IK4-TEKNIKER - Annual Report 2013

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IK4-RESEARCH ALLIANCE

01.1 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

01.2 MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

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Jesús María IriondoAt this very moment when the debate is focussing on whether or not we are emerging out of the tunnel, perhaps we need to be looking at how we want to emerge out of it. Are we prepared to compete in terms of the fresh coordinates that are going to be drawn? Because in a globalised and increasingly demanding world, it is clear that our competitive edge is no longer going to be about costs.

So where is our differentiating value going to be found?

The Basque Autonomous Community invests in:

R&D to the tune of 2.12 % of GDP (2012 data),as opposed to 2.07 % in the EU27and 1.29 % in Spain.

So where does our differentiating value lie? The Basque Autonomous Community (region) invests 2.12% of its GDP (figures for 2012) in R&D, compared with 2.07% in the EU27 and 1.29% in Spain; it is bolstered by a consolidated Basque System of Science, Technology and Innovation with broad support from the Administration. Our position is significant, but that is no longer enough.

I believe that in this context it is essential that we intensify our efforts to encourage the competitiveness of our industrial base as the central focus in generating wealth and driving the economy, and that we do so by developing advanced, high added value strategies.

We have to go beyond the value model based on “manufacturing well” in order to efficiently integrate research, development and innovation into both products and business processes. Companies need support, new spaces and collaborative tools to multiply their capabilities to innovate, and so that they will be better able to position themselves on the global market.

In the Basque Autonomous Community we have good raw material. For example, the scientific and technological capabilities generated in advanced manufacturing, which encompasses all the activities relating to intensive knowledge manufacturing. At IK4 we know all too well that technology and knowledge play a multiplying role in acquiring a competitive edge. We are therefore at the service of businesses to help them in this exciting challenge.

This challenge requires transforming traditional production activities into new technologically advanced industries, which have built innovation, quality and added value into their value chain.

Because technology and innovation are no longer simply factors that differentiate companies in a country like ours, they are a factor for survival. It is our responsibility as a Technological Alliance to provide our companies with this knowledge so that they can continue to be competitive and profitable whilst manufacturing in the Basque Country. Jesús María Iriondo

Chairman of IK4

01.1 Message from the ChairmanIK4 RESEARCH ALLIANCE

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In 2013 IK4 secured revenue in excess of

€ 100 mill.

José Miguel Erdozain Managing Director of IK4

01.2 Message from the Managing DirectorIK4 RESEARCH ALLIANCE

José Miguel ErdozainFor the first time in a very long time we can start this letter without referring to a horizon full of storm clouds. Over the past 5 years we have had to tackle each new year knowing that it could be the last for many companies in our area.

Today, when writing these lines, that horizon pointing to where our future lies is displaying signs that allow us to think that the worst may be over. We know it’s not going to be easy. The incipient economic recovery is going to take much effort, and will very likely arrive too late for some. An exciting period is opening up for those of us who have managed to ride out the storm without sustaining irreversible damage. What we are facing is an opportunity and responsibility to play a leading role in the new economic cycle. It is now up to us to be decisive.

At IK4 we have fulfilled our mission more than satis-factorily and we have been capable of maintaining a positive course despite the difficulties of the context. In 2013 our Alliance achieved results that consolidate its trend in recent years, achieving income of over 100 million euros. So we can be reasonably satisfied.

Beyond the quantitative factors, the moment has come to focus our efforts on qualitative aspects, because we

know that only by sticking to a decisive commitment towards excellence and intelligent expertise will we be able to keep and boost our position as a benchmark R&D corporation. Sustained effort is also essential if we want to go on being one of the significant players in the Horizon 2020 programme and have increasingly greater specific weight on the European R&D&i map.

So we are embarking on a fresh cycle that is requiring us to respond to the usual challenges and other new ones we may come across along the way. To successfully meet them, we will need to highlight what unites us, add critical mass and tackle the challenges through collaboration among the centres as well as with companies and the administrations. New times lie ahead of us and at IK4 we are prepared to move forward with a decisive step towards that horizon.


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4 STRATEGIC AREAS Energy Health Transport and mobility Advanced manufacturing

FIGURES 2013AZTERLAN CEIT CIDETEC GAIKER IDEKO IKERLAN LORTEK TEKNIKER VICOMTECH


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15.3 %COMPANIES

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104.5M€

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04.1 PAGE 12HELPING COMPANIES IMPROVE THEIR COMPETITIVENESS

04.2 PAGE 13GENERATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES

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08.1 PAGE 44COLLABORATING ENTITIES

06.2 PAGE 35DOMOALERT

08.2 PAGE 45BOARD OF TRUSTEES

06.3 PAGE 36EGILE

06.4 PAGE 37GEKA

06.5 PAGE 38GOIZPER

06.6 PAGE 39NANOBASQUE

03.1 PAGE 8MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

03.2 PAGE 9MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

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05.1 PAGE 17TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS05.1.1 PRODUCTION ASSETS AND

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05.1.2 SURFACE ENGINEERING

05.1.3 INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL

05.1.4 PRODUCT ENGINEERING

05.2 PAGE 29STRATEGIC SPECIALISATION FOCAL POINTS05.2.1 MULTIFUNCTIONAL LAYERS

05.2.2 METROLOGY

05.2.3 ROBOTICS

05.2.4 INTEGRATED HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS (CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS – CPSS)

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT

A year of change and innovation

Our strategic approach goes hand in hand with that espoused by the whole IK4 Alliance. It is an Alliance whose mission goes beyond technology to offer new methods of collaboration aimed at bringing Basque companies together in integrating projects designed

to enhance both industrial competitiveness and social wellbeing. IK4-TEKNIKER is committed to this goal and undertakes to help Basque companies improve their position on a market that, today, can be nothing other than global.

