
Dr. Asier Bakedano
“Developing lighter components and alloys at competitive costs is one of the main challenges we are embarked along with our clients.”
Light Materials
The Light Materials team develops new knowledge and technologies to optimize the manufacturing processes of components and structures made of these materials, as well as new alloys that open up new fields of application.

Comparative Study of the Metallurgical Quality of Primary and Secondary AlSi10MnMg Aluminium Alloys
The use of secondary aluminium is increasingly being promoted in the automotive industry for environmental

Chemical Composition and Melt Treatment Optimization of 5XXX and 6XXX Alloys for Ablation Technology
One of the most interesting capabilities of ablation technology is its capability to manufacture uncastable

Melt Treatment Optimization of 5XXX and 6XXX Alloys for Ablation Technology
Ablation technology is an emerging casting technology which presents several advantages associated to the high

Towards the Prediction of Tensile Properties in Automotive Cast Parts Manufactured by LPDC with the A356.2 Alloy
Aluminum-silicon-magnesium alloys are commonly used in the automotive industry to produce structural components. Among usual

Ablation technology applied to A356 alloys compared with conventional casting processes
Because ablation differs from conventional casting, some conventional metallurgical concepts, such as the relationship among

Alu-Q® – Molten aluminum quality assessment device
Intelligent manufacturing Alu-Q® Equipment for the assessment of metallurgical quality of aluminum alloys. Ensuring the

SALOMON – Multivariable process data analysis
Intelligent manufacturing SALOMON Multi-variable analysis system for manufacturing processes. Artificial Intelligence and cognitive systems applied

Apparatus and method of forming countersinks and/or mouse holes in a stamped high strength aluminium sheet
Method of forming countersinks and/or mouse holes comprising the steps of obtaining by stamping a

Combustion of a Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) Produced from the Polymeric Fraction of Automotive Shredder Residue (ASR)
The use of alternative fuels derived from residues in energy-intensive industries that rely on fossil

Comparative study of the metallurgical quality of primary and secondary alsi10mnmg aluminium alloys
The use of secondary aluminium is increasingly being promoted in the automotive industry for environmental

Improvement of the secondary aluminium metallurgical quality by means of an adequate melt treatment
This work has the purpose to demonstrate that if an adequate melt treatment is applied,

Metallurgical quality of steels for aluminum high-pressure casting dies
The cost of the steel used in the high-pressure casting dies usually represents an important