Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation
Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation

Overview

Due to its nature grounded in mechanical engineering, the Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation (TEMA) is a strategic and relevant Research Centre for (and with) the Community, particularly business and industry.

TEMA is included in the “Portuguese Roadmap of Research Infrastructures of Strategic Relevance”, having been classified by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia and CCDRC – Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro with the highest rating ("Category 1 - Those that have demonstrated high scientific potential and are considered to have high strategic regional and/or national relevance"), following the reference in https://www.fct.pt/apoios/equipamento/roteiro/index.phtml.en

TEMA Research Centre supports a multidimensional structure embracing three strategic specialization vectors: i) Fundamental and Applied Research; ii) Innovation, Technological Development and Technology Transfer to the Society; and iii) Consulting, Training and Services.

One of the key… As a result of the investments conducted by TEMA over its 20 years of existence, the Research Centre is able to provide a wide range of highly specialized equipment. The surface analysis system by Multi technique XPS/UPS and AES highlights the uniqueness of the services that the Research Centre provides to the Community. Namely, it is the only one available in Portugal, regarding the vacuum environment conditions at the 2E-10 mbar level. Together with this specificity and based in the mechanical engineering relies the Research Centre’s diversity. The Research Centre TEMA is equipped with a set of mechanical samples’ tests, whose combination can be considered as unique in Portugal. Ranging from high precision machinery of 1E-6 N (e.g. universal dynamic testing machine with a measuring range of 100 N), passing by equipment specialized in measuring biological tissues, obtained by means of in vitro cultures, to machines of 1000 kN that allows for testing advanced high strength steel alloys. It therefore becomes…. The main purpose of the Research Infrastructure TEMA is to provide services of excellence support for the scientific and technological research in the area of mechanical engineering, addressing the needs and demands of the clients and partners at the national and international levels. The value proposition of the Research Infrastructure TEMA is the ability to easily address complex challenges due to its natural combination of multidisciplinary areas, fed by a human capital whose expertise is highly recognized and complemented by a set of advanced equipment.

The priorities’ axes assumed by the Research Unit TEMA are: i) Materials; and ii) Health, properly contextualized with the region’s reality and, consequently, aligned with the Innovation Platforms: i) Sustainable industrial solutions; and ii) Technologies for the quality of life. In parallel, the Societal Challenges in which the Research Infrastructure TEMA has a direct and strategic action and responsibilities are i) Health; Demographic evolution and…. Yes. service.