I would like to conclude this message by thanking all the professionals working at IK4-TEKNIKER for their commitment and engagement, and I ask them to continue in this vein, since their enthusiasm is contagious. I would also like to acknowledge the work carried out by the Board of Trustees, which serves as an important hub for participation and contact within IK4-TEKNIKER. I have the utmost respect and admiration for both the members themselves and their dedication and commitment. My thanks also to the companies that collaborate with the centre, and who place their trust in us year after year. And last but not least, I would like to express my appreciation of the important role played during these difficult times by our local and regional institutions, which have maintained their commitment to innovation despite major budgetary cutbacks. My thanks and gratitude to you all.

03.1 Message from the ChairmanINSTITUTIONAL MESSAGE

2013 was not an easy year for Basque society. The financial crisis and recession hit us hard, but I have no doubt that, just as in the past, these difficulties will only serve to make us stronger. In my view, the past year has been one of change, mainly because as it unfolded, we became increasingly aware of the need to foster leadership in order to ensure that we ourselves become one of the main driving forces behind the much-longed-for improvement. This improvement depends quite clearly on technology and innovation, but it also requires the renovation of management models, based on a willingness to take risks and the active participation of everyone in a large-scale process of social innovation.

Jesús María Iriondo Chairman of the TEKNIKER Foundation

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT

03.2 General Manager’s reportINSTITUTIONAL MESSAGE

Customer at the centre

None of this would have been possible without the firm commitment of our customers to research, innovation and knowledge as intangible assets of the highest value. Thanks to their trust and confidence, we have been able to move together towards products and processes that render them more competitive at a global level. I would therefore like to reiterate my commitment to our joint undertaking and reassure everyone that we will not falter in our ongoing support. Rather, we will continue to do everything in our power to understand their problems and provide them with the very best solutions.

As regards the generation of new knowledge, I would like to thank the Basque Government for its unflagging support of the Basque technology sector and its refusal to cut budgets and programmes despite the current scarcity of resources.

The third and final element which contributed to last year’s success was the impressive results achieved in the latest calls for funding applications within the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme. These results are a clear indication of our leadership in a number of different fields, as well as our knowledge

and insight into the challenges facing both industry and society.

I would like to conclude my message with a nod towards the most immediate future, and to express my satisfaction at our marvellous new head offices, which I believe are a fitting place for our outstanding staff to work in. Indeed, IK4-TEKNIKER’s most prized asset are the people who work with us, and I would like to say a heartfelt many thanks to all of them: without that effort, none of what we have achieved would have been possible. In 2014 we will all have to continue working hard to develop cutting-edge knowledge that is applicable and transferable to our customers; and by doing so, we will ensure that they will continue to consider us loyal, committed and trustworthy fellow travellers on the path to excellence.

Despite the ongoing crisis and recession, I am pleased to report that the results for 2013 were fairly positive. Moreover, we were able to avoid any job losses and maintain our strategic commitment to the continuous improvement of both the quality of our work and the excellence of our scientific-technological activities.

Alejandro Bengoa General Manager of IK4-TENIKER

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04.1 HELPING COMPANIES IMPROVE THEIR COMPETITIVENESS

04.2 GENERATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES

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HELPING COMPANIES IMPROVE THEIR COMPETITIVENESS GENERATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES

To this end, during 2013 we finished deploying our CRM (customer relationship management) pro-gramme, which has now become one of the key tools of our everyday activities. And indeed, given the challenge that we have set ourselves, how could it be otherwise? We strive at all times to improve

communications with our customers and to provide them with a better service based on leveraging the enormous “commercial” potential of all of us who work at IK4-TEKNIKER. For us, everyone who works at the centre is a potential “sales rep” due to their close relationship with our customers. Far from wishing to

downplay this potential, we seek rather to foster and use it in order to comply with our mission of generating and transferring technology.

This generation and transfer of technology is mainly carried out in two areas of activity:

· Helping companies to improve their competitiveness. In the majority of cases this is done through either R&D&i projects or the provision of high-tech services.

· Generating new opportunities. This area includes turning our intellectual property into real value, setting up new technology companies and earning royalties on products.

This past year was the first in our new 2013-16 Strategic Plan, which defines our foremost challenge as being the need to “maximise our customers’ value”. All our activities and efforts have been focused on rising to this challenge, and we continue to listen to our customers and to be open to any improvement proposals they may have. All suggestions are welcome, any time.

Luis Gerardo Uriarte Deputy General Manager and Business

Director of IK4-TEKNIKER

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04.1As a technology centre, we are firmly focused on technology-based specialisation. Nevertheless, in order to ensure a better understanding of the needs of our industry, we also offer services on a sectoral basis, organising our activities into Areas of Application. All Area Heads have a thorough knowledge of their specific sector and understand how IK4-TEKNIKER’s technological knowledge can help respond to its specific needs.

As part of our effort to work more closely with companies, we have also increased the presence and activities of our KAMs (Key Account Managers). The aim is to improve communications with those companies we view as strategic partners. KAMs are charged with identifying these companies’ current and future needs, and determining how IK4-TEKNIKER can help them respond. We are so committed to these companies that we even participate actively in their strategic reflection processes, open up our facilities and installations to them, advise them and, in some cases, even share some of their risks. Our aim is to ensure that our help and presence has a real impact on their profits.

During 2013 we worked with the following Areas of Application and Area Heads:

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Area of Application Area Head

Aerospace Susana Ferreiro

Automotive Idoia Echave

Biomedicine Sabino Azcarate

Renewable Energy Cristobal Villasante

Science Industry Josu Eguia

Infrastructures Aitor Alzaga

Machine Tools Javier Arzamendi

Maritime Industry and Shipbuilding Carlos Zuazo

Dressers Patxi López Sesma

Health and Social Technology Patricia Casla

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04.2 Generating new opportunitiesMARKETS


In 2013 we set up a new process for developing high-tech start-ups. The aim is to carefully select initiatives with good potential and then provide them with a high level of support during their launch. We apply the principles of “lean entrepreneurship”, seeking market verification as soon as possible.

