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endika · June 7, 2023 · Leave a Comment

CIDETEC Surface Engineering has strengthened its position with the acquisition of equipment for the development of sustainable and recyclable hydrogen storage tanks, based on its 3R technology

CIDETEC Surface Engineering has added new Filament Winding equipment to its composite materials manufacturing process capabilities, enabling it to develop a new generation of lightweight hydrogen storage tanks (type IV), which will be more sustainable as the use of the 3R epoxy resin developed by CIDETEC (its patented 3R technology) makes them recyclable.

In this way, CIDETEC Surface Engineering reinforces its commitment and capabilities to advance in the development of hydrogen as a sustainable fuel for the decarbonisation of transport. CIDETEC is currently participating in the HAZITEK EcoH2Mov project – “New sustainable, lightweight and high-performance hydrogen storage tanks”, which began in July 2023 and in which it collaborates with 6 companies (Protec Arisawa, Mariskone, Rotobasque, Argolabe, Electroquímica Hernani and Innovation Tree). Within the framework of this project, the first prototype of a recyclable hydrogen storage tank based on the 3R technology developed by CIDETEC is expected to be validated (in the laboratory) by December 2024.

endika · May 15, 2023 · Leave a Comment

On May 11th and 12th CIDETEC Surface Engineering hosted the NDTCorr 2023 workshop in San Sebastian. NDTCorr workshop was focused on Detection and monitoring of corrosion phenomena by Non-Destructive Techniques and had the participation of leading companies and research organisations in the field. All presentations were made in English and around 50 participants attended the event.

This first day started with a general overview of the techniques used for corrosion monitoring by CIDETECwhich was followed by a presentation on Acoustic Emission as a tool to monitor in real time different corrosion forms that has been one of the main topics of the Clean Sky2 EC-funded U-CROSS project made by MISTRAS and CIDETEC. In the same day AIRBUS presented an overview of methods for corrosion prediction in aerostructures and EDDIFY an overview of physical techniques used in different industrial sectors. The first day finished with a presentation of VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) on Operando Electrochemical Impedance technique.

The second day resumed with other 7 presentations by HEREON, INSA-Lyon, ZENSOR, DAS-NANO, EDDIFY, INNERSPEC and EVIDENT. We saw more applications of physical non-destructive techniques such as Ultrasonic testing with INNERSPEC and EVIDENT, Terahertz with DAS-NANO and Pulse Eddy Current with EDDIFY, together with applications of electrochemical sensors with ZENSOR and corrosion modelling and prediction with HEREON and INSA-Lyon.

The event was the ideal place for experts in the field of corrosion and non-destructive testing techniques to discuss, find synergies and new ideas and clearly showed that the development of new technologies both for corrosion inspection and monitoring is a real industrial need.

The workshop was partially funded by the Horizon 2020 and Clean Sky 2 U-CROSS project. Some of the results of this project were presented at the event.

endika · May 8, 2023 · Leave a Comment

CIDETEC Surface Engineering coordinates this project that will build a demonstration plant for the treatment and recovery of feathers from poultry waste.

At the end of April, the company BIO-MI hosted the follow-up meeting of the UNLOCK project in Opatija (Croatia), two years after it began. During this period, an analysis of the main challenges facing the poultry sector has been carried out, with the aim of being able to establish a bioeconomy based on the revaluation of feathers that are currently generated as waste. New value chains have been proposed and UNLOCK will continue to work on them.

In the coming months, the construction of a demonstration plant for the treatment of feathers will be undertaken in Poland. In addition, some end-product demonstrators made from feathers, such as agricultural films and seed trays, have already been successfully tested for biodegradation on farmland. These results are a first step in the valorisation of the feathers proposed by UNLOCK.

Don’t miss the progress of the project on the website: UNLOCK (unlock-project.eu) and the VIDEO.

Grant Agreement No.: 101023306

endika · March 29, 2023 · Leave a Comment

CIDETEC Surface Engineering has installed a new surface treatment pilot plant equipped with a PLC, allowing it to centralise the control system and automate the surface treatment process. The plant consists of 28 tanks ranging from 200 to 250 litres in volume, reproducing those found in industrial processes, and is fully prepared to metallise plastic parts (ABS, ABS/PC, engineering or high-performance plastics, etc.), from preparing the substrate through to the first electroplating stage.

The new plant will serve as a test bench for digitalising surface treatment. The pilot line already counts on some of the most advanced chemical monitoring equipment on the market, and is ready to integrate new auxiliary equipment such as for purification or metal recovery. We are also developing a digital twin to supplement monitoring with a tool that predicts component concentrations in surface treatment baths.

All this will allow CIDETEC Surface Engineering to reproduce and improve the industrial processes to metallise plastic parts in the surface treatment industry.

endika · March 23, 2023 · Leave a Comment

The Z-WasTEK project has achieved its goal by developing multiple demonstrators that enable carbon fibre to be recycled from composite parts at the end of their service life

The Z-WasTEK project started out in 2020 with a view to developing new zero-waste technologies for manufacturing composites using high-quality recycled carbon fibre and CIDETEC Surface Engineering’s patented 3R resin (repairable, recyclable and reprocessable). A new process was subsequently developed to recycle carbon fibre after it had reached what was hitherto considered the end of its service life.

Researchers at CIDETEC Surface Engineering have perfected a new chemical recycling process that leverages the intrinsic properties of the 3R resins to separate the carbon fibres from the resin and use both recycled materials to develop a range of second-generation composite materials reinforced with recycled carbon fibre.

Moreover, thanks to a newly developed high-performance adhesive based on 3R technology and capable of withstanding the stringent requirements of industries such as aeronautics, different glued parts within a single piece can be separated straightforwardly by applying heat, offering a major benefit in terms of separating and subsequently repairing damaged aeronautical components.

Z-WasTEK is part of the Basque Regional Government’s Support Programme for Business R&D (HAZITEK), and is co-funded by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) via the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology. The project, led by OBE HETTICH S.L., has a budget of 2.4 million euros and will end in March 2023.

Apart from CIDETEC Surface Engineering and MTC as technology centres, the project has also counted on the participation of MARISKONE S.L., FIBERTECNIC S.A., FIBER PROFIL S.L., SEGULA TECNOLOGÍAS ESPAÑA S.A.U., IGESTEK INCREASE&WIN S.L., MAIER S.COOP. and INKOA SISTEMAS S.L.

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