Ultra-precision machine tools and processes laboratory

Infrastructures
Research areas
  • Engineering & Technology
Contact
Available for external users?
Yes
Description

IDEKO’s Ultra-Precision Machine Tools and Processes Laboratory (Elgoibar) is an infrastructure spanning more than 400 m², designed for the evaluation and validation of machine tools, axes, spindles, and ultra-precision machining processes under controlled conditions.

The laboratory features thermal and environmental control, as well as vibration isolation, enabling repeatable and traceable testing of geometric accuracy, thermal stability, and dynamic performance.

It serves as a foundation for the internal verification of IDEKO’s developments and as a resource for industry, providing metrology and measurement services for high-precision components, as well as measurement plans aimed at improving accuracy and process robustness in sectors such as machine tools, capital goods, automotive, and aerospace.

Equipment

  • State-of-the-art metrology and inspection systems.
  • Thermal and humidity environmental control.
  • Vibration isolation systems.
  • High-stability bases and tables.
  • Software for data acquisition, analysis, and metrological traceability.
  • Associated fixtures, reference standards, and calibration references.
Services
  • Testing and validation of ultra-precision machines and processes in a controlled environment.
  • Measurement planning and dimensional/geometric verification of high-precision components.
  • Characterization of thermal stability and the dynamic behavior (vibrations) of machines and processes.
  • Support for optimizing accuracy, repeatability, and process robustness.
  • Support for industrial developments and pilot projects in machine tools, capital goods, automotive, and aerospace.
Location

IDEKO

Arriaga Kalea, 2 - E 20870 Elgoibar (Gipuzkoa)

Other info
Machining and Hybrid Manufacturing:
- Metrology and Inspection Technologies
- Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

Application sectors

  • Aerospace
  • Aeronautics
  • Automotive
  • Capital Goods
  • Machine Tools

Industry plan

  • HAZI · Aerospace
  • IRABAZI · Automotive Components
  • IRABAZI · Advanced Manufacturing