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Department of
technological
research and
development
DEPARTMENT OF INNNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPLOITATON 03 IK4 RESEARCH ALLIANCE 06 GOVERNING BODIES 05 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 04 INSTITUTIONAL MESSAGE 01 CONTENTS DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 02This activity, driven by the Department of Innovation and Technological
Development, also originated research into identifying real innovation needs to
help us guide our research work.
Perhaps the clearest example of this performance was the design of the
Technology Development Plan Industry 4.0 for some of our main customers, and
in which IK4-IDEKO took on a major role right from the stages of research.
Therefore, at the Department of Research and Technological Development we
continue to work on setting up a powerful network of partners that allows us
to advance in areas complementary to our our expertise and to quickly and
safely reach the recipient of our research through technological developments
appropriate to the needs of industry.
Some developments in this sense are our recent inclusion in international
platforms such as SECPhO and EMVA in the field of photonics and Machine
Vision, as well as AEND in the field of non-destructive inspection. In the latter
area, we are active members of the European Forum for establishing regulatory
standards in ultrasonic inspection processes for the railway sector. On the other
hand, we would like to emphasize the cooperation with Olympus NDT, a world
leader in the technology of ultrasonic inspection and eddy current, and EDEVIS,
leader in active thermography technology.
