Grupo Villar Mir R&D&I

• 4 patents obtained, 5 innovation prizes obtained, a Torres Quevedo grant, a García Cabrerizo prize and “Academiae Dilecta” award.
• Three CDTI projects currently in course that have originated nine contracts with Universities .
• Main developments for silicon metal industry: ELSA electrode and continuous copper casting machine.
• The main project under development is FerroSolar focused on the production of upgraded metallurgical grade solar grade silicon metal for the photovoltaic industry using electrometallurgical procedures.

• Pacadar is the leading company in the pre-cast concrete sector for public works in Spain and it is constantly on the technological cutting edge of developments in this area. (Hyper static solutions, application of microsilica in high resistance concrete, etc…).

• 112 patent families active in 28 countries.
• Colaboración con más de 40 centros de investigación y universidades de 14 países sólo en los últimos 5 años.
• More than 300 R&D projects developed over two decades. Featured projects: 
  • Cubipod. A prefabricated mass concrete component, patented internationally and used to shelter port dock constructions and coastline barriers.
  • Sogedron. UAV technology applied to geodesy and topography.
  • NeTTUN. Advanced technologies for tunnel-boring machines.
  • SULABU. Investigation and development project of a prefabricated multi-purpose plaque track for railways. 
  • Arid-Lap. Technological solutions destined to minimize the effects on railway infrastructure originated by extreme climatology.
  • High-tech pavements. Extensive experience in the development of more flexible, resistant, durable, draining, sustainable or economic bituminous, pavements and asphalt mixtures.
  • High resistance concretes. Own developed concrete with special characteristics in terms of weight, pumping capacity, self-compaction, high initial resistance, low shrinkage, low hydration heat or very high long-term resistance.
  • Digitization. Through the integration of the BIM methodology in its processes and the collaboration with technology companies in the development and implementation of digital solutions.