Research & Development
Duro Felguera has been deeply involved in research, development and innovation activities since its establishment 150 years ago, which has helped consolidate DF as one of the Spanish groups with the largest international presence. Some subsidiaries of the Group have their own research and development department, which is coordinated by the Head of R&D&i.
Duro Felguera's R&D&i activities focus on improving the Companys competitiveness with a firm commitment to quality, projects of a high technological value and geared towards developing new products and processes. Some of its most recent projects include the new bonded fixing systems for track equipment developed for DF Rail, the NALON N8 automated loading system for DF Sistemas Logísticos or the new sludge separator design developed by Duro Felguera Calderería Pesada.
Duro Felguera is a founding member of Polo del Acero, a non-profit business association which was established to promote innovation, technological development and research applied to steel production and transformation.
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| New design of a high-mobility biomass dryer |  |
| Augmented Factory 4.0 (AF4) - Development of the cyber-physical augmented reality system for real-time decision-making support in processing industries | |
| IB! 16-832 SYSTEM-EP: Remote low-cost medicine system to diagnose lung diseases | |
| New forklift design for warehouse automation purposes (Meiras) | |
| New sludge separator design with the application of cutting-edge techniques and materials | |
| New platform design for repair work on blast furnace hearths | |
| Design of new insulation systems for salt storage systems in thermosolar power plants | |
| Study for the optimisation of salt tank insulation processes in thermosolar power plants | |
| Design of an automatic universal truck loading system for multiple docks under improved safety conditions | |
| RFID machinery and tool identification and traceability system (ITR) | |
| Improvement of the design, construction and operation of delayed coking units under extreme environmental conditions | |
| New universal shuttle car design, which can be adapted to existing shelving systems and integrated with automatic warehouses operated with stacker cranes | |
| Augmented reality application for mobile devices, tourism information managers and citizens | |
| Logistics Follow-Up System for the Pharmaceutical Industry | |
| PROCESSES |
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| Study and analysis of thermoformable materials with a high elastic limit as an alternative to quenched and tempered materials (Q+T) | |
| Optimisation of the design of new solutions for hydrocarbon processing plants | |
| Design of new welding processes for iron and steel industry equipment manufactured in Creusabro® and subject to highly abrasive conditions | |
| Study for the design and adaptation of hoisting equipment and accessories that improve productivity when assembling and installing combined cycle HRSGs | |
| Study for the improvement of the comprehensive maintenance efficiency of a combined cycle power plant | |
| Optimisation of the design of welding joints for CrMoV materials (Gr-P91), with the purpose of improving the useful life of power plants | |
| Technological development of CO2 reduction, capture and fixation processes in conventional termal power plants (MENOS CO2) | |
| Study and analysis of the influence of resilience values in filler materials with welding beads used to weld materials with a high elastic limit and thickness, subject to post-welding heat treatments | |
| Development of new production processes for the manufacture and supply of large equipment (welding and finishing large outside vessels) | |
| OTHER |
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| Project: C5i_CHILE Consortium |
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| Business consolidation and growth ICT_CCE3 | |
| TIC_CCE2 Business consolidation and growth |
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