The MechLav Laboratory has well-established close collaboration relationships with companies both in local area (in Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Lombardy) and in national and international panorama.
Hundreds of companies have so far signed partnerships and agreements, aimed at various purposes, with a main focus on industrial research and technology transfer.
The Gold Partner Project aims to establish a continuous and multi-year agreement with enterprises. This agreement is intended to strengthen, structure and expand the research collaboration projects already in place, strengthening the enterprise-university liaison in the areas of personnel placement, research and innovation, also promoting greater visibility and disseminating information on ongoing partnerships.
Centec, the MechLav laboratory located in Cento, has a longstanding collaboration with local partners, in particular with:
Several enterprises have been set up thanks to research projects developed by the MechLav Laboratory.
An ongoing active collaboration is maintained even after many university spin-offs have evolved into real enterprises.
A few major examples can be mentioned: