Research & Development
Duro Felguera has been carrying out intense work in research, development and innovation practically since the company was founded over 160 years ago. This has consolidated it as one of the Spanish groups with the greatest international presence.
Duro Felguera's work in R&D&i is aimed at maintaining the company's competitiveness by means of a firm commitment to quality, with high technological value projects whose purpose is to obtain new products and processes. Among the most recent projects we could highlight both the new automatic NALÓN NCL side loading system, designed by DF Logistics Systems, and the new welding and finishing processes for large outside vessels developed by DF Calderería Pesada.
Duro Felguera is one of the founding members of the non-profit business association Polo del Acero (Steel Pole), whose mission is focused on promoting innovation, technological development and applied research in the field of the production and processing of steel.
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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 | |
| New automatic Nalón NCL side loading system for trucks | |
| 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) | |
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