Research and Development Center
Research and Development Center

Bulgaria: South-West (Bulgaria)

Overview

The Research and Development and Innovation Consortium is a non-profit legal entity, operating in the public interest, established according to the Law for Non-profit. The Consortium is a scientific organization, whose main goal is to manage and develop the Laboratory Complex. The laboratory complex is one of the key elements, which assists the synergy between science and business, aiming to develop innovative goods and services until they reach go-to-market stage.

The laboratory complex is designed to perform problem-driven and industry-oriented R&D directed to efficient, value-added and environmentally-friendly utilization of the national bio-resources and valorization of industry byproducts and bio-wastes to obtain products with high added value.

Main goals:

To conduct independent scientific research and to disseminate publicly the results of these activities through teaching, publications and knowledge transfer.
Technological development.
To promote the culture of innovation and the… Technological Facilities & Equipment:

Interactive stereoscopic display Z-Space.
Diversity of HMDs (HTC Vive, HTC Vive Pro, Acer Mixed Reality, Oculus GO, etc.).
Stereoscopic camera ZED Mini.
Diversity of interaction devices (Myo bracelet, MS Kinect v2, force-feedback, etc.).
Rapid prototyping system with integral metal addition and highspeed routing.
Workspace for workpieces up to 650 mm, 360 mm in height and 1000 kg in weight.
Rapid prototyping system and rapid production of plastic elements.
Workspace: 1000 x 1000 x 1000 mm.
Rapid prototyping system for sand and ceramics
Workspace: 500 x 400 x 300 mm.
Fully equipped with the latest technological solutions for testing specific products and systems in the field of railway transport, as well as specialized equipment and software for testing and simulation of IoT, 4G and 5G telecommunication networks.
XRF Spectrometer.
SAM microscope.
X-ray inspection system.
Shear stress bondtester.
Ion milling and polishing machine.
…. RNDIC offers several services including: 

Research and Development
Expertise and technical advice
Testing and analyses
Training
Demonstration of best practices

Access to strategic research and expertise in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and automation,

Internet of things, 3D and New Products Rapid Prototyping, Additive manufacturing, Micro and Nanoelectronics, Virtual and Extended Reality, Cyber security, High Performance Computing, etc.

 
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Sectors
Technology
Advanced Manufacturing - Industrial Biotech - Micro- and Nano-Eletronics - AR/VR - Artificial intelligence - Big data - Robotics - Other