INCM INNOVATION LAB
A CULTURE OF INNOVATION IS PART OF OUR ADN. EVERY DAY, IN EVERY IDEA, IN EVERY PROJECT.
The culture of innovation is absolutely strategic for the present and future of the INCM – Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda (Portuguese Mint) and is one of the main strategic axes of the activity. It covers products, processes, business models, or organizational methods, ensuring the company’s sustainability and competitiveness.
Reinforcing the importance of continuous innovation in the achievement and development of new approaches and projects, INCM LAB was created, a transformation core based on a collaborative strategy (open innovation), in the integration of research, development, and innovation (RDI).
INCM also counts on a collaborative network of external partners – consisting of dozens of universities Innovation Network – consisting of dozens of universities, technological and research centers, laboratories and startups, investors, suppliers, and customers, among other sector entities considered strategic.
Creation of new security elements, physical and/or logical, in order to authenticate, identify, certify, trace and validate people, acts, goods and documents
Information Technology Development, at the level of operating systems, processing, storage, and transmission of data and respective software and mobile applications
Information Technology Development, at the level of operating systems, processing, storage, and transmission of data and respective software and mobile applications
Creation of new products and services, related to the introduction of new concepts, new functionalities, new technology, new materials, or a new combination of new knowledge and existing technology
Development of flexible, reconfigurable, intelligent, adaptive, networked collaborative production systems for mass customization, integrated into the theme Industry 4.0
Development of flexible, reconfigurable, intelligent, adaptive, networked collaborative production systems for mass customization, integrated into the theme Industry 4.0
Creation of new business models, related to the incorporation of new technologies leading to the digitalization of the business
INCMLAB also counts on an internal structure that works, in a very close and transversal way, with the several organic units of the company and with its workers, organized in teams, workshops and discussion forums.
This dynamic has allowed INCM to develop several R&DI Projects, such as those related to increasing the security of documents, goods and people, as well as improving production processes.
ProjetoUniQode
New coding technology, verifiable by mobile devices online and offline prevents product tampering and facilitates product traceability.
This project developed jointly with the University of Coimbra ensures a prominent place in security systems worldwide.
CoLabAlmaScience
A collaborative laboratory, in partnership with Navigator Company, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Fraunhofer, and Clara Saúde, giving continuity to the project Papel Secreto, winner of the first edition of the IN3+ Award.
It aims to develop new electronic systems using embedded technology and implemented them on paper.
+ LEARN MORE
ProjectATLAS
Winner of the second edition of the IN3+ Award, it intends to introduce the INCM in the Industria 4.0 era.
It pioneers a system based on intelligent collaborative robotics and aims to revolutionize logistics within the factory by increasing internal efficiency.
Coin Minting
In the minting activity, the various innovation projects underway focus essentially on collector coins.
This project aims at exploring new markets and new technologies, introducing new materials and new artistic concepts in a traditional and secular industry.
+ SEE ALL INNOVATION PROJECTS
+ MOBILE DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION
+ BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION OF COINS
+ How Artificial Intelligence Transforms Official Gazettes