These companies, along with the others in which IK4-TEKNIKER has a shareholding, have to date generated a total income of €7 million and created 96 new jobs.

Also during 2013 we launched a new method for generating ideas, which includes a new system for managing intellectual property. We have signed agreements with organisations dedicated to turning these assets into real value, following the same philosophy as that used in the case of start-ups, namely, careful selection of patents coupled with firm, proactive support for exploitation.

Over the past year we have also increased the number of activities in which we share the risk with our customer companies right up to the launch of new products onto the market.

Using this method, IK4-TEKNIKER has been particularly active in relation to the following companies, in which it has a shareholding:

· Goi Alde High Speed (www.goialdehs.com)

· GMTK (www.gmtk.es)

· Dinitel (www.dinitel.es)

· Masermic (www.masermic.com)

· Atten2 (www.atten2.com)

· Domoalert (www.domoalert.com)

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05 Specialisation in sync with our capacities and the needs of our local environment

This is, without doubt, a ratification of both IK4-TEKNIKER’s commitment to “Manufacturing” and our strategic proposal defined in our Specialisation Plan 2013-2016, which focuses on 4 technological areas:

· Production assets and processes: ranging from macro to nano manufacturing and including both conventional and non-conventional methods, with special focus on laser technology, precise mechatronic systems and metrology. All accompanied by specialist knowledge regarding production models and lean manufacturing.

· Surface engineering: with multiple applications in solar and wind energy; including: heat transfer pipe coatings for increasing the efficiency of solar thermal energy, the proactive maintenance of wind turbines by means of in-situ oil analyses through compact sensorisation and thin-film photovoltaic cell deposition.

· Information systems, electronics and control: capturing and processing huge quantities of data in order to optimise maintenance and improve energy efficiency, etc. This data processing, which is applied to 2D and 3D vision and other sensors,

enables the system to perceive, learn and reason; this is particularly important, for example, in the field of robotics. High-precision regulation and control help enhance system productivity and enable the design and industrialisation of new electromagnetic products.

· Product engineering: with the aim of developing (mainly) miniaturised products with high added value: sensors equipped with a wide range of technologies, including electronics, nanotechnology, mechanics and materials and surfaces, etc.

In short, this means that IK4-TEKNIKER is a clear point of reference within the Basque manufacturing industry. This in turn helps us fulfil our mission to help increase the competitiveness of the sector, since we are firmly convinced that the Basque economy must necessarily be an industrial one, or else it will be unable to guarantee the wellbeing and quality of life citizens demand.

Within a Europe of regions, and as part of its Smart Innovation Strategy (Research and Innovation for Smart Specialisation – RIS3), the Basque Government has established three priority areas: Advanced Manufacturing, Energy and Bioscience (based on the contributions made by micro and nanotechnology).

Ana Aranzabe Chief Scientific Director of IK4-TEKNIKER

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2013 saw intense activity in this field:

· 77 proposals were put forward for the EU 7th Framework Programme for Research and Techno-logical Development.

· 18 new projects were approved within said Fra-mework Programme. As a result, IK4-TEKNIKER has participated in a total of 65 approved proposals over the course of the whole seven-year period. 12 of these were coordinated by our institution, obtaining returns and contracts to the sum of over €28 million.

· A new ETORTEK project was launched and those in pro-gress were continued, within the programme of the same name established and led by the Basque Government.

This intense activity in the field of specialisation had a major impact also on dissemination, industrial property and knowledge sharing, as well as on the life-long learning and training of our researchers. Proof of this are the following achievements for 2013:

· 11 papers were published by authors from IK4-TEKNIKER in indexed scientific journals.

· 12 papers were presented at prestigious national and international conferences.

· 9 new patents were applied for, most thanks to the process enabled by PCTs.

· Three members of the IK4-TEKNIKER staff defen-ded their respective doctoral theses.

· Another three of our researchers obtained valuable experience in prestigious research centres in the United States, Austria and Belgium, with research fellowships lasting one year, three months and two weeks, respectively.

The Specialisation Plan guides IK4-TEKNIKER’s participation in public tenders. All the projects selected are aimed at and tie in with internal initiatives designed to strengthen the established strategic specialisation areas.

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05.1 Technological areasSPECIALISATION IN SYNC WITH OUR CAPACITIES AND THE NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL


Conventional and non-conventional manufacturing processes

Machining at very different scales

2013 saw the conclusion of a cryogenic machining project which demonstrated the advantages of using liquid nitrogen as a cutting fluid in turning operations involving hard-to-machine materials.It also saw the start of the European project PMJoin, led by IK4-TEKNIKER, which uses laser

During 2013 progress was made on various national and European projects with the aim of enabling products to be miniaturised using micro and nano-manufacturing techniques. Micro-milling, micro-EDM, diamond turning, nano, pico and femto lasers and nano-imprint

technology with the two-fold aim of structuring the surface of the joint and then welding the plastic-metal assembly. The subsequent exploitation of the technology developed as a result of this project is guaranteed by the presence and involvement of several important sectors within the European automotive industry.

lithography (NIL) applications have provided solutions for manufacturing self-ligating or-thodontic brackets, bio-applied micro-struc-tured polymer platforms, a new generation of biocompatible and biodegradable coronary stents and standard intraocular lenses.

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Mechatronics and precision engineering

First of all we should highlight the development of a portable machine with automatic movement for carrying out in-situ operations (repair, machining, inspection, measurement, etc.) in hostile or difficult-to-access places.

