Polymeric compounds for fibers and polymeric structures [masterbatches, coatings, films, injected parts or molded parts]
• Compounding using conventional materials [PP, PE, PLA, PET, CoPET, PA, etc.] and next-generation materials [such as high temperature polymers, conductive polymers, biopolymers, etc.]

 

Functional coatings and multilayer structures [hotmelt]

• Extrusion coating with functional thermoplastic base formulations
• Multi-layer structures and materials [lamination]

 

Functional Wetcoatings

• Spray coating | Rod coating [0.21 m width, 6 to 400 μm thickness]
• Functional polymeric formulation, with UV and thermal curing

 

Bi / Tri Component melt spinning pilot line

• Able to work with polymers up to 450 ° C using conventional materials [PP, PE, PLA, PET, CoPET, PA, etc.] and next-generation materials [such as high temperature polymers, aggressive polymers, conductive polymers, biopolymers etc. .]

 

Thin films and functional coatings

• Thin films deposition by PVD [sputtering, thermal evaporation]
• Decorative thin films and photocatalytic coatings on flexible and rigid substrates
• Functional coatings via solution on flexible substrates at pilot scale
• Flexible substrate lamination processes, thermal curing and surface treatment by physical technologies [electron gun, corona and plasma]

 

Flexible Electronics

• Development and printing of electrical circuits and integrated/flexible electronics in polymeric substrates
• Sensor systems produced by printing and vacuum deposition techniques [pressure, humidity, vibration, temperature]
• Lighting elements [LEDS, OLEDs, PLEDS, electroluminescent, photoluminescent] integrated into rigid and flexible substrates
• Sensors/functional systems printed directly onto non-conventional substrates

 

Eletronics

• Development of electronic systems from conception and design to final product - Circuit projection, PCB Design, Assembling, Testing, Cost Analysis, Pre-series
• Development of software for different frameworks [.NET, JAVA], front-end and back-end web applications [Javascript, Node.js, SQL, NoSQL, HTML, CSS], mobile applications and solutions [Android]
• Equipment retrofitting to update sensor, communication and process level
• Development and prototyping of test systems and equipment
• Management of Electrical certification process for CE marking
• Prototyping of electronic systems [hardware] using manual and/or automatic assembly [Pick & Place]
• Prototyping of PCBs through machining processes
• Development of firmware for ARM and RISK architecture
• Production cost analysis [BOM]

 

FabLAB

• 360 design solutions [from idea to product]
• Advanced 3D printing prototyping techniques
• Laser engraving and cutting
• CNC milling [3 and 4 axes]
• Surface finishing [painting, polishing, varnishing, IR and UV curing, sandblasting]
• Device integration into rigid and flexible materials
• Electronic, lighting, sensors and smart technology integration
• Customized design and concept solutions
• Seamless device integration
• Thermoforming

 

Other services

• Management of electronic component certification processes
• Characterization of lighting sources
• Development of market studies and technological feasibility