EARTO Working Group on Quality Issues in

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The Technology Centre AIMEN was established in Vigo (Spain) in 1967, promoted by a group of companies to provide R&D services to the Industry.

AIMEN Technology Centre

1967

40 years later…

• Main research centre in Spain in the field of Joining and laser Technologies

• 1 main office: research and laboratories

• 5 technology offices

• 108 associated companies

• More than 600 customers

• 90.000 technical reports

• 100 R&D&i projects annually

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MissionMission Improve technology capacity of our members to increase their competitiveness on international markets

AIMEN Technology Centre

Monitoring technology evolution in our domain of expertise

Acquiring and developing emerging technologies

Covering technology needs of the industry

Promoting technology innovation

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What do we want?What do we want? Improve technology capacity of our members to increase their competitiveness on international markets.

Centro Tecnológico AIMEN

How do we get it?How do we get it?

• Monitoring technology evolution in our domain of expertise

• Acquiring and developing emerging technologies

• Covering technology needs of the industry

• Promoting technology innovation

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• Aeronautics

• Automotive

• Metal Mechanical

• Shipbuilding

• Energy

• Construction

• Chemical and Petrochemical

Serving Industries

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R&D&i Projects (100 per year)

-Own projects-In collaboration with the industry

Training

- Vocational training on new technologies

- Training for unemployed

- Master (International Welding Engineer)

Support to Administrative Institutions

- Technology diagnostics and prospective studies

- Technical viability studies

Technological Services-Chemical Analysis

-Physical Analysis

-Calibrations

-Metallographic

-Destructive Testing

-Non Destructive Testing

-Design and Simulation

-Industrial Projects

-Consulting, Industrial Organisation, Quality and

Environment

-Technology Watch

-Innovation Management

Technology Offer

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Materials and Manufacturing Precesses

R&D&i Project Management

TrainingInspection

Industrial Design and Simulation Engineering

Joining Technology Plant Laser Processing Centre Material Testing and Analysis

Technology Transfer OfficeIndustrial Organization and Management Systems

Environment

Our services

For many years ….until this month (April 2011) our Quality System has been based only on

ISO 17.025The main standard used by testing and calibration

laboratories

OUR QUALITY SYSTEM

ENAC Certification on CalibrationENAC Certification on Testing and AnalysisNDT ENAC Certification

ENAC is our Spanish Body Accreditation

We wanted to certify the quality management of our R & D

projects. What standard?

ISO 9001?AENOR who is the Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification and is the organisation legally responsible for the development and dissemination of technical standards in Spain

AENOR was been worked in a standard on innovation management

From May 2006 in Spain we have the standard

UNE 166002:2006R&D&i management: R&D&i management system requirements

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From May 2006 in Spain we have the standard UNE 166002:2006

R&D&i management: R&D&i management system requirements

There are many commonalities with the ISO 9000 standard, but

UNE 166.002 focuses on Management of R&D proyects.

Scope Control Portfolio R&D Projects

Creativity

Technology watch

Protection of results

Technology transfer

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Management Units

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UNIT of Management of R&D (UGIDI in spanish)

Manages all the R&D System and all the R&D projects.

A group of people who (Department Directors)

Use R&D Tools

Identify problems and improvements

Analise and selects R&D ideas

Plan and supervise the portfolio of projects

Make transfer Technology

Plan and supervise R&D results

Protection and exploitation of results

Make the measurement, analysis and improvement

Management Units

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UNIT of R&D&i (UIDI in spanish)

A group of people (senior and junior researchers) who

Have to do all the R&D activities

Use R&D Tools Make projects Generate knowledge Develop new technology or improve actual technology.

Specific Processes R&D+i

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Specific Processes R&D+i

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Project LaunchProject Launch

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You need a management system of Ideas

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General dates Reserchers team Technical machines Work packages Budget

Work packages costs and categories costs

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Project Planning

Specific Processes R&D+i

You need a good management system of your R&D projects

First of all you need a Project Planning

We have our own software to manage all this information but this year we are implementing a new commercial software called SAP

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Specific Processes R&D+i

Cost incurringHour/researcher (€/h) Hour/machine (€/h) Durable equipment (€) Consumables (€)Technical services (€) TravelsEtc

Indicators (month by month)

Graphics Cost VS BudgetTimetablingTechnical progress (%)Gant diagrametc 20

Project Monitoring and

Control

Specific Processes R&D+i

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Cost VS budget

Specific Processes R&D+i

Cost Categories

BudgetCost

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Economic progress

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Timetabling

Work packages

Hours in my planning

Specific Processes R&D+i

Analisis of the Results Analisis of our partners Analisis of achievements Análisis of failures New oportunities Threats ¿Patent??

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Project closure

When project finish you need one analisis of the results

Specific Processes R&D+i

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Delegación Santiago

C. Univ. Sur – Edif. Feuga – Despacho nº3Rúa Lope Gómez de Marzoa

15705 – SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELAA Coruña

Telf. +34 981 525 503Fax. +34 981 525 503

Thanks you for your attention

AIMEN – Central y Laboratoriosc/ Relva 27 A

36410 – O Porriño (Pontevedra)Telf.+34 986 344 000 – Fax. +34 986 337 302

Delegación Ourense

Parque Tecnolóxico de Galicia32900 – SAN CIBRAO DAS VIÑASOurenseTelf. +34 988 548 240Fax. +34 988 548 243

Delegación A Coruña

Fundación Mans – Paideia Pol. Pocomaco - Parcela D-22 - Oficina 20A

15190 – A CORUÑAA Coruña

Telf. +34 617 395 153

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