The most important contribution to the field of renewable energy was the development of a test bench for testing Stirling engine prototypes and their control techniques.

As part of our ongoing collaboration with the machine-tool industry, we also successfully completed the IMAGHINE project, which provided the participating companies, led by

Goratu, with a competitive advantage linked to smart solutions (smart machines).

Finally, within the context of the MAMAN project, a number of prototypes were built for automating the processes used in biotechnology.

2013 saw the start of the long-awaited recovery of the field of dimensional metrology, both as regards traditional methods (measurement, verification and calibration) and new special elements such as striated gauges or coordinate measurement arms. As a result of this upturn, last year a total of 7,315 certificates were issued to 465 companies.

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05.1.1 PRODUCTION ASSETS AND PROCESSES

Industrial production and innovation management

Automation of processes and means

As regards industrial production management, 2013 saw the completion of the COSMOS project, which aimed to introduce the principles of mass assembly (including the automation of certain operations) into the assembly of complex, large-scale and highly customised products (such as wind turbines, for example). The European project coordinated by IK4-TEKNIKER, T-REX, was also launched in 2013. This project aims to establish new innovative models in the field

Here, we have collaborated closely with a number of different companies in the automa-tion of their production processes, with the aim of improving their quality and productivity and incorporating new handling, viewing, robotics and control systems.

of capital goods, including the development of new services, mainly focused on maintenance and support technologies.

The competitive intelligence and innovation project management process was implemented in 10 companies through the comprehensive platform developed by IK4-TEKNIKER. This tool, which is located in the cloud, has modules for technology forecasting, ideas management and project management.

We also continued work on regulating Stirling engines and redox flow batteries

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Physical-chemical processes and treatments

The aim is to modify the structure and composition of surfaces in order to obtain new functionalities, a different appearance or improved properties.

Thus, within the framework of the European project NANOPIGMY, multifunctional, cost-effective pigments have been obtained which can be embedded in materials such as paints, polymers or cement, in order to enable new functionalities or improve existing ones without changing the manufacturing processes involved.

By combining technologies such as sol-gel deposition (for antimicrobial and self-cleaning functionalities) and impregnation (for heat storage), two multifunctional pigments were developed during 2013:

· One with heat storage capacity and antimicrobial properties, for application in paints and resins.

· And another with heat storage capacity and self-cleaning properties for dispersion in cement.

Using PVD technologies we also produced multifunctional layers with self-cleaning and bactericidal properties for use on steel and copper.

In a slightly different field, we participated in the European project NEURIMP, working in close collaboration with the company Histocell and focusing on neurone regeneration. As a result of this project, 2 papers were published in 2013 and one patent application was submitted. Also within the field of biomedical applications, we participated in another European project, REBIOSTENT, which aims to develop biodegradable myocardial stents. IK4-TEKNIKER contributed its expertise in the area of miniaturisation and nano-structuring.

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Materials and surfaces for the energy industry

Tribo-systems: design, characterisation and optimisation

Of the many activities carried out in 2013 in this field, one of the most important was the selective coating for 4-metre high-temperature (600ºC) solar thermal receptor tubes. It is worth mentioning that the process by which

Of note here are the activities carried out by the centre within the project FONDEADHOC, as part of the fight against fretting corrosion. The aim is to study the synergy between wear and corrosion processes in marine anchoring chains, collaborating with AENOR to standardise fretting corrosion tests.Another landmark was the development of a new tribometer as part of the European

this coating is obtained was optimised by means of a machine designed, developed and manufactured by IK4-TEKNIKER, within the context of a previous European project, HITECO.

FOULXPEL project. This tribometer has recently been patented and can be used to assess the friction reduction achieved by means of antifouling treatments (elimination of biological accumulations on ship hulls), thus estimating the reduction in fuel consumption in seafaring vessels. These treatments have been laboratory tested and are not considered to harm the marine environment.

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Industrial fluid use control

IK4-TEKNIKER has been working on this type of control for many years now, and has re-cently expanded its scope to include heat transfer fluids (HTFs) for solar thermal tech-nology. Monitoring is necessary because the fluid gradually loses some of its characteris-tics as a result of different degradation me-chanisms, and it is important to control these mechanisms in order to determine their con-sequences and be able to establish the pa-rameters outside which action must be taken.

As part of its everyday activities, the industrial analysis laboratory has once again reached a landmark in its analysis of samples for predictive maintenance, reaching the impressive total of 80,600. The service has also expanded out to include transformer oil and water-soluble cutting fluid analyses.

Finally, the audit for obtaining the ISO 17025 certificate issued by ENAC (National Certifi-cation Agency) was completed successfully.

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Behaviour in the use of materials and surfaces

In 2013 a new unit was set up dedicated to technological diagnosis and solutions. The old metallography and environmental laboratories were merged in order to provide companies with a more holistic support service that adopts a more multidisciplinary approach to determining the causes of faults and failures. The unit studies how and why certain faults occur in components, mainly mechanical and electromechanical ones, both in service and during manufacturing, and

proposes alternatives that either eliminate or minimise the frequency with which said faults occur. During this first year, more than 40 companies from 7 Autonomous Regions in Spain and a diverse range of industrial sectors have requested our services. At the same time, the unit has continued to carry out tests and issue certificates in the fields of metallography, chemical metal analysis and the environmental analysis of water and waste, drafting 550 reports for 160 customers.

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Information systems

In the field of software technology, progress has been made in generating decision systems based on smart data and information processing; of special interest are applications in the areas of maintenance, smart cities and health.

