ACADEMY PARTNER NEWS CONTACTS SEALIGHT PROJECT AGENCY HomeAgency WHO WE ARE INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH IRIS is a solid innovative SME, based in the industrial area of Turin, specialized in the development of innovative technologies for the circular economy in small-scale industrial and civil realities. Founded in 2012 by 4 friends who decided to combine skills, experiences and ideas in a new business project to bring to the market solutions based on the application of laser and plasma technology that often stand out for their efficiency and competitiveness even on small-scale applications. neglected by the market despite the breadth of demand. THE FOUNDERS OF THE COMPANY Manuel Lai Engineer, graduated from the Polytechnic of Turin, he dedicated his entire life to technological innovation: 18 years at the Fiat Research Center in the Manufacturing Innovation area before founding IRIS and passionately pursuing the development of new applications. In over 25 years of work, it has developed a network of contacts and collaborations that gathers, throughout Europe, the most important realities of the industrial research system. He is the owner, as inventor, of numerous patents including the mini plasma treatment system with which IRIS was born . Carlo Ferraro Metalworking entrepreneur with a passion for technologies and information technology. In 2002 he bought shares in a small engineering company born as a spin-off of Prima Industrie. In 2008 he founded Laserlam which in a recession context manages to grow and become a solid reference point for efficient, flexible and industrial metalworking production even for very small lots, focusing on the professionalism of the staff and on constant investments in Research and Development. Paolo Calefati He currently holds the role of Innovation Vice President for the Prima Industrie Group and Vice President for business development of the Prima Additive division. He deals with technological innovation, strategic partnerships in the field of business development for additive manufacturing and innovative technologies. It collaborates with European Universities and Research Centers in the context of projects aimed at developing new technologies of industrial and production processes. Massimiliano Bianchi Attorney at the Fubini Jorio Cavalli Law Firm in Turin, of which he has been a partner since 2014. In recent years, IRIS has achieved a path of growth and development in two areas: Process technologies IRIS develops industrial applications of laser and plasma technology, with particular focus on welding and additive manufacturing processes. Circular Economy IRIS develops functional modules for the recovery of resources, water, energy, raw materials from matrices otherwise destined for waste. IRIS specializes in small-scale treatment solutions that are ideal for facilitating the initiation of circular economy concepts in isolated places (rural areas, townships, shelters, boats, offgrid contexts) or in small communities that need to be self-sufficient (community energy, small municipalities, small urban districts). DESIGNING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IRIS is a member of MESAP , the regional innovation hub "Smart Products and Manufacturing" and is an active part of a wide network of collaborations with a European dimension that includes the most excellent research institutes for the issues of transition to the circular economy and innovative applications of laser and plasma technologies. IRIS is the ideal partner for those interested in the application of new technologies thanks to the great operational flexibility that allows it to satisfy the most particular and demanding requests: IRIS is able to both develop and integrate "turnkey" solutions for many industrial processes , treatment or circular economy, both to offer advice on specific and difficult cases that require experimental validation tests, and to facilitate the transfer of technology and skills to customers who request it. In the environmental field, IRIS's techno-rural specialization makes it possible to successfully respond to the expectations of those who want to leverage technological innovation to catalyze rural economic development. MISSION AND VALUES IRIS has in its DNA a constant search for innovation as a tool to develop cutting-edge technological processes. OUR VISION This approach guides every single action of the IRIS team and is the engine of the projects that develop year after year, both in industrial and environmental applications. IRIS promotes a vision of technology at the service of the environment and society, capable of interpreting and meeting contemporary challenges, especially on the issues of transition to the circular economy. IRIS believes in participatory collaboration and encourages the creation of a continuous and constructive dialogue with the academic world, with a view to exchanging and sharing results, with the aim of bringing scientific research closer to the market. INVESTING IN THE FUTURE IRIS invests in the new generations, supporting growth paths based on the enhancement of skills and offering training opportunities, also at an international level. IRIS supports a corporate culture in which socio-economic growth is consistent with a homogeneous development of resources and the territory. There can be no sustainability if we do not put the well-being of individuals and the world around us at the center of our actions. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT EXPERTS IN LASER AND PLASMA TECHNOLOGY IRIS si inserisce in un gruppo di PMI manifatturiere ad alto contenuto tecnologico che fa capo a Laserlam, che ha dato vita ad un polo specializzato sulle tecnologie laser, plasma e nella lavorazione della lamiera. Grazie alla condivisione di know-how e di competenze all’interno del gruppo, IRIS è in grado di costruire prototipi dimostratori tecnologici e di testare nuovi processi/apparecchiature in ambiente industriale. I risultati delle prove di processo possono essere velocemente avviati verso la produzione, appoggiandosi alla robusta struttura organizzativa e produttiva di Laserlam, o verso l’industrializzazione attraverso la costruzione ex novo della più idonea soluzione di impianto appoggiandosi alle competenze della compartecipata Progetto Laser. In campo ambientale IRIS supporta e si avvale della collaborazione di Walden, start-up tecnologica, nata nel 2019, attiva nel campo della gestione/utilizzo sostenibile delle risorse naturali, della fornitura di prodotti forestali e dell’offerta di servizi energetici a base rinnovabile e di Ambornetti, entità creata per avviare il recupero di una borgata abbandonata attraverso la creazione di un resort ecosostenibile che utilizzerà anche le tecnologie innovative brevettate da IRIS. Copyright © 2020 IRIS s.r.l. - Registered address: Corso Unione Sovietica, 612/21 - 10135 TORINO - Offices and lab: Via Papa Giovanni Paolo II, 26 - 10043 Orbassano (TO) VAT number: 10777180018 - Privacy Policy - Phone: +39 011 358 2147 - info@irissrl.eu www.irissrl.eu uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. By using our service you accept the use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. Find out more . I get it.