The technology centre Eurecat has contributed to the development of new high-strength steels with advanced zinc flake coatings to optimise the manufacture of fasteners, such as bolts, screws and threads, with the aim of increasing the endurance, durability and affordability of these components used in the installation of offshore wind turbines. The innovation forms [...]
The Eurecat technology centre is showcasing cutting-edge innovations for companies in advanced prototype manufacturing at Advanced Manufacturing Madrid 2025, including a new 3D printer that combines additive manufacturing and machining, Incremental Sheet Forming (ISF) technology for the production of short series of complex metal parts, and new material treatment technologies such as ion implantation, [...]
The European Safe&Clean project, coordinated by the Eurecat technology centre, aims to demonstrate the viability of sustainable steels, with low CO₂ emissions and high recycled material content, to meet the stringent quality requirements for manufacturing modern automotive safety components. “Steel is a key material in vehicle manufacturing, offering an optimal balance between strength, durability, [...]
The Eurecat technology centre presented at the Steel Tech trade fair the development of new innovative technologies that supply industry with new steels made from recycled material, enabling a reduction in CO₂ emissions. It also showcased advances in new methodologies to characterize and validate the properties of these new steels in major commercial sectors. [...]
The Eurecat technology centre is coordinating the European FlexCrash project which has developed an online platform for simulating mixed traffic scenarios with autonomous and human-driven vehicles in real time to help identify critical situations and improve road safety. The FlexCrash platform enables interaction between human drivers and autonomous vehicles in realistic simulations and provides [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has successfully tested new technologies to recover strategic raw materials including lithium, nickel and cobalt from various kinds of waste and by-products to help secure their supply, avert the environmental impact of their mining and support decarbonising by means of the circular economy. Critical raw materials (CRM) “are crucial to [...]
On May 24, 2025, the ALBA Synchrotron opened again its doors to the public for a new Open Day, an event that has been opening up science to the society since 2012. This edition received over 2,000 visitors, especially families, and provided them with insights into research projects carried out in ALBA Synchrotron and the technology [...]
The European project CiSMA, coordinated by the technology centre Eurecat and with a budget of nearly €4.5 million, is to develop 100 percent recycled steel made from scrap and produced in an electric arc furnace to help cut CO2 footprint, boost circular economy and reduce EU’s dependency to critical raw materials in the automotive, [...]
On November 19, 2024, representatives from Eurecat, COOPHS project coordinator, participated at the CUPRA Material Innovation Hub held at SEAT S.A.’s facilities in Martorell, Spain. The event featured a compelling display of sustainable steel solutions, including a B-pillar demonstrator made from hot-stamped Boron Steel using post-consumer steel scrap. This exhibit highlighted COOPHS project’s focus [...]
On November 16, 2024, the ALBA Synchrotron opened again its doors to the public for its annual Open Day, an event that has been opening up science to the society since 2012. The 2024 edition included ten interactive demonstrations and experiments, providing visitors with insights into research projects carried out in ALBA Synchrotron and [...]
