CENTIMFE

CENTIMFE, the technological centre for the mould making, special tooling and plastic industries, is a Portuguese non-profit organisation whose main goal is to support the technological development of the mould and plastics sectors in Portugal. Created in 1991, it currently has around 200 associates - encompassing companies and public institutions. The organisation acts as the natural interface between the industry, mainly SMEs, and RTD entities, promoting technical, technological and training support to SMEs in key areas for the Tooling and Plastics Industries, developing R&D projects and providing added-value engineering and support consultancy services. Centimfe´s activities include technological research, professional training and interchanges of scientific and technical information with other related bodies at national and international level and address to the full value chain of tooling and plastic processing. The Centre is an active promoter of sector initiatives, in close articulation with national and European Associations of the Tooling Industry, such as seminars, technical workshops, fairs, training actions, projects and other industrial support activities, being also one of the founding members and main promoters of the European Tooling Platform, a MANUFUTURE’s sub-platform.