ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONIC

Development of pieces in plastic materials and composites.

• Substitution of traditional materials with plastics and composites for pieces for electrical use.
• Selection of suitable materials for electrical parts (connectors, fuses, conduits, wires, transformers, etc.)
• Development of new plastic formulations using compounding.
• Incorporation of recycled materials.
• Development of materials with good behaviour to fire with non-halogenated fire retarded materials
• Development of materials with properties for arc resistance.
• Formulations of epoxy resins for electrical insulation using encapsulation.
• Development of new prepregs for printed circuits.
• Pieces with phenolic resins and moulding powder.
• Polyurethane.
• Development of SMC/BMC formulations for cabinets, boards and other components (switches, differentials, magnetocaloric effect).
• Development of materials for electrical conductions.
• Functional and active materials: Electro-luminescent polymers.
• Conductor polymers.

Commissioning and improvement of processes for pieces.

• Processing thermoplastics for every-day use and technical use.
• Development of hollow pieces using Rotomolding.
• Injection, bi-material injection, SMC, compression, RTM and Filament Winding.
• Mould commissioning.
• Wire, sheet and profile extrusion.
• Rapid tooling (resin moulds and metallic projection).
• Manufacture of prototypes or preseries.

Finite element design and calculation

• Finite element mechanical and thermal design and calculation of plastic pieces and composites. Support software: CATIA v.5. IDEAS, Solid-edge and ANSYS.
• Simulation of injection of plastic pieces with MOLDFLOW®.

Characterization and testing of materials

• Mechanical, physical-chemical and thermal tests, instrumental analysis and ageing.
• Reaction to fire (M Classifications), Flammability (UL 94, etc.), Smoke density (NBS chamber), Smoke toxicity (F Classifications), Corrosiveness of gases, Halogen content.

Environmental Offer

• Environmental Diagnosis (EKOSCAN®).
• Plans for minimization and reuse of products or waste.
• Plans for minimization and reuse of discharges.
• Evaluation of water and soil quality.
• Treatment systems for waste, soils and discharges.
• Eco-design.
• Development of clean technologies.
• Life-cycle analysis of products, processes and/or services.

Recycling and Recovery

• End of life technologies.
• Recycling pilot plants - prototyping.
• Logistics and transport of waste.
• Separation and classification, reuse and disassembly technologies.
• High added-value products made from recycled material: prototypes.
• Refused Derived Fuels (RDF).
• Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Analysis.
• Design for recycling and disassembly.