What Andaltec Foundation does

Andaltec Foundation (legal name: Fundación Andaltec I+D+i; trade name ANDALTEC Centro Tecnológico) is a Spanish non-profit technology foundation established in 2003 and headquartered in Martos, Jaén, with more than 120 professionals and over 10,000 square meters of laboratory and prototyping facilities. The organization operates as a National Technology Center delivering R&D and applied technical services to industrial clients across automotive, food packaging, healthcare, agroindustry, energy, defense, transport, and sustainability sectors, serving companies in more than 20 countries. Its 9-service portfolio spans testing and material characterization in one of Southern Europe's most complete plastics laboratories, rapid and pre-series prototyping (including 5-axis CNC, FDM/SLA/SLS additive manufacturing, and a self-claimed unique capability to prototype light-diffusive materials without final molds), custom materials development, automotive lighting system design, circular economy and LCA studies, engineering and process simulation, electronics and mechatronics, technology transfer, and plastic transformation training.

Commercially, Andaltec generates revenue through project-based professional services, combining private R&D contracts with industrial clients (e.g., Solarays Energy, Grupo Premo) and non-dilutive public funding from Spanish and European programs including CDTI Ecosistemas de Innovación, Innova Andalucía, Torres Quevedo, FEDER/REACT-EU, and Horizon Europe (notably as coordinator of the 14-partner ESTELLA consortium). Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supplemented by event-driven outreach (Alimentaria, Transfiere, eMobility Expo) and cluster membership (LANDALUZ). Governance is via a Board of Trustees (Patronato) composed of plastics-converter representatives — Proinsur, Paco Print, and historically Plasal — providing direct market pull.

The competitive positioning rests on a stated world-leading automotive lighting expertise, integrated simulation-to-prototype workflow, multi-disciplinary talent, and accreditation eligibility that channels public R&D funds into the entity. Recent strategic emphasis has been on biocomposites from agricultural waste, fiber-reinforced composite recycling, and expansion of business-development capacity (headcount buildout and 2026 board refresh).

Name

Andaltec Foundation

Legal name

ANDALTEC Centro Tecnológico

Website

https://andaltec.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Andaltec Foundation is a Spanish non-profit technology center providing R&D, prototyping, materials testing, and automotive lighting development services to industrial clients in plastics, food packaging, energy, healthcare, and circular-economy sectors across more than 20 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastics R&D and Technology Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Engineering Services (541330), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI)

Keywords

• Plastic materials R&D
• Automotive lighting development
• Rapid prototyping services
• Materials testing laboratory
• Circular economy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Jaén

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Technological Services: Direct provision of technological services including testing and analysis, prototyping, materials development, engineering and simulations, and technology transfer to industrial clients.
2. R&D Project Contracts: R&D project contracts with companies, funded both privately and through public financing programs including CDTI Ecosistemas de Innovación and Innova Andalucía.
3. European and National R&D Projects: Participation in publicly funded European and national R&D projects (Horizon Europe, FEDER, Torres Quevedo program) which provide project funding for innovation activities.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Andaltec Foundation is a private non-profit technology center that sells specialized R&D and technological services to industrial companies, with a focus on plastics materials, automotive lighting systems, rapid prototyping, custom materials development, and circular-economy/sustainability studies. Services span the full product development lifecycle from concept and simulation to prototyping, testing, and industrialization, complemented by participation in European and national publicly funded R&D projects and direct client R&D contracts.

