| OPPORTUNITY | | UFRJ SCIENCE PARK OPENS A TENDER FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES |  | | The UFRJ Science Park has opened a tender for the selection of micro, small and medium-sized companies that wish to settle in the innovative and entrepreneurial environment that characterizes the Park. Rooms and warehouses will be provided to the companies that do R&D, to non-profit organizations as well as to other companies that have a relationship with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). In total, there are 808 m2 for the occupation of up to 16 rooms (each company can have one or more rooms) and 377 m2 for the occupation of two warehouses (for companies that have an industrial profile and, therefore, need more space). All information is available on the Park’s website. In addition to the operational cost, the micro, small and medium-sized companies that settle in the Park will be offered management consulting services, communication services, networking expansion services and corporate articulation (integration of the companies with the university and integration of small-size companies with big companies of the fields in which they operate). |
| FUTURE | | FMC, LOCATED IN THE PARK, DEVELOPS THE FIRST ROBOTIC MANIFOLD AND REVOLUTIONIZES OIL PRODUCTION INDUSTRY |  | | FMC, a multinational manufacturer of equipment for oil production, developed a robotic manifold in its R&D Center located in the UFRJ Science Park– the equipment brings together in a single line the production of oil from different wells. With this new technology, the equipment becomes totally remotely-operated. An article published in Globo newspaper elaborates on this story: “The big news is a robot that works permanently connected to the manifold. At a depth of approximately two thousand meters, this is revolutionary for the industry, since it reduces the original equipment weight by 80% and reduces its height by two thirds. At sea bed, the robot weighs approximately 220 pounds, which facilitates its replacement, in case of malfunction. The conventional submarine manifolds take 24 months to be constructed and tested. The robotic one is ready for use in a maximum 14-month timeframe. In summary, the comparison would be like that between a picture tube TV set and a LED TV”. |
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