1. Project Acronym: EngiWPC Objective: Development of high performance polymer composites with wood fibers and reactive thermoplastics Programme Type: Seventh Framework Program Specific Programme: Cooperation Thematic Priority: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies- NMP Sub-Thematic Priority: Advanced wood-based composites and their production

2. List of organizations 1. Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica e Gestão Industrial (INEGI/UP) www.inegi.up.pt Contact person: Dr. Celeste Pereira (cpereira@inegi.up.pt)cpereira@inegi.up.pt Tel. +351 22 957 87 13 Address: Rua do Barroco Nº 174 4465-591Leça do Balio Country: Portugal 2- LEPAE – Laboratory of Process, Environment and Energy Engineering Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP) http://paginas.fe.up.pt/lepae/ Contact person: Dr. Luísa Carvalho (lhcarvalho@demad.estv.ipv.pt)lhcarvalho@demad.estv.ipv.pt Tel. +351 22 508 1687 Address: Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n 4200-465Porto Country: Portugal

3. Composite Materials Production Filament winding, Pultrusion, Autoclave, Hot Press Plates, RTM (Resin Transfer Moulding) and Vacuum Assisted Resin Infusion Product Development and Technology Transfer New Materials Research and Development Polymer Composites, Natural fibres composites, Low/High structural adhesives, Nanocomposites, Smart materials and health monitoring, Materials more resistant to fire Materials characterization Gel Timer, Dynamic Mechanical Thermo Analysis (DMTA), Mechanical Characterization, Fatigue, Creep and Relaxation Tests, Impact Tests, Internal Pressure Tests, NDT tests, Health monitoring of composite structures, Fire Reaction Tests Structural and Processes Simulation Scientific and Technologic Expertise

4. Department of Wood Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Viseu Process Systems Engineering Modeling and simulation of wood-based and paper industrial processes Forest Products Transformation Monitoring and control of wood machining processes Objective and subjective evaluation of finished surfaces Vision system, surface profilometer New and better analysis methods for adhesives HPLC, GPC-viscotek, FTIR-NIR, DSC, TGA Improvement of adhesion process Hot-press, goniometer Laboratory of Process, Environment and Energy Engineering Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto Health and Environment Systems based on membrane/ adsorption processes Chemistry of Natural Resources Biotechnology and Interfacial Phenomena Wood Engineering / Furniture Design Industrial Machines and testing devices

5. -Raw Materials Producers (natural and wood fibres and reactive thermoplastics) -Technologic Experts in Equipment Design and Manufacturing -Scientific and Technologic Experts in Natural and wood fibres functionalization -Scientific and Technologic Experts in Reactive thermoplastics processing -… Search for Partners