Product overview

Andaltec is a technology center offering a portfolio of 9 specialized technological services for companies and R&D projects. The core offerings include Testing and Analysis (laboratory services for material characterization), Prototyping (rapid manufacturing from concept to finished product), Materials Development (custom advanced materials), and Lighting systems development (world leaders in automotive). Supporting services include Circular Economy and Sustainability, Engineering and Simulations, Electronics, Technology Transfer, and Plastic Transformation Processes. The center serves sectors including automotive lighting, food packaging, agroindustry, healthcare, defense, transport, energy, and sustainability, working with companies from more than 20 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ensayos y análisis (Testing and Analysis) One of the most complete laboratories in Southern Europe in the Plastics sector, providing characterization, property and identification services for plastic materials, sold to industrial clients across sectors.
• Prototipos (Prototyping) Complete prototyping service from initial idea to delivery of a finished plastic product at prototype or pre-series level for industrial clients.
• Desarrollo de Materiales (Materials Development) Development of custom plastic materials with advanced properties according to requirements defined for different industrial applications.
• Lighting Support in the design and development of lighting systems for different applications and sectors, both exterior and interior, where Andaltec is a world leader in the automotive sector.
• Economía Circular y Sostenibilidad (Circular Economy and Sustainability) Testing and development of more sustainable plastic materials, improved recyclability, biobased materials, waste valorization, and LCA testing for industrial customers.
• Ingeniería y simulaciones (Engineering and Simulations) Engineering tools, product development support, and process simulation (PAM-FORM, PAM-RTM, HyperForm, T-SIM) provided to clients or as complete product development delivered by Andaltec.
• Electrónica (Electronics) Specialists in software development and prototypes for automotive devices, including circuit design, component assembly, electronic board protection, verification and commissioning.
• Transferencia Tecnológica (Technology Transfer) Technology transfer to the industrial plastics sector, conducting own basic and applied research, also for companies, in collaboration with universities and research centers.
• Procesos de transformación de plástico (Plastic Transformation Processes) Theoretical-practical training in plastic manufacturing technology, process auditing, pilot plant of different transformation technologies, and obtaining final demonstrators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Solar concentrator achieved 72% combined electrical and thermal efficiency (vs ~33% for conventional silicon panels)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Asociación Empresarial Clúster Agroalimentario de Andalucía (LANDALUZ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Andaltec formally joined LANDALUZ cluster to strengthen connections between scientific research and the Andalusian agri-food sector. Participation in the General Assembly and ongoing collaboration on packaging innovation and circular economy solutions for food industry.
• Universidad de JaéncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration in the ReBiOl project (Torres Quevedo Program 2023) for the valorization of olive pruning waste into biocomposites. Andaltec worked with the university on technical analysis, technology selection, and pilot-scale biocomposite manufacturing and characterization.
• Universidad de GranadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration in ReBiOl project for thermo-chemical recycling studies, including production of high-value products such as synthesis gas, biofuels, hydrogen, and char from olive waste materials.
• Fundación CidautflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Consortium coordinator for the ESTELLA project (Horizon Europe). Andaltec leads and coordinates work focused on recycling of new fiber-reinforced epoxy resin composites developed in the project. The consortium includes 14 partners across Europe including research institutes, universities, and companies.
• Smart Materials 3DcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject-driven collaboration for development of sustainable composites for 3D printing filament manufacturing. Project funded by Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism (Industria Conectada 4.0). Andaltec developed demonstrators of new materials from natural elements including olive wood, pine wood, and fruit pits.
• Solarays EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose collaboration on development of innovative solar energy capturing system. Andaltec supported throughout the entire process from business idea to market, including product design, material selection, simulations, prototyping, testing, and supplier sourcing for industrial manufacturing of plastic components.
• Grupo PremocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles with robust and flexible magnetic cores for receiver antennas (secondary coils) in EV wireless charging systems.
• Consortium Partners (ESTELLA Project)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean consortium under Horizon Europe including: National Institute of Chemistry (Slovenia), Instytut Ciezkiej Syntezy Organicznej Blachownia (Poland), Stichting Wageningen Research (Netherlands), Celabor (Belgium), Wood K plus (Austria), Idener Research and Development (Spain), Feyecon (Netherlands), European Composite Recycling Technology (Denmark), Fraunhofer Institute (Germany), Universidad de León (Spain), Sintef AS (Norway). Total project budget of 5 million euros.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TNO: Dutch applied research organization operating across healthy living, mobility, and circular economy. Comparable peer in the European non-profit RTO ecosystem - both Andaltec and TNO operate multi-sector B2B technology research centers funded through public-private programs and EU grants.
• TECNALIA: Spain's largest private applied research organization with broader capabilities across energy, industry, health, and built environment. Comparable to Andaltec as a multi-sector technology center serving B2B industrial clients across Spain and Europe, though at significantly larger scale.
• Fraunhofer Institute (LBF / IVW): Germany's largest applied research network with institutes (LBF Darmstadt, IVW Kaiserslautern) focused on plastics, polymer engineering, and lightweight design. Comparable to Andaltec as applied plastics R&D centers delivering testing, prototyping, and EU-project work - substantially larger but a recurring co-partner in EU consortia including ESTELLA.

Direct peers

• Eurecat: Catalonia's leading technology center providing applied R&D and innovation services across multiple industries. Direct peer to Andaltec in operating the multi-sector technology-center model in Spain, with comparable service portfolios spanning materials, sustainability, and digital.
• IK4-TEKNIKER (Tekniker): Basque applied research center with capabilities in advanced manufacturing, materials, and surfaces. Close peer to Andaltec in being a Spanish non-profit R&D foundation delivering B2B technology services including prototyping, testing, and EU-project coordination for industrial clients.
• ITENE (Instituto Tecnológico del Embalaje, Transporte y Logística): Spanish packaging, transport, and logistics technology center based in Valencia. Direct peer to Andaltec in food-contact plastics, sustainable packaging, and circular economy testing and consultancy, with overlapping customer segments in agri-food and consumer goods.
• AIMPLAS (Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico): Spanish plastics technology center headquartered in Valencia, providing R&D, testing, and training services to the plastic materials industry. Closest direct peer to Andaltec - both are non-profit applied research centers specializing in polymer materials, processing, and characterization across automotive, packaging, and industrial customers in Spain.
• CIDETEC: Basque Country applied research center specializing in materials, surface treatments, and energy storage. Comparable to Andaltec as a Spanish non-profit R&D foundation working across automotive, energy, and circular economy themes, and a frequent co-participant in EU Horizon projects.
• LEITAT Technological Center: Barcelona-based Spanish private non-profit R&D center active across materials, biotechnology, and industrial sustainability. Direct peer to Andaltec in applied materials R&D, EU project participation, and multi-sector B2B technology services in Spain.

Others

• Packaging and Plastics Innovation Center - Plastics Industry Association / PIA Operations: US industry association and innovation hub serving the plastics value chain, providing applied research, training, and standards support. Tangentially comparable to Andaltec in mission (industry R&D support for plastics) though different operating model (membership association vs. foundation) and geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/andaltec

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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