Designing materials with exceptional properties, developing more efficient and sustainable processes, or creating lighter, high-performance products are challenges that Composite Materials are increasingly called upon to answer. At INEGI we have over 30 years of experience in this area, in projects that help companies innovate and industrialize, reducing production costs and improving products.

Offer

◖Development of new materials, semi-products, hybrid materials and intelligent materials using new fibers and polymeric matrices and the incorporation of nanomaterials

◖Development of tailor-made prepregs and comingling of advanced semi-products

◖Development of special tests and in extreme environments

◖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 of bonding technologies for composite structures

◖Computer simulation of manufacturing processes

◖Development of tools and molds

◖Application of new automation, robotization and artificial vision solutions

◖Implementation of IoT solutions and digital twins

◖Control and self-regulation of manufacturing processes with data analysis and artificial intelligence resources

◖Characterisation of fire reaction and mechanical behavior of composites

◖Prototyping, testing and industrialisation

Creating Value

Article

Circular Economy of Composite Materials: turning waste into opportunity

Article by João Silva and Rui Mendes, project managers.

News

Multi-hybrid materials will improve performance of wind turbine blades and tidal power generators

A new generation of light, high-strength, multifunctional and sensorized multi-materials is being born, which will...

News

INEGI participates in European project to integrate composite materials in offshore renewable energy structures

Article

Ecological composite materials: is there room in the industry for more “green” materials?

Article by Carla Gomes, project manager, Marta Martins and Susana Sousa, INEGI researchers in the area of...

News

The vehicle of the future will be modular and is being created in Portugal with INEGI's help

The car that exchanges the road for the sky has long lived in our collective imagination, and it is a concept that...

Team

Team Leader

Nuno Correia

Nuno Rocha

Raquel Santos

Carla Gomes

Rui Gomes

Customers and Partners