RE-ENGINEERING OF NATURAL STONE PRODUCTION CHAIN THROUGH KNOWLEDGE BASED PROCESSES, ECOINNOVATION...
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RE-ENGINEERING OF NATURAL STONE PRODUCTION CHAIN THROUGH KNOWLEDGE BASED PROCESSES, RE-ENGINEERING OF NATURAL STONE PRODUCTION CHAIN THROUGH KNOWLEDGE BASED PROCESSES, ECOINNOVATION AND NEW ORGANISATIONAL PARADIGMS ECOINNOVATION AND NEW ORGANISATIONAL PARADIGMS (I-STONE) (I-STONE) Objectives Objectives The need for an IP (I-STONE) to address the current problems and the The need for an IP (I-STONE) to address the current problems and the future requirements of the European Stone Sector originates from the ever future requirements of the European Stone Sector originates from the ever increasing need of the EU Construction industry for more and higher increasing need of the EU Construction industry for more and higher quality stone products and the fact that despite its economic importance, quality stone products and the fact that despite its economic importance, the Stone Sector has not made any significant technological progress the the Stone Sector has not made any significant technological progress the last decades. The primary aim of I-STONE is the reengineering of the last decades. The primary aim of I-STONE is the reengineering of the stone production chain, in order to considerably increase its efficiency stone production chain, in order to considerably increase its efficiency and productivity, minimise the amount of stone wastes disposed in the and productivity, minimise the amount of stone wastes disposed in the environment, produce a new generation of multifunctional products based environment, produce a new generation of multifunctional products based on stone wastes and safeguard the quality in stone application and use. on stone wastes and safeguard the quality in stone application and use. The ultimate target of the project is to transform the rather traditional The ultimate target of the project is to transform the rather traditional Stone Sector into a modern, competitive and knowledge-based industry and Stone Sector into a modern, competitive and knowledge-based industry and ensure a lasting technological superiority of EU over its competitors. ensure a lasting technological superiority of EU over its competitors. These objectives will be achieved with the incorporation of These objectives will be achieved with the incorporation of nanotechnology and intelligent manufacturing in stone processing and nanotechnology and intelligent manufacturing in stone processing and through the creation of new applicable knowledge and radical innovations through the creation of new applicable knowledge and radical innovations in advanced materials and multifunctional products. The main radically in advanced materials and multifunctional products. The main radically new knowledge to be developed includes the development of a new new knowledge to be developed includes the development of a new generation of consolidating agents with chemical characteristics similar generation of consolidating agents with chemical characteristics similar to that of the stone, which will efficiently consolidate the stone to that of the stone, which will efficiently consolidate the stone products and prevent them from breaking during their processing; products and prevent them from breaking during their processing; innovative extra thin cutting disks, a new generation of Ultra Fine innovative extra thin cutting disks, a new generation of Ultra Fine Dispersed Diamonds and new heavy metal free metal-diamond bonds resistant Dispersed Diamonds and new heavy metal free metal-diamond bonds resistant to high temperatures and mechanical stresses that will lead to the to high temperatures and mechanical stresses that will lead to the development of innovative high-speed drilling and cutting tools to development of innovative high-speed drilling and cutting tools to maximise productivity and new multifunctional products. maximise productivity and new multifunctional products. Valentina Cetean Valentina Cetean is an engineer geologist and is an engineer geologist and scientific research, specialized in applicative and scientific research, specialized in applicative and economical research of raw materials for construction economical research of raw materials for construction and is working at the PROCEMA for 14 yeas. She has a and is working at the PROCEMA for 14 yeas. She has a Master degree in Environmental Management, a Master degree in Environmental Management, a specialization for Management and Marketing of SME specialization for Management and Marketing of SME and consulting specialist and auditor for Quality and consulting specialist and auditor for Quality Management Systems for the building stones producers. Management Systems for the building stones producers. She is member of Romanian Committee for She is member of Romanian Committee for Standardization “Natural Stone” and prepares the Standardization “Natural Stone” and prepares the final sustain of PhD thesis in Geology. She is the final sustain of PhD thesis in Geology. She is the