ARTDECO

 

Nowadays, many sectors are demanding better materials, longer durabilities and new functionalities in their products. On the other hand, most of the leading sectors of the Spanish economy (automotion, household appliances, optics, ceramics, ) make use of several  decorative superficial coatings. Within these and other sectors, market requirements demand a big effort in order to develop new products with competitive advantages.

The ARTDECO project (Avances en Recubrimientos Tecnológicos para aplicaciones DECOrativas) emerges within this framework. ARTDECO is one of the 16 projects approved by the CENIT program (Consorcios Estratégicos Nacionales de Investigación Tecnológica) at the 2007 public contest.

ARTDECO is focused on the development of processes for producing finished surfaces with enhanced and new functionalities. In addition, ARTDECO will generate an innovative helpful knowledge in order to create new products, processes or services. This knowledge will encourage the integration of strategic technologies in the consortium industries.

Finally, the implantation of such novel technologies will promote the establishment of specialized areas, where the consortium members will be able to offer cutting-edge superficial treatments technologies, more advantageous than those from competitor companies.