- Address
Rua Ramiro Soares de Miranda, 133
3750-866Águeda
Portugal
Description
BIKiNNOV - Bike Value Innovation Centre Association is a private, non-profit, public utility organization created on March 8, 2022.
It was born out of the ambition to provide a more comprehensive and qualified response than that currently provided by the ABIMOTA Laboratory - National Association of the Two-Wheel Industry, with a firm commitment on product and process innovation.
BIKiNNOV is a Technology and Innovation Center based in Águeda, which aims to provide technical and technological support to companies in the two-wheel sector, promoting the use of technology and innovation as tools for improving business competitiveness, increasing added value and qualifying supply, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME).
It is dedicated to the production, dissemination and transmission of knowledge geared towards companies and to the creation of economic value, contributing to the pursuit of public policy objectives, directing its action towards the needs of the market, seeking to fill existing gaps and contributing to the response to society's challenges.
BIKiNNOV - Bike Value Innovation Center Association
BIKiNNOV - Bike Value Innovation Center Association
Contact Person
Gil Nadais
Equipment
BIKiNNOV is currently developing an extensive capacitation program, seeking to be the reference for R&D activities for the Bicycle Industry, with the most advanced resources to support its activity.
Strategic investments ongoing:
CAD 3D (Computer Aided Design)
CAE (Computer Aided Engineering)
CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing)
Digital Twin
Prototyping: Additive, Machining and Welding
Heat Treatment Furnaces
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Tomography
Advanced Materials Characterization
Environmental Tests (Climatic, Salt Spray, UV)
Advanced coating characterization
Digital Image Correlation
Wind Tunnel
Crash Test Equipment
Vibration Test Platform
Electrical and electronic test equipment
Advanced fatigue test equipment
Advanced stiffness test equipment
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Services
Focused on supporting the development of the bicycle industry, BIKiNNOV have activities in different vectors:
Mobility Testing Laboratory
Main Products
Conventional Bicycles
Electric Bicycles
Cargo bikes
Helmets
Child seats
Luggage carriers
Main Areas:
Electrical Testing
Electromagnetic Compatibility
Electrical Safety
Fatigue Testing
Impact Testing
Stiffness tests
Dimensional
Maximum Load
Moisture Resistance
Coating Characterization
Material Characterization
R&D and Innovation
The activities of this vector are grouped into four major areas, connected by the guidelines of Sustainability, Digitalization and Intellectual Property.
Materials Laboratory
Experimental laboratory for developing methods for evaluating the performance of materials and products. This laboratory allows the center to respond in pre-competitive terms, to the importance of the availability of technical/technological information for the mobility industry.
Production Technologies
Pilot laboratory for the development of advanced composites of different types. This laboratory will support the development of new materials, whether based on metal alloys or composites and polymers for innovative applications.
Industrial Processes
A pilot factory with the dual function of demonstrating production technologies (Learning Factory) and a laboratory for developing solutions and simulating processes.
Product and Service Development
Prototyping and Product Development Laboratory designed to support the development of new products and new areas of innovation in collaboration with Industry. Activities supported by an Industrial Property Office.
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