National Thermal Projection Laboratory CENAPROT
CENAPROT is a National Laboratory of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT) created in 2014 with the aim of being our national industry's engine of scientific and technological development in the area of thermal projection and advanced coatings. CENAPROT, based in Cinvestav Querétaro, arises from the multi-institutional collaboration of the Advanced Technology Center CIATEQ and the Center for Industrial Engineering and Development CIDESI, expanding the scientific and technological capabilities for the development and transfer of technology.
The National Thermal Projection Laboratory provides processing, diagnostic and technological development services, as well as generating state of the art scientific knowledge on areas of aeronautics, automotive, energy and biomedicine through international collaboration research projects that have an economic and social impact in the country.
Our quality policy: "Apply continuous improvement at all levels of the quality management system of Cinvestav Unit Querétaro, to meet the expectations of our customers in the services of technological development, characterization of advanced coatings and thermal projection offered by CENAPROT, and always maintaining quality and teamwork, complying with the guidelines established in ISO9001: 2015 / AS9100D: 2016 ".
Quality objetives of CENAPROT:
Scientific:
- Develop cutting-edge scientific research (synthesis, processing, structure, properties and performance) of special coatings obtained by thermal projection.
Academic:
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To train high quality Human Resources (undergraduate and postgraduate studies) in frontier issues on special coatings obtained by thermal high vacuum projection processes.
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To encourage and promote scientific formation of undergraduate and graduate students.
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Establish collaborative links between CENAPROT and local universities to disseminate capabilities of special coatings services.
- Publish scientific results that arise from the proposed subprojects.
Technologichal:
- Strengthen the academy-industry collaboration by promoting technological development projects of the national industry in the area of special coatings, with emphasis on the aeronautical, automotive, energy and biomedical industries.
- Generate technological products (patents and invention rights).