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Senior Industrial Mechanical Engineer, he began his professional experience, from 1993 to 1997, in the field of product development for the transport and automotive sector. Since 1998, previously at INASMET and later at TECNALIA, specialized in the development and manufacture of components and structures in composite materials.
He has more than 25 years of experience in the management of research projects related to composite materials in Spanish and European projects and he has worked in more than 50 projects in this field.
He currently leads projects aimed at the development, manufacture, industrialization and validation of advanced components in composite materials including different application sectors such as automotive, aeronautics, naval, railway, etc, addressing for example new mobility advanced applications like battery boxes and H2 storage tanks. In particular, projects related to the optimization of non-autoclave processes like RTM/ Infusion, press forming, ATL/ AFP and fast/ efficient heating both based on thermoset composites and thermoplastic composites (in this case with technologies thermo stamping, in situ consolidation or reactive in situ polymerization).
He is currently Head of the Composites and Multimaterial platform/ team in the Processes and Materials area of the Industry and Mobility Unit of TECNALIA.
He has participated in national and international conferences, 4 patents.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Continuous carbon fiber Additive Preforming and its application for the fabrication of epoxy composites
Hernández-Murillo, E., Otaegi, I., Calafel, I., Palenzuela, L., Mezzacasa, R., Elizetxea, C., Guerrica-Echevarría, G., Aranburu, N. & Aguirresarobe, R., 20 Aug 2025, In: Polymer Composites. 46, 12, p. 11243-11260 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Automotive: Competitive and sustainable thermoplastic composites for automotive applications
Mezzacasa, R., Garcia-Arrieta, S., Irastorza, X., Bellvert, E. & Liebana, F., Jun 2022, JEC Composites Magazine, 146, p. 42-45 4 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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A method and system for producing hybrid composite parts
Mezzacasa Lasarte, R. (Inventor), Elizetxea Ezeiza, C. (Inventor), Garcia Arrieta, S. (Inventor), De La Calle Lizarazu, A. (Inventor), Ollo Escudero, O. (Inventor) & Bellvert Rios, E. (Inventor), 31 Oct 2019, IPC No. B29C67/24||B29C70/48||B29C70/54, Patent No. ES2982584 (T3), Priority date 31 Oct 2019Research output: Patent
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LowFlip - An innovative direct 3D placement technology for plies and tapes
Szcesny, M., Heieck, F., Middendorf, P., Mezzacasa, R., Irastorza, X., Sehrschön, H. & Schneiderbauer, M., 2016, ECCM 2016 - Proceeding of the 17th European Conference on Composite Materials. European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM, (ECCM 2016 - Proceeding of the 17th European Conference on Composite Materials).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Fully automated energy-efficient 3D preforming
Mezzacasa, R., Estensoro, F. J. & Collado, V., Dec 2012, JEC Composites Magazine, 49, 77, p. 48-50 3 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article