PROJECTS
Ana Aranzabe, Director of Technology of IK4-TEKNIKER considers that working with scientific rigour and at the highest standard enables greater and better technological development which favours a transfer to the high added-value industry.
IK4-TEKNIKER's technological development plan covering the next few years already features a very clear road map based to detect industrial demand and reinforce areas where market demand is more significant so the centre's technological specialisation can be adapted to real business needs.
The road map intends to reinforce automation and robotics, metrology, sensor devices and multifunctional surfaces and, also focuses on additive manufacturing by applying manufacturing technologies to sectors where there is less automation such as in bioscience and nanotechnologies so that customers can be assisted in terms of their strategic approach with regard to Industry 4.0.
With all of these processes already in place, the 2020 Strategic Plan wants IK4-TEKNIKER growth to focus more on areas where there's greater potential and market demand. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to provide specialisation in these areas.
There are four areas in which IK4-TEKNIKER must make a determined attempt to achieve internal growth over the next two years to ensure that knowledge is transferred to the Basque industry: maintenance, sensors, automation, robotics and laser manufacturing.
IK4-TEKNIKER, however, will not be setting out from scratch along this path: in the last years, the centre has recovered its position as a European leader and an international reference in the field of robotics. It has also upgraded its offer in terms of maintenance in the framework of industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) applied to manufacturing. The technology centre, moreover, has strengthened its position as a reference organization with regard to laser manufacturing technologies, sensors and surface technologies.
And in this new strategic period the technology centre has set itself a clear objective based on implementing a carefully measured technological specialisation process to address the needs of other companies and thus meet their requirements in full. Ultimately, the aim is to achieve a high degree of alignment of resources and specialisation to deal with future demands arising from the industry.
