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Partnership Offer

We are open to any form of collaboration: joint projects, doctoral co-supervision, infrastructure access, and research contracts. Our three pillars of partnership: R&D, Consulting, and Training.

Research & Development

R&D Services

Testing, characterization and modelling services available to industry and academic partners.

Tribology

Macro, micro & nano tribological characterisation

Full-range friction and wear testing from macro (Timken, four-ball) to micro (Anton Paar TRB3) to nano (AFM) scale — oils, materials and surfaces.

Nanomechanics

Nanomechanical characterisation by AFM

Hardness, elastic modulus, stiffness and fatigue characterization of surfaces and microstructures.

MEMS / NEMS

Reliable MEMS/NEMS design

Design, simulation and experimental validation of micro and nano electro-mechanical systems.

Modelling

FEM modelling and optimisation

Finite Element Method numerical modelling and simulation for micro and nano components.

Composites

Composite material testing

Friction, wear and thermal behavior testing of fiber-reinforced composites (glass, basalt, carbon).

Industry Sectors

Automotive, aerospace & medical investigations

Tribological investigations tailored to the automotive, aerospace and medical industries.

Consulting

Specialized Consulting

The team offers specialized consulting across all of the center's areas of expertise, for industrial problems.

Lubricants

Selection of lubricants and additives

Expert selection and evaluation of industrial lubricants and nano-additive packages.

Diagnostics

Tribological defect diagnostics

Diagnosis and prevention of tribological defects in industrial mechanical systems — friction and wear failure analysis.

Surfaces

Surface and thin film characterisation

Tribological characterization of composite materials and thin films.

MEMS Reliability

Nanomechanics & MEMS reliability

Support for reliable microsystem design, MEMS structure lifetime estimation, nanomechanical material characterization and FEM-based design optimization.

Triboinformatics & AI for wear prediction

Data-driven wear prediction using AI and statistical methods.

Sustainability

Green and sustainable tribology

Consulting on green and sustainable tribology solutions.

Training

Professional Training

The MiNaS team has extensive experience in professional and academic training, built through university teaching and international workshops and schools.

Courses

MEMS/NEMS design & simulation

Training in the design and simulation of micro and nano systems.

Engineering

AFM nanomechanics & nanotribology

Advanced characterization techniques via atomic force microscopy, standard and micro-tribology, composite/thin-film testing, and FEM modelling and optimization.

Master

GSTrib Integrated Master — Erasmus Mundus

International integrated master's program (2025–2027) in green and smart tribology, with the Technical University of Cartagena (coordinator) and the Technical University of Moldova. Funded by the European Commission.

Mobilities

International visiting professor mobilities

Team members have visiting-professor experience at Campus 02 (Graz, Austria), University of Salerno (Italy), University of Stuttgart (Germany), University of Liège (Belgium), University of Warsaw (Poland) and the Technical University of Cartagena (Spain) — strengthening European-level knowledge transfer.