In relation to maintenance, these develop-ments have enabled the optimisation of oper-ations in wind energy components, as well as the proposal of alternative business models, not based on product sale. For this reason, IK4-TEKNIKER belongs to the North Ameri-can organisation IMS (Intelligent Maintenance Systems), a world leader in the processing of maintenance data.

As regards smart cities, work has begun on the development of a platform for optimising traffic and the energy balance in specific buildings using interconnected embedded cyber-physical systems.

Finally, and in relation to health, we participated in the ARTEMIS, FI-STAR project which aims to respond to the needs of the health sector using all the potential of the Internet of the Future. Last year saw the start of work on a solution for the treatment of mental illnesses, in collaboration with Osakidetza (the Basque Health Service), as well as a number of different activities related to the remote monitoring of chronic patients.

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Electronics and communications

Cognitive systems

Based on our in-house technology for sensor networks, last year we worked on the “Plug, Play & Forget for WSM” paradigm, which facilitates the deployment, operation and maintenance of

At IK4-TEKNIKER we define cognitive systems as those systems capable of perceiving, learning, reasoning, acting and adapting through sensorisation, monitoring and real time data processing. Cognitive systems can be applied to both process control and to the exciting and promising world of robotics (a strategic specialisation area for us). Thus, new generation robots can:

· Be used in production processes associated with fairly small series or single-unit manu-facturing.

these networks. The aim was to contribute to developing solutions for energy efficiency and personal safety, etc.

· Collaborate safety and share the same physical space with human beings.

· Perform complex assembly tasks using two arms.

· Find their way independently around large facilities in order to carry out inspection, maintenance and malfunction prevention tasks.


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System regulation and control

Machine and electromagnetic actuator design

During 2013, the applications on which this area of IK4-TEKNIKER’s expert knowledge fo-cused were:

· Machine tools: laser cutting, increasing pro-ductivity by up to 200%.

Here we should highlight IK4-TEKNIKER’s activity in the field of electro-mechanical actuators for the aeronautics industry, with guaranteed reliability.

Also, our experience in designing electrical machinery has enabled us to contribute to

· Wind power: developing controllers for mini-turbines and grid integration algorithms for large wind turbines.

· Converter control: developing algorithms for controlling the electrical machines used in flywheels.

the design of innovative motors for electric vehicles.

Finally, we participated in the design of a high-speed generator for gas turbines.


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Product design methodology

During the 2012-1015 strategic period we have and will be focusing our attention on a number of specialist areas. Firstly, we are working on the methodological aspects that

underpin product development. In specific terms, we have focused on the design of injection-moulded parts and are seeking to apply modular, reusable design criteria.

The main aim of the Product Engineering department is to develop the capacities required to transform innovative ideas into high-added-value products.

We prefer to focus our attention on ideas based on measurement technology (sensors) that can be miniaturised and integrated. In the mid-term future, all sensors will be multi-parametric, particularly those used in the health industry. Of the many possibilities that currently exist, IK4-TEKNIKER has specialised over recent years in spectroscopy and electrochemical techniques.

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Validation of measurement technologies that can be miniaturised and integrated

Integration of heterogeneous technologies

Of the various options which exist within the field of electrochemical measurement technologies, we have chosen to focus on chronoamperometry, due to its ability to offer a greater degree of sensitivity than other alternatives. Within the

Finally, another major achievement in 2013 was the development of a micro fluid platform that reduces the time and cost of developing

field of optical measurement technology, very encouraging results have been obtained using surface plasmon resonance and traditional fluorescence to detect the presence of target biomarkers in fast diagnosis devices.

new concepts. The new platform enables us to respond more quickly to projects that require these devices.

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05.2 Strategic specialisation focal pointsSPECIALISATION IN SYNC WITH OUR CAPACITIES AND THE NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL

05.2.1 MULTIFUNCTIONAL LAYERS

In addition to the areas of specialisation, the 2013-2016 Specialisation Plan also establishes 4 more specific strategic focal points:

· Multifunctional layers.

· Metrology.

· Robotics.

· Integrated heterogeneous systems (Cyber-Physical Systems – CPSs).

The strategic focal point “multifunctional layers” seeks to identify new opportunities by matching and applying our technological expertise to companies’ real industrial requirements.

In accordance with current trends in materials, the aim is to predict the behaviour of a given material, thereby simplifying its scaling. To this end, a series of surfaces have been selected which require a combination of various technologies (anti-icing, anti-corrosion, etc.), as well as customised surface energy (i.e. surfaces that repel different agents).

Also, in 2013 we began a process aimed at consolidating our sol-gel technology, following

on from our prior experience in physical vapour deposition (PVD). The aim is to enable a cost analysis prior to industrial implementation, in accordance with parameters such as storage conditions or application technology (immersion, spray, etc.).

The ultimate aim of these activities is to respond to the practical needs of industry. Thus, we strive to provide solutions to the problems posed by our customers, using the most suitable technology in each case and bearing in mind not only the characteristics of the layers themselves but also their implications for process industrialisation, designing a validation protocol for the definitive solution.


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05.2.2 METROLOGY

Our commitment to excellence has set the pace for our metrology strategy during 2013. In collaboration with the Spanish Centre for Metrology (CEM), we have participated in two 3-year EMRP (European Metrology Research Programme) projects:

ANGLES:

Amed at achieving increasingly precise angular measurements. The knowledge generated will enable IK4-TEKNIKER to provide cutting edge solutions, like those offered by the feedback system manufacturer Fagor Automation and the Catalonian synchrotron manufacturer ALBA.

TRACEABLE IN-SITU DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT:

Bringing us closer than ever to in-situ measurement. The coordinator of this project is the prestigious German national metrology institute, PTB, and the aim is to fill in the gaps that currently prevent in-situ measurements on machine-tools from being certified. IK4-

TEKNIKER is currently assessing transfer mechanisms to this sector, which is such an important part of our industrial fabric.

