Smart materials, sensors and actuators applied to smart processes and structures. ACTIMAT
ETORTEK Project undertaken over three tenders (2002-2004, 2005-2007, 2008-2010) in which GAIKER-IK4 has coordinated a consortium of 10 partners in the Basque Country. R+D, training, dissemination and technology surveillance activities.
2002-2010
ETORTEK Project
Funded by the Basque Government
Subject: smart materials.
Leader: GAIKER-IK4.
High-protective clothing for complex emergency operations. SAFEPROTEX
A European smart textiles project for protective equipment headed by the Clothing Textile & Fibre Technology Development Company (Greece).
2010-2013
7FP European Project
Subject: smart materials.
Leader: Clothing Textile and Fiber Technological Development S.A.
Development and processing of conductive nanoclays for the development of multifunctional conductive polymers. ELECTROCLAY
Development of a conductive thermoplastic compound with rheological properties which enables an improved transformation upon injection. A Consortium Project with other centres such as (Navarre), ITE (Valencia) and Leitat (Barcelona).
2008-2010
Applied Research Project. Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
Subject: smart materials
Leader: GAIKER-IK4.
Optimisation of magnetorheological fluids for aeronautical applications
Project in cooperation with the Compañía Española de Componentes Aeronáuticos S.A. (CESA) in Madrid aimed at developing magnetorheological material-based shock absorbing devices.
2008-2010
Aerospace Research Projects CDTI (Spanish Centre for Industrial Technological Development).
Subject: smart materials.
Leader: CESA.
Intrinsically Safe Products and Processes SMART SAFETY
The ETORGAI Project, wherein smart materials are applied to the development of safer products and processes. GAIKER-IK4 coordinates the 7 participating companies and 4 centres.
2008-2010
ETORGAI Project
Funded by the Basque Government
Subject: smart materials.
Leader: Ulma E y C, S. Coop.
Research into the integration of new functionalities and smart properties into textiles. INFINITEX
A Cenit Project aimed at developing smart textiles for protective, defence and sporting equipment... in which companies from the entire textile value chain (materials, spinners, weavers, garment producers, finishers, distributors...) participate.
2008-2010
CENIT Project
Funded by the CDTI (Spanish Centre for Industrial Technological Development), Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
Subject: smart materials
Leader: Grupo Iturri.
Análisis y caracterización de polímeros con memoria de forma, propiedades y aplicaciones.
National Plan, development of shape-memory polymers.
2004-2007
Research Projects. Spanish Ministry of Education and Science.
Subject: smart materials
Leader: Universidad del País Vasco.
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