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Pilot plant for environmentally friendly animal by-products industries (PILOT-ABP)

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2017,

A by-product is defined as a secondary product obtained during the manufacture of a principal commodity. Animal by-products (ABPs) are materials of animal origin that people do not consume. Animal by-products represent a significant part of the biowaste stream and disposal options are limited and highly regulated. Over 20 million tons emerge annually from EU from slaughterhouses, plants producing ...
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Implementation of high grip designing tools (DEMOULTRAGRIP)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

Currently, sole manufacturers design their models to be anti-slip using basic design criteria, often relying on their intuition and previous experience. The problem resides in the lack of design tools that can be used in the conception of footwear, which will make prototyping much cheaper, quicker and more effective in creating an answer to the friction that the shoe will be subjected to when used ...
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Feature-Based Design and Modelling for Injection-molding Optimization (DES-MOLD)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

The main strategic objective of the Des-MOLD project is to reduce the cost of injection-moulding production by developing and validating a set of knowledge-based tools specifically oriented to mould makers and plastic injection companies, which will reduce the need for mock-ups of moulds, and several try-and-error trials to calibrate process control variables.A lot of effort has been put to study ...
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Materials, Components and Footwear with enhanced comfort properties based on nanotechnologies (NANOFOOT)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

NANOFOOT main goal is to develop advanced and innovative nanotechnology based solutions for leathers and polymers components for footwear products, aiming a new sustainable and customer-driven production of consumer goods; where the health, environment, high quality of components, fair marketing communication and competitive sales price are combined to promote the competitiveness of the companies. ...
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Mediterranean Research Network on Footcare Sector (SOHEALTHY)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

Main objective of this initiative is to enhance cooperation between Morocco, Tunisia, Italy, United Kingdom and Spain on matters about the footcare sector, specifically about diabetic footcare, obese children and elderly people, by means of the creation of a network of technology cooperation.The project is focused on the societal challenge “Health, demographic change and wellbeing”, which the rese ...
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Thin multilayered PVDF based piezo co-polymer for Textile Integrated Intelligent Wearable Self-sustained monitoring and safety applications in garment and footwear (TIIWS)

Start date: Jul 1, 2011, End date: Oct 31, 2013,

"Main objective of the Project is to integrate advanced polymers with piezoelectrical and electrostrictive properties in textiles, in order to develop advanced products, garments and footwear, to be applied for safety, sensing and monitoring applications. Project is based on the experience of the Partners involved in a comprehensive value-chain. S/T Objectives are related to the Polymer adaptati ...
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Development of a high grip designing tool (ULTRAGRIP)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2012,

"Due to strong competition from Asian countries encountered recently, footwear and flooring Manufacturers hope to achieve a high quality product with new performance in order to stand-out from the vast range of products that are currently available on the market. Increasingly important factors with regard to both footwear (professional and for everyday use) and floorings are safety and comfort. Ma ...
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Framework of Integrated Technologies for User Centred Products (FIT4U)

Start date: Jul 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

Ongoing social and economic globalization processes will offer major challenges on the global market for consumer oriented manufacturing sectors. In particular, the shoes and gloves markets are expected to grow by more than 25% within the next 5 years, and the market niches for high value added shoes and gloves are expected to grow even faster. As a consequence there is today a unique opportunity ...
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SPECIAL SHOES MOVEMENT (SSHOES)

Start date: Jul 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

This project addresses the development and demonstration of new sustainable production capabilities for diabetic feet and fashion high added value consumer-centred product concepts, such as footwear and insoles and the conception and definition of industrial paradigms and infrastructures which relate to the footwear industry, characterised by large numbers of traditional SMEs exposed to global com ...
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IDEA-Foot: Innovative DEsign and mAnufacturing systems for small series production for European FOOTwear companies (IDEA-Foot)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2012,

The reference scenario for the IDEA-foot project is theEuropean SMEs working in the footwear industry and in particular in the market segment of classical and casual shoes. The global competition is asking for the reduction of Time to Market, increase of products diversification also with a small batch production while keeping a high fashion and quality content of the product. The actual design an ...
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