Pilot plant for advanced ceramics processing and powder metallurgy

Infrastructures
Research areas
  • Engineering & Technology
Contact

946 430 850

(+34) 946 430 850 (International calls)

Available for external users?
Yes
Description

The pilot plant for processing advanced ceramics and powder metallurgy has specific equipment for carrying out all stages of the production processes:

Equipment

  • Equipment for processing raw materials (mills, mixers, granulators and atomisers)
  • Forming equipment (pressing, casting, powder injection moulding)
  • Heat treatment equipment (removal and sintering furnaces up to 2200 ºC in various atmospheres – oxidising, inert, reducing, low/high vacuum)

This equipment is complemented by specific equipment for simultaneous forming and sintering:

  • HP (hot press)
  • SPS (spark plasma sintering)
  • ERS (electrical resistance sintering)
Services
  • Development of ceramic and metallic materials
  • Definition and optimization of manufacturing process routes
  • Prototype and pre-series production
  • Microstructural stability studies

Aimed at:

  • Companies in any sector looking for ceramic and metal solutions based on alternative materials and processes.
Location

TECNALIA

Gipuzkoa Science and Technology Park, Mikeletegi Pasealekua, 2, E-20009, Donostia-San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa)

Other info
Metallurgical Processes:
- High-Performance Metallic Materials and Alloys
- Advanced Materials

Application sectors

  • Aerospace
  • Aeronautics and space
  • Automotive
  • Capital goods (metalworking industry)
  • Foundries and steelmaking
  • Machine tools and robotics
  • Healthcare and medical devices

Industry plan

  • HAZI · Aerospace
  • IRABAZI · Automotive components
  • IRABAZI · Advanced manufacturing
  • IRABAZI · Metallurgy