project leader of several national research projects project leader of several national research projects related like to the methods to the improvement of related like to the methods to the improvement of blocks cutting processes, to the establishing and blocks cutting processes, to the establishing and monitoring of the anthropic activity impact on river monitoring of the anthropic activity impact on river profiles, unconventional uses of the stones, profiles, unconventional uses of the stones, petrographical, mineralogical and physico – petrographical, mineralogical and physico – mechanical characteristics of Romanian ornamental mechanical characteristics of Romanian ornamental stones. stones. Neculai Ciornei Neculai Ciornei is Executive Manager of department is Executive Manager of department and chairman of Romanian Committee for and chairman of Romanian Committee for Standardization “Natural Stone”. He is engineer Standardization “Natural Stone”. He is engineer geologist and specialist for Technical Agreement of geologist and specialist for Technical Agreement of natural stone and has expertise on evaluation of natural stone and has expertise on evaluation of natural stone durability of building materials and natural stone durability of building materials and physical and mechanical characterization of stones; physical and mechanical characterization of stones; has a Master degree in Environmental Management has a Master degree in Environmental Management Silviana Marica Silviana Marica is engineer geologist specialized in is engineer geologist specialized in the research of raw materials for buildings, the research of raw materials for buildings, inclusive physical and mechanical characterization of inclusive physical and mechanical characterization of PROCEMA GEOLOGI PROCEMA GEOLOGI Ltd Ltd- - Geological Geological Research and Design and Testing Research and Design and Testing Laboratory Laboratory is an independent department is an independent department of PROCEMA and have 5 permanently of PROCEMA and have 5 permanently employments and other research employments and other research partners. The department carries out partners. The department carries out activities and renders specialized activities and renders specialized services surveys from more then 200 services surveys from more then 200 deposits for raw materials that can be deposits for raw materials that can be used in the industry of building, used in the industry of building, technological processes in the building technological processes in the building materials industry and studies of materials industry and studies of environmental impact. It holds the environmental impact. It holds the Secretariat of Romanian Committee for Secretariat of Romanian Committee for Standardization “Natural Stone” The Standardization “Natural Stone” The department prepares technical department prepares technical agreements for materials and products, agreements for materials and products, as well as technical regulations for as well as technical regulations for construction, possesses an important construction, possesses an important Romanian data bank in the field of Romanian data bank in the field of building materials and has contacts building materials and has contacts with many stone producers in Romania. with many stone producers in Romania. 136 Calea Grivitei, S 1, 010707, Bucharest Phone/Fax: +40-21-222 96 69, Phone +40-21-206 68 60, www.procema.ro , www.georock.rdslink.ro , e-mail: [email protected] Benefits Benefits • Development of expert systems for design, Development of expert systems for design, construction, stone risk analysis and construction, stone risk analysis and service life; service life; • Prediction in the construction sector to Prediction in the construction sector to prolong the lifetime of the stone products; prolong the lifetime of the stone products; • Development of a maintenance handbook to Development of a maintenance handbook to ensure the designed service life of stone ensure the designed service life of stone products; products; • Development of lab scale virtual selection Development of lab scale virtual selection system at the web to assist stone system at the web to assist stone consumers, end-users and applicants to consumers, end-users and applicants to select piece by piece the stone products; select piece by piece the stone products; • Assessment of the existing waste management Assessment of the existing waste management schemes applied by the European stone schemes applied by the European stone sector and development of appropriate waste sector and development of appropriate waste management tools; management tools; • A database with information on documented A database with information on documented practice and guidelines for natural stone practice and guidelines for natural stone applications. applications. Coordinator Coordinator name: G. Gandolfi; name: G. Gandolfi; Organisation : PEDRINI SPA, email and fax: [email protected], +390354259286 Organisation : PEDRINI SPA, email and fax: [email protected], +390354259286 1 PEDRINI SPA (PEDRI) I 1 PEDRINI SPA (PEDRI) I 