Manufacturing Processes
To develop flexible, sustainable, and efficient processes that contribute to the improvement and optimization of manufacturing, reducing costs, and anticipating production problems. At INEGI we meet the needs of our customers and partners, in a collaborative work that follows the entire innovation cycle, from the idea to the industrialization of the final solution, whether in the metals, composites, or hybrids manufacturing processes.
Offer
◖Development and optimisation of advanced metal component manufacturing processes, including forming, casting, milling and laser, as well as special processes
◖Development and optimisation of advanced processes for semi-products and components manufacturing in composite or hybrid materials (composite/polymeric/metal), including Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) processes at low and high pressure, by infusion, forming and filament winding
◖Development and optimisation of new additive and hybrid manufacturing processes (combining additive manufacturing with subtractive manufacturing) of metals, polymers and composites
◖Development of bonding technologies (metals, composites, hybrids)
◖Design for manufacturing
◖Computer simulation of manufacturing processes
◖Implementation of IoT solutions and digital twins
◖Application of new automation, robotization and artificial vision solutions
◖Process optimisation, control and self-regulation
◖Optimisation and control of manufacturing processes with data analysis and artificial intelligence resources
◖Prototyping, testing and industrialisation
Creating Value
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INEGI will contribute to reinforce Portuguese leadership in the production of bicycles
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INEGI contributes with innovative solutions for the future of the automotive sector
To position the national automotive cluster in the new global value chains is the motivation behind «Hi- rEV".
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INEGI joins Bosch to better predict behavior of adhesive joints in demanding environments
A group of INEGI researchers created, together with the german multinational Bosch, a set of procedures to allow the...
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Valorization in Metallurgy: how additive manufacturing benefits from metallurgical «waste»
The material use, energy use and waste production in the metallurgical industry are aspects that must be rethought...
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INEGI helped Ricardo & Barbosa to increase quality of their crimping tools
Ricardo & Barbosa, a portuguese company dedicated to the design and manufacture of high precision tools for various...
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Automotive components in composite materials now closer to reality
The Institute's team of experts has developed laboratory-scale composite materials processing methodologies and 3D...
Core Team
Team Leader
Rui Neto
Ana Reis
Nuno Correia
