CATEC, the Advanced Center for Aerospace Technologies, located in Seville, Spain, is a leading research and innovation center specializing in advanced manufacturing for the aerospace and defense sectors. As the largest aerospace and defense technology center in Spain, CATEC is a European and world reference in areas including collaborative and aerial robotics, having conducted the first complex aerial robotic manipulation tasks globally. The institute is also a European leader in Additive Manufacturing for space and aeronautical applications, focusing on payloads and critical and secondary structures. Their expertise includes developing robotic metal additive manufacturing processes like Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) and Laser Metal Deposition (LMD). CATEC drives innovation through structural optimization, process automation, and in-situ monitoring to deliver high-performance components for the aerospace industry.
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