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We create products and solutions of systems and tools through Research and Innovation, Design and Engineering

and Digital Manufacturing.

the Lab

Our work approach is driven by the generation of knowledge and innovation regarding the advanced manufacturing of products, and it is focused on problem solving by creating customized and innovative solutions, from development to production.

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Our advanced manufacturing laboratory emerged in 2016 as a result of a partnership between the University of Minho and Bosch Car Multimedia S.A, to support the development of new products and tools.


Based in Guimarães, DONE Lab is a unique laboratory in Portugal that brings together several state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies capable of ensuring the development and production of short series of products, production of experimental and functional prototypes, as well as customized assembly tools.

Mission

With a diversified field of expertise, DONE Lab is a supporter for industrial advancements and competitiveness in terms of organization and productivity, accelerating the launch of new solutions for products, systems and tools.


By being a source of critical knowledge, innovation and excellence, DONE Lab potentiates a growth not only in research and development for science and industrial applications, but also technology transfer, specialized training, and services production of tools and prototypes.

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Vision

DONE Lab aims to create a new approach in terms of opportunities for innovation and expanded possibilities, with less constraints, taking another step towards a high-tech future.


DONE Lab aims to implement and share the innovative breakthroughs from its research and development for the advancement of the academic and scientific community, while also being a major support for the excellency of the industrial community.

Values

LEARN AND SHARE, A CONTINUOUS FLOW

true for work and life

MAKERS DRIVEN BY CURIOSITY

how amazing things happen

INNOVATION STARTS WITH AN OPEN-MINDEDNESS

people are the most valuable resource

MIX CREATIVITY WITH STRATEGY

one cannot live without the other

BELIEVERS THAT MAKE HAPPEN

making mistakes, learning, discovering, validating, it's all part

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER

complex problems are best solved collaboratively

Competencies & Services

Research and Innovation

Digital Manufacturing

Design and Engineering

new concepts of products, tools and processes

new materials, selection and characterization

promotion of scientific and technological knowledge

small and mid-size productions

development prototypes

moulds productions

product design and development

generative design and topology optimization

process, thermal and mechanical simulation

Manufacturing Technologies

Additive Manufacturing

Subtractive Manufacturing

Formative Manufacturing

material extrusion

material jetting

vat polymerization

selective laser sintering

direct metal laser sintering

robotic extrusion [large scale]

cnc machining

turning

injection moulding

Makers team 

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER

management

 

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António J. Pontes

DIRECTOR

Álvaro M. Sampaio

VICE-DIRECTOR

staff

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Sérgio Rodrigues

POLYMER ENGINEERING

Carina Lopes

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF POLYMERS AND COMPOSITES

José Almeida

DESIGN AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Ângela Rodrigues

POLYMER ENGINEERING

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Rita Gonçalves

DESIGN AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Pedro Moreira

DESIGN AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Cátia Silva

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF POLYMERS AND COMPOSITES

Artur Costa

PROPERTIES AND TECHNOLOGY OF POLYMERS

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Bruno Coelho

POLYMER ENGINEERING

Juneia Kingeski

 DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

Leandro Fernandes

POLYMER ENGINEERING

Lídia Lemos

HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING

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Daniela D’Orey

PRODUCT AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Afonso Santos

PRODUCT ENGINEERING

Joana Soares

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

Gonçalo Martins

POLYMER ENGINEERING

João Rodrigues

MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Mariana Silva

POLYMER ENGINEERING

students

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Vitor Carneiro

PRODUCT ENGINEERING

Gonçalo Valinho 

PRODUCT ENGINEERING

Diogo Nunes

PRODUCT ENGINEERING

Raquel Moreira

PRODUCT ENGINEERING

Afonso Capela

PRODUCT ENGINEERING

Catarina Sousa

PRODUCT ENGINEERING

Miguel Oliveira

MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING OF

INFORMATION SYSTEM

Beatriz Braga

PRODUCT ENGINEERING

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