ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

Development of pieces in plastic materials and composites.

• Substitution of traditional materials with plastics and composites for electrical appliance pieces.
• Development and characterization of new plastic formulations using compounding.
• Incorporation of recycled materials.
• Simple panels and Sandwich panels.
• Polyurethane foams and new insulating materials.
• Thermoplastic elastomers.
• Development of SMC/BMC formulations for pieces at high temperatures, resistant to cleaning products.
• Thermoplastic/Thermoset hybrid materials.
• Multi-material pieces.
• Development of water-based paints.
• Development of colour concentrates.
• Chrome plating and painting of pieces.
• Functional and active materials:
• Changes Colour due to temperature or electrical variations for alarm purposes
• Materials with anti-microbe agents.
• Humidity-regulating materials.
• Conductive polymers.

Commissioning and improvement of processes for pieces.

• Processing of commodities and technical thermoplastics.
• Development of hollow pieces using Rotomolding.
• Injection, bi-material injection, SMC compression, BMC, RTH and Filament Winding.
• GMT processing.
• SMC compression and BMC injection.
• Mould commissioning.
• Wire, sheet and profile extrusion.
• Development of pieces using RTM.
• Transformation of Polyurethane through casting and RIM.
• Rapid tooling (resin moulds and metallic projection).
• Manufacture of prototypes or preseries.

Finite element design and calculation

• Mechanical and thermal design and calculation of plastic pieces and composites by FEM. Support software: CATIA v.5. IDEAS, Solid-edge and ANSYS.
• Simulation of injection of plastic pieces with MOLDFLOW®.
• Design of pieces following hygienization criteria for clean environments.

Recycling and Recovery

• End of life technologies.
• Recycling - prototype pilot plants.
• 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.

Characterization and testing of materials

• Mechanical, physical-chemical and thermal tests, instrumental analysis and ageing.
• Tests on paints.
• Microbiological tests.

Environmental Offer

• Environmental Diagnosis (EKOSCAN®).
• Plans for minimization and reuse of products or waste.
• Plans for minimization and reuse of waste disposal.
• 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.