Technology And Knowledge Transfer - Good Practice Guidelines

For technology transfer to be successful a process, from research to full scale application, has to be followed. This paper describes such a process and how it is applied in practice. Some of the ?do?s? and ?don?ts? are highlighted. Recommendations are made on how to communicate existing knowledge and to ensure that a framework exists to effectively plan future projects with final technology transfer objectives firmly in place. The Impact Ripper System is used as a case study to illustrate lessons learned. Key words: Technology transfer, implementation