The CDTI Innovation seeks Spanish companies to participate in an R+D+I project in additive manufacturing by electric arc

As part of the call for advanced manufacturing of the SMART Eureka Cluster program, the CIM-UPC is looking for Spanish partners to participate in the international CARVE project.

The proposal focuses on the following areas of application:

• Additive manufacturing systems by electric arc (DED-arc or WAAM).
• Development of advanced processes with real-time monitoring and AI/ML algorithms, supported by simulation and predictive models, to automatically optimize and adjust manufacturing parameters.
• Validation through industrial demonstrators and materials of high interest (aluminum alloys and Cr-Mo steels), with the aim of reducing variability, energy consumption and material waste.

This proposal is aimed at companies with experience in the following areas:

• Integrator of robotics and industrial automation (Industry 4.0): Companies with experience in robotic cells, integration of sensors (cameras, laser, profilometers) and communication with control systems such as PLC or SCADA.
• Technological company specializing in artificial vision and AI applied to manufacturing: Software or AI developers working with online inspection, 3D reconstruction, anomaly detection and adaptive control. Ideal for strengthening the part of algorithms, data flow and closed-loop control, aligned with project monitoring.
• Companies in real need of WAAM/DED-arc that manufacture or repair large components, such as welded structures in energy, naval, railway or heavy machinery sectors.
• Industrial end user: Companies that work with heavy metal fabrication and need to produce large parts.

In this link you can learn more about the proposed technological proposal and its scope.

The term of expression of interest ends on 20 March 2026
 

More information and contact

If you would like additional information about this call or advice in the preparation of your project proposal, you can contact the SMART office of the Eureka Cluster. For inquiries about the national funding available to Spanish companies, you can send an email to eureka@cdti.es.

For further information on the technical scope of the proposal and the role of the Spanish company, please contact the Director of Strategic Research, Felip Fenollosa: ffenollosa@cimupc.org 
 

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