Tekniker

Technology for Industrial Competitiveness

Tekniker is a technology center that develops high-value products and processes for industry, drawing on advanced manufacturing, surface and materials technologies, and digitalization. With more than 45 years of experience, it combines advanced equipment with specialized technology services to help companies improve their products and processes.

Technology Areas

• Advanced manufacturing: Projects combining engineering, simulation, and manufacturing processes to improve productivity, quality, and sustainability.
• Surfaces and materials: Technologies for creating, transforming, treating, and activating surfaces and materials to improve their properties, function, and service life.
• Digital technologies: Integration of sensors, robotics, and artificial intelligence to optimize processes and human-machine interaction.

Solutions

• Development of mechatronic systems and complex equipment
• Automation and robotics applications
• Decision-making and optimization algorithms
• Digitalization of manufacturing processes
• Metrology and inspection systems and applications
• Mechanical components and tribological systems
• Sensor development for critical applications
• Design and scale-up of surfaces and materials
• Materials, components, and systems for hydrogen
• Industrial circularity

Industries Served

The center works with aerospace, manufacturing and machine tools, energy, health care, large-scale science, space, automotive, food and agriculture, and infrastructure.

Specialized Laboratories

Tekniker has its own laboratories, including the Laser Manufacturing Lab, Cleanroom Manufacturing Lab, Critical Condition Lab, Automation and Robotics Laboratory, Surface Laboratory, Materials and Fluids Laboratory, Hydrogen Laboratory, Electronics Laboratory, Industrial Metrology Laboratory, and Tribology Laboratory.

Technology Services

• Manufacturing services: Processes combining cleanroom, laser, and high-precision machining technologies for demanding environments and critical processes.
• Surface services: A catalog of coatings and surface treatments, including deposition and texturing processes, followed by characterization.
• Characterization services: Physicochemical, structural, and functional techniques to validate development work, optimize processes, and confirm performance.
• Metrology services: Measurement, calibration, and training in a laboratory or on site, covering the full dimensional range.

Activity and Collaborations

According to published information, industrial technology transfers generated record revenue of €35.2 million. Tekniker officially registered its 2024 carbon footprint and received Spain’s MITECO carbon-reduction seal. It collaborates with companies such as Ibernova and SCHUNK and takes part in projects such as AUTOPILOT.

Presence and Contact

The center operates in the Basque Country, with a presence in Bilbao. It is on LinkedIn, YouTube, and X.