IDMEC - Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica

IDMEC is a private non-profit association of science, technology, and training of Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), of the University of Lisbon. The activity of IDMEC is oriented towards five key strategic objectives; (i) promote R&D actions, (ii) promote technology transfer, (iii) to develop advanced training programs, (iv) evaluate and audit new entrepreneurial processes and (v) develop integrated management programmes in energetic, logistic and technical areas. The activity of IDMEC is mainly focused on mechanical engineering and its structure is organized in five Centers: Mechanical Design; Intelligent Systems; Manufacturing and Industrial Management; Energy and Fluid Mechanics; Aerospace Science and Technology, supported by well-equipped laboratories that play a significant role in national and international R&D in different areas of mechanical engineering. IDMEC is one of the units of the LAETA - Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics (http://laeta.pt/en/).