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Industrial maintenance: Data analysis

Condition-based maintenance allows faults to be detected before they occur, and in that way for maintenance to be carried out at the right moment and in a planned way. In this respect, IK4-TEKNIKER is offering support in everything to do with data and information analysis.

Intelligent pigments: they prevent corrosion, repel bacteria and regulate temperature

IK4-TEKNIKER is the scientific coordinator of a European project that is seeking to cut costs and improve energy efficiency in the automotive industry and construction. The project, which kicked off in 2012 with a budget of 4.6 million euros, ended on 28 February.

Learning from the bees to organise the traffic better

IK4-TEKNIKER is participating in a project that will be incorporating the attributes of natural systems into the smart home or intelligent traffic networks and aims to cut the energy consumption of homes by over 20% and improve traffic networks by 70%.

Mobile machine tools: small solutions for big problems

The expert’s view: by Josu Eguia, IK4-TEKNIKER’s Researcher

Surface engineering: giving materials a new skin

The specialist’s vision: by Estibaliz Aranzabe

‘Healthier’ transformers made possible by redesigned maintenance

IK4-TEKNIKER has come up with innovations in the application of a system known as Function-Based Maintenance to carry out a comprehensive diagnosis of faults and breakdowns in power transformers; it is designed to maximize the useful life and efficiency of the equipment.