ADVISE-DETA capitalises on the scientific and technological background of every aspect of manufacturing support that the composites production requires. Through the in-depth analysis of the advanced materials and manufacturing technology available to the composite materials production world, ADVISE-DETA has designed, constructed, implemented and optimised sustainable solutions which satisfy the most demanding customers. Leveraging from the acquired experience, ADVISE-DETA spreads its activity towards marketing and promoting the technologies which are reflected by the numerous developed prototypes.
The technology areas of activity are:
INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
- Custom industrial measurement and Data AcQuisition systems (sensors, hardware and software) for production process monitoring, control and non-destructive inspection
- On-line non-destructive inspection (NDI) systems for fault detection, fault identification and defect magnitude estimation
- Process monitoring solutions based on dielectric sensing techniques with the following unique features:
- Certification and optimisation of process conditions
- Adaptable dielectric sensors in the form of interdigital capacitors
- Integration of measurement systems to the overall process monitoring and control platforms
MATERIALS ENGINEERING
- Material systems characterization and mapping
- Cure kinetics models
- Viscosity / chemorheology models
- Glass transition temperature (Tg) models
- Material state simulation tools for process modelling and optimisation
- Cure cycle analysis and optimisation according to folloiwng specific criteria:
- infusion window
- shorter cure cycles
- lower energy consumption
- conditions at gelation
- conditions at vitrification
- end of cure detection
SIGNAL AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
- Statistical signal processing and signal models
- System identification (model parameter estimation) based on experimental measurements
- Knowledge-based software solutions for sensors signal analysis towards quality assessment and optimisation of composites production and products
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Conception and organisation of research projects focused on the principal technical expertise as well as management of the project execution
- Demonstration projects for the evaluation of products efficiency on the shopfloor practices