2 Asociacion De Investigación De Las Industrias De La Construcción (AIDICO) E 2 Asociacion De Investigación De Las Industrias De La Construcción (AIDICO) E 3 Association for Research and Industrial Development of Natural Resources (AITEMIN) E 3 Association for Research and Industrial Development of Natural Resources (AITEMIN) E 4 Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB (AtlasCopco) S 4 Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB (AtlasCopco) S 5 B Grelk Consult (BGC) D 5 B Grelk Consult (BGC) D 6 Belgian Building Research Institute (BBRI) B 6 Belgian Building Research Institute (BBRI) B 7 CEVALOR – Centro Tecnológico para o Aproveitamento e Valorização das Rochas Ornamentais e 7 CEVALOR – Centro Tecnológico para o Aproveitamento e Valorização das Rochas Ornamentais e Industriais (CEVALOR) P Industriais (CEVALOR) P 8 Consorzio CETMA (CETMA) I 8 Consorzio CETMA (CETMA) I 9 D’Appolonia SpA (DAPPO) I 9 D’Appolonia SpA (DAPPO) I 10 Diamond Innovations (DIIN) D 10 Diamond Innovations (DIIN) D 11 E.R.I.C.A. Soc. Consortile a R.L. (ERICA) I 11 E.R.I.C.A. Soc. Consortile a R.L. (ERICA) I 12 Environmetal Chemical and Metallurgical Services LTD (ECHMES) EL 12 Environmetal Chemical and Metallurgical Services LTD (ECHMES) EL 13 GeoAnalysis S.A. (GEO) EL 13 GeoAnalysis S.A. (GEO) EL 14 Extreme materials (Extreme) I 14 Extreme materials (Extreme) I 15 Graniet Import Benelux BV (GIB) NL 15 Graniet Import Benelux BV (GIB) NL 16 IBAG Switzerland AG (IBAG) CH 16 IBAG Switzerland AG (IBAG) CH 17 Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration, Department of EconomicGeology (IGME.DEG) EL 17 Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration, Department of EconomicGeology (IGME.DEG) EL 18 Marmol Compac, SA (MarCom) E 18 Marmol Compac, SA (MarCom) E 19 Marmor & Granit AB (MoG AB) S 19 Marmor & Granit AB (MoG AB) S 20 National Technical University of Athens, Laboratory of Metallurgy (NTUA.LM) EL 20 National Technical University of Athens, Laboratory of Metallurgy (NTUA.LM) EL 21 National Technical University of Athens, Lab. Of Heterogeneous Mixtures & Combustion Systems 21 National Technical University of Athens, Lab. Of Heterogeneous Mixtures & Combustion Systems (NTUA. HMCS) EL (NTUA. HMCS) EL 22 Levantina y Asociados de Minerales,SA (LEVMIN) E 22 Levantina y Asociados de Minerales,SA (LEVMIN) E 23 Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (PPIMC) RO 23 Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (PPIMC) RO 24 PROCEMA GEOLOGI Bucharest (PCG) RO 24 PROCEMA GEOLOGI Bucharest (PCG) RO 25 Ripamonti Gianni sas (RIPA) I 25 Ripamonti Gianni sas (RIPA) I 26 S.C. Conex Color S.R.L (CONEX) RO 26 S.C. Conex Color S.R.L (CONEX) RO 27 SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute (SP) S 27 SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute (SP) S 28 Space Research Institute of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (SRI-BAS) BG 28 Space Research Institute of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (SRI-BAS) BG 29 StatSoft Polska Sp. z o.o. (SSPol) PL 29 StatSoft Polska Sp. z o.o. (SSPol) PL 30 SVILUPPO ITALIA TOSCANA SCPA (SVI-TOSCANA) I 30 SVILUPPO ITALIA TOSCANA SCPA (SVI-TOSCANA) I 31 Trion Tensid AB (TTAB) S 31 Trion Tensid AB (TTAB) S 32 Universidad de Oviedo (UOVE) E 32 Universidad de Oviedo (UOVE) E 33 University of Applied Sciences FH NON (FHNON) D 33 University of Applied Sciences FH NON (FHNON) D 34 University of Hannover (UHANN.IPE) D 34 University of Hannover (UHANN.IPE) D 35 University of Twente (UT) NL 35 University of Twente (UT) NL 36 ZENON (ZENON) EL 36 ZENON (ZENON) EL Partnership Partnership PROCEMA SA PROCEMA SA- Research, Design and - Research, Design and Experimental Production Institute for Experimental Production Institute for Construction and Construction Construction and Construction Materials, founded in 1949, has Materials, founded in 1949, has contributed by its research and design contributed by its research and design activities to creating the activities to creating the construction materials industry of construction materials industry of Romania. Complex projects have been Romania. Complex projects have been carried out for over 500 factories and carried out for over 500 factories and production capacities for building production capacities for building materials in Romania and 15 materials in Romania and 15 industrial, social and cultural units industrial, social and cultural units set up in foreign countries. set up in foreign countries. Till present, the research activity Till present, the research activity produced more than 50 new materials produced more than 50 new materials and obtaining of over 60 patents of and obtaining of over 60 patents of inventions. The institute has an inventions. The institute has an authorized testing laboratory for authorized testing laboratory for materials and products and co-operates materials and products and co-operates with high education institutions and with high education institutions and specialized research institutes from specialized research institutes from Romania and from abroad. Romania and from abroad.