At the same time as we engage in projects, we also carry out technology forecasting in order to identify and start to work on those technologies that look set to become key areas in the near future. In this sense, our aim is always to improve speed and robustness, reducing measurement times by means of in-situ or portable solutions, or alternatively by incorporating new probing techniques, always guaranteeing the traceability of the measurements carried out.

Finally, we also continued our ongoing work to ensure that all progress made as a result of our projects is effectively transferred to the services we provide. Last year we established a new verification and volumetric positioning error compensation service for large machine tools.


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05.2.3 ROBOTICS

Our focus last year was on logistical operations (material distribution) and collaboration with people, using the most advanced, latest-generation robots. The new capacities of these robots, which are closely linked to the development of cognitive systems, enable greater flexibility, efficiency and safety in the following activities:

· Material distribution operations in non-struc-tured environments.

· Picking (picking up different quantities of different products from different places and combining them into a single order).

· Order preparation / order customisation / work station feeding.

· Assistance in handling operations, in collabo-ration with operators.

Within these priority areas, the technical goals for 2013 were:

· Modelling and development of mobile handling platforms.

· Control of “compliant” actuators, control of flexible actuators / integration of force sensors in the control loop.

· Independent vision-based navigation.

· Guided handling based on 3D object recognition and collision avoidance.

· Person-robot interaction based on semantics. High-level robot command.


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05.2.4 INTEGRATED HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS (CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS – CPSS)

Our strategic commitment to integrated heterogeneous systems was established with the clear aim of designing products based on the results of the different technological developments achieved in IK4-TEKNIKER’s different research units and departments.

The main characteristics of these developments are their ability to operate independently, their reduced size and costs, the fact that they incorporate sensor or actuator functions and the fact that they are targeted at the energy, manufacturing or biomedicine industries.

The functioning of these products requires the integration of multiple technological disciplines, such as micro-mechanics, photonics, electronics, fluidics, micro-

manufacturing and data processing, in all of which areas IK4-TEKNIKER has made notable breakthroughs. This is why one of the main challenges of this field is to ensure high levels of integration between different, extremely heterogeneous technologies, while at the same time complying with very strict requisites in relation to reliability, manufacturability, costs, size, certification, ease of use and maintenance. The resulting products are aimed at extremely demanding markets, such as the aforementioned energy, manufacturing and health industries.

In 2013 we defined the methodology for this integration, and validated the development of a number of prototypes.

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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS AND COLLABORATORS SAY

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06.1 ATTEN2

06.2 DOMOALERT

06.3 EGILE

06.4 GEKA

06.5 GOIZPER

06.6 NANOBASQUE

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ATTEN2 DOMOALERT EGILE GEKA GOIZPER NANOBASQUE

06 What our customers and collaborators say

06.1 ATTEN2WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS AND COLLABORATORS SAY

The first product we developed was OilHealth, an online optical sensor for measuring the degradation of lubricant oil. OilHealth is currently the only sensor on the market which provides information that is precise enough to enable the optimisation of oil change times, thus significantly and safely prolonging the useful working life of lubricant oils.

Our second product, which we have just presented at the EWEA fair in Barcelona, is OilWear, a family of sensors for detecting and counting the number of particles present in a fluid. OilWear can be used in conjunction with OilHealth technology. Particle sensors provide key information for the predictive

maintenance of the machines they monitor. To date, the market response to this new product has been extremely positive.

For ATTEN2, collaboration with IK4-TEKNIKER is a long-term strategy. We provide insight into the market and its needs, which we use to specify what it is we want to develop. Our ties to IK4-TEKNIKER afford us a privileged place on the market, due to both the experience and expertise of its oil laboratory and its multidisciplinary development capacity in fields such as optics, electronics, mechatronics and SW, among others.

We are a spin-off of IK4-TEKNIKER. Our aim is to develop, produce and market online optical sensors for measuring specific characteristics of diverse fluids (especially lubricant oils), and to provide related services.

Patxi EtxanizATTEN2 Chief Executive Officer

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DOMOALERT offers a comprehensive service including the software application, sensors, cameras and web connection, in order to provide customised solutions for home security, energy efficiency and personal care. The only function on the market at the moment is the security function. Our “DOMOALERT Security” solution is highly competitive, and is three times cheaper than traditional security solutions because it uses wireless sensors that can be installed by the users themselves, thus eliminating the need for intermediaries, since it is the users themselves who directly manage the service. Our forthcoming products: “DOMOALERT Efficiency” and “DOMOALERT Care” are

due to come onto the market later this year. One of our longer-term goals is to provide a complete home sensorisation system that can be remotely controlled from smart phones.

DOMOALERT would never have been possible without the strategic technological support provided by IK4-TEKNIKER, which has played a key role in the development of the product right from its initial design. To my mind, this alliance between companies and technology centres is the best means of ensuring that small enterprises like ourselves can compete effectively in an industry such as ours.

The DOMOALERT initiative is the result of a process of strategic reflection carried out by DINITEL, a pioneer in the field of home automation. It was set up in 2012 with the aim of enabling smart phone control of the home and making the most of the current possibilities offered by cloud computing.

06.2 DOMOALERTWHAT OUR CUSTOMERS AND COLLABORATORS SAY

Natividad GarcíaCEO of DOMOALERT

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06.3 EGILEWHAT OUR CUSTOMERS AND COLLABORATORS SAY

This is why, as is only logical, EGILE maintains a close relationship with the scientific and technologi-cal community in general, and with IK4-TEKNIKER in particular. We sit on the Foundation’s Board for a number of reasons, including its focus on mecha-tronics, which results in developments that respond to the needs of our corporation and ties in perfectly with our technology development plans.

