School of Engineering
Industrial Products Engineering Group
(GEPI)
2021 SGR 01228
The GEPI group (Industrial Products Engineering Group) conducts its activity in three main areas: Additive Manufacturing (AM), Reverse Engineering: digitization of objects with scanners and mechanical characterization of materials.
It has been recognized by AGAUR as an Consolidated Research Group. It is currently part of IQS Tech Transfer, a TECNIO accredited agent in the technology developer category.
GEPI’s activity focuses on industrial product design and calculation, industrial product lifecycle management, and additive manufacturing.
Research and Technology Transfer
GEPI’s activity includes specialized training, basic and applied research, and technology transfer aimed at the business sector. The research is clearly oriented towards the industrial application of the results obtained. In this way, the group aims to respond to the technological needs of companies so that they can improve their competitiveness through the application of the developments.
In this environment GEPI carries out its RD and technology transfer activities in the following areas:
- Reverse engineering: digitization of objects with scanners
- CAD/CAM/CAE
- Modelling, Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Tooling
- Virtual and physical modelling
- Mechanical characterization of materials
- Numerical structural simulations
- PLM and LCA engineering
- Computation and simulation of fluids in biological organs
- Additive manufacturing (AM) and design for additive manufacturing
COORDINATOR:
MEMBERS:
EXTERNAL COLABORATORS
Dr. Joan Fernández Esmerats
Dr. Adrià Biosca Mecias
Sr. Eshan Sadeghi
BUSINESS SOLUTION AREAS
LINKED NEWS
Doctoral thesis
New Endovascular Patch Implantation System
13/11/2023
Dr Alejandro Aranda recently defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, in which he designed and manufactured a new system for implanting a patch inside a human aorta that includes a guide catheter, a transport catheter, and the deployment of the patch.
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Interview
Interview with Francesc Canalejo, IQS Predoctoral Researcher
05/10/2023
Francesc Canalejo Codina, a doctoral student in the Department of Industrial Engineering at IQS, has earned a grant from the Daniel Bravo Andreu Private Foundation to conduct biomedical research at MIT.
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Research
Advanced Biomechanical Models for Paediatric Maxillofacial Surgery
06/02/2023
Led by IQS researchers, the BIOMOD project aims to develop new advanced biomechanical models through 3D techniques to improve surgical practice and the implants used in paediatric maxillofacial surgery.
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Doctoral thesis
Nanostructured Surfaces by Plastic Injection
02/02/2023
Dr Tomás Baldi has recently defended his doctoral thesis at IQS, entitled Manufacturing of nanostructured surfaces by plastic injection molding, in which he managed to obtain nanostructured surfaces through a new plastic injection process.
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Research
Obtaining an artificial placenta, a highly disruptive project
16/03/2022
IQS is participating alongside other technological and medical research centers in Barcelona on a highly advanced and pioneering project in Europe to produce and use an artificial placenta to ensure survival for extremely premature newborns.
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Research
New Digital Microscope at IQS to Study Industrial Component Surfaces
26/10/2021
The SEAT-IQS Applied Mechanics Laboratory has recently acquired a new Olympus DSX1000 digital microscope, the latest addition to the various advanced inspection and non-destructive analysis equipment that the laboratory features.
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Research
Plastic Surfaces with Advanced Functionalities
27/07/2021
Within the Industries of the Future community, IQS has participated in the PLASTFUN project where advanced surface functionalities and their large-scale production have been defined, and now has a validated simulation tool for optimising parameters under industrial conditions.
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7 Questions for...
Ibuki Kusano
27/07/2021
Ibuki Kusano, Industrial Engineering professor and member of the Industrial Process Engineering Group (GEPI) at the IQS School of Engineering
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Research
Lighter structures with AM/3DP (TRANSPORT)
04/04/2021
Researchers from IQS have participated in the TRANSPORT project, leading the development and optimization activities of "lattice" type structures to achieve lighter parts through 3D printing, thus providing knowledge and experience in the field of additive manufacturing.
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LATEST PROJECTS
Biomod (Modelos biomecánicos avanzados para la práctica quirúrgica maxilofacial labiopalatina)
Desarrollo de modelos biomecánicos avanzados para planificación y mejora de la practica quirúrgica para cirugía maxilofacial labiopalatina.
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Materials Engineering (GEMAT)
Industrial Products Engineering Group (GEPI)
Chemical & Synthetic Biology for Biotherapies (ChemSynBio)
BioCrash (Estudios de biomecánica del impacto)
Laboratorio de impactos biomecánicos
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Industrial Products Engineering Group (GEPI)
Parques eólicos marinos (Análisis de datos de mediante machine learning y predicción de generación de energía)
Análisis de datos de parques eólicos marinos
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Industrial Products Engineering Group (GEPI)