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RE-ENGINEERING OF NATURAL STONE PRODUCTION CHAIN THROUGH KNOWLEDGE BASED RE-ENGINEERING OF NATURAL STONE PRODUCTION CHAIN THROUGH KNOWLEDGE BASED PROCESSES, ECOINNOVATION AND NEW ORGANISATIONAL PARADIGMSPROCESSES, ECOINNOVATION AND NEW ORGANISATIONAL PARADIGMS
(I-STONE)(I-STONE)
ObjectivesObjectives
The need for an IP (I-STONE) to address the current problems and the future The need for an IP (I-STONE) to address the current problems and the future requirements of the European Stone Sector originates from the ever requirements of the European Stone Sector originates from the ever
increasing need of the EU Construction industry for more and higher quality increasing need of the EU Construction industry for more and higher quality stone products and the fact that despite its economic importance, the Stone stone products and the fact that despite its economic importance, the Stone Sector has not made any significant technological progress the last decades. Sector has not made any significant technological progress the last decades.
The primary aim of I-STONE is the reengineering of the stone production The primary aim of I-STONE is the reengineering of the stone production chain, in order to considerably increase its efficiency and productivity, chain, in order to considerably increase its efficiency and productivity,
minimise the amount of stone wastes disposed in the environment, produce minimise the amount of stone wastes disposed in the environment, produce a new generation of multifunctional products based on stone wastes and a new generation of multifunctional products based on stone wastes and
safeguard the quality in stone application and use. The ultimate target of the safeguard the quality in stone application and use. The ultimate target of the project is to transform the rather traditional Stone Sector into a modern, project is to transform the rather traditional Stone Sector into a modern,
competitive and knowledge-based industry and ensure a lasting competitive and knowledge-based industry and ensure a lasting technological superiority of EU over its competitors.technological superiority of EU over its competitors.
These objectives will be achieved with the incorporation of nanotechnology These objectives will be achieved with the incorporation of nanotechnology and intelligent manufacturing in stone processing and through the creation and intelligent manufacturing in stone processing and through the creation of new applicable knowledge and radical innovations in advanced materials of new applicable knowledge and radical innovations in advanced materials
and multifunctional products. The main radically new knowledge to be and multifunctional products. The main radically new knowledge to be developed includes the development of a new generation of consolidating developed includes the development of a new generation of consolidating agents with chemical characteristics similar to that of the stone, which will agents with chemical characteristics similar to that of the stone, which will efficiently consolidate the stone products and prevent them from breaking efficiently consolidate the stone products and prevent them from breaking
during their processing; innovative extra thin cutting disks, a new generation during their processing; innovative extra thin cutting disks, a new generation of Ultra Fine Dispersed Diamonds and new heavy metal free metal-diamond of Ultra Fine Dispersed Diamonds and new heavy metal free metal-diamond bonds resistant to high temperatures and mechanical stresses that will lead bonds resistant to high temperatures and mechanical stresses that will lead
to the development of innovative high-speed drilling and cutting tools to to the development of innovative high-speed drilling and cutting tools to maximise productivity and new multifunctional products.maximise productivity and new multifunctional products.
Valentina CeteanValentina Cetean is an engineer geologist and scientific is an engineer geologist and scientific research, specialized in applicative and economical research research, specialized in applicative and economical research of raw materials for construction and is working at the of raw materials for construction and is working at the PROCEMA for 14 yeas. She has a Master degree in PROCEMA for 14 yeas. She has a Master degree in Environmental Management, a specialization for Management Environmental Management, a specialization for Management and Marketing of SME and consulting specialist and auditor for and Marketing of SME and consulting specialist and auditor for Quality Management Systems for the building stones Quality Management Systems for the building stones producers. She is member of Romanian Committee for producers. She is member of Romanian Committee for Standardization “Natural Stone” and prepares the final sustain Standardization “Natural Stone” and prepares the final sustain of PhD thesis in Geology. She is the project leader of several of PhD thesis in Geology. She is the project leader of several national research projects related like to the methods to the national research projects related like to the methods to the improvement of blocks cutting processes, to the establishing improvement of blocks cutting processes, to the establishing and monitoring of the anthropic activity impact on river and monitoring of the anthropic activity impact on river profiles, unconventional uses of the stones, petrographical, profiles, unconventional uses of the stones, petrographical, mineralogical and physico – mechanical characteristics of mineralogical and physico – mechanical characteristics of Romanian ornamental stones.Romanian ornamental stones.