We have been working together for many years now and the results are, in my opinion, highly satis-factory. And given that EGILE views technological development as a key part of its activities, I believe that we will continue to collaborate, even more

closely, in the future. We therefore view our cooper-ation with IK4-TEKNIKER as a strategic commitment and something to be enhanced and increased over time.

Another aspect that we value most highly is IK4-TEKNIKER’s willingness to let its associates use its facilities and services. We believe this generates excellent opportunities for synergies with third par-ties such as visitors, customers and collaborators, who may be very positively impressed by a look around the facilities - something which benefits us all.

EGILE Corporation XXI, SL. encompasses a number of high-tech companies working in five different areas of activity: extreme precision mechanics, aeronautics, health, the environment and science. In all these areas our aim is to develop and market in-house products and high value services.


Euardo JunkeraChairman of EGILE Corporation XXI, SL.

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06.4 GEKAWHAT OUR CUSTOMERS AND COLLABORATORS SAY

Within the group, GEKA Automation, S.L. specialises in developing automatic mass production lines for struc-tural steel parts in applications such as pylons, tele-communications towers and large industrial premises.

In order to maintain and improve its competitiveness, GEKA Automation S.L. is currently working on strengthening aspects such as the mechatronic design of its products, enhancing user experience and applying the very latest control technology available on the market.

Over the past two years, GEKA Automation, S.L. has relied on IK4-TEKNIKER for technological advice in matters concerning control and feasibility studies for new products, and is currently working with the Foundation to develop an operation planning software package.

IK4-TEKNIKER researchers are collaborating with us in establishing a modular platform that can manage the parts to be produced by GEKA Automation, S.L. lines, generating the information required to communicate with machine control systems and programme movements and operations.

This software has already been launched onto the market and constitutes a major breakthrough in the sector, since it offers a user-friendly, intuitive interface. The collaboration between GEKA Automation, S.L. and IK4-TEKNIKER is proving very fruitful and will be the basis for future developments within our company.

With over 90 years of experience and more than 80,000 machines on the market, Maquinaria GEKA S.A. is a world leader in the manufacturing of structural steel processing machines.


Alberto HerreroTechnical Director of GEKA

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06.5 GOIZPERWHAT OUR CUSTOMERS AND COLLABORATORS SAY

Firstly, and in collaboration with Mondragón University and IK4-TEKNIKER’s tribology department, we are conducting an in-depth study of friction, thermal load and the dynamics of brakes and clutches, with the aim of improving their features and minimising squeal, a problem which is particularly difficult to eliminate due to the complexity and instability of the parameters which come into play during the braking action.

Secondly, and in conjunction with both the tribology and control departments, we are currently working on developing a high performance friction bed with

a high level of sensorisation. This bed will be used to test new materials under conditions of extreme friction, thereby enabling the development of new brake and/or clutch systems.

For GOIZPER, collaboration with IK4-TEKNIKER forms a key part of both its present and its future, and we are eager to get to know them better and to develop capacities which complement those we already have. Our ambition to grow and the need to take a technological leap forward make it vital for us to collaborate with solid, stable partners.

Historically, GOIZPER has maintained a sporadic relationship with IK4-TEKNIKER, with the Foundation supporting our Olaker Centre and collaborating in the analysis and resolution of functional problems. However, since 2011, and thanks to the MANUNET, BRQAUESQ project, we entered a new phase of relations involving two strategic projects for GOIZPER.


Álvaro Martínez de LagosGeneral Manager of GOIZPER S. Coop.

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06.6 NANOBASQUEWHAT OUR CUSTOMERS AND COLLABORATORS SAY

Today, over 180 Basque companies work in fields re-lated to these technologies. Ik4-TEKNIKER forms part of the scientific-technological offer in the area of mi-cro and nanotechnology, contributing not only to the incorporation of these technologies into companies from a diverse range of industrial sectors (energy, automotive, the environment, aeronautics, construc-tion, electronics, textile, medical-biotechnology and food and agriculture), but also to the creation of new companies, as evident in the setting up in 2008 of Reiner Microtek, a company specialising in microin-jection polymer moulding.

Its expertise in micro and nanotechnology encompasses a wide variety of areas and aspects, ranging from the development of manufacturing processes that enable the generation of structures in different

materials, combining vastly different processes such as different types of lithography, thin-film deposition, wire and sinker EDM, plasma erosion, micro-milling or femtosecond pulse laser ablation, to the development of functional surfaces with specific optical, magnetic, anticorrosive, anti-wear or catalytic properties.

Its experience in the development of industrial applications based on nanotechnology, its collaboration with companies, providing them with support during the integration of these technologies and its analytical skills in the field of eco-toxicology amply qualify IK4-TEKNIKER to participate in the EHS Advance initiative as a Centre of Competence in the field of safety, the environment and health in nanomaterials in the Basque Country, thus providing safe access to nanotechnology.

The nanoBasque Agency (SPRI) is responsible for implementing the industrial diversification strategy designed by the Basque Government Department for Economic Development and Competitiveness, the aim of which is to enhance the competitiveness of our companies through the incorporation of micro and nanotechnology in their production processes and products.


Amaia MartínezHead of the nanoBasque Agency (SPRI)

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INCOME AND BALANCE SHEET

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Income in 2013 (€K)

ASSETS

NON-ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

ALL ACTIVITIES TOTAL INCOME 22,037

LIABILITIES

Non-current assets 38,196 Net equity 48,805

Current assets 32,753 Non-current liabilities 11,164

Current liabilities 10,980

TOTAL 70,949 TOTAL 70,949

Local admin. 1

Etortek 1,111

Emaitek 2,776

Other BG programmes 68

AGE 426

EU 5,218

Allocation of capital grants to results 526

Subtotal 10,431

SUBTOTAL 11,606

200920,941 21,329 20,812 21,837 22,037

2010 2011 2012 2013

TOTAL INCOME BALANCE SHEET

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Evolution of IK4-TEKNIKER’s total income over the past 5 years (€K).

