CTCV is a private non profitable organisation founded in 1987 by a common agreement between Industrial
Federations and Governmental Agencies of the Ministry of Industry and Economy of Portugal.
It was created to support the industry on a nationwide basis. Its main goals may be summarised as: to provide technical and technological support to the ceramics, cement and glass industries; to promote the development and quality of industrial products and processes; to promote highly specialised training to industry personnel; to divulge scientific, technical and technological information; to carry through and dinamize research, development and demonstration work, considering the scientific and technological progress of the ceramic, cement and glass materials and processes.

It has close links with several Universities and Research Centers, both in Portugal and abroad. It is a founder of an European network of R,D&D Ceramic Technical Laboratories, the CerLabs, cooperating together towards a better European industry and the coordinator-member of the Portuguese Association of Technological Centers, named

CTCV has extensive experience in New Products Design and Engineering, Technological and Laboratory Analysis, Implementation of Technological Innovation.

CTCV has a wide range of services including: Total Quality Systems implementation, Analysis and Testing (testing of materials like finished ceramics and glass products, materials analysis, physical and technological materials characterisation, structural and micro structural characterisation of materials), Systems & Industrial Operations (direct industrial assistance, raw materials management, functional design, industrial project and engineering, energy and environment management), Specialized Training, Research and Development (classical ceramic and glass materials, new materials and technologies, advanced ceramic based thermal coatings), New products Design and Engineering, Technological Innovation and Organizational Processes Implementation, Information technologies applied to management and applied R&D projects development.

CTCV participates on CEN-CT 350 (Sustainability of construction works) and coordinates national technical commission - CT 171 – Building sustainability. In addition, CTCV is part of centroHabitat – Platform for sustainable construction, integrates administration of IISBE Portugal – International Initiative for Sustainability and participates on COST C25 Program – Sustainability of construction from European Science Foundation.

Country: Portugal

Organization Type: R&D center

Organization Size: 51-100

Founding Year: 1987

Phone: +351239499200

Email: victor.francisco@ctcv.pt

City: Coimbra 3025-307,Rua Coronel Veiga Simão Google map

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