Neculai CiorneiNeculai Ciornei is Executive Manager of department and is Executive Manager of department and chairman of Romanian Committee for Standardization chairman of Romanian Committee for Standardization “Natural Stone”. He is engineer geologist and specialist for “Natural Stone”. He is engineer geologist and specialist for Technical Agreement of natural stone and has expertise on Technical Agreement of natural stone and has expertise on evaluation of natural stone durability of building materials and evaluation of natural stone durability of building materials and physical and mechanical characterization of stones; has a physical and mechanical characterization of stones; has a Master degree in Environmental Management Master degree in Environmental Management Silviana MaricaSilviana Marica is engineer geologist specialized in the is engineer geologist specialized in the research of raw materials for buildings, inclusive physical and research of raw materials for buildings, inclusive physical and mechanical characterization of natural stones. She is mechanical characterization of natural stones. She is secretary of Romanian Committee for Standardization secretary of Romanian Committee for Standardization “Natural Stone”.“Natural Stone”.
PROCEMA GEOLOGIPROCEMA GEOLOGI LtdLtd- - Geological Geological Research and Design and Testing Research and Design and Testing LaboratoryLaboratory is an independent department of is an independent department of PROCEMA and have 5 permanently PROCEMA and have 5 permanently employments and other research partners. employments and other research partners. The department carries out activities and The department carries out activities and renders specialized services surveys from renders specialized services surveys from more then 200 deposits for raw materials that more then 200 deposits for raw materials that can be used in the industry of building, can be used in the industry of building, technological processes in the building technological processes in the building materials industry and studies of materials industry and studies of environmental impact. It holds the Secretariat environmental impact. It holds the Secretariat of Romanian Committee for Standardization of Romanian Committee for Standardization “Natural Stone” The department prepares “Natural Stone” The department prepares technical agreements for materials and technical agreements for materials and products, as well as technical regulations for products, as well as technical regulations for construction, possesses an important construction, possesses an important Romanian data bank in the field of building Romanian data bank in the field of building materials and has contacts with many stone materials and has contacts with many stone producers in Romania.producers in Romania.
136 Calea Grivitei, S 1, 010707, BucharestPhone/Fax: +40-21-222 96 69, Phone +40-21-206 68
60, www.procema.ro, www.georock.rdslink.ro,
e-mail: [email protected]
BenefitsBenefits
• Development of expert systems for design, Development of expert systems for design, construction, stone risk analysis and service construction, stone risk analysis and service life;life;
• Prediction in the construction sector to Prediction in the construction sector to prolong the lifetime of the stone products; prolong the lifetime of the stone products;
• Development of a maintenance handbook to Development of a maintenance handbook to ensure the designed service life of stone ensure the designed service life of stone products;products;
• Development of lab scale virtual selection Development of lab scale virtual selection system at the web to assist stone consumers, system at the web to assist stone consumers, end-users and applicants to select piece by end-users and applicants to select piece by piece the stone products;piece the stone products;
• Assessment of the existing waste Assessment of the existing waste management schemes applied by the management schemes applied by the European stone sector and development of European stone sector and development of appropriate waste management tools;appropriate waste management tools;
• A database with information on documented A database with information on documented practice and guidelines for natural stone practice and guidelines for natural stone applications.applications.
