TRIMEK SA

Their core work

TRIMEK is a Spanish SME specializing in precision metrology and dimensional measurement systems for advanced manufacturing. Within EU projects, they contribute expertise in volumetric geometry validation, quality control for additive manufacturing, and digital factory integration. Their work spans from computer-aided design validation to predictive maintenance and equipment lifecycle extension, consistently providing the measurement and inspection backbone that smart factories need to ensure product quality.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

TRIMEK's early H2020 work (2015–2018) centered on digital factory fundamentals — simulation, process automation, cyber-physical production systems, and computer-aided additive manufacturing design. From 2019 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward equipment lifecycle management: refurbishment, remanufacturing, digital twins, and cognitive manufacturing. This evolution reflects a move from "building smart factories" to "keeping industrial assets running longer and smarter."

TRIMEK is moving toward circular manufacturing — combining their metrology roots with digital twin and remanufacturing capabilities to help factories extend equipment life rather than replace it.

How they like to work

TRIMEK operates exclusively as a participant, never as a coordinator, which is typical for a specialist SME that brings targeted technical capability rather than project management infrastructure. With 272 unique partners across 25 countries in 9 projects, they work in large consortia (averaging 30+ partners per project). This broad network suggests they are a trusted, easy-to-integrate partner that larger consortia actively recruit for their measurement expertise.

TRIMEK has built an extensive European network of 272 unique partners across 25 countries, largely through participation in large-scale Innovation Action consortia. Their network is heavily weighted toward Western European manufacturing hubs — Germany, France, Italy, and the Nordics.

What sets them apart

TRIMEK occupies a specific niche at the intersection of precision metrology and digital manufacturing — they are the organization you bring in when your smart factory or additive manufacturing line needs reliable dimensional validation. Unlike software-focused digital factory players, TRIMEK bridges physical measurement with digital systems, making them valuable for projects requiring real-world geometry verification. Their consistent participation across 9 projects over 5 years signals that consortia repeatedly seek their specific measurement expertise.

Highlights from their portfolio

• LEVEL-UP
  Their largest funded project (EUR 446K), marking a strategic pivot toward equipment lifecycle extension, digital twins, and cognitive manufacturing for large industrial assets.
• CAxMan
  Their first and second-highest-funded H2020 project (EUR 408K), establishing their core position in computer-aided additive manufacturing technologies.
• ADAM^2
  A FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) project — unusual for a metrology SME — focused on microstructure-level additive manufacturing and volumetric geometry validation, signaling deep technical ambition.