The “Layer Zero” of Modern Defense: Materials Chemistry for Europe’s Strategic Autonomy
In the last decade, global defense industrial doctrine has undergone an unprecedented transformation. We have moved from an era focused exclusively on platforms of hyper-complex, low-volume manufacturing technology to a scenario where mass production capacity, supply chain resilience, and large-scale availability are the true pillars of military deterrence and the security of allied nations. However, […]
The Battery Revolution in Catalonia: Building Technological Sovereignty through Materials Chemistry
Energy storage has ceased to be a technology of tomorrow, becoming the critical bottleneck of the present. Facing the European Union’s ambitious decarbonization targets — which through the Net-Zero Industry Act aims to meet 90% of internal battery demand with domestic production by 2030 — building a robust, local, and competitive supply chain has become […]
RIMSA at 46 GEE-RSEQ: Bringing industrial electrochemistry closer to the talent of the future
From July 7 to 10, 2026, Barcelona hosted the XLVI Meeting of the Electrochemistry Specialized Group of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (46 GEE-RSEQ), a benchmark event that returned to the city after 24 years to debate new sustainability models. As part of our strategic commitment to innovation, at RIMSA, we actively supported this […]
Clean friction is no longer an ethical choice: it’s an operational imperative (ASIA BRAKE, Delhi Special)
The Silent Shift in Regulations The global friction materials market is operating under unprecedented pressure. While the industry heavily focuses on tailpipe and non-exhaust emission reductions (such as WLTP and Euro 7), a more silent regulatory shift is directly threatening the operational viability of manufacturing plants: strict industrial safety regulations (HSE) and the reclassification of […]
The Formulator’s Dilemma: High Performance Without Corrosion or Dark Color
For lubricant specialists, the perfect balance is the holy grail. How do you create a grease that withstands extreme pressure and resists wear, but also doesn’t harm copper components and maintains a clean color? This question resonates in laboratories worldwide. Traditional extreme pressure (EP) and anti-wear (AW) additives, like molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂), are very effective, […]
Additives for Greases and Polymers: Enhance Lubrication and Resistance in Tribological Applications
At the core of industrial and automotive performance, the interaction between moving surfaces—a field known as tribology—determines the efficiency, lifespan, and reliability of machinery. Lubricating greases and engineering polymers are fundamental in this scenario, but their intrinsic performance is rarely sufficient for demanding modern conditions. This is where additives come in: precision chemical components designed […]
The Business Case for Innovation: How Replacing Steel Fiber Transforms Brake Pad Performance and Profitability
As professionals in the field of tribology and formulation, we constantly face a threefold pressure: to optimize performance, to reduce costs, and, increasingly, to lead the transition towards sustainability. The demands from OEMs regarding decarbonization and compliance with regulations like CSRD are not future trends; they are current business requirements. In this context, innovation is […]
Driving the Energy Transition: Forging the Energy Storage Materials of Tomorrow
The transition to a decarbonized global economy is not just an energy transition; it is, fundamentally, a materials revolution. The ability to generate clean energy from renewable sources has advanced at a dizzying pace, but the true catalyst for a sustainable future lies in how we store and deploy that energy. The bottleneck, and at […]
The Science of Safe Braking: Leading the Friction Industry
Every time you press the brake pedal, you unleash a fascinating process of engineering and science. An act we often take for granted is, in reality, the culmination of decades of research in tribology, materials science, and chemistry. Braking is the fundamental principle that ensures our safety in motion: the controlled conversion of kinetic energy […]
Innovating in Battery Manufacturing: The Industrial Scaling of Iron Sulfide (FeS) Anodes
The future of energy storage is forged through strategic collaborations between technology centers and industry, capable of transforming materials science into tangible solutions. This is the case of the alliance between the CIDETEC technology center and RIMSA (part of Innovamat), whose most recent work builds upon the promising results obtained in the LION-HD project, from […]