CoordinatorCoordinator name: G. Gandolfi; name: G. Gandolfi;
Organisation : PEDRINI SPA, email and fax: [email protected], +390354259286Organisation : PEDRINI SPA, email and fax: [email protected], +390354259286
1 PEDRINI SPA (PEDRI) I1 PEDRINI SPA (PEDRI) I
2 Asociacion De Investigación De Las Industrias De La Construcción (AIDICO) E2 Asociacion De Investigación De Las Industrias De La Construcción (AIDICO) E
3 Association for Research and Industrial Development of Natural Resources (AITEMIN) E3 Association for Research and Industrial Development of Natural Resources (AITEMIN) E
4 Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB (AtlasCopco) S4 Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB (AtlasCopco) S
5 B Grelk Consult (BGC) D5 B Grelk Consult (BGC) D
6 Belgian Building Research Institute (BBRI) B6 Belgian Building Research Institute (BBRI) B
7 CEVALOR – Centro Tecnológico para o Aproveitamento e Valorização das Rochas Ornamentais e 7 CEVALOR – Centro Tecnológico para o Aproveitamento e Valorização das Rochas Ornamentais e Industriais (CEVALOR) PIndustriais (CEVALOR) P
8 Consorzio CETMA (CETMA) I8 Consorzio CETMA (CETMA) I
9 D’Appolonia SpA (DAPPO) I9 D’Appolonia SpA (DAPPO) I
10 Diamond Innovations (DIIN) D10 Diamond Innovations (DIIN) D
11 E.R.I.C.A. Soc. Consortile a R.L. (ERICA) I11 E.R.I.C.A. Soc. Consortile a R.L. (ERICA) I
12 Environmetal Chemical and Metallurgical Services LTD (ECHMES) EL12 Environmetal Chemical and Metallurgical Services LTD (ECHMES) EL
13 GeoAnalysis S.A. (GEO) EL13 GeoAnalysis S.A. (GEO) EL
14 Extreme materials (Extreme) I14 Extreme materials (Extreme) I
15 Graniet Import Benelux BV (GIB) NL15 Graniet Import Benelux BV (GIB) NL
16 IBAG Switzerland AG (IBAG) CH16 IBAG Switzerland AG (IBAG) CH
17 Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration, Department of EconomicGeology (IGME.DEG) EL17 Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration, Department of EconomicGeology (IGME.DEG) EL
18 Marmol Compac, SA (MarCom) E18 Marmol Compac, SA (MarCom) E
19 Marmor & Granit AB (MoG AB) S19 Marmor & Granit AB (MoG AB) S
20 National Technical University of Athens, Laboratory of Metallurgy (NTUA.LM) EL20 National Technical University of Athens, Laboratory of Metallurgy (NTUA.LM) EL
21 National Technical University of Athens, Lab. Of Heterogeneous Mixtures & Combustion Systems 21 National Technical University of Athens, Lab. Of Heterogeneous Mixtures & Combustion Systems (NTUA. HMCS) EL(NTUA. HMCS) EL
22 Levantina y Asociados de Minerales,SA (LEVMIN) E22 Levantina y Asociados de Minerales,SA (LEVMIN) E
23 Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (PPIMC) RO23 Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (PPIMC) RO
24 PROCEMA GEOLOGI Bucharest (PCG) RO24 PROCEMA GEOLOGI Bucharest (PCG) RO
25 Ripamonti Gianni sas (RIPA) I25 Ripamonti Gianni sas (RIPA) I
26 S.C. Conex Color S.R.L (CONEX) RO26 S.C. Conex Color S.R.L (CONEX) RO
27 SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute (SP) S27 SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute (SP) S
28 Space Research Institute of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (SRI-BAS) BG28 Space Research Institute of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (SRI-BAS) BG
29 StatSoft Polska Sp. z o.o. (SSPol) PL29 StatSoft Polska Sp. z o.o. (SSPol) PL
30 SVILUPPO ITALIA TOSCANA SCPA (SVI-TOSCANA) I30 SVILUPPO ITALIA TOSCANA SCPA (SVI-TOSCANA) I
31 Trion Tensid AB (TTAB) S31 Trion Tensid AB (TTAB) S
32 Universidad de Oviedo (UOVE) E32 Universidad de Oviedo (UOVE) E
33 University of Applied Sciences FH NON (FHNON) D33 University of Applied Sciences FH NON (FHNON) D
34 University of Hannover (UHANN.IPE) D34 University of Hannover (UHANN.IPE) D
35 University of Twente (UT) NL35 University of Twente (UT) NL
36 ZENON (ZENON) EL36 ZENON (ZENON) EL
PartnershipPartnership PROCEMA SAPROCEMA SA- Research, Design and - Research, Design and Experimental Production Institute for Experimental Production Institute for Construction and Construction Materials, Construction and Construction Materials, founded in 1949, has contributed by its founded in 1949, has contributed by its research and design activities to creating the research and design activities to creating the construction materials industry of Romania. construction materials industry of Romania. Complex projects have been carried out for Complex projects have been carried out for over 500 factories and production capacities over 500 factories and production capacities for building materials in Romania and 15 for building materials in Romania and 15 industrial, social and cultural units set up in industrial, social and cultural units set up in foreign countries. foreign countries. Till present, the research activity produced Till present, the research activity produced more than 50 new materials and obtaining of more than 50 new materials and obtaining of over 60 patents of inventions. The institute over 60 patents of inventions. The institute has an authorized testing laboratory for has an authorized testing laboratory for materials and products and co-operates with materials and products and co-operates with high education institutions and specialized high education institutions and specialized research institutes from Romania and from research institutes from Romania and from abroad. abroad.