31/12/2013 (€K)

Koldo Zubizarreta AbaunzEconomic, Financial and General Services Director

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COLLABORATING ENTITIES AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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08.1 COLLABORATING ENTITIES

08.2 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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COLLABORATING ENTITIES BOARD OF TRUSTEES

We would like to welcome a new collaborator who joined us in 2013: the Egile Group. This Group is currently immersed in an intense period of activity, and stands out for its innovative spirit, excellent technology and new business projects, all of which are supported by significant investment. We would also like to welcome Aernnova, one of our new Board members. Aernnova is a well-known company, a strategic player and a driving force within the aeronautics industry with whom we have collaborated closely in the past and with whom we very much

hope to continue to work in the future. Another new industrial member is Goizper, a distinguished company with deep roots in the Antzuola region and two main business areas: industrial division and spraying division. Goizper also works with the very latest technology in the fields of tribology and surface behaviour. We cannot conclude this chapter on new Board members without mentioning the University of the Basque Country (EHU-UPV) which, in addition to being a major contributor to IK4-TEKNIKER’s team, providing us with highly-qualified and competent

personnel, has also become a stable collaborator in several different areas of research. Our increasingly close collaboration with this university could have had no better boost than that which was given at the beginning of 2014 by the official opening of the EHU-UPV classroom in our facilities. Thanks to this initiative, the PhD students working at the centre now have access to the bibliographic resources they require without even having to leave the building, and all university students can now benefit from free access to the documents contained in our library.

But while we welcome our new collaborators, we must also say goodbye to some old friends who have been involved in the IK4-TEKNIKER project for many years, most prominently Gabriel Salaverry (Jaureguizar) and Ibon Basterrechea (Soliker). On behalf of all of us at the centre, our heartfelt thanks for their outstanding work and our very best wishes for the future.

The social life of our Foundation continues to be as dynamic as ever, and both our institutional and company representatives are renewed in a natural manner, thus guaranteeing the independence and openness of IK4-TEKNIKER and enabling us to provide the very best services for enhancing economic development and quality of life.

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08.1 COLLABORATING ENTITIESCOLLABORATING ENTITIES Y BOARD OF TRUSTEES

AERNNOVA AEROSPACE S.A.U. EGILE CORPORATION XXI, S.L. ETXE-TAR, S.A.

INDEFUNSA, S.A.L. JAUREGUIZAR PROMOCIÓN Y GESTIÓN INMOBILIARIA, S.L.

MICROELECTRÓNICA MASER, S.L.

MIGUEL CARRERA Y CÍA, S.A. NIVAC, S.L. OJMAR, S.A. PUNTEADOS DE PRECISIÓN GOIALDE, S.L.

ZIGOR CORPORACIÓN, S.A.

FAGOR AUTOMATION, S.COOP. GAMESA CORPORACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA, S.A.

GOIZPER, S.COOP GORATU MÁQUINAS HERRAMIENTA, S.A.

IBERMÁTICA, S.A.

ALFA LAN, S.A. CAJA DE AHORROS Y MONTE DE PIEDAD DE GIPUZKOA Y SAN SEBASTIÁN - GIPUZKOA ETA DONOSTIAKO AURREZKI KUTXA

CONSTRUCCIONES MECÁNICAS JOSÉ LAZPIUR, S.A.

DOIMAK, S.A.

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08.2 BOARD OF TRUSTEESCOLLABORATING ENTITIES Y BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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CHAIRMANJesús Mª Iriondo Arrizabalaga (Microelectrónica Maser, S.L.).

DEPUTY CHAIRMANJosé Ignacio Torrecilla Zubizarreta (Goratu Máquinas-herramienta, S.A.).

SECRETARYJosé Luis Novoa Lage (Armeria Eskola).

VOTING MEMBERS – COMPANIES · Jon Larrinaga (Aernnova Aerospace, S.A.U.).

· Jon Ander Buenetxea Zabala (Alfa Lan, S.A.).

· Josu Azcue Ugarte (Etxe-tar, S.A.).

· Pedro Ruiz de Aguirre Salazar (Fagor Automation, S.Coop.).

· José Antonio Malumbres García (Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, S.A.).

· Álvaro Martínez de Lagos Salvador (Goizper, S.COOP.).

· Joseba Ruiz de Alegría Martínez de Morentín (Ibermática, S.A.).

· Xabier Iturbe Otaegi (Kutxabank, S.A.).

· Miguel Lazpiur Lamariano (Lazpiur, S.A.).

· Javier Olarte San Juan (Zigor, S.A.).

VOTING MEMBERS – INSTITUTIONS· Leyre Bilbao Elguezabal (Basque Government, Dept. of Economic Development and Competitiveness).

· Itziar Alkorta Idiakez (Basque Government, Dept. of Education, Language Policy and Culture).

· Oscar Usetxi Blanco (Gipuzkoa Provincial Government).

· Miguel de los Toyos Nazábal (Eibar Local Council).

· Juan Ángel Balbás Egea (Debegesa).

· Mikel Entrena Arriaga (Association of Former Students of Armeria Eskola).

· Amaia Maseda García (UPV-EHU).


(CHOSEN FROM AMONG THE COLLABORATING ENTITIES)

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TODAY IS THE FUTURE: IK4-TEKNIKER

NEW BRAND, NEW HORIZONS

MOBILE MACHINE TOOL

MT AND CMM VERIFICATION AND VOLUMETRIC COMPENSATION

EXPLORING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO SQUEEZE THE SUN

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS: DUAL MANIPULATOR ROBOT

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