Development of new shared actions (e.g. new research projects), support to Education activities, and providing services to enterprises, industries and research institutions in the interested sectors (manufacturing, machining, transport, construction, energy, etc.) Advanced equipment and high-level expertise of partners, able to provide support on: design and modeling of materials and products, development of materials (bulk and coatings) and related process optimization, characterisation and functional testing, recovery and recycling of materials, LCA.