𝐗𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐀 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒

The agreement aims to strengthen the connection between industry and research, promoting advanced research activities and experimental development focused on the design of new smart materials capable of meeting the market needs increasingly driven by lightweight design, high performance and technological innovation.

The partnership brings together two complementary areas of expertise. IPCB-CNR contributes the scientific excellence and multidisciplinary capabilities of its 73 researchers and 11 technologists, while Xenia brings more than 30 years of industrial experience in reinforced composite materials, combined with a strong innovation-driven approach and a forward-looking vision focused on the technologies and applications of tomorrow.

At the core of the agreement is the development of materials engineered for injection moulding, a key technology for industrial production, but also for the most advanced manufacturing platforms, including pellet- and filament-based 3D printing. 

The collaboration targets the formulation of future-oriented materials that combine tailored engineering properties with integrated smart functionalities, such as self-healing behaviour, energy absorption, EMI shielding and electrical conductivity. 

These functionalities will be achieved through advanced composite architectures reinforced with carbon fibres, nanofillers and graphene, allowing researchers to explore optimized mechanical performance and expanded design flexibility for the development of innovative, high-performance applications in engineering-intensive sectors such as aerospace, defence and energy.

source : Xeniamaterials