Tecnun – SAPA Business Chair

Tecnun creates the Tecnun – SAPA Corporate Chair to promote research on high-speed gears and to bring students closer to SAPA, a company specialized in mobility technologies.

Tecnun, the School of Engineering of the University of Navarra, and SAPA, a leader in mobility technologies, have signed this morning an agreement for the creation of the Tecnun – SAPA Corporate Chair. This strategic collaboration, focused on research in high-speed gears for heavy electric vehicle transmissions, aims to innovate in the design of transmission systems, key to sustainable mobility and high performance.

The agreement has been formalized by the director of Tecnun, Raúl Antón, and our SAPA general manager, Iñigo García-Eizaga. “For SAPA it is essential to have the knowledge and talent generated in universities of excellence such as Tecnun,” stressed our CEO.

Professor Juan Carlos Ramos, director of the Chair and lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials at Tecnun, explained that this collaboration “will not only allow progress in analytical, numerical and experimental studies of high-speed gears, but will also bring Tecnun students closer to real SAPA projects through their final degree, master’s and doctoral thesis projects.” Ramos adds that “this alliance will enhance the development of competencies in innovation and motion technologies.

Boosting applied research and university talent

The research to be carried out at the Chair will address, among other aspects, the analysis of noise and vibration transmission, torsional stresses, transmission errors and cooling and lubrication conditions, which are essential for the optimum performance of transmission systems in demanding environments. In addition, an advanced test bench will be built to test the gears in real conditions, measure performance parameters and validate the design of these critical parts. With this agreement, SAPA reinforces its commitment to innovation and the development of talent in mobility technologies, contributing to the training of future engineers with